Our starting guard had a concussion last friday and the trainers just "had to cut his jersey off his pads" to free his head. Now it is BS that he has to pay for his jersey because it has a cut down the middle and may be unrepairable. he is 53 and i am 51 for the numbers. Another kid was talking to him about it and he said "you can take his(my) number it is just two lower than yours. The kid who said this is 54 and now they may be taking my number and jersey from me to give to our guard. I made damn sure i had that number because it was my brother in laws jersey two years ago when he was a senior and they made it to state championship that year. What should i do?
2006-08-31 16:24:18 · 6 answers · asked by gopackgo51 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Tell your coach you want to keep your damn jersey.
2006-09-01 07:16:13 · answer #1 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that you "do not own" that jersey. Otherwise they could not take it from you to give to another player. So that jersey your brother-in-law wore was actually a school jersey and school property and that it was the one just "worn" by your brother-in-law.
How, you could pull a "switcher-rooney." Go to the place where they sell football uniforms and purchase a new jersey of the same color and number as your current jersey you are wearing. Maybe your school buys its jerseys from a local business in town. Take the "brother-in-law" jersey home and wash it and put it into a poster frame and hang it on your wall.
Then, if the school asks for "your" jersey back to give to the other player, just give them the new jersey as school property. If you lost the jersey you would have to pay for another, so consider that "that" is what you are doing -- replacing a lost jersey, but, you have to pay for it, including the letters and school name logos, etc.
It's not so critical what the "number" of the jersey was that makes the jersey you are wearing special. What is special about the jersey is that your brother-in-law was wearing that jersey when he went to state championship.
So, then, you can go to the trophy store and get an engraved brass plate to honor your brother-in-law's jersey, such as:
Worn by (his name)
State Championship
(name) High School
Year
Good luck. BUT, remember, keep your mouth closed about the switched jersey. Just put it away (after you wash it) into the attic or someplace UNTIL you graduate from high school. Then, don't brag about it to your school friends. Tell your brother-in-law AFTER you graduate from college or give up playing football all together.
Your school and coach is not considering the "fame" value of a trophy jersey that was worn during State Championship play. If "I" were coach, I would have framed all the jerseys worn and replaced them with new jerseys. Such championship jersey's are valuable team trophies.
But, if you replace the jersey on your own, exactly, then I don't think the school would even notice. BUT, keep quiet about it. REALLY, don't tell no one at school.
Of course, you can always purchase your own jersey and consider it as a "replica" trophy. Just wash it a few times to get the newness out of it and don't tell anybody that that cloth was not the original that was worn to the state championships. What you are stressing is the fact that the school went to the champaionships and your brother-in-law wearing that number played in the championship. In effect, you are creating an "Honorary Trophy" for your brother-in-law.
Give it to him for a birthday present, framed, with a brass plate, after you get out of high school.
Of course, it all sounds like your school is "cheap" and your coach does not understand the value and superstition of players' numbers. I don't see why they can't buy another jersey and sew on the number "53" for the kid who had his jersey destroyed during the accident on the field.
2006-08-31 23:59:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If everyone on the team purchases their own jerseys, then he should have to pay for it. If, however, the school supplies the jerseys, then the school should replace the jersey without question. It doesnt make sense to switch all these numbers around. Can this kid pick another number and let both of you keep yours?
2006-09-01 08:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by The Iceman Cometh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you alnd the team all chip in to buy a new jersey? Say that the number is really important to you because of family, he will probably understand. Good luck babe!
2006-08-31 23:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
remember young man you play on a TEAM
it could have been you who got hurt
but he must be better the you he was playing
give up your number
2006-08-31 23:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by matzaballboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know a good place to put it....
2006-08-31 23:31:47 · answer #6 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I care. I really do.
2006-08-31 23:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋