THE UNIFORM RULE –ONE MORE TIME Track & Field and Cross Country David Anderson Assistant Executive Director Iowa 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 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 WILL HAVE PICTURES OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL UNIFORMS. INDIVIDUAL UNIFORMS RELAY UNIFORMS/CROSS COUNTRY JEWELRY

TWO COMPETITORS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL ARE ENTERED IN THE 100 METER DASH. THEY REPORT TO THE START WEARING THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS. LEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

LEGAL THE ONLY TIME THE RULES REQUIRE UNIFORMS TO BE “THE SAME COLOR AND DESIGN” IS FOR RELAY RACES AND 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?

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

A GIRL REPORTS FOR THE 100 METER HURDLES IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM. LEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

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

A BOY REPORTS FOR THE 1600 METER RUN IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM. ILLEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL? SHORTS

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

A GIRL REPORTS FOR THE DISCUS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM. ILLEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

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

A BOY REPORTS TO THE 110 METER HURDLES IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM LET’S DISCUSS LEGAL OR ILLEGAL? ATTACHED HEAD COVERING

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

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS LEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

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

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS ILLEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

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

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS ILLEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL?

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

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS LEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL? SHORTS

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

A RELAY TEAM REPORTS IN THE FOLLOWING UNIFORMS ILLEGAL LEGAL OR ILLEGAL? SHORTS

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

JEWELRY A PRACTICAL DEFINITION “IF YOU WEREN’T BORN WITH IT, IT’S JEWELRY”

ILLEGALSTILL 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.