IMO the video strengthens the idea that proper training can prevent serious injury. I hate to see anyone get hurt, but the video appears she flinched while bringing her glove up. It also appears she turns her head before the ball arrives. If so, it would have either missed the mask or pushed it aside without absorbing the impact.
I hope she's ok, but this doesn't change my thoughts that masks should be optional and mandating them is misguided until they have safety standards. A larger, stronger and tighter fitting mask may have prevented her injury. The masks on the market today would have done little to no good if indeed she was hit in the side of the head.
My 10u dd has hit 2 legit home runs this year. The bat she was using didn't have the correct stamp for u trip so she borrowed a teammates CF7 and hit 2 in the tournament after not getting close to the fence before. She is a solid hitter and can hit a legit double fairly often. But she stepped up to a plate with a bat she had never used before and cleared the fence twice. That's ridiculous. And terrifying to me, as she is a pitcher. You'll never tell me it's not the bats.You hear of 12U players going yard ..... just imagine what several years of dedicated effort can do on top of that.
In all sincerity ... I'd be fine with the girls being required to swing wood. Stop subsidizing inferior swing mechanics with what is essentially a high-tech weapon.
Irresponsible post. Her injuries were right above her eye, cheekbone, and her nose was bleeding. Most masks like the Rip-it face mask would have prevented most if not all of her injuries and she certainly wouldn't have been taking a trip to the ER. To say otherwise, is completely incorrect.
You may not want mandatory masks which fine but to say that she would have sustained the same injuries while wearing a face mask is just false and very misleading.
I agree totally with her turning her head to the side like she did out of pure reaction which is completely normal, the mask probably wouldn't of helped much if any in this situation. personally though im for masks. DD took a couple line drives this weekend none to the face and she reacted to both but IMO if you pitch its going to happen its when is the ?IMO the video strengthens the idea that proper training can prevent serious injury. I hate to see anyone get hurt, but the video appears she flinched while bringing her glove up. It also appears she turns her head before the ball arrives. If so, it would have either missed the mask or pushed it aside without absorbing the impact.
I hope she's ok, but this doesn't change my thoughts that masks should be optional and mandating them is misguided until they have safety standards. A larger, stronger and tighter fitting mask may have prevented her injury. The masks on the market today would have done little to no good if indeed she was hit in the side of the head.