gunner34 posted:so my son hs 9th grader has been wearing the school provided helmets (schutt's). one of his friends was ear holed at scrimmage the other day and even had to go to hospital they were worried he had fractured the bone behind his ear. turns out he is ok and cleared to play after sitting out wkd and mon-tues. When I asked my son about the helmets and condition of them he said many of them are cracked and not in all that good shape. Part of me wants to ask the booster club about them but i'd rather not ruffle any feathers and probably just get my son his own helmet. Which do yall prefer. I'm surprised that Rawlings seems to have scaled back their offering. They have the hs/college cool flo, and the RFP which looks bulky, is it comfortable?
If your area has umpires that are remotely competent, this issue will solve itself at the first game. Cracked helmets are not allowed.