I have a dilemma that I am probably thinking is a bigger deal than it really it is.
We are playing 12u TB for the 1st time and of course the team has to have matching helmets and bags. It's all included in the cost, so that's fine.
The problem comes in that DD is a catcher so she has all of her catchers gear plus bats, batting helmet, cleats, etc. We finally got a Boombah bag this year that fits everything. The coach's daughter is a catcher so I asked if the bags they are ordering fit everything for the catchers too. She said it fits everything except the catchers helmet. DD saw the bags because a couple girls have then from last year and said to me on the way home, no way is that going to fit all my stuff. I just told her that it's part of being on a travel team and you should just go with the flow, but I am worried that if all her gear doesn't fit in a bag, it will be forgotten somewhere.
Problem #2. DD has a big head....physically (not mentally). I had to search high and low for a batting helmet that went up to 7 3/4 and found a Worth that fit her great last year. She tried on the batting helmet that one of the girls had from last year's team and it was too small, like squish her head and hard to put on and take off small, and this one had the padding already worn in. I asked the coach if the helmets come in different sizes and she didn't know. She said she would check. They use custom color Schutt helmets and it looks like there are different sizes in some of the models. Do I just volunteer to pay the extra if she needs a different model helmet so it fits her big head?
Anybody else run into these problems and how did you handle?
We are playing 12u TB for the 1st time and of course the team has to have matching helmets and bags. It's all included in the cost, so that's fine.
The problem comes in that DD is a catcher so she has all of her catchers gear plus bats, batting helmet, cleats, etc. We finally got a Boombah bag this year that fits everything. The coach's daughter is a catcher so I asked if the bags they are ordering fit everything for the catchers too. She said it fits everything except the catchers helmet. DD saw the bags because a couple girls have then from last year and said to me on the way home, no way is that going to fit all my stuff. I just told her that it's part of being on a travel team and you should just go with the flow, but I am worried that if all her gear doesn't fit in a bag, it will be forgotten somewhere.
Problem #2. DD has a big head....physically (not mentally). I had to search high and low for a batting helmet that went up to 7 3/4 and found a Worth that fit her great last year. She tried on the batting helmet that one of the girls had from last year's team and it was too small, like squish her head and hard to put on and take off small, and this one had the padding already worn in. I asked the coach if the helmets come in different sizes and she didn't know. She said she would check. They use custom color Schutt helmets and it looks like there are different sizes in some of the models. Do I just volunteer to pay the extra if she needs a different model helmet so it fits her big head?
Anybody else run into these problems and how did you handle?
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