Being Looked Upon as an OOJ

[Andy]

Are chin straps required to be on the helmets at the pre game inspection?

If they are not there, I ususally ask the coach...."you have chin straps for the helmets, right?"

If a batter comes to the plate without a chin strap, I will stop play and not let her bat until there is a chin strap in place.

My experience is that a team will have a number of chin straps that they switch between helmets.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Andy

Are chin straps required to be on the helmets at the pre game inspection?

If the purpose of the inspection of "hats and bats" is to ensure compliance with the rules, absolutely, IMHO. Otherwise, why bother having the inspection at pre-game? We could just do a cursory exam as each batter comes to the plate.

Originally Posted by Andy

My experience is that a team will have a number of chin straps that they switch between helmets.

That's always been my experience as well, until this particular team showed up.