THE UNIFORM RULE –ONE THE UNIFORM RULE –ONE MORE TIMEMORE TIME

Track & FieldTrack & Fieldand Cross Countryand Cross Country

David AndersonDavid Anderson

Assistant Executive DirectorAssistant Executive Director

Iowa High School Athletic AssociationIowa High School Athletic Association

HOW DO YOU SPOIL A GOOD INTERPRETERS MEETING OR RULES MEETING?

TALK ABOUT UNIFORMS

THE CHANGES MADE DID NOT ALTER THE RULE FROM WHAT WAS INTENDED IN THE 2005 TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY RULES BOOK. THERE WERE EDITORIAL

CHANGES MADE THAT MAKES THE RULE READ DIFFERENTLY, BUT THE RULE REMAINS THE

SAME AS IT DID IN 2005.

THE CHANGES MADE BY THE COMMITTEE WERE IN RESPONSE TO

CONCERNS SHARED BY STATE INTERPRETERS AT THE 2005 NFHS

INTERPRETERS MEETING.

MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES

ALL REFERENCES TO “JERSEY” NOW READ “TOP”

A BODY SUIT OR RUNNING SUIT IS REFERRED TO AS A “ONE-PIECE UNIFORM”

ALL REFERENCES TO “SHORT” NOW READ “BOTTOM”

THE UNIFORM RULE FOUND IN THE

IS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED

THE FOLLOWING SLIDES THE FOLLOWING SLIDES WILL HAVE PICTURES OF WILL HAVE PICTURES OF

LEGAL AND ILLEGAL LEGAL AND ILLEGAL UNIFORMS.UNIFORMS.

INDIVIDUAL UNIFORMSINDIVIDUAL UNIFORMS

RELAY UNIFORMS/CROSS COUNTRYRELAY UNIFORMS/CROSS COUNTRY

JEWELRYJEWELRY

TWO COMPETITORS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL ARE ENTERED IN THE 100 METER DASH. THEY REPORT

TO THE START WEARING THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS.

LEGALLEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

LEGALLEGAL

THE ONLY TIME THE RULES REQUIRE THE ONLY TIME THE RULES REQUIRE UNIFORMS TO BE “THE SAME COLOR UNIFORMS TO BE “THE SAME COLOR AND DESIGN” IS FOR RELAY RACES AND DESIGN” IS FOR RELAY RACES AND CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITIONAND CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITION

A CONTESTANT IS ENTERED IN THE 400 METER DASH. SHE REPORTS TO THE CLERK WEARING THE

FOLLOWING UNIFORM.

LEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

LEGALLEGAL

ALTHOUGH NOT A TRADITIONAL TOP ALTHOUGH NOT A TRADITIONAL TOP AND BOTTOM, IF SCHOOL ISSUED, AND BOTTOM, IF SCHOOL ISSUED, THIS UNIFORM IS LEGAL. THE THIS UNIFORM IS LEGAL. THE BOTTOM IS A FULL LENGTH PANT. BOTTOM IS A FULL LENGTH PANT. THE TOP A FULL LENGTH SHIRT. THE TOP A FULL LENGTH SHIRT. THIS IS AN “UNDER ARMOUR ” THIS IS AN “UNDER ARMOUR ” UNIFORM.UNIFORM.

R

A GIRL REPORTS FOR THE 100 METER HURDLES IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM.

LEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

LEGALLEGAL

ANY VISIBLE TOP(S) WORN UNDER ANY VISIBLE TOP(S) WORN UNDER THE UNIFORM MUST BE UNADORNED THE UNIFORM MUST BE UNADORNED EXCEPT FOR A MANUFACTURERS EXCEPT FOR A MANUFACTURERS LOGO AND OF A SINGLE COLOR AND LOGO AND OF A SINGLE COLOR AND HUE.HUE.

A BOY REPORTS FOR THE 1600 METER RUN IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM.

ILLEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

SHORTS

ILLEGALILLEGALAN EDITORIAL CHANGE STILL NEEDS TO AN EDITORIAL CHANGE STILL NEEDS TO BE MADE IN THE RULE BOOK ON PAGE 25. BE MADE IN THE RULE BOOK ON PAGE 25. RULE 4-3-1(d)1 SHOULD READ: ANY RULE 4-3-1(d)1 SHOULD READ: ANY VISIBLE UNDERGARMENT(S) WORN UNDER VISIBLE UNDERGARMENT(S) WORN UNDER THE UNIFORM… THE WORD THE UNIFORM… THE WORD “TOP(S)”SHOULD BE DELETED. THIS IS “TOP(S)”SHOULD BE DELETED. THIS IS CLARIFIED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE CLARIFIED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE BOOK ON PAGES 27 & 28 – CASES 4-CASE BOOK ON PAGES 27 & 28 – CASES 4-3-1D & 4-3-1F 3-1D & 4-3-1F

A GIRL REPORTS FOR THE DISCUS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM.

ILLEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

ILLEGALILLEGAL

THIS IS NOT A TRACK TOP. THE RULE THIS IS NOT A TRACK TOP. THE RULE STATES “A TRACK TOP ISSUED BY STATES “A TRACK TOP ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL.” INDIVIDUAL STATES THE SCHOOL.” INDIVIDUAL STATES MAY MAKE DIFFERENT MAY MAKE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT IS A INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT IS A “TRACK TOP” OR WHAT IS “SCHOOL “TRACK TOP” OR WHAT IS “SCHOOL ISSUED.”ISSUED.”

A BOY REPORTS TO THE 110 METER HURDLES IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM

LET’S DISCUSSLEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

ATTACHED

HEAD COVERING

LET’S DISCUSSLET’S DISCUSS

THIS IS A ONE-PIECE UNIFORM. THIS IS A ONE-PIECE UNIFORM. SOME STATES PROHIBIT HEAD SOME STATES PROHIBIT HEAD COVERINGS. FOR EXAMPLE: IA –”No COVERINGS. FOR EXAMPLE: IA –”No competitor is permitted to wear any competitor is permitted to wear any head covering.” THE CORRECT head covering.” THE CORRECT ANSWER MAY BE SUBJECT TO STATE ANSWER MAY BE SUBJECT TO STATE INTERPRETATION. WITHOUT STATE INTERPRETATION. WITHOUT STATE INTERPRETATION THE UNIFORM BY INTERPRETATION THE UNIFORM BY RULE IS LEGAL.RULE IS LEGAL.

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS

LEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

LEGALLEGAL

ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ALL FOUR COMPETITORS COMPETITORS ARE WEARING THE COMPETITORS ARE WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND DESIGN OF SAME COLOR AND DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. THE SCHOOL UNIFORM. THE UNDERGARMENTS WORN BY THE UNDERGARMENTS WORN BY THE SINGLE COMPETITOR ARE IN SINGLE COMPETITOR ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 4-3-2b.ACCORDANCE WITH 4-3-2b.

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS

ILLEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

ILLEGALILLEGAL

ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. HOWEVER,THE UNDERGARMENTS HOWEVER,THE UNDERGARMENTS WORN BY THE COMPETITORS ARE WORN BY THE COMPETITORS ARE NOT THE SAME COLOR AS REQUIRED NOT THE SAME COLOR AS REQUIRED IN 4-3-2b.IN 4-3-2b.

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS

ILLEGALLEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

ILLEGALILLEGAL

ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE NOT ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE NOT WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM.

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS

LEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

SHORTS

LEGALLEGAL

ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. EVEN DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. EVEN THOUGH ONE COMPETITOR HAS THOUGH ONE COMPETITOR HAS CHOSEN TO WEAR SHORTS OVER CHOSEN TO WEAR SHORTS OVER THE ONE-PIECE UNIFORM, THE THE ONE-PIECE UNIFORM, THE COLOR IS THE SAME AS THE COLOR COLOR IS THE SAME AS THE COLOR OF THE ONE-PIECE UNIFORM OF THE ONE-PIECE UNIFORM

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS

ILLEGAL

LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

SHORTS

ILLEGALILLEGALALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE ALL FOUR COMPETITORS ARE WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND WEARING THE SAME COLOR AND DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. DESIGN OF SCHOOL UNIFORM. HOWEVER, THE FACT THAT ONE HOWEVER, THE FACT THAT ONE COMPETITOR HAS CHOSEN TO WEAR COMPETITOR HAS CHOSEN TO WEAR SHORTS OVER THE ONE-PIECE SHORTS OVER THE ONE-PIECE UNIFORM AND A STRIPE IS VISIBLE UNIFORM AND A STRIPE IS VISIBLE BELOW THE SHORTS IS IN VIOLATION BELOW THE SHORTS IS IN VIOLATION OF THE UNDERGARMENT RULE.OF THE UNDERGARMENT RULE.

JEWELRY

A PRACTICAL DEFINITION

“IF YOU WEREN’T BORN WITH IT, IT’S

JEWELRY”

ILLEGAL STILL

ILLEGAL

EARS TAPED

ILLEGAL, UNLESS A MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS MEDAL TAPED TO THE BODY UNDER THE UNIFORM. THE MEDAL MAY BE VISIBLE.

HAIR BEADS

ILLEGAL

WRIST WATCH

ILLEGAL in NEW YORK by State adoption. It is legal in NFHS rules.

THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS OF DES MOINES EAST HIGH SCHOOL AND COACH MEL GREEN,

JR.