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Old Wed Aug 20, 2008, 10:36pm
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Now you've got me confused. The only doctor's note I'm accepting is clearence for a player to participate while wearing a cast.
It's really simple. If a player is protecting an injury to his bicep it has to be protected by the closed cel foam and there must be a doctor's note. Otherwise, anything three inches above the wrist is illegal.
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Old Thu Aug 21, 2008, 11:19am
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Every now and then, perhaps not often enough, the rule-makers announce a decision that makes our lives easier. So it is with these obnoxious "bands" that have no practical function, other than to serve as a fashion statement, and pose a minimal safety concern regarding fingers getting caught up in them.

Rather than develop a multi-paragraph, convoluted definition of what may, or may not be acceptable, the rule-makers decided simply to say, "NO". If you want to get embrioled in a never ending debate with coachs, players and even possibly parents as to the perceived harmlessness or inoccuessness of these uniform adornments, that's up to you. A simple, "NO", on the other hand seems like a much simpler and clearer response.

This is the type issue, consistency, will be helpful in eliminating.
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Old Fri Aug 22, 2008, 06:48am
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It's really simple. If a player is protecting an injury to his bicep it has to be protected by the closed cel foam and there must be a doctor's note. Otherwise, anything three inches above the wrist is illegal.

Can you please cite that rule?
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