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trojanbacker
03-27-2008, 03:21 PM
The NFL is considering a rule dictating the length a player's hair can be. You can read the story here (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-nfl-hair&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Do you think high schools should impose similar rules for football players' hair?
(Just for the record, Trinity always has a few players with really long hair. It has never seemed to hinder their play in any way.)
RedRage00
03-27-2008, 03:23 PM
I think that is up to the individual ISD's
Dress code sorta thing.
Favpack
03-27-2008, 03:26 PM
I just commented over on another forum about this. I vote for the TJ Houshmenzada approach - braid it and tuck it under your dang jersey/shoulder pads.
It only takes one freakish accident to break a guy's neck.
I don't think the rule is forcing players to cut it....just tuck it.
ftballin11
03-27-2008, 03:42 PM
At katy you cant have facial hair or long hair.
SLCBELIEF
03-27-2008, 07:29 PM
At katy you cant have facial hair or long hair.
same at the SLC schools
but I do remember a few years ago troy palomalu (srry if i mispelled his last name) making an interception and getting tackled by someone grabbing a fistful of his hair. very scary moment. I do agree with the braid and tuck lol
same at the SLC schools
but I do remember a few years ago troy palomalu (srry if i mispelled his last name) making an interception and getting tackled by someone grabbing a fistful of his hair. very scary moment. I do agree with the braid and tuck lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVO93amUv7Y
And the funny thing is.....the Cheifs are the main ones pushing for the ban.
jbusch
03-28-2008, 09:21 AM
At katy you cant have facial hair or long hair.
a person "in the know" at ET said there is no rule there, if you think it makes you a better player ( wink wink) fine, go ahead. however long hair may ( it shouldn't - but life ain't fair ) result in you being a target of other teams players and may (one again it shouldn't, but it happens) adversely effect the opinion a ref may have on you, so be very respectful out there, and don't let your hair override your "game" .
Peeling back the onion I think this is teaching the kids a great life lesson and that's why ET is a great "school" enviroment. It does not stiffle creativity & personality and demand "cookie cutter" submissiviness. However it teaches you responsibility for your actions and though some of your decisions may be cool at first glance, they can also be detrimental to you and others,
Some have cut their hair, others have not. If you treat these "kids" as grown-ups they sometimes begin to act as grown-ups.;) You can be have long hair and still be part of a team
I'd be willing to bet if the hair was detrimental to some players "game", the other players on this ET team would let them know.
As far as the injury factor- that's where the parents need to discuss that with their kid, but it's also dangerous walking or driving to school each day
now dirty long hair crack-head hippies are another subject, i haven't learned that life lesson yet :p
TrojanHorse03
03-28-2008, 10:03 AM
One thing I've noticed with this story is there's been a lot of misunderstandings everywhere I've seen it reported. I lot of people have interpreted this new rule as asking the players to cut there hair, when actually it simply would ask them to tuck it in their helmet. It's not something I'm for or against.
Fleeman93
03-28-2008, 10:20 AM
a person "in the know" at ET said there is no rule there, if you think it makes you a better player ( wink wink) fine, go ahead. however long hair may ( it shouldn't - but life ain't fair ) result in you being a target of other teams players and may (one again it shouldn't, but it happens) adversely effect the opinion a ref may have on you, so be very respectful out there, and don't let your hair override your "game" .
Peeling back the onion I think this is teaching the kids a great life lesson and that's why ET is a great "school" enviroment. It does not stiffle creativity & personality and demand "cookie cutter" submissiviness. However it teaches you responsibility for your actions and though some of your decisions may be cool at first glance, they can also be detrimental to you and others,
Some have cut their hair, others have not. If you treat these "kids" as grown-ups they sometimes begin to act as grown-ups.;) You can be have long hair and still be part of a team
I'd be willing to bet if the hair was detrimental to some players "game", the other players on this ET team would let them know.
As far as the injury factor- that's where the parents need to discuss that with their kid, but it's also dangerous walking or driving to school each day
now dirty long hair crack-head hippies are another subject, i haven't learned that life lesson yet :p
Guess every military group in the world should take note.
TrojanHorse03
03-28-2008, 10:33 AM
Guess every military group in the world should take note.
:confused:
jbusch
03-28-2008, 12:56 PM
One thing I've noticed with this story is there's been a lot of misunderstandings everywhere I've seen it reported. I lot of people have interpreted this new rule as asking the players to cut there hair, when actually it simply would ask them to tuck it in their helmet. It's not something I'm for or against.
I understand, and I should have clarified it more. If you are after the intimidation or appearance factor, tucking it in defeats the purpose, Some of the players tuck theirs in others don't.
Mustangman21
03-28-2008, 01:10 PM
intimidation shouldn't be a factor in football but for some average to below average kids playing i guess get scared at the appearance of some. If some1's hair was flopping out and they were runnin for a touchdown and that's all I could grab I wouldnt think twice about grabbing it and yanking him down you wanna look cool go to the mall. Football is a sport where you do whatever it takes to get it done(within the rules).
intimidation shouldn't be a factor in football but for some average to below average kids playing i guess get scared at the appearance of some. If some1's hair was flopping out and they were runnin for a touchdown and that's all I could grab I wouldnt think twice about grabbing it and yanking him down you wanna look cool go to the mall. Football is a sport where you do whatever it takes to get it done(within the rules).
Sounds like the post of a guy with thinning hair!:D
Big Daddy Cool
03-28-2008, 02:59 PM
As far as at the High scool level I say that is all up to the ISD and or the Coach. If a coach tells his players he wants them to look a certain way then they should respect his decision or turn in their pads and persue something other than football. I agree with tuck it in comment that quite a few have made. I mean once the game is over then you can go back to letting it all hang out.
Mustangman21
03-28-2008, 03:21 PM
Sounds like the post of a guy with thinning hair!:D
nope I'm only 20 don't have that problem just yet
slorch
03-30-2008, 06:02 AM
Guess every military group in the world should take note.
military haircuts are a matter time efficiency and thus, personal hygiene. Long hair isn't nasty if you have the time to take care of it, but being out in the field for months at a time? Imagine that?:puke
Comparing it to the military is really apples and oranges.
NFL, college, and HS players obviously have time to take care of the hair thing.
My biggest concern about the hair is the safety. How many times did Marion the Barbarian have to pick up his brain bucket off the turf, following a play? Yes, Jason Witten had the 50 yard pass reception after losing his helmet as well, but the defender actually pried it off of his noggin in that Philly game.
I always wanted that helmet as tightly strapped as I could get. It seems to me all of that hair underneath would lead to a lot more broken noses from the helmet sliding forward. Maybe I just don't know WTH I'm talking about?
Regardless of the hair length, my bigger concern is the number of times players seem to lose their helmets between the whistles.
TheBigPeach
03-30-2008, 10:38 AM
same at the SLC schools
but I do remember a few years ago troy palomalu (srry if i mispelled his last name) making an interception and getting tackled by someone grabbing a fistful of his hair. very scary moment. I do agree with the braid and tuck lol
It was never a "rule" it was just something everyone did. I remember at practice how the coaches would pick on the kids with long hair, most of the time they got sick of hearing it and would just go get a fricken haircut.
t-long20
03-30-2008, 11:34 AM
I don't think the rule is forcing players to cut it....just tuck it.
Its going to come out either way.
slorch
03-30-2008, 12:33 PM
Its going to come out either way.
Don't the guys like TJ Houshmandzadeh use a hairnet or dew rag type dillywhopper? I think that keeps the hair up under the helmet.
Like I said, the hair length doesn't bother me, just the safety issue does, especially at the HS level.
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