catching equipment

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

I'll admit, I've never seen this - not once.

I have, unfortunately. And I've had to make the necessary fix to keep it from happening. It always seems to involve either JV teams, or varsity teams from some of the less affluent schools in our community.

Quite often, those teams only have one catcher's mask available for equipment checks. Not sure if the mask is provided by the school, or if it belongs to the player. My guess is that it's the former, since that girl's parents probably can't afford to buy their daughter the necessary equipment.