04-12-2018, 04:43 PM
3d wrote:
[quote=macphanatic]
Amazon sells a nice sleeveless shirt that has protection over the heart and on the sides (provides some protection while batting - no biggie for t-ball though). Try to avoid the one with the plastic foam blocks. My son hated it. Got the one with softer foam as it's much more flexible.
Is this the type your son likes? I don't see one that protects on the sides.
This one:
Shirt
We have a couple now so that he can change them (tournaments - he usually gets them pretty wet)
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
For a four-year-old T-ball player? Why not just wrap them up in bubble wrap and send them out to play?
For a couple of reasons. First, they learn to wear the appropriate protective gear all the time. As they get older, it gets more challenging to get them to start using it if they haven't. Second, while most of the kids have limited hitting, throwing, and fielding abilities, there will be a few that can hit and throw hard. Not to mention the freak event with the kid that has never hit the ball getting really lucky with a hard line drive.
My boys have been playing at different levels over the last 13 years. I've seen the freak events happen - the kid that never hit a pitch nailed one that hit an infielder and dropped him. Is it really worth saving $50-60 and risking the potential consequences?
I bought my son the Evoshield for his wrist - $35. He wound up getting nailed in that wrist. No injury. The ump said that had he not been wearing it, his wrist would have been broken. His season would have been over and I would have spent a minimum of $250 medical deductible.