Pants or Shorts

[softballmom5]

A picture in the Photo Gallery got me to thinking. What are your thoughts on Softball pants vs. Shorts? I was at a college tournament a few weeks ago and there was only one team playing in shorts. What about Travel teams? Pants or Shorts? Do you find it harder to get the girls to slide when wearing shorts?

[Sftbll4ever]

Pants. It's not a sliding issue, it's a tan line issue. In shorts you get a softball tan that the girls at the older ages don't want to worry about. When I say pants, I don't mean the baseball pants in the picture you are talking about.

[Itjustcomesnatural]

We play 10&U and our coach told the girls "shorts are not an option, pants only!" He says that will eliminate that option of being afraid to slide because you have shorts on. I personally think it all depends on the kid. I know mine would slide head first butt naked on rocks if she had too!

[Itjustcomesnatural]

lol, again with the baseball pants! I was posting about my DD getting her first hit at the Hall of Fame and the pants debate was on! Next time I will crop! lol

[Sftbll4ever]

lol, again with the baseball pants! I was posting about my DD getting her first hit at the Hall of Fame and the pants debate was on! Next time I will crop! lol

HAHAHAHAHA, SORRY!!!! Had to do it!!! Your a good sport!!!

[Coach11]

A picture in the Photo Gallery got me to thinking. What are your thoughts on Softball pants vs. Shorts? I was at a college tournament a few weeks ago and there was only one team playing in shorts. What about Travel teams? Pants or Shorts? Do you find it harder to get the girls to slide when wearing shorts?

I doubt DD would ever go back to pants.

[MoeFoes]

DD prefers pants so she doesnt have to wear sliding shorts. She also doesnt like when she gets dirt in her sliders when she slides in shorts....

[Coach11]

A picture in the Photo Gallery got me to thinking. What are your thoughts on Softball pants vs. Shorts? I was at a college tournament a few weeks ago and there was only one team playing in shorts. What about Travel teams? Pants or Shorts? Do you find it harder to get the girls to slide when wearing shorts?

I doubt DD would ever go back to pants.

HUH?
Did you mean shorts?

No.....pants.

She can't stand them.

[Tucson]

When I played in the Senior Olympics last week, there were 100 of us old birds crippling around and all 100 had shorts on. Wearing pants just wasn't thought of in our day.

You aren't sliding correctly if you are tearing up your thigh, in shorts.

DD changed to pants about 2004, I guess. She never said anything about them. But there hadn't been girl's pants for very long. Most of us can't wear baseball pants, because of the cut. But, girls softball pants are fine.

TImes change. I had to. I prefer shorts, but that is just me. Amy

[frogs_mom_15]

DD couldn't wait to get their pants! I just wish coaches would realize that white is not a good option for the girls. Here we have that damn red/orange clay and it's a pain to get those stains out. I don't like the long pants, but the normal to the knee ones just look sharper. Most of the short uniforms remind me too much of basketball. JMO