So because it is not perfect you shouldn't wear one? That's just crazy..
Not at all. Read it again carefully. Just know the limitations of your equipment.
So because it is not perfect you shouldn't wear one? That's just crazy..
Not at all. Read it again carefully. Just know the limitations of your equipment.
My feeling is if you want to wear a mask, wear one, if you want to force your own kid to wear one do it, but if the highschool forced my kid to wear one, she wouldn't play.
Not at all. Read it again carefully. Just know the limitations of your equipment.
My feeling is if you want to wear a mask, wear one, if you want to force your own kid to wear one do it, but if the highschool forced my kid to wear one, she wouldn't play.
Given the risk the protection afforded is minimal and may only be part of a comprehensive solution. Unfortunately some seem to feel that fielders masks as designed provide a much higher level of protection and have unrealistic expectations of performance.
Riseball ( in a good way ) reminds me of my own daughter, with our conversations about possibly using a mask, she always had a "list" why she just refused to even consider it. I honored those reasons, as a former pitcher I never used a mask either. She was very much like this young lady, finally took a face shot her senior year, after pitching for 10 years.
After her injury, the negative list disappeared. She was "pro-mask". The other night I asked her if she had a daughter who wanted to pitch, would she opt for a mask? She said, "from day one, I don't want her to know any different than it's a simple added layer of protection".
Looks like she will be a better parent than I was.