Headbands in FED

[Manny A]

Quick question for those who umpire NFHS girls fast-pitch. Are plastic headbands like this one illegal?



Rule 3-2-5 covers headwear, including headbands, with a focus on colors. It doesn't provide guidance on what those headbands can be made of. It then talks of flat items like bobby pins and hair clips, limiting them to two inches in length. It finishes by stating that plastic visors, bandannas, and hair-beads are illegal.

We had a varsity pitcher in a scrimmage game a couple of days ago, and she wore a plastic headband similar to the one above. One umpire I was evaluating argued that if plastic visors are illegal, so should plastic headbands. I don't think that's the case, but I'm not sure.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Quick question for those who umpire NFHS girls fast-pitch. Are plastic headbands like this one illegal?


if plastic visors are illegal, so should plastic headbands.

Hate people that use this kind of logic. There should be no SHOULD in this. If something's illegal, it's illegal. If something else is not proscribed as illegal, it's not illegal. We are not in the simile business.

[RKBUmp]

3-2-5 Flat items no longer than 2".............

That is neither flat, nor 2" and under.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

3-2-5 Flat items no longer than 2".............

That is neither flat, nor 2" and under.

And yet, one is in the middle picture of the 3 examples that came with the Rule Corrections ... and under that is the word, "LEGAL".

[RKBUmp]

Where was that published? Have not seen it and was not in this years preseason handout.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Where was that published? Have not seen it and was not in this years preseason handout.

I'll try to find it on line... or I'll scan it and post if possible. Came from the second clinic I went to where we went over rule changes.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

3-2-5 Flat items no longer than 2".............

That is neither flat, nor 2" and under.

So a plastic barrette that is 3" long is illegal, and the headband I posted is not?? I'm confused by your post.

[RKBUmp]

Originally Posted by Manny A

So a plastic barrette that is 3" long is illegal, and the headband I posted is not?? I'm confused by your post.

My comment about it is neither flat nor 2" or under was to indicate I would believe it to be illegal. It is not flat, and it is longer than 2" and does not fit within the description defined in the rule.

[DaveASA/FED]

Not sure how but I exceed the post limits...but I think the picture that was referenced is out of last years rule meeting. And to me it appears to be a different soft type of material. The guideline I have always heard, except for bobby pins that have to meet the 2" requirement, if you can't tie it in a knot you can't wear it in your hair. So the OP is hard plastic it is NOT legal.