Pitchers - Wear your masks

[JCates]

Fastpitchfanatic:

Glad to hear it. All I am arguing for is for adults to protect the safety of the girls playing this game. I don't care how good of a fielder a girl is, how good she can hit her spots, or any other point people like to bring up regarding this game. The one mistake can provide lifetime damage to the child. I know as a parent I would NEVER want to be the one responsible for making a decision that resulted in my DD having a major injury when such an inexpensive alternative was available to pretect her. No game is worth it.

Spaz:

I simply acknowledged your right to parent your child as you desire and the decisions you have made. I also provided my hope that she is never injured as a result of your decision.

Snag:

If you are going to bring up the college point then you might bring in the statistic that a very limited amount of those who play fastpitch softball actually make it to that level of play.

I have seen no indication that the Rip It mask has hindered the ability to make plays. The older masks might have, but these do not hinder vision and are very light to wear. And it seems that I remember seeing the mask making its way onto the college level on a few players last year. If a player at that level can play with the mask, and she probably did not have the Rip It mask available until later in her high school career, then I am sure the younger girls wearing them today will be fine.

[slaphitter]

You just couldn't resist falling back to the personal and parenting skill attacks. It must be tough being so morally superior to others.
Have a nice day and best of luck to you and your DD

I realize you like to and live for stimulating conservations and most of all argumentive subjects, to further heybucket responses. So I am not real sure if you really believe any of what you are saying. And yes all of this is very personel and yes it does take good parenting skills to spend 40.00 for a piece of equipment and tell your dd wear it or don't play. These two small items that could prevent alot of pain and suffering from all that would be involved in such an injury. In saying this Spaz I hope you sleep well at night and never never have something happen that would cause you to be remorseful for your stand on this issue.

And by the way I do not believe you really answered the question. Why not have her wear a mask ?????

[Trophy Hunter]

How many of you make your DD wear a crash helmet in the car on your way to a game?

If not, why not?

[ontheblack]

It will be interesting to see how the masked kids will adjust to college ball or if we will start to see masks when the 14U's and younger get there

Wearing a Rip It mask isnt going to hinder anyone in college. I know 2 HS seniors who wear Rip Its who will be playing D1 next year. They were recruited and signed by coaches who know they wear masks. I know one for sure will still wear the mask. Not sure about the other, but I have no doubt it wont effect her playing ability.

The cage is a personal thing as well. There are coaches like the Weeklys who endorse them.

[ontheblack]

How many of you make your DD wear a crash helmet in the car on your way to a game?

If not, why not?

That is an idiotic argument.

[Trophy Hunter]

Its not an argument, its a question.
Either way, why is it idiotic?

[Blind Squirrel]

Consider:

http://azstarnet.com/sports/softball/co ... bf049.html

A question for the helmet advocates: After reading that will you require, from this day forward, your child to wear protective head gear in every unprotected dugout during games?

(I hereby award myself uno pointavo for sticking to the extremely narrow spectrum of softball when discussing risk assessment and parenting skills. Or does the fact that I'm bringing up a situation that doesn't necessarily involve a pitcher, first basemen or third baseman invalidate my question?).

Extremely Bad Parent Squirrel

[why not?]

Its not an argument, its a question.
Either way, why is it idiotic?

Do you really need to ask??? If you don't know, you won't understand.....

[AE27]

If you are a parent that is concerned for your dd's safety, then make her wear the mask!!! My dd will wear it all the way until she no longer plays softball when playing 1st, 3rd or toeing the rubber, whenever that may be.

Nuff said.

[Trophy Hunter]

Its not an argument, its a question.
Either way, why is it idiotic?

Do you really need to ask??? If you don't know, you won't understand.....

Another non-responsive reply. If you do know, please respond to the question.