So is it a team foul or personal?

Most stadiums have a by law where it is a personal foul. By FIBA definition, an incorrect uniform is supposed to be a technical foul, well at least they did when I was reffing, it may have since been updated.

It is a personal foul but goes on the team fouls for that half as well.

I heard that one team walked off 10 minutes into the second half.

So if someone in your team doesn't have uniform and hasn't scored any points are you happy to have 2 points taken off of you?

It's a lot simplier just to give the other team 2 points.

Yep...all the stadiums I have reffed at always said the ref would have to give the points to the other team at the start of the game...writing them on to the score sheet.

Most the time though, it normally gets done at half time.

Giving someone a foul for not having a number isn't in the sprit of the game. What are they going to do next, give someone a tech for not tucking in their jersey.

It acts as a deterrent so that maybe next time they will have the correct uniform.

Fair enough Alf. Can you say hi to Willie for me?

Anonymous, thoughs rules are fine for District ball but we are talking about Social here. Surely a warning would be sufficient on the proviso that the player will have a number the next week.

So if there are 2 players or 3 without a number, or 2 guys wearing the same number, how are the refs and scorers supposed to identify which "No Number" or which "Red 23" is the player concerned!!

Bibs, anybody?

Disappointing in a social game that you get a foul for having no number but a player on the other team can call someone a f??? slut and nothing happens, not even a warning.

At the beginning of each season teams fill out a nomination form that outlines what the rules are regarding uniforms. That should be sufficient warning. If you don't like it don't play.

Hi Martha,

I am the ref that you had last night. I spoke to your team last night after the game and when told that she called a player this my response was I didn't hear it which is the truth. I was in the process of watching the play when I turned around and saw two players abusing each other off the ball. This is when I stepped in and gave a verbal warning to both teams to either play the game or I would call the game off as BOTH teams were abusing each other at the time that I stepped in. The game then quietened down and continued only to start again due to players from the other team firing up that some of your players had 5 fouls, yes I should have done something here, but by the time I could do anything you had made up your mind to walk off and go home.

I am sorry for what happened last night but as I said I did not hear her call anyone the name you say. This may have occurred, but I cannot do anything about this unless I hear it. You asked me to talk to them about their language which I did straight away, the language had then stopped until the said incident.

Again, I am sorry that the game had ended this way, but I don't understand that you claim I didn't do anything. My partner and I did all we could do. Believe me though, the team in question is being looked into by the stadium manager. Please don't think that we don't care about these matters, we try as best as we can to make our teams happy.

If you have any more questions or queries, please don't hesitate to ask us refs while at the stadium, we do listen.

Thankyou.