- Jan 15, 2009
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My daughter never takes her helmet off as a catcher. She is always ready( maybe eager ) for a collision at home plate and if the other player is coming in with a helmet and there is head to head contact, I'd hate to be the one not wearing a helmet.
I think the nature of the field dimensions and size of the ball change the effective time and range to field a pop up at the plate for softball vs baseball. Seems to me whenever i watch a baseball game there are pop-ups that hang in the air forever. Also seems like there is much more room at baseball fields behind the plate. Softball most of the catchable pop-ups seem to be within about one step of the plate and there is no time to whip the mask off and reacquire the ball.
I think the nature of the field dimensions and size of the ball change the effective time and range to field a pop up at the plate for softball vs baseball. Seems to me whenever i watch a baseball game there are pop-ups that hang in the air forever. Also seems like there is much more room at baseball fields behind the plate. Softball most of the catchable pop-ups seem to be within about one step of the plate and there is no time to whip the mask off and reacquire the ball.