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Originally posted by sof1a2004
I am a young female Umpire who used to umpire slow pitch softball, however I now umpire 16U fast pitch softball. Me being a female I found that soft style protectors offered much more comfort and come in smaller sizes.I was wondering if getting a soft style chest protector would give me a enough chest protection against foul and tipped balls.
Erika
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Erika,
That is what my wife wears, and most every SB umpire I know wears (male and female). I wear the Schutt Lite myself, but do use another for baseball. Have you ever seen a catcher wear anything other than the soft? It should protect you just fine, assuming you have no health issues which may come into play.