They Pull off the "Hook and Ladder"

[wwcfoa43]

Originally Posted by Warrenkicker

That was far from a hook and whatever you want to call it. 5 backward passes on the last play of the game. And the second one was almost caught with a knee down.

So do Canadian rules only state that the teams must be dressed differently and not one in a colored jersey and the other in white? It wasn't hard to tell them apart but maroon and bright red on the same field looks odd to us southerners. It was like seeing Nebraska play Texas A&M both in home uniforms.

You must remember that the budgets for high school football in Canada are vastly different than in the U.S. There are not too many high schools with two sets of uniforms. So we must deal with uniforms that could look similar.

The Canadian rule book does not specify that the schools must wear different colours.

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by wwcfoa43

You must remember that the budgets for high school football in Canada are vastly different than in the U.S. There are not too many high schools with two sets of uniforms. So we must deal with uniforms that could look similar.

The Canadian rule book does not specify that the schools must wear different colours.

Couldn't they just "borrow" the hockey sweaters? Isn't that where the money goes?

[HossHumard]

The (Cdn.) rule book doesn't specify different color uniforms but it does state, in Rule 1, Section 11, Article 1 (b) that, "No team shall wear uniforms that blend closely with the color of the ball...". Ergo, the lack of "Wild Rust" and "Antique Tawny" colors in uniform styling north of the border. It's all about fashion though, right boys?

I did a HS game three weeks ago where the home team wore white jerseys with navy blue pants and navy blue helmets. Away team? Yep, Light grey uniforms with navy blue pants and navy blue helmets. A night game too. And lousy lighting. And many of the home jerseys were dirty.

The ONLY difference was that one team had TV numbers, the other didn't. There was a fumble/scramble near the end of the game that resulted in a massive pile of bodies and when we finally peeled everyone off, we knew who had the ball, but didn't have a clue, given the conditions already mentioned, what team he played for.

I finally just said the heck with it and shouted, "69 has possession of the ball. 69....what damn team do you play for??". Didn't think he was going to lie about that one.....gotta love three down football, eh?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by HossHumard

I did a HS game three weeks ago where the home team wore white jerseys with navy blue pants and navy blue helmets. Away team? Yep, Light grey uniforms with navy blue pants and navy blue helmets. A night game too. And lousy lighting. And many of the home jerseys were dirty.

The ONLY difference was that one team had TV numbers, the other didn't. There was a fumble/scramble near the end of the game that resulted in a massive pile of bodies and when we finally peeled everyone off, we knew who had the ball, but didn't have a clue, given the conditions already mentioned, what team he played for.

I finally just said the heck with it and shouted, "69 has possession of the ball. 69....what damn team do you play for??".

Stands up, addresses home & away sides: "I play for the school that's giving me A in all subjects this term."