painted helmets

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Originally posted by cajunmagic
OK,here we go again! Is there a new ASA rule preventing fastpitch girls from using a batting helmet with their names airbrushed on them???????? This is the second ASA Tournament in Louisiana that we have heard that NO PAINTED helmets would be allowed. Whats the rules say?

The rules don't say anything about paint. There is no ASA rule forbidding painted helmets. There isn't even a rule which mandates they all be the same color.

The only possible thing someone down your way could be using is the clause which includes the phrase "illegally altered". As long as the helmet is not cracked, broken, dented or illegally altered cannot be worn. To me, illegally altered means that something was done to the structure of the helmet which makes it unsafe.

As long as the helmet is in good shape and I can see the NOCSAE stamp, it's good to go.

The next time you are told this, your team should demand to see it in writing PRIOR to paying an entry fee.