BigSkyHi
All I know is I don't know
- Jan 13, 2020
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Old school scientist here. Been hit in the shin by a hard ball and a soft ball. Hard ball hurts less. Think they have them named incorrectlyHit at the same velocity sure.
Old school scientist here. Been hit in the shin by a hard ball and a soft ball. Hard ball hurts less. Think they have them named incorrectlyHit at the same velocity sure.
I cringe when I hear parents and coaches put girls back in after a shots to the face. A mask will help prevent facial injuries, but they do next to nothing for concussions.
I’m not a fan of masks as confidence builders either. Wear the mask, but build confidence by teaching them some defense. I picture a 3B charging a bunt thinking they’re invincible because they have a mask only to get drilled when the hitter draws back and swings away. That could happen to a skilled player too of course, but at least she’d have better situational awareness and a better chance at protecting herself.
I was an assistant coach on a 12U team where we asked that the opposition’s 3rd base put on a mask when our #4 batter, who was 6’2”, came up to bat. It didn’t take much convincing.my favorite mask moment was at a 12u tournament, in-state....1st inning, my assistant was coaching first, their dugout was 1b side......"hey coach, no masks in the3 infield?" - coach was an obvious baseball guy, very new to softball.....he gave my asst a growl, "our gloves are our masks"
we hung about 10 on them in the first, highlighted by a screamer that the SS actually moved out of the way on
the next inning every infielder came out with a mask on (their pitcher had been wearing one)
I cringe when I hear parents and coaches put girls back in after a shots to the face. A mask will help prevent facial injuries, but they do next to nothing for concussions.
I’m not a fan of masks as confidence builders either. Wear the mask, but build confidence by teaching them some defense. I picture a 3B charging a bunt thinking they’re invincible because they have a mask only to get drilled when the hitter draws back and swings away. That could happen to a skilled player too of course, but at least she’d have better situational awareness and a better chance at protecting herself.