Just a heads up to all the coaches out there. Had an insistent at a game last week that thinking about still makes my knees weak. In our league we are allowed 4 coaches on the field during games. One of my players hits a hard line drive towards the opposing team’s dugout, one coach was watching the batter, and another coach keeping the score book was directly behind him. First coach moves out of the way and you guessed it second coach gets hit directly where no man wants to get hit.

It took us ten minutes to get him to his feet, and after some comic relief (I thought the count was 3 balls not two), Umpire was handed some ice then said “I’m not putting this down there”). It just shows how you can not take your eyes off the ball.

I can relate,
This happened to me.

I was coaching 1st base, and for some reason I was lined up perfectly for a wide throw from the pitcher during a pickoff move to 1st base.
Glances off the 1st baseman's glove straight to you know were?
After a huge GASP from the Crowd, and Groan's from the Men in that Group.
I came out of it OK, Just a Voice a few Octive's Higher. LOL

Do coaches wear cups?

probably time to start thinking about wearing one - if there is a CHANCE that it could happen...

Was coaching a HS game this season, long time buddy had a son on the other team, he stopped by our bench area [very wide open, easy access]...pop foul on our side of the fence, I dropped it whiel juggling the scorebook, buddy busts my chops a bit [would have had it last year type of thing], some minor embarrassment on my part, with the parents and players in the immediate area. 2 innings later, hot grounder foul towards us, we don't move, since there is a fence - fence has a big 'curl-up' section, ball runs right under the curl-up, hits buddy in the shoe and goes STRAIGHT UP to no man's land. As he doubled over, I gave him the only appropriate retort 'You would have had that last year!!"

Speaking of cups or the lack of one, I never wore one and was pitching in a junior league with 17-18 year olds when I had a comebacker right through the wickets and luckily did not castrate me right on the spot. It must have missed by like an inch, I must have turned white as a ghost.

Back in PONY league many, many years ago I was facing a big sidearmer, stepped out and fouled one toward the first base dugout with a lot of spin on it. Our coach put up his arms as to shield the kids standing behind him. The ball hit the ground and all that spin turned into velocity and it hit him square in the ... He ended up in the hospital and was out a few weeks. I stepped in and doubled to right on the next pitch. I didn't appreciate the coach then but looking back I sure do have a lot of respect for the way he put himself in front of the kids.

Thank you, guys, for your excellent nuggets of advise. Now I know why I should turn my backside into the pitch. All that extra padding God gave us on the lower half now makes sense.

Adrian Beltre of the Seattle Mariners wears no cup. He's a dang third-baseman! Took one right in the sweet spot on TV and rumor has it his falsetto is brilliant!

I heard that Adrian owns a couple of achers somewhere in the Seattle area.

To help defray the medical costs of Beltre's recovery, the team put on a benefit concert featuring that country music legend, "Red Akins".
The passed around a cup for people to drop their coins.

I don't know why it would be so, but I heard the crowd at the concert was a bit testy! Maybe Red was late to the stage?

So how many coaches out there wear a cup now? Seriously, is it something to think about wearing during a game? What about during a practice?

C'mon, coach. After Beltre, do we need to explain a third reason for wearing a cup?

Of course there are alternatives to wearing a cup...



If you have enough natural folds and mass you don't have to worry about protection!

I will not be wearing a cup. If I knew a coach that was wearing a cup I would have a whole lot of fun with it and so would my players. Imagine the nicknames.

It used to be "Married Men off the Infield",

I guess it should now read "and in the dugouts!"

cheers
Bear

If you are so inclined to were one here is a guy that "stands behind what he sells". You have to watch the video to real grasp the topic. Nutty Buddy