High school soccer teams will be reversing their home and visiting uniforms next season. Beginning in the 2018-19 season, home teams will wear dark jerseys and socks, and visiting teams will wear solid white jerseys and solid white socks.
The uniform change was one of nine rules revisions recommended by the National Federation of State High School Association’s Soccer Rules Committee at its January meeting in Indianapolis. All changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
Previously, the home team was required to wear solid white jerseys and the visiting team wore dark-colored jerseys. The language defines dark as “any color which contrasts with white.”
“This change allows home teams to wear their school-color jerseys at home,” Theresia Wynns, director of sports and officials and liaison to the Soccer Rules Committee, said in a press release. “It also could provide the opportunity to use an alternative color uniform for special events.”
In another uniform change, undergarments can be a different solid color than the uniform, although the length and color of the undergarments must be the same for all members of the team.
A complete listing of the soccer rules changes is available on the NFHS website at nfhs.org.
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