Taping Cleats and wearing shoe covers.. Illegal or not?

[norcali]

Hey there fellas...

Just had a question...

We're out in Northern California and we're told that taped cleats and shoe covers (spat wraps) are not allowed.

I had a ref tell one of my kids to pull the tape off... he had the "traditional" ankle wrap...

Legal or not?

thanx in advance

[waltjp]

There's nothing in the rules prohibiting spats or taped ankles. Unfortunately, there's not much you can do on game day if an official requests that you remove these items.

[bossman72]

that's totally over officious if you ask a player to remove ankle supporting tape.

[dldsooner]

My question is, what advantage would a player gain by doing this? Absolutely none, so let it be.

[norcali]

The answer I received was that "the shoe covers are made of nylon and could cause a "burn" when tackling the player wearing them"

WOW! lol.. jerseys and football pants are made of nylon and/or contain plenty of nylon... are we gonna have to go cotton!

But yeah I see no problem or added advantage in wearing spats or even taping shoes / ankles.