Officiating dress code in NH?

[Texas Aggie]

I thought the white shorts/fed socks combo was a lacrosse thing.

We wear black shorts (and white, hopefully short) socks for scrimmages but full uniform for all scholastic games. I sure wouldn't mind wearing shorts in the heat of late August and September for sub varsity or even just Jr. high.

[refbuz]

I've never worn shorts in ANY level H.S. game. I've only worn shorts in youth games, our youth association requires the full sock w/shorts. IMO, wearing the full sock with shorts doesn't look anywhere near as bad as wearing an adjustable hat with ANYTHING on the field.

I asked our president why, and he said that the striped socks stand out in a pile, and if the kids know that your there, the less likely that something is going to happen. I don't know whether or not that's true i don't know, but I can understand the reasoning behind the logic.

Personally, I think that if your going to wear ankle socks they should be black, but that is me.

[HLin NC]

When I was in school, I remember the officials wearing shorts early in the season on Friday nights. The first association I was in, we could wear shorts for all sub-varsity games with white "footies". The group I am now with allows us to wear white shorts for youth and MS ball but we wear white OTC socks.

I'd much prefer the shorter socks!

I've heard tales of young officials or transfers showing up with striped socks and shorts but have never actually seen it.

The lacrosse officials sock actually has no stripes, just a solid black band from the top down about 3-4".

What looks the worst, IMO, is the varying lengths of shorts of guys who have purchased them in different years. I think the ones I have now are a good 2 inches or more longer in the leg than when I started out in '94.

[MJT]

For a scrimmage, we may wear black shorts, but I prefer short black socks with my black shoes. That is not a bad look IMO.