| Youth baseball leagues are up and running | | | | so they're ready to play with. Instead of |
| across North America, and around the globe. | | | | stiff, thick cowhide leather composing the |
| The game is very popular in Japan, Taiwan, | | | | whole glove, modern kids ball gloves are made |
| Mexico, the Caribbean, and in South America. | | | | of numerous materials including pigskin. |
| Millions of kids look forward to playing on | | | | Cowhide may be used where it is needed most, |
| their local teams. It's a chance to meet new | | | | but these gloves are designed for comfort and |
| friends, travel to other parks or cities, and | | | | performance. They almost feel like they can |
| to be on a ball team. It's the camaraderie | | | | catch the ball themselves. |
| that makes playing baseball a fun event. | | | | |
| | | | The design of youth baseball gloves is done |
| The practicing however is often a different | | | | with the child's hand eye coordination and |
| matter, especially catching baseballs. In | | | | physical skills in mind. The physical skill |
| what is a pretty easygoing sport, kids have | | | | of an adult means adult gloves can be made |
| to catch baseballs moving along a good clip. | | | | differently depending on the nature of the |
| They'll have to learn catching skills, such | | | | position they play, and with more webbing to |
| as fielding balls that will bounce along with | | | | allow them to snare baseballs a little more |
| ground unpredictably or line drives that move | | | | easily. A child's finger dexterity and |
| toward them at a high speed. They may be | | | | strength aren't fully developed, so they're |
| kids, but some can hit the ball very well. | | | | not going to be able to use a glove with the |
| For the kid that doesn't know how to catch | | | | skill of an older youth or adult ball player. |
| properly or doesn't have a very good glove, | | | | There are gloves for young tots, something |
| there are few more angst-ridden activities | | | | that couldn't be done decades ago. |
| than catching baseballs. | | | | |
| | | | Additional helpful features of today's youth |
| Leather baseball gloves have been around a | | | | baseball gloves, such as anti-microbial |
| long time. If you've been to the Cooperstown | | | | treatments, which keep bacteria at bay. It's |
| Baseball Hall of Fame, you may have seen some | | | | hot in the summer and your child's hand will |
| unusual looking antique gloves and wondered | | | | sweat inside the glove. |
| how they could have caught a baseball with | | | | |
| them. For those of us old timers who have | | | | Franklin Sports Gloves |
| been around long enough to actually use some | | | | |
| of those antique gloves, we can tell you that | | | | With the physiology and coordination of youth |
| it was not easy. They were stiff, heavy, | | | | ball players in mind, Franklin Sports has |
| clumsy, and tough to manipulate with your | | | | designed a wide range of quality youth |
| hand when they were new, and it wasn't long | | | | baseball gloves. Their leather ball gloves |
| before they wore out to a limp clump of hide | | | | range in size and styles but all are designed |
| that often let the ball fly right through it. | | | | for comfort in how they fit the child's hand |
| Catching was an art, and stinging fingers and | | | | and how the leather is stitched. The result |
| bruised shins were all part of the experience | | | | is an outstanding ball glove that will feel |
| of playing youth baseball. | | | | like a natural extension of the child's arm. |
| | | | On models for older youths, the gloves are |
| Youth Baseball Gloves | | | | all leather with deep pockets and lengths up |
| | | | to 12.5 inches. That's plenty of glove for |
| With those stiff or floppy youth baseball | | | | making tough catches. |
| gloves, you'd wonder why kids didn't give up | | | | |
| on the game. Well, truth is, many youths | | | | With a Franklin baseball glove, your child |
| wouldn't play baseball or gave up for that | | | | won't have the same frustration or soreness |
| very reason. They didn't want to have any | | | | from learning new baseball skills. Perhaps |
| part of trying to catch a hot, bobbling | | | | they'll avoid the stinging fingers, summer |
| grounder on uneven ground. Kids are the same | | | | sweat that sees smelly bacteria forming |
| way today. If it's too unpleasant to use the | | | | inside the glove, and bruised shins that take |
| equipment and play the game the way it is | | | | some of the fun out of playing. A good glove |
| meant to be played, then they might think, | | | | won't rid your child of those embarrassing |
| "why bother?" | | | | moments when they miss a catch, but it will |
| | | | increase their comfort level. They'll be able |
| New Baseball Gloves and New Materials | | | | to relax and they'll be more confident that |
| | | | they can learn their fielding skills. |
| Glove manufacturers today have designed them | | | | |