new high school shirts?

[PocketSidewalk]

Originally Posted by Canned Heat

"Below are the football mechanic changes including the new shirt in football which we will allow provided all on the crew are wearing:


1. The Five-Game Officials kickoff coverage positions have a major shift and additional responsibilities to cover new rules.

2. The signal for Targeting will be the current signal 24.

3. Announcing the number of the offending player is now allowed (not required) when the referee is using a microphone.

4. By state association adoption, game officials may wear a black and white vertically striped, long or short sleeved knit shirt with a maximum of 2 1/4-inch stripes, with a black knit cuff and Byron collar."

The manual states that the maximum width is 2 1/4-inch stripes. If you want to get away from the 1-inch stripes, why not just go to a 2-inch style like the NCAA CFO? Is this a competition to see who can have the wider stripes? (Bet mine are bigger than yours. )

I personally don't have a problem with the 1-inch stripes. I don't mind being differentiated from collegiate football officials. But if you're going to make a chance at the HS level, why not just go up to the 2-inch stripe for consistency.

As for the black side panels, black shoulders/sleeves, and tapered stripe designs -- I personally don't care for them. Leave that for the NFL, that's just my opinion, FWIW.

[jTheUmp]

I seem to recall hearing somewhere that the NCAA had placed a trademark (or copyright, or whatever) on the 2-inch stripe design that they use for the officials shirts, specifically so that they COULDN'T be used at the other levels.

It's entirely possible, however, that I'm remembering that incorrectly.

[Canned Heat]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

I seem to recall hearing somewhere that the NCAA had placed a trademark (or copyright, or whatever) on the 2-inch stripe design that they use for the officials shirts, specifically so that they COULDN'T be used at the other levels.

It's entirely possible, however, that I'm remembering that incorrectly.

Both Gerry Davis and Purchase Officials (and countless others) carry the Smitty brand. One calls the same shirt 2" and the other shows the same exact shirt at 2-1/4". My guess is they're one in the same and a typo by some kid in the mail room revising the company web page. You could be dead on though on the trademark, but I don't know how one could or would regulate that.

I assume it's similar to how the striped black pants were listed when they came out of the gate. Some suppliers said 1-1/4" wide stripe and some showed 1" and I think I saw one that showed it as 1-1/2".

[jTheUmp]

That's possible...

I don't have my new HS shirt yet (my white-hat has them, we ordered them all together as a crew to save the shipping costs)... when I get it, i'll compare it to my NCAA shirt and report back.

[Canned Heat]

I stand corrected....shocking. They offer 2" and 2-1/4" - probably right on the head, JTheUmp. Maybe the "infringement" period lapsed.

Shirts - all - Purchase Officials Supplies

•NCAA Approved, and now approved for high school in many states including Arkansas.

[Tom.OH]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

I seem to recall hearing somewhere that the NCAA had placed a trademark (or copyright, or whatever) on the 2-inch stripe design that they use for the officials shirts, specifically so that they COULDN'T be used at the other levels.

It's entirely possible, however, that I'm remembering that incorrectly.

Don't know about the NCAA but the NFL did copyright their uniforms so they could not be used in commercials by companies.

[HLin NC]

Other leagues use 2" so it was not the NCAA.

[tjones1]

I certainly don't think these shirts will be coming to Illinois anytime soon. Heck, they won't even mandate the logo embroidered over the patch.

And the basketball shirts... yeah, no thanks.

[Reffing Rev.]

Nebraska has a deal with cliff keen...their shirt 21/4 in. They strongly hint that next season they may be mandated...our crew went to order new shirts...back orderred until October...guess we will live with 1in stripes.

[HLin NC]

Our football advisory board is allegedly in favor of changing to 2". NC decided not to mandate a change statewide but is allowing each region to decide on their own.

Admitting I was wrong initially on the whole black pant switch, I don't see the need to widen the stripes. I still believe a lot of this is supplier driven to enhance revenue.