Proposal 37: Section 15B.1; clothing and protections [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: 15. BasketballSubmitted on 2025-05-09
Status: Review from May 09, 2025 to May 17, 2025
Background
The text about clothing and protections was unclear. Also, there are often discussions/issues about the particular case of the helmet.
Proposal
Section 15B.1
Change
Clothing suggestions for comfort and safety:
* Short shoelaces, or laces tucked in
* Definitely no jewelry (watches, necklaces, earrings)
* No hard clothing or protection, especially above the knees.
into
Clothing and equipment must respect the dedicated section of the FIBA rules (section 4.4.2) and the following items:
* No jewelry (watches, necklaces, earrings, etc.), or they must be protected.
* No hard clothing or protection above the knees except for round helmets (no protruding parts).
* Soft protections, including headgears, are permitted.
Body
Initial text was mentioning « suggestions » while items were written as requirements.
In fact, Section 4.4.2 of the FIBA rules correspond quite well to what we want.
We had the explicit issue about helmets with Konstantin Antonov. After discussion with his father, soft helmets (headgears) seem to be a good solution and are officially permitted by the FIBA rules. After discussion, the subcommittee decided to allow hard round helmets as well.