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Originally Posted by BBlanco25
I'm in the process of getting certified to be a high school umpire, but this season i umpied a 13-14 year old Pony Baseball League.
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If you are going to do HS ball, the only recommendation I have is a hard shell chest protector. Being one that got creamed, during a varsity game using a soft protector a few years ago, I have the experience of the white hot searing pain after a foul ball nails you square in the chest. It was a interesting afternoon of meeting paramedics, doctors and nurses. It was also expensive after they had to chop off all the gear. It took several hours and a lot of drugs to get my heart back to a normal rhythm.
I bought a WV Platinum after that incident and never regretted it. It gets a little hot but the protection is unmatched. I did experiment with a K1 but I think I was a little gun shy of soft protectors after that incident. Besides, when you get hit, all you hear is the sound - you don't feel a thing!