DQ for wearing Livestrong bands

a rule is a rule, the coaches are trying to say these should be exempt cause they are for a good cause. If someone has a lucky bracelet or necklace, they would love to be able to wear that too, but they can't. At all my HS meets they specifically say you will be DQ'ed if you get to the line with jewelry on. The athletes knew, its their fault.

A rule is a rule, but not allowing jewelery in a high school cross-country/track race is a ridiculous, pointless rule.

you must remember that high school isn't just about winning. it's to prepare you for life as well. one of the ways they prepare you is by enforcing dumb rules, because in life you will encounter dumb rules. no jewelery means just that. if you break the rule, you can't say you didn't know. simple as that. didn't your mother ever tell you, "because I said so!" ?

it's not all about the winning wrote:

you must remember that high school isn't just about winning. it's to prepare you for life as well. one of the ways they prepare you is by enforcing dumb rules, because in life you will encounter dumb rules. no jewelery means just that. if you break the rule, you can't say you didn't know. simple as that. didn't your mother ever tell you, "because I said so!" ?

if i understand your point, it is that high school track has rules we all know are dumb, but we dont change them b/c we are trying to teach kids that life has dumb rules in it.

and we wonder why we are losing kids to other sports.

The rule is not dumb. We dont want our kids competing and looking like a bunch of jackasses. So if jewelry or such was allowed, would I be allowed to wear the flavor flav clock around my neck? Now, I am a little biased against the livestrong bracelets since they have crossed over from that "good-cause" area into "stupid fad which people mindlessly follow because everyone else has them" But rules are rules, and the coaches should know better. Look, we'll take your word for it you are against cancer and not pro-cancer, but I think you can take a five minute time-out from your unyielding, unrelenting $1 dollar fight against cancer that you've been devoted to since three weeks ago.

Now, should an official have told the kids they couldnt wear them during the race and asked them to remove them quickly before the race? For sure. If a kid doesnt have his shirt tucked in, tell to get it tucked in. If an official sees something of that sort, and then knowlingly shoots off the gun, then thats pathetic. Theoretically, sports is to be an extension of the classroom education, I mean, we aren't trying to run the kids out of the sport.

But I guess the whole fiasco could have been avoided if the kids weren't such bones for wearing those bracelets in the first place.

6packjack wrote:

and we wonder why we are losing kids to other sports.

You can't wear visible jewelry in football or soccer either.

Schuyler Schuster wrote:

A rule is a rule, but not allowing jewelery in a high school cross-country/track race is a ridiculous, pointless rule.

I agree. A rule is a rule, but as you say that doesn't make it an intelligent one, or mean that it will be enforced intelligently. There has to be some discretion. I understand wanting to avoid gaudiness and absurdity, but a simple yellow rubber band hardly qualifies.

ryanfrolic wrote:

Now, I am a little biased against the livestrong bracelets since they have crossed over from that "good-cause" area into "stupid fad which people mindlessly follow because everyone else has them".

This is exactly why I don't wear mine anymore. Tons of people are wearing them to be stylish and to fit in. That's bullshit. Most of them don't even know what they mean or why people originally started wearing them.

STL_Runner wrote:This is exactly why I don't wear mine anymore. Tons of people are wearing them to be stylish and to fit in. That's bullshit. Most of them don't even know what they mean or why people originally started wearing them.

But why does that mean you stop wearing yours? If it was/is something that means a lot to you, why do you let a bunch of random people take that away?

to you who say, "high school is a place where one is supposed to learn rules" and "there are lots of dumb rules they will have to follow in life" there are two more important concepts within grasp here: "selective enforcement" and "the spirit of the law"

if the jackass officials had learned either of those, then it wouldn't be an issue

yeah, but in soccer u dont forfeit a game when its discovered afterwards

the ref sees it and tells u to take it off

personally, i think this official is an anal asshole and the rule is retarded

the only jewlry that should not be allowed is that which is a danger to any of the runners

otherwise, why the hell not

and in track, with such an easy opportunity to view the runners at the line, its the officials fault if a runner starts the race with something he deems offensive

By taking it off because everyone else wears it, you are just as guilty of letting popular opinion effect your actions as the posers who wear them for fashion. Be your own person, geez.

I hated the no jewelery rule in high school. I understand it for other sports where you grab onto it and pull someone down (id est soccer), but it's pointless for running. One thing Im suprised nobody has brought up yet is that the article says jewelery is allowed as long as it is religious.

Enjoi *

The coaches in the article seem to talk about how stupid it it do disqualify their athletes for wearing jewelry. The only stupid thing going on is the coaches not reading their own rule book! The National Federation of High School T & F bans ALL jewelry except a watch and a religious medal if it is worn under the uniform and taped to the body.

If the coaches have a problem with the rule, they should voice it to their governing body. But, until the rules are changed, the officials cannot do ANYTHING except enforce the rules as they are written. Can you imagine an official enforcing only the rules he/she thinks are good rules? Would'nt that be fun!!

I get tired hearing about coaches bad-mouthing officials because the coach forgot to teach his/her athletes the rules!!

I think the bigger question is "what the heck was a track meet involving HS's doing in Oct??" ???? Seems odd to me.

Sorry to sound cynical, but wouldn't this be the perfect DyeStat thread?

Can you imagine 6,000 self-righteous spoiled babies all crying at the same time because they can't wear some type of band around their wrist?

The coaches should have known the rules, yes. And it is in the best interests of the athletes to follow the rules and not get disqualified. But it is a thoroughly ridiculous rule. Who benefits from the no-jewelery rule, or, conversely, who is hurt by people wearing jewelery in xc/track? I can't htink of anything. If jewelery is really a problem, why is it not banned in college, national, and international competition?

I don't see what the big fuss is about, what bad can happen from them wearing the bracelet?

"Look, we'll take your word for it you are against cancer and not pro-cancer, but I think you can take a five minute time-out from your unyielding, unrelenting $1 dollar fight against cancer that you've been devoted to since three weeks ago. "

Lol, funniest thing I have read today