I wouldn't care if my pitcher wore a mask or not. Get the hitters out and you can wear complete catching gear for all I care.
WUH??? I did not put forth any argument, I was taking issue with your characterization that if you do not protest, refuse to play the game if the girls aren't wearing one, write letters to governing bodies etc. then you are somehow taking an "easy stance". Clearly having your kid wear a mask is not a fanatical thing to do. Protesting a game because other girls are not wearing them, as you suggested, would be pretty fanatical in my book.
Hopefully the message of the importance of wearing a mask is received here and not all the little nit picks on how she coulda shoulda done this or that to avoid the ball....
Put a mask on, or find a different position. Period!
My dd thankfully has never been hit in the face but she did however take a shot right off her plant leg knee cap. A year later she still has trouble putting full weight on it. And the stress of protecting that knee is always in the front of her mind when she pitches now. I'm 1000 percent sure that if she could have protected herself she would have. But we're talking about less than a half second to gather yourself and look to defend... c'mon man. If its so easy, how bout you throw to me with out a screen or mask and then we'll see how easy it is.
Hopefully the message of the importance of wearing a mask is received here and not all the little nit picks on how she coulda shoulda done this or that to avoid the ball....
Put a mask on, or find a different position. Period!
My dd thankfully has never been hit in the face but she did however take a shot right off her plant leg knee cap. A year later she still has trouble putting full weight on it. And the stress of protecting that knee is always in the front of her mind when she pitches now. I'm 1000 percent sure that if she could have protected herself she would have. But we're talking about less than a half second to gather yourself and look to defend... c'mon man. If its so easy, how bout you throw to me with out a screen or mask and then we'll see how easy it is.
I wouldn't care if my pitcher wore a mask or not. Get the hitters out and you can wear complete catching gear for all I care.