Sports in America are constantly evolving. Equipment, training, coaching and strategies improve and at times rules are altered to reflect those changes. Protective equipment also improves in an attempt to keep up. The problem, as has been stated, is with some people who profess to care about their athletes but care only as far as their perceived disadvantage to winning goes. I do not accept that there is any disadvantage with defensive masks. The analogy to hockey and football is apt. Tell Peyton he would see down field better if he got rid of his mask or tell any NHL player to toughen up. I would like to see the NFHS and the ASA mandate the use of infield masks. There would then be no poorly protected players for colleges to recruit.