Ok, so I need some input please. My daughter plays first base, and she does very well at this position and has been playing first base since 10U (she is now 14U). She makes a lot of really good plays moving all around the bag ect. She wears a face mask. During the summer when she would get a pop fly to her area, she calls the ball, flags team mates off with her hands and flips her mask off. She does this all with great coordination and has so far never missed a pop fly. Now, these are mainly the high ones when she flips her mask off. She has caught many fast line drives and definitely keeps it on then. I asked her why she does this and she said because the mask obstruct her view looking up( She wears the rip it, and has had good luck with it). I just wanted to hear from coaches and others what you think of this. I don't really fear for her safety with this, but yes, I know it could hit her, I just want to know if this is a distraction to others or wrong to do. If this is a horrible, bad habit, I want to encourage her not to do this. This past tourney she did it a couple of times, and she had a really awesome defensive weekend.