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[Doli]

Rudy, on 13 April 2012 - 17:35, said:

DO they really think that the earring will make her run faster?

Brando212, on 13 April 2012 - 17:31, said:

exactly, it's not like the earrings are giving her an unfair advantage or anything like that

Hum, on 13 April 2012 - 17:39, said:

Agreed -- unless she borrowed the earrings from (the god) Mercury.

This is plain silly.

Its about avoiding Injury. During distance races athletes are right up next to others and if something when they bunch up and fall earrings can get caught and sometimes ripped out of ears and a necklace can be pull down. I have seen some nasty falls when I ran track distance runners can get aggressive since they dont have to stay in their lanes like the short sprints.

[hamslammer]

Dumbest rule I have ever hear of.

[+Brando212]

Doli, on 13 April 2012 - 17:53, said:

Its about avoiding Injury. During distance races athletes are right up next to others and if something when they bunch up and fall earrings can get caught and sometimes ripped out of ears and a necklace can be pull down. I have seen some nasty falls when I ran track distance runners can get aggressive since they dont have to stay in their lanes like the short sprints.

injuries are going to happen no matter what
over doing rules like this is actually doing more harm than good to the current generation

let me put this a couple of ways

1. the more rules that schools make and the less sens they make, the more the students are going to want to break them and not get caught (that's not a good way to teach our kids now is it?)
2. as far as the overly done safety rules go, if the kids aren't allowed the chance to make the mistakes what's going to happen when they get out into the real world and are no longer suppressed by those rules?

[Doli]

Brando212, on 13 April 2012 - 18:04, said:

injuries are going to happen no matter what
over doing rules like this is actually doing more harm than good to the current generation

let me put this a couple of ways

1. the more rules that schools make and the less sens they make, the more the students are going to want to break them and not get caught (that's not a good way to teach our kids now is it?)
2. as far as the overly done safety rules go, if the kids aren't allowed the chance to make the mistakes what's going to happen when they get out into the real world and are no longer suppressed by those rules?

Yes injuries are going to happen but injuries with jewerly can be avoided by not having them wear it. I dont really what you are trying to point out in #1 and #2. She tried to cover it and got caught no big deal, this is not some life lesson or bigger role in the real world.

The runner's father is a joke, "This is just high school sports, we should be promoting and encouraging our young people to compete and be active, not discouraging." I dont see how this event discourages people to stop being active. He is also mad because others havent been caught.

[z0phi3l]

Doli, on 13 April 2012 - 18:19, said:

Yes injuries are going to happen but injuries with jewerly can be avoided by not having them wear it. I dont really what you are trying to point out in #1 and #2. She tried to cover it and got caught no big deal, this is not some life lesson or bigger role in the real world.

The only reason they do these moronic rules is because us Americans are notoriously sue happy idiots, and always looking to blame someone else for their actions

[Simon-]

Way is worse is that you should leave jewellery in after a piercing fora certain amount of tim to reduce the risk of infection or the holes closing. My sister had problems because she had very sensitive ears but her school did not allow earrings on a day to day level. If she wore plastic studs her ears would get infected and if she left nothing in it, her ears would close up. Only Gold earrings would sit nicely. It was a problem and she had her ears re-pierced a couple of times because teachers would keep making her take them out. Eventually the school gave her an exemption to the rule as long as the gold earrings were just gold studs.

[mudslag]

backwards is as backwards does

[tommytom02]

I ran track and XC in high school. Taping the earrings was not about seeing the jewelry. It is done as a safety precaution. The jewelry could get snagged and tear the ear or hurt someone else if you fall on them (hurdles, relays). Tape significantly reduces the risk. The official is an idiot.

[Solid Knight]

Take them out and hold them...

[FuhrerDarqueSyde]

I am Reid, on 13 April 2012 - 17:39, said:

no, in amateur sports covering up body art with tape is the standard practice.

That's fine except when it is used to knowingly cover up a violation of the rules. Not saying the rules aren't dumb, just saying they are what they are and she tried to circumvent them and paid the price for trying to weasel around it.

[+remixedcat]

If it's recent she couldn't have taken them off you need to wear the peirceing studs for 6 weeks and if you take em off you can get infections or the hole would close up as well.

and what kinda bull**** rule is this? it doesn't effect her performance and just about all women wear earrings.

[+Brando212]

Simon-, on 14 April 2012 - 01:20, said:

Way is worse is that you should leave jewellery in after a piercing fora certain amount of tim to reduce the risk of infection or the holes closing. My sister had problems because she had very sensitive ears but her school did not allow earrings on a day to day level. If she wore plastic studs her ears would get infected and if she left nothing in it, her ears would close up. Only Gold earrings would sit nicely. It was a problem and she had her ears re-pierced a couple of times because teachers would keep making her take them out. Eventually the school gave her an exemption to the rule as long as the gold earrings were just gold studs.

and once again I say "WHY THE HELL SHOULD THE SCHOOL CARE?!?!?"

[DavidM]

remixedcat, on 14 April 2012 - 03:39, said:

If it's recent she couldn't have taken them off you need to wear the peirceing studs for 6 weeks and if you take em off you can get infections or the hole would close up as well.

and what kinda bull**** rule is this? it doesn't effect her performance and just about all women wear earrings.

No excuse, she knew the rules, she broke them and got dq'd big deal. I'm betting next time she won't wear them..

And how slow a news day does it have to be for this to be a news story? And why the heck am I even commentin....

[+hedleigh]

Seems like just another officious official on their little power trips to me. Would've been better to just warn her not to do it for the next race. I swear some people get up in the morning and think to themselves, i wonder how many others can I **** off today!

Also, I thought that the USA was the home of the brave and land of the free.

[htcz]

Rudy, on 13 April 2012 - 17:35, said:

DO they really think that the earring will make her run faster?

FMH, on 13 April 2012 - 17:47, said:

I didn't know this. Why are athlete's not allowed to wear earrings?

Its not an advantage issue.

1: If athletes get too close, their earrings might get tangled with something and cause injury.
2: If 1 happens or somehow, the earring moves to much and blood slips out of the ear, there is a slight risk of infection to you and others.