No, she has her own helmet and mask sine she started.
When in baseball they required the C to wear a cup ....
When in baseball they required the C to wear a cup ....
It is pretty obvious that you had already made up your mind before you posted. So what is the purpose of this post? It is looking much more like trolling than seeking insight as you claimed.
IMHO , a softly thrown ball to the grill is not a realistic risk of catastrophic facial injury like a line drive is.
Ill stand proud if some dirtbag lawyer sues me for a kid being barely hurt with a mask vs hiding behind that baloney and her getting her face crushed.
... [MENTION=10413]riseball[/MENTION] you called poster naive, maybe you should explain that. I think we all understand in this sue happy culture anyone can get sued for anything and crazy things happen when courts get involved...
Any lawsuit valid or otherwise is not a trivial matter. In the end it will cost you money, and possibly much more. There is a myth that if someone files a frivolous lawsuit, you will be awarded attorney fees and other costs. That is a very rare occurrence and only in the case of a truly frivolous lawsuit. However, if the lawsuit has any merit whatsoever and then is ultimately dismissed, you will still be out thousands of dollars, lost time from work, etc. Maybe the OP understands this reality has the resources to back the bravado and cavalier attitude. Most people do not.
I looked into this in the past. This quote basically shows why NOCSAE currently will not address standalone fielders mask:
"We talked to (NOCSAE) a number of times and the reason there is not a standard for the standalone mask is that while the mask provides some protection, the lower part of the face and the side of the face are still not protected, based on their testing. We’ve looked at a couple of masks and done some tests on them, and we saw that they did not fully protect the players.”
Now because of this NFHS and most states have not mandated use of masks, and leave it up to individual schools and players.