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We are no longer charged with checking bats and hats in Illinois. If your state requires the pregame check, that may be the place to find it. Around here, they now put the onus on the HC and his staff. He needs only to confirm at the plate meeting that his players are properly and safely equipped. Given that few schools around here supply bats and helmets (almost all are personal), a coach can simply play ignorant and agree that as far as he knows all the gear is compliant. He is not held resposnsible for illegal gear, we are supposed to treat the infraction as the player's responsibility even though the coach is required to check them.
I didn't like being the equipment police before but this new policy just seems to invite new problems.
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