Would a ankle monitor be legal?

BillyClyde 68 · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 06, 2009, 02:56pm

Had a kid the other night that had a ankle monitor on his leg taped up. Is this legal for him to play?

JRutledge · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 06, 2009, 03:01pm

Honestly, I would check with your local jurisdiction. This is not covered and I have heard of officials allowing such a thing in certain areas that I have officiated.

Peace

Robert Goodman · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 06, 2009, 04:54pm

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Originally Posted by BillyClyde 68

Had a kid the other night that had a ankle monitor on his leg taped up. Is this legal for him to play?

Any player wearing an ankle monitor, you don't want to get on the bad side of!

TXMike · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 06, 2009, 09:14pm

NCAA As long as it is adequately padded to prevent injury to anyone, it is good to go

ref1986 · #5 (**permalink**) Sun Sep 06, 2009, 10:08pm

Same in HS, at least in PA.

verticalStripes · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 07, 2009, 12:23am

In Fed rules, the ankle monitor must be covered. So, under a sock would be sufficient. No note is required.

InsideTheStripe · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 07, 2009, 12:48am

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Originally Posted by verticalStripes

In Fed rules, the ankle monitor must be covered. So, under a sock would be sufficient. No note is required.

Seriously? Under what article and section are ankle monitors covered?

HLin NC · #8 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 07, 2009, 08:01am

In NC, if the kid is wearing it due to the commission of a felony, he's not going to be playing anyway. As for misdemeanor's, I can't recall if the state has a policy regarding student participation or if it is up to the local district.

kdf5 · #9 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 07, 2009, 08:34am

1-3 d and e: Illegal equipment:

d ...Any other hard substance across the front of the leg are covered with at least ½ inch of closed-cell, slow-recovery rubber or other material of the same
minimum thickness and having similar physical properties.

e. Metal which is projecting or other hard substance on clothes or person.

Forksref · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 07, 2009, 11:46am

Are you sure that wasn't Shawne Merriman that you were talking about?

#11 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 08, 2009, 08:37am

Working in Omaha, I've seen quite a few kids with these on. We've followed 1-3 d and e, just have them pad it up. Some of the kids would not only have it padded, but wear two or three socks over it. What shocked the hell out of me once, when working a JV game, one defense had half the players wearing an ankle monitor. YIKES!

SC Ump · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 14, 2009, 07:11pm

I'm not sure, but I know that starting this year, the parole officer must be out of the restricted area when the ball is live.

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