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.