coachjwb
Well-Known Member
Thanks to all for the continued energy on this subject. I know that we all don't agree on whether facemasks should be mandatory, but that we all agree that we don't want to see our daughters, granddaughters, players or anyone for that matter to be seriously hurt playing this game we love.
As most of you know, we formed a team of 8 around this subject and we have been very busy since our first meeting last Wednesday. Our next meeting will be this Thursday and I am already anxious to hear everyone's updates and ideas. One of the things we decided we needed to do is to come up with a team name and, after much debate, we came up with one that I think is perfect ... SMART. Smart stands for "Softball Mask Awareness and Rules Team". We agreed that awareness and education are critical and probably where we can potentially have the most impact, especially in the short run. While we believe that rules should be changed, we recognize that will be an uphill battle, and we can't depend or wait on that. But we think it's "smart" to wear facemasks, and so the name/acronym is appropriate.
Expect to see very soon a SMART Facebook page, and hear about some of the activities we plan to do to raise awareness. We will announce once that page is up, and hope we will get a lot of likes, as well as potentially more of you to help with the cause. By the way, here's an excellent story or video on the subject if you haven't seen it already ... http://bit.ly/1sMOQl9
Thanks again to everyone on the team, but to all of the excellent debate, input and support from many of you, and look for more updates and ways you can help in the near future!
The SMART team ... Mark Haley, Dan Masiello, Jennifer Justice-Carter, Scott Kanipes, Chris Zaker, Jeff Hill, Tom Harley and Jeff Baker
As most of you know, we formed a team of 8 around this subject and we have been very busy since our first meeting last Wednesday. Our next meeting will be this Thursday and I am already anxious to hear everyone's updates and ideas. One of the things we decided we needed to do is to come up with a team name and, after much debate, we came up with one that I think is perfect ... SMART. Smart stands for "Softball Mask Awareness and Rules Team". We agreed that awareness and education are critical and probably where we can potentially have the most impact, especially in the short run. While we believe that rules should be changed, we recognize that will be an uphill battle, and we can't depend or wait on that. But we think it's "smart" to wear facemasks, and so the name/acronym is appropriate.
Expect to see very soon a SMART Facebook page, and hear about some of the activities we plan to do to raise awareness. We will announce once that page is up, and hope we will get a lot of likes, as well as potentially more of you to help with the cause. By the way, here's an excellent story or video on the subject if you haven't seen it already ... http://bit.ly/1sMOQl9
Thanks again to everyone on the team, but to all of the excellent debate, input and support from many of you, and look for more updates and ways you can help in the near future!
The SMART team ... Mark Haley, Dan Masiello, Jennifer Justice-Carter, Scott Kanipes, Chris Zaker, Jeff Hill, Tom Harley and Jeff Baker