My 7yo has started actually diving for balls at first. She would do it when throwing with me in the front yard but mainly just being silly. About half way through the year she laid out for a bad throw to her at first and stopped it. I made a big deal out of it and now she goes hard after everything.
Our uniforms have shorts so I want to avoid a scraped knee (She is proud of the strwberry on her hip from practice Tues night though.) that might make her a little hesitant to lay out for one. I was wondering if anyone can recommend and light weight knee pads for her. Most of the ones I have seen locally are sliding pads and would be a little bulky for her in the field.
Our uniforms have shorts so I want to avoid a scraped knee (She is proud of the strwberry on her hip from practice Tues night though.) that might make her a little hesitant to lay out for one. I was wondering if anyone can recommend and light weight knee pads for her. Most of the ones I have seen locally are sliding pads and would be a little bulky for her in the field.