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HATS!!!!!

So the turban can stay, in case it causes offence, but everything else must be removed because that won’t cause offence! What happens if it does?
 
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RustyRef said:
That second bullet is the key for me. The law was changed primarily to cater for religious head gear, and shouldn't be used to allow a player to wear a bobble hat because his head is cold, as it would be a push to argue that it has a professional appearance.
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At grassroots there are plenty of items of kit that are 'not professional' and I wouldn't expect there to be at U13s!

That's just looking for an excuse to prevent them wearing hats - UNDER 13s don't forget - fine with me.
 
RustyRef said:
Have you ever seen a pro player wearing a woolly hat …?!
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We've been here before

Not sure that's a valid point when I see 'Pro' goalkeepers and referees in identical kits every week. We've discussed many other examples on here - GKs taking 20 seconds to release the ball, clear,obvious and repeated dissent ignored - I'm not sure telling a 12 year old - 'You don't see hats on MOTD' makes much sense.
 
Brian Hamilton said:
Looking at this from a different angle... if it's so cold that a player HAS to wear a hat, should you even be playing. Perhaps they'd be better off sticking to FIFA or PES
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Agree in the 'old days' but with the advent of undersoil heating, better pitch management, 'hybrid pitch systems and of course artificial pitches - its now quite usual for the pitch to be OK and the weather not!
 
xPositor said:
I've only come across it at younger age youth football, such as the U13's in the OP. And in my experience, those players that want to wear a hat aren't actually that interested in the football. Nonetheless, I've never had a complaint when asking for it to be removed (and IIRC I've never come across a hat being worn that would meet the guidelines of being either black or the same colour as the shirt - so that could always be the clause to rely on).
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You've never come across a black hat??????????
 
BCMilan said:
When I did my ref course, they said No to hats as they may drop down and cover the eyes...which could be a danger to the player or an opponent. Although, they said, a turban would be allowed as it could cause offence, if not !
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That's a ridiculous argument....'could cover the eyes and become a danger'......ahh, the stuff that some instructors come up with!!
 
PinnerPaul said:
You've never come across a black hat??????????
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I have a black beanie (not used in-game), but no - only hats I've ever come across were at the lower end of the youth ages groups, and they tended to be bobble hats - and more often than not in the colours of <insert premier league team name here>, and always worn by a player who really didn't want to be there anyway.
 
PinnerPaul said:
Agree in the 'old days' but with the advent of undersoil heating, better pitch management, 'hybrid pitch systems and of course artificial pitches - its now quite usual for the pitch to be OK and the weather not!
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Was talking about kids wearing hats and I'm not sure many of them have undersoil heating at council pitch #47. Any adult who wears a hat to play football in because it's cold needs to find a mirror and take a long hard look at themselves.
 
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