last season, daughter was only playing rec, but she loves to catch, and DW insisted she have her own gear, mainly because she did not want her sharing a helmet. bought her MacGregor EZ gear, would not do that again. Helmet and chest protector OK, but leg guards are velcro, and would not stay on (they have the over the knee protection, the top strap keeps popping, then the top piece flapping leads to next strap popping. also, could not incorporate knee savers into them (made strap popping much worse). so for last year she used the team leg guards. team also had a catchir's mitt, so she did not have her own.
this year, she is playing travel ball, and catcher is expected to provide all their own gear. need to buy a set of leg guards for her, looking to keep reasonable.
Potential candidates are
Easton Youth Natural Leg Guards
Rawlings Junior Blackhawk Leg Guards
looking for opinoions or other suggestions
also need an opinion on a good youth softball catcher's mitt, as she will need one of these as well. want to get this soon to start breaking it in. what size is reccommended for a 10 year old player, uses a 12 inch glove currently, looking at the Mizuno Prospect GXC112 Youth Catcher's Mitt as a likely candidate, 31.5 inches.
this year, she is playing travel ball, and catcher is expected to provide all their own gear. need to buy a set of leg guards for her, looking to keep reasonable.
Potential candidates are
Easton Youth Natural Leg Guards
Rawlings Junior Blackhawk Leg Guards
looking for opinoions or other suggestions
also need an opinion on a good youth softball catcher's mitt, as she will need one of these as well. want to get this soon to start breaking it in. what size is reccommended for a 10 year old player, uses a 12 inch glove currently, looking at the Mizuno Prospect GXC112 Youth Catcher's Mitt as a likely candidate, 31.5 inches.