NFHS SOFTBALL UNIFORMS

Front View
A JERSEY COLOR
1. Uniforms of all team members shall be of the same color and style.
B
2. State associations may, on an individual basis, permit a player to
participate while wearing a different style uniform for religious rea-
sons, inclement weather, etc. A uniform shall not have any danger-
ous or reflective buttons or ornaments.
A
3. The school’s official uniform (including uniform jersey, and/or pants/
shorts/skirts, etc. Visible undergarments, socks, stockings, caps and
headwear) may bear only a single manufacturer’s logo/trademark/
C reference (partial or whole) that does not exceed 2-1/4 square inch-
es with no dimension exceeding 2-14/ inches on each item.
4. For individual players, uniform sleeve lengths may vary. However,
sleeves of each individual player shall be approximately the same
length and shall not be ragged, frayed or slit.
B 5. A uniform shall not have any dangerous or reflective buttons or
ornaments.
A
B AMERICAN FLAG
1. One American flag (2 inch x 3 inch maximum) may be worn on each
item of uniform apparel, and either a commemorative or memorial
patch, not to exceed 4 square inches and with written state associa-
C tion approval, may be worn on the jersey, provided neither the flag
nor the patch interferes with the visibility of the number.

C MANUFACTURER’S NAME
B 1. The school’s official uniform (including uniform jersey, and/or pants/
shorts/skirts, etc., visible undergarments, socks, stockings, caps and
headwear) may bear only a single manufacturer’s logo/trademark/
reference (partial or whole) that does not exceed 2¼ square inches
A with no dimension exceeding 2¼ inches on each item.

National Federation of
State High School Associations

PO Box 690 | Indianapolis, IN 46206

Phone: 317-972-6900 | Fax: 317.822.5700
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Back View
D BACK NUMBER
1. A number on the back of each player’s jersey is required and shall
be at least 6 inches high.
2. The number must be of solid color contrasting with the color of
D shirt.
3. The numbers may have a contrasting color border, which shall not
exceed ¼ inch. No players on the same team shall wear identical
numbers (0 and 00 are considered the same number).

E HEADWEAR
1. Headwear (caps, visors, headbands, ribbons, etc.) may be mixed. If
worn, they must be white, black, beige or school colors (the colors
are not required to be the same for team members). The logo may
be any color. Flat items, no longer than 2 inches, used to control
the hair, such as bobby pins, barrettes and hair clips, are permitted.
Plastic visors, bandannas and hair-beads are prohibited.
D
F UNDERGARMENTS
1. Exposed undergarments, if worn, are considered part of the official
uniform. All exposed undergarments shall be a solid single color:
black, white, gray or a school color.
a. For individual players, exposed upper-body undergarments do
not have to be the same color as exposed lower-body undergar-
ments.
b. For all team members, exposed upperbody undergarments shall
be the same solid single color, and all exposed lower-body under-
garments shall be the same solid single color.
c. Garments other than team uniforms such as arm sleeves, leg
D sleeves, and tights are permissible. Anything worn on the arm or
leg is a sleeve, except a brace, and shall met the color restrictions.

G MISCELLANEOUS
1. Exception: Any wristband with a playbook/playcard attached shall
be considered equipment and is permitted as long as it is a single,
solid color, and it is not optic yellow. It does not have to match the
color of the upper garment. It shall only be worn on the pitching
arm.
2. A pitcher shall not wear any item on the pitching hand, wrist, arm
or thighs which may, in the umpire’s judgment, be distracting to the
batter.

National Federation of
State High School Associations

PO Box 690 | Indianapolis, IN 46206

Phone: 317-972-6900 | Fax: 317.822.5700
www.nfhs.org Page | 2