First base mitt for 10 year old

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Jul 16, 2019
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She does both, but as of right now she is mostly behind the plate. I bought her a Mizuno youth catchers mitt and she tried another brand (not sure which), but she didn't like either; she went right back to her fielders glove.
 
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She does both, but as of right now she is mostly behind the plate. I bought her a Mizuno youth catchers mitt and she tried another brand (not sure which), but she didn't like either; she went right back to her fielders glove.
I understand she's playing 10U, but the first time she has to catch a pitcher who's throwing harder than she's comfortable with.......she'll learn to like a true catchers mitt!

At her age, I'd try to find her a proper catchers mitt and stick with a 12" fielders glove at 1B.
 
Jul 16, 2019
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I don't disagree, but I think it is in her mind that a catchers mitt isn't the way to go. If we haven't already begun to play, I would likely move forward with the Vinci Fortus and play with it. Our current pitcher isn't throwing extremely fast, so I am comfortable with a 1B mitt for now. If she stays at catcher, I'll be buying a true catchers mitt and hopefully it will be an easy transition when she gets comfortable with a 1B mitt.
 
Apr 30, 2018
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I would order both the FP Gold 1B glove and a Next Play Catchers Mitt to try. You can always return the glove. I think she will be pleasantly surprised when trying out a glove specifically made for kids hands. Bradley is sold out of the 32.5" FP Gold Catchers Mitt, but give them a shout and ask about the 32 or 33" Next Play. I believe the patterns are almost identical.

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