Dave Hendrickson <[log in to unmask]> said: >It was my understanding that mouthpieces were required this year. I've got rule books back to 1992, and they all require mouthguards. (Rule 3-4-c) >Yet when watching the Mass-Lowell - Concordia game last weekend, there were >numerous players who were not wearing mouthpieces. Perhaps this was allowed >because it was an exhibition with a Canadian team. Or are the officials just >looking the other way? I find the latter hard to believe, but was wondering >if any of the other games that have been played so far have shown the same >discrepancy. "All NCAA member institutions are required to conduct their intercollegiate contests according to these rules." Perhaps the team was wearing mouthguards made of a clear material?