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Texas Topics / Re: PROP Approved Rules changes - now we wait for the UIL
« Last post by Cosmokramer1 on April 30, 2024, 01:23:06 PM »Cosmokramer1, the old-new rule that I mentioned was back in 2018 when TASO pushed hard to fix back pad and knee pads but gave us a no leg to stand on to enforce, so the coaches pushed back harder and thus, we have the situation we have had for the past few years. Now with what appears to be an UIL enhanced proposal, the one ElvisLives stated, to combat the knee pads situation with actual penalties to enforce.
Thank you, and thank you Elvis (Robert). So my take on it now is no different than my take on it last year and the year before. Not being disrespectful to the UIL but when it comes to uniform rules (either theirs or the NCAA) I pretty much don't care anymore. Why you might ask? Because too many of us got burned by the UIL several years ago when they implemented rules associated with the uniform color and number color. The UIL (and TASO) informed officials to enforce the rule that numbers had to be of contrasting colors to the jersey. So many did only to then watch, that same year, three state championship games being played at AT&T having teams with what was considered illegal jersey/numbers. And UIL let them play without penalty.
I will certainly ask a player to cover his knee's or pull his jersey over his back pad, but I absolutely will not remove that player from the field or penalize them for not doing so. The UIL will tell us they support our enforcement but those actions come with consequences related to the coaches we work for (as Elvis previously mentioned) that counters UIL's supposed support. So I'm not doing it again!