Our coach made the mistake of telling us parents that he didn't care what color socks the boys wore. So....
We have one meet here that is a "fun" meet. There is a costume contest. The judges are booed. There are pranks (gymnasts pushing each other in scales during floor, stopping to text during their floor routine, etc. the judges have been known to ask trivia questions for "bonus" points. It is a really fun meet!
Anyway, for this meet, the parents got together and purchased the "girl" socks..you know, the ones that are a pack of 8 different striped/polka dot, swirly brightly colored socks. They wore their "competition" socks in to warm ups, and when teh coach came out to the floor to get them ready, they took of their socks and revealed their other socks. He loved it and got a pair to wear for himself. The boys competed in them. Funniest thing was, several judges said that they never even noticed!