Catchers Gear for 10u

[jbpick86]

10u player, starting first season of travel ball and has taken to catching. We have borrowed gear up to this point, most of it I'll fitted and budget store stuff. Looking to start assembling a complete setup for Christmas but looking for recommendations. Can be whole sets, leg guards, chest protectors, or helmet recommendations. What are your favorites in the youth space to start looking at?

 

[stox]

I bought this set for my daughter (7yr old) and she loves it, probably just because of the color scheme. It fits really well and she's a smaller girl. You may want the 9-12 size.

https://www.baseballsavings.com/p/all-star-youth-players-series-catcher-kit

There's a $30 off promo code available now as well, so it's a great deal

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[Nuwin]

Easton - Jen Schro Fundamentals served us well. The biggest challenge I believe is being limited to the box set sizes. We quickly outgrew the leg guards.

Very common set, can be had at the big box stores, and pretty easy to resell. I personally wouldn't ever recommend a used helmet, but most people don't care it seems.

Hopefully you have a local specialty store that carries a variety of things. But if not, and you chase pieces individually, order multiple sizes if you think you're in between and return what you don't use. Most places will allow exchanges, but that process can be really slow.

 

[Chad504boy]

10u player, starting first season of travel ball and has taken to catching. We have borrowed gear up to this point, most of it I'll fitted and budget store stuff. Looking to start assembling a complete setup for Christmas but looking for recommendations. Can be whole sets, leg guards, chest protectors, or helmet recommendations. What are your favorites in the youth space to start looking at?

Easton or Mizuno

 

[LEsoftballdad]

Easton, Mizuno, and All-Star all make good youth sets. If you want a good deal, contact me.

 

[jbpick86]

Are there any particular series from either of these brands that are better or a better value at this age than others? Like Jen Schro, Series 7, or Samurai (just naming some that come to mind) or are some of them overkill for this age? I want to get her the most comfortable/utilitarian set that I can.

Easton, Mizuno, and All-Star all make good youth sets. If you want a good deal, contact me.

 

[LEsoftballdad]

Are there any particular series from either of these brands that are better or a better value at this age than others? Like Jen Schro, Series 7, or Samurai (just naming some that come to mind) or are some of them overkill for this age? I want to get her the most comfortable/utilitarian set that I can.

At that age and size, Mizuno and Rawlings are the better value. The problem is she'll outgrow the set in about 3.5 days. Yes, I'm exaggerating, but it seems like my girls grew so fast at that age that I could watch their feet grow in front of me.

The moral of the story is to not go crazy at that age.

 

[Chad504boy]

LE, don't want to make a new thread.

Looking at the Jen Schro the very best set. Daughter is 5'7" to 5'8". 14 yrs old. Debating between the medium and large sets. I know girls don't like catcher sets very big on them so that's why i'm leaning to medium. Any thoughts on sizing of this set?

 

[LEsoftballdad]

LE, don't want to make a new thread.

Looking at the Jen Schro the very best set. Daughter is 5'7" to 5'8". 14 yrs old. Debating between the medium and large sets. I know girls don't like catcher sets very big on them so that's why i'm leaning to medium. Any thoughts on sizing of this set?

Chad,

At that height, I would go with a large. The helmets are the same size in the medium and large sets, so if it is too large, I recommend the Easton pad kit they sell to tighten the helmet for a smaller head. I think at her height, the medium is too small.

 

[Intheboondocks]

LE, don't want to make a new thread.

Looking at the Jen Schro the very best set. Daughter is 5'7" to 5'8". 14 yrs old. Debating between the medium and large sets. I know girls don't like catcher sets very big on them so that's why i'm leaning to medium. Any thoughts on sizing of this set?

Your daughter is about the same height as my 14yo, she has really long legs so we ended up having to buy seperate pieces to get a good fit.