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Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:52pm |
The following is from the NFHS website <SOCCER> released 2/2/06
Rule 4-2-8 was added so that players who have incurred facial injuries can continue to play without fear of re-injury. This rule was made possible as a result of new technology in protective face masks. "The new masks are molded to the face with no protrusions, providing no additional risks to the player or opponents, and are legal with the appropriate medical sign-offs," said Bob Lombardi, chair of the NFHS Soccer Rules Committee and associate executive director of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. According to Lombardi, this new rule will also prevent players with facial injuries from continuing to play with no protection.
RE: "...The new masks are molded to the face..." This, to my interpretation implies that the "mask" is a CUSTOM FIT,
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