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Originally posted by Dakota
Here is what I see...
No chest protector at 12U or below (very common).
No chest protector anytime (frequent, but not as common as for the little kids).
Use of soccer-style half-shin protectors (all levels).
No plate shoes (very common).
Personally, I've taken too many "foul tips to the ..." (using TV announcer-speak) knee caps, shoulders, shins, feet, etc., even with the little kids to go without the gear. Not to mention wild pitches (even though not real fast, they still don't feel very good bouncing off the shins!). But, I'm not into macho pain, and I prefer to stand in to see the pitch, instead of dodging and ducking.
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The duck and dodge.....THAT is what ticks me the most with these guys. I work from FED summer/JUCO to 9-10's . Same gear all games, had a guy working my kids 12U's on saturday, JCPenny pants, decent shirt, brown 2 tone loafer type shoes. No ball bag(carried the extra in his hand, clicker in other)....no plate brush( I guess his shoe sole worked better)...strong point, WV mask and hat worn properly. Looked like rookie, acted as one also, but......whatcha gonna do?????