- Jan 9, 2015
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Freshman Samantha Show got a victory in her first game pitching for Texas A&M. Complete game with 13 or 14 K's. Did all of this while wearing a mask.
I'm not looking to make this into a "should everyone have to wear a mask" post. I want to simply point out that a player should be able to wear a mask if she wants without a team ridiculing her, or a coach demanding that she remove it.
I've heard firsthand coaches state that they would either not recruit a girl that wears a mask, or would tell her that she couldn't wear one once she got to their school. Well...that is about to change, because these younger kids that have all worn masks for 4-5 years(or more) are starting to finally graduate. They will start to put pressure on coaches to change their rules on masks. If you don't want to wear one then fine, but a player shouldn't be ostracized for wearing one.
When a couple of "old school" coaches get turned down by a couple of the next Jenny Finches because of their stance, then you will get schools that will publicly advocate masks in an attempt to gain an edge on the new wave of softball players moving through the college ranks.
That will only benefit the players that want the option of wearing a mask. After all, these coaches recruited the girls when they were wearing masks. How and why would you want to mess with their confidence and comfort when playing?
I'm not looking to make this into a "should everyone have to wear a mask" post. I want to simply point out that a player should be able to wear a mask if she wants without a team ridiculing her, or a coach demanding that she remove it.
I've heard firsthand coaches state that they would either not recruit a girl that wears a mask, or would tell her that she couldn't wear one once she got to their school. Well...that is about to change, because these younger kids that have all worn masks for 4-5 years(or more) are starting to finally graduate. They will start to put pressure on coaches to change their rules on masks. If you don't want to wear one then fine, but a player shouldn't be ostracized for wearing one.
When a couple of "old school" coaches get turned down by a couple of the next Jenny Finches because of their stance, then you will get schools that will publicly advocate masks in an attempt to gain an edge on the new wave of softball players moving through the college ranks.
That will only benefit the players that want the option of wearing a mask. After all, these coaches recruited the girls when they were wearing masks. How and why would you want to mess with their confidence and comfort when playing?