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Originally Posted by BuggBob
...They are minors and technically cannot make a decision on what is safe and what is not. ...
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I agree, but this should not be up to the umpire to deal with. The responsible adults here are the parents (first), and coaches (second). Passing the buck to the umpire is cowardly and shirking of parental responsibility. The ONLY thing in this area that the umpire should be concerned with (IMO) is a player wearing something that is judged to be dangerous to ANOTHER player.
High Schools have a different legal situation entirely, so a complete ban there makes sense.