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Originally Posted by argodad
We opened our HS season Friday evening. Both teams were wearing metal spikes. No problems (except my partner almost had his nice, shined plate shoes stepped on by a new catcher) until the bottom of the sixth. Runner stealing second slides a bit late, catches her spikes on the base and breakes her ankle.
Would she have broken her ankle in rubber spikes? Maybe. Would she have broken it if the school had break-away bases? Probably not. Is it the last time I see it happen this season? I hope so.  |
I also hope it's the last time this happens. Ladies playing college ball have been using metal cleats for years with minimum issues.
Your partner's shined plate shoes would have almost been stepped on regardless of the type of cleat the new catcher was wearing. Perhaps he should adjust his heel/toe alignment and distance behind the catcher.
Instruction on proper sliding techniques from the coaching staff could prevent sliding injuries regardless of the base type.