Im guessing your kids team lost? I've never read that all jerseys have to match exactly, etc. unless its club standards. Seen plenty of that. Down to the sliders....

NTX rules state that jerseys must be the similiar color and each must have a number that does not match that of another player. Thats it. Nothing about shorts or socks. The kids came to play. You really want to be given a win because someones uniform did not match?

I can see how if you have two kids wearing completely different outfits from the rest of the team, it could raise a legitimate question as to whether those kids are rostered to that team.

Of course, if a team is so bold as to play with illegal players, they will have already "fixed" the roster as required so that those kids (or at least whatever names teh kids gave) appear on it.

Maybe they are new additions to the team, with all the proper paperwork. They just dont have the club uniforms yet, usually takes a couple weeks to get a new uniform kit.

my2cents wrote:NTX rules state that jerseys must be the similiar color and each must have a number that does not match that of another player. Thats it. Nothing about shorts or socks. The kids came to play. You really want to be given a win because someones uniform did not match?

This

Just got back from Houston - had to lend the other team a couple of our home jersey's so their team could have consistent uniform colors. The bottom line with things like this is:

Do you want to play the game or not. I've never heard of a coach who cared what the other team was wearing (with the exception of the keeper's jersey).

clueless wrote:Just got back from Houston - had to lend the other team a couple of our home jersey's so their team could have consistent uniform colors. The bottom line with things like this is:

Do you want to play the game or not. I've never heard of a coach who cared what the other team was wearing (with the exception of the keeper's jersey).

I think that's right, although everyone seems to get stricter as the kids get older. Once you get over the question whether the kids are on the team, exact jersey match seems a little pointless.

Ace70 wrote:Not accusing anyone of cheating, I if you read the title of my emails it says "do you uniforms have to match?" And your assuming we lost the game as well. You know what happens when you ASSUME right?

So what you are saying is: When you assume, you forget how to spell, punctuate and generally use proper grammar?

Our team is only an 02 team, but I've seen it plenty of times when there are two players on the field with the same number, or different uniforms on. We had one game that the goalie was wearing the exact color of our jerseys, and the ref said it was ok because he had white socks on and we had blue and the ref could tell the difference. But could our players? No. I do understand new players or other excuses. It does make me question the team if the players' uniforms don't match though.

Based on what I have seen this year in classic league and in a couple of tournaments I've basically given up. Anyone should be able to play on any team he feels like and in any age group that he chooses each week. Oh yeah, he should also be able to wear whatever he wants. Uncle.