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I do not know ALL the info but: This spring has been unusually damp and cold in VA. ... First few games were snowed out and I only remember 2 days of decent softball weather ... and one of those was a Sunday ... I got an E-Mail from one of the Blues in our local organization apologizing for his wearing a stocking cap while officiating a game last week ( there were complaints ) ... I'm am looking for feedback as well as voicing my opinion that there should be approved stocking caps or nomex hoods like I've seen MLB Blues wear ...
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GIMNEPIWO - Posts: 4339
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GIMNEPIWO wrote:I'm am looking for feedback as well as voicing my opinion that there should be approved stocking caps or nomex hoods like I've seen MLB Blues wear ...
These have been approved by the various umpire associations I work for. There are many sports officials suppliers that have similiar merchandise.
McDavid Thermal Hood: http://www.gerrydavis.com/Merchant2/mer ... y_Code=CWG
FH - FOUL WEATHER HOOD: http://www.honigs.com/browse_products.asp?Cat=1&Sub=92
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Do you know if either are approved by VHSL ( NFHS ) ?
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GIMNEPIWO - Posts: 4339
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Did the umpire wear a stocking cap instead of the official hat? Or was the required hat worn over top of it?
Hard to tell what another state of association might require in the way of uniforms. They're pretty much free to adopt whatever standards they choose. There could be as many different standards as there are states, with local associations tweaking those requirements.
My state's uniform standards mention nothing about thermal hoods. They are neither officially banned nor allowed. I have never seen nor heard of any problems associated with an official wearing one.
Personally, I would not have a problem with the thermal hood worn beneath the official hat. If you're going to play games in weather cold enough to require thermal gear, then let the umpires wear thermal gear! To some degree, the comfort of the officials will directly relate to the quality of their officiating.
Hard to tell what another state of association might require in the way of uniforms. They're pretty much free to adopt whatever standards they choose. There could be as many different standards as there are states, with local associations tweaking those requirements.
My state's uniform standards mention nothing about thermal hoods. They are neither officially banned nor allowed. I have never seen nor heard of any problems associated with an official wearing one.
Personally, I would not have a problem with the thermal hood worn beneath the official hat. If you're going to play games in weather cold enough to require thermal gear, then let the umpires wear thermal gear! To some degree, the comfort of the officials will directly relate to the quality of their officiating.
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Bretman - Posts: 316
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That's sort of what I was thinking ... and I haven't spoken to our interim UIC yet ... but I see nothing in the NHFC rulebook about approved thermal headgear , and evidentely, this Blue took quite a bit of heat about the cold weather cap ( which I believe was just a street cap ) ...
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GIMNEPIWO - Posts: 4339
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Man up!
Seriously, I don't see an issue with wearing a bella clava under the standard hat. But man if it's that cold, do you need to be playing Softball?
Seriously, I don't see an issue with wearing a bella clava under the standard hat. But man if it's that cold, do you need to be playing Softball?
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slapperdad - Posts: 887
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What I've heard through the vine of grapes was that it was a Carolina Blue stocking cap ... and that his picture appeared in the local paper in the near background of a play being made ... So I'm assuming that it was worn in lieu of his official cap and not under it ...
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GIMNEPIWO - Posts: 4339
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Man,
I am glad I live in Socal. If its so cold that the blue needs a hood, we just call the game. LOL
I am glad I live in Socal. If its so cold that the blue needs a hood, we just call the game. LOL
To each their own.
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GSB - Posts: 577
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GSB wrote:Man,
I am glad I live in Socal. If its so cold that the blue needs a hood, we just call the game. LOL
HS has been playing since mid March here in VA. ... and only the last 2 weeks have been what you might consider 'softball weather' ... rainy, windy, snow flurries ... the first week of scrimmage games were snowed out .....
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