Uniform Question

by **TCUCoach** on Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:38 pm

Is there any set Rule in the LSA that requires a team to wear a certain color jersey for Home games ( IE A White Uniform) and a school color jersey for road games(Purple in TCU's Case)?

Or is it the other way around? Or is there even a rule on the books?

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by **benji** on Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:16 am

I believe the rule states that a team cannot wear any colors besides the official school colors or white

As far as home/away goes ... Not sure if there's a rule, but generally homes have been white. Don't know if there's an LSA rule but there's probably an MCLA rule about it.

by **NELAX21** on Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:52 am

i don't know if there is a rule but i thought the home team got to decide on the color that they wanted to wear

by **Dan Wishengrad** on Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:37 am

NELAX21 wrote:i don't know if there is a rule but i thought the home team got to decide on the color that they wanted to wear

We play by the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Rules in the MCLA, fellas, and the these state that "the home team shall wear white". I don't believe that this rule has changed in decades.

by **CP18** on Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:31 pm

Historically in the LSA the home team wears white. If the home team would like to request wearing darks at home, a la Texas State, historically it has been accepted to contact the opposing team and ask if it is permissible. Normally the visiting coach is fine with it as long as you inform them with plenty of time (not calling them while on the road).

This does not mean that you should not have two jerseys, a dark and a white.

Just my two cents.

by **Jason Zantjer** on Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:50 am

Home = White. Road = Dark. If you don't have one or the other, need to make sure that the opposing team knows about it well in advance.

The Commissioner

by **TCUCoach** on Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:12 am

Thanks for all the replies I figured the MCLA would follow along with the NCAA's rules on Home and away uniforms.

by **buffalowill** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:12 pm

I wonder why the NCAA rule has lacrosse teams wearing white at home, while football teams wear their colors at home. I always thought the colors looked great at home.
As a side note, UCLA/USC have both worn their colors for the final game of the season the last few years...kinda like the football teams did for years until the NCAA stepped in.

by **OklahomaLax45** on Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:30 pm

so...hypothetically if a team wanted to wear an alternate jersey at home (say a black or gray one or do like TSU with home colors), all we gotta do is talk to the other team and clear it?

I remember back in high school we had the home team could choose whatever we wanted for at home as long as we let the other team know, and if not we had to accommodate the other team by wearing the inverse.

I dont think there's a specific rule, just rule of thumb for home is light and away is dark

by JW on Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:13 am

Hey Alex,

Has OU gone to the Crimson and Creme color sheme yet.

I remember the last time i played against youguys it was a bright red color.

by **shrekjr** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:49 pm

buffalowill wrote:I wonder why the NCAA rule has lacrosse teams wearing white at home, while football teams wear their colors at home. I always thought the colors looked great at home.

Tex Schramm did it for the Cowboys and the NFL because he got tired of seeing the same two colors at every home game. By having the home team wear white, the fans got to see the visiting teams in different colors each game.

by **shrekjr** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:58 pm

OklahomaLax45 wrote:so...hypothetically if a team wanted to wear an alternate jersey at home (say a black or gray one or do like TSU with home colors), all we gotta do is talk to the other team and clear it?

I dont think there's a specific rule, just rule of thumb for home is light and away is dark

Direct from the rulebook...

A.R. 20. The home team shall wear white or light-colored jerseys; however, this rule may be waived if both coaches agree to do so before the game. When jersey colors are not sufficiently contrasting, the home team shall change its jerseys.

by **Zeuslax** on Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:25 pm

there have been a few studies conducted regarding winning percentage and team uniform color. Teams that are wearing the darker uniform have a higher winning percentage.

by **OklahomaLax45** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:55 pm

JW wrote:Has OU gone to the Crimson and Creme color sheme yet.

We just got our new jersey's in that are a little bit of deeper red. couldn't get crimson exactly, but got as close as we could, and then still have the all-whites at home.
We're lookin at going all crimson helmets and gloves for the 2009 season

shrekjr wrote:
Direct from the rulebook...

A.R. 20. The home team shall wear white or light-colored jerseys; however, this rule may be waived if both coaches agree to do so before the game. When jersey colors are not sufficiently contrasting, the home team shall change its jerseys.

that's what i figured...just making sure

by JW on Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:55 pm

Alex, that will look sweet.