FO Stick tape vs. Contrasting color April 27, 2021 World Games 2014 0 Forum Questions Article 3 n. speaks about contrasting color between the head and gloves. What are your thoughts about sliver shift ,white head and white gloves? The Note says that can be the shaft color, paint or tape. Some FO players have tape and other do not. Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text Riti's Answer: Visual Text I would just add to Paul's answer that if in the opinion of the official the silver is not contrasting enough for him to see that the glove is not touching the head, then during the pre-game conference with the faceoff players the official should instruct the player to add a different color tape. (Maybe the silver is very faint or the gloves have a silverish highlight on the fingers) Tyma's Answer: Visual Text Silver shaft contrasts with white head -- OK. Silver shaft contrasts with white gloves -- OK. It is not necessary that the gloves contrast with the head. The purpose of the rule is to make it possible for the face-off official to see that the glove is not touching the head. In the case at hand, the official can see a stripe of silver shaft between the head and the player's glove when the player's grip is legal. Answer File Question Answered Yes No
