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The fundamental purpose of the rule is to require a player from getting beaned whose purpose on the playing field is to not stay focused on softballs traveling at high velocity toward the player. A base coach is not focused on the ball like a defensive player would be, for example.
A ball shagger will be (supposedly) chasing down one fly ball with her back to the action while another may be on its way.
In that regard, then, it would make more sense to require the pitcher warming up to wear a helmet that the player "protecting" her. Unless, of course, you have a wild-throwing warmup catcher.
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Tom
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