Crossfire Premier has made it a practice to recognize those teams which have won a state championship with one star on the uniform for each state championship won by the team. As a team is made up of players, the players on a team can change year to year, and new uniforms are purchased over time, questions arise over who is entitled to wear a star and the number of stars they are entitled to.
The default policy is that the teams’ uniforms and all players on the roster for that team should have the number of stars which represent the number of state championships that the team has won during past seasons. This policy is based on the idea a team won the championship and the star(s) is recognition for a teams’ past success. Additionally anyone currently on the team is a representative of the team and all members of the team should have the same uniforms when playing.
In application there are a couple of situations which may raise questions around applying the policy and should be considered exceptions.
- Once a player has a star(s) on a particular uniform it does not need to be removed from the uniform even if they join a team with no stars or fewer stars on their uniforms.
- Stars are not cumulative across teams. In other words if a player goes from one team which has won one championship and then moves to another team and wins a second championship, the player, who may already have a star on their uniform, does not get to add a second star. The number of stars on the uniform should represent the number of championships the team they are on has won. Note that the policy exception above (#1) does not require a player to remove a star on a particular uniform.
- When new uniforms are purchased the number of stars should be representative of the number of state championships for the team the player is on even if this might be fewer than what is on other uniforms they may have.
