MASK

[SBALLdad]

SHOULD MASK BE MAMITORY FOR PITCHERS

[REALLY]

SHOULD MASK BE MAMITORY FOR PITCHERS

Mandatory perhaps not sure about manitory or mamitory..


on a serious note

No rules, parents decide if a parent can't make the choice without a rule thats on them.

[monkeysmom]

Didn't we just debate this topic? Ok, actually your poll should read:

$40.00 for mask to protect dd skull or
$50,000.00 in orthopedic and plastic surgeryto put dd face back together

Required? Absolutely! for 1st, 3rd and pitcher.

For those that disagree...then lets not require helmets for batting, break away bases, ball nets and any of the other technology that has been developed to protect the girls.

[mrTfoo]

I think this topic has been beat to death. Both sides of this debate have logical points.

Should we make leg/ankle/knee braces mandatory? I’ve seen them all get injured. How about elbow pads mandatory for all batters? Maybe shoulder and elbow sleeves to protect the arms, this could go on and on. I look at the mask like the seat belt law, no I don’t think it should be mandatory, but you’re a dumb A** if you don’t use one.

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[Phantomz08]

I can tell you one thing, if my older DD did not have her mask on in a 12U game a couple of years ago, she may have been killed. Was not a big girl at bat but she hit it square and it hit my DD in the mask quicker than I could say "oh sh*t"... I sat there on my bucket for a couple of seconds looking to see if she was going to move after falling to the ground and was amazed that not even the mask was injured when I got to the mound. I do not think it will ever be made mandatory, but I for one, will require my players to use a mask if they plan on playing one of those three positions. And you will too one day when your DD gets hit in the face and she is not wearing one. Parents are the ones that can control this issue real easily... Wear it, or don't play!!

Mark
10U Phantomz

[monkeysmom]

Agree completely phantomz.

[cliponbeard]

Loss of life notwithstanding, the dental bills suck.....masks all the way!! These are kids and this is NOT a democracy!!

[rodehardputawaywet]

Helmets are mandatory! I am sure some of you would vote against them.

Why risk any more serious injuries or deaths needlessly?

[Bring it]

I don't have a daughter that plays 1st, 3rd or pitcher. She does primarily play infield at one of the other positions.

I have read the comments of this thread, as well as the one where the DD was injured. I have read the comment by one person who was worried about kids wearing so much protectve equipment they would be like a lacrosse (sp?) player. I have also read the comments about parents rights and in almost any other case I would take this stand as well. However, everyone needs to take emotion out of this and think logically.

First, there is a HUGE difference between protecting the head and protecting another body part. I have yet to see a kid get blinded by a hit taken to the elbow. I have yet to see a kid brain damaged from a shot to the leg. I have yet to see a kid die from a shot to the the butt...I could go on and on. A shot to the head could result in any of these things happening, and if only one kid is protected from this type of major injury then it is worth the rule. The playing field would be even so no one team would have any advantages over another. Once one kid has suffered this kind of major injury it is to late to go back an say maybe we had our priorities in the wrong place on this topic.

Two, while in almost any other case I would support the parental rights viewpoint, your decision to not have your child playing these three positions wear a mask could have a major impact on my child. On the thread where the DD was injured there was a mom (cannot remember the name at this point) who hit one of those shots that hit the face of a 3B. It hampered her ability to hit effectively after that because she was scared of injuring another player. And before someone comes back with the lame composite bat argument that was used against me in the injured DD post, I am fairly sure the mom that hit this ball was not using a composite bat as these are fairly new to the softball world.

I do not believe in placing to many rules on on this sport beyond what we have already, but I do think we have a responsibility as grown-ups to do everything we can to protect our children from major injury. A broken bone or torn ligament will heal...blindness, brain-damage and death have a long-term impact on the child and their families, as well as the child hitting the ball. All parents should use the common sense to protect their children from these types of injuries. Some, for reasons beyond my comprehension, put this game and their "rights" above the safety of their child. Sometimes you have to make rules for those who do not think for themselves...whether you want to or not.

[tex]

Bring It

I, like the majority of parents, totally agree with you and the other parents who support the use
of face protection by the DD's. I applaud all those who put their child's safety above their personal
beliefs.

One of the reasons I support the manitory rule for 1st, 3rd, and pitcher positions to wear face protection
is to protect DD's that have parents that do not make them wear face protection, because of whatever
reason.(s) I don't feel that the DD should suffer because a parent is bull headed enough to put their
beliefs above the safety of the DD.

Please parents think of the SAFETY of your DD above your personal feeling. MAKE THEM WEAR THE MASK.