The Rule - Soccer Rule 4: Section 1; Article 1. b. page 21 of 2010-11 Rules Book �Beginning with the 2012 fall season, the home team shall wear solid white jerseys and solid white socks, and the visiting team shall wear dark jerseys and socks.�
To Be Changed To - �The home team shall wear white or light jerseys and socks and the visiting team shall wear dark jerseys and socks.�
Explanation - The effect of the new rule will be to eliminate stripes piping, chevrons, school crests, logos, etc. from home jerseys and to eliminate the ability of the home team to wear a light color other than white. In effect, home jerseys will resemble plain white T-shirts with numbers. School names and players� names would be allowed. This will require all schools to purchase new home jerseys and socks by the spring of 2013 for soccer and to begin to purchase them for all sports soon thereafter. This rule will eventually be in effect for all sports....
I may be missing something, but can someone enlighten me on what is wrong with having a school crest, stripes, or logos on a jersey? I get they want to make things more uniform and easier to distinguish for officials, but is their any other purpose besides that?
