Mouth Guards version 2

Just a note on a recent comp, over 500 jounier players all decked out in mouth guards. They were using a combo of internal and external.
No incidents that I can recall. Great to have the kids protected!
Cheers
Belle

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Bentfishboy,
I have heard from the WTD that to get a mouth gaurd approved it must be approved by the committee (which will not be together until Durban) and it also has to be available in commercial quantities of 500 or more.
The issue I have is that I have been playing with an external mouth gaurd that is of much higher quality then what has been approved. Who is responsible if I change my external mouth gaurd to the approved one and then my teeeth get knocked out...which btw has happend to people wearing the approved version.

Tan

Im with you Tan, Vote 1 the Alvin Stringer mouth guard!
Must be a way we can get them approved.
Cheers
Belle

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One would think that since the current 'approved' mouthguards weren't actually designed or sold as such, then the concept of commercial quantities would be rather irrelevant. Sticks don't have to be available in commercial quantities, they just have to be safe and fit for the purpose, a decision we leave up to the referees on a case-by-case basis. I can't see the issue with doing the same with mouthguards. A basic guide to legal materials and the purpose of having them, and bob's your aunty...

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I dont now that one.
DO you have a photo?
I only now the american mouthguard and the one we made ourself.
But its desided in the netherlands that after 1 january 2008 all competition players must have an external or internal mouthguard.

On this photo you see the amrican "dream"mouthguard.
And the self made streamlined mouth guard we do use almost 6 years now.


You can see me use it.

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the answer is YES

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Hi Belle or Tan

Can one off you send me photos from those "alvin Stringer mouth guard"
I.m just askt to send some photos to the person that must look to that for the Netherlands competition and he ask me for photos

This was hius exact reaction to my question.
(only translated from dutch to englisch)

But the bests are as many collect examples as possible. Are able make you a clear photograph of your bitje and the way on which these are confirmed/attached. Then we can show by means of photograph what, however, and what are possible not well.

So i Need photos.
From external mouth guards.
I have those 2 i shown on the photo
Does anybody have others.
And then especialy those who played in the dutch competition.

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but see this is a questionable example, not just for safety sake. If I have one stick that passes the gear check, then pull one out for the game I know will fail later in the game it is pretty much the same thing. I'm pretty sure that would put me in the bin for a couple minutes, and I'm pretty sure many of the refs at worlds would feel this is blatant unsportsmanlike behaviour and a personal affront. I wouldn't be surprised if a player were ejected from the match for something like that. So should removing the mouth guard on purpose be any different?

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Sven, the picture of yours looks very much like what ours would look like if you just cut off all the ribs and taped the whole thing up. Makes me question these guards again. What determines that these are safe? They are not precut to fit your snorkle, that has to be done yourself. With different snorkles you may need to cut two or three ribs. Why not cut all 5 and go "streamlined". Can't see how you could get disapproval for having the regulation external mouthguard customized to fit your snorkle since they all have to be customized.

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because mouth guards, ear guards/polo caps/wrestling heargear and/or hand protection are require safety equpiment. I attended the National Assoc of Sports Officials annual conference (I am a member) in late July. One comment caught my attention: 'what is the referees first and foremost responsibility?' Answer - safety of the players/athletes.

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