That First Glove Purchasing your sons first glove can be a difficult choice.
Considerations can include size, cost, brand, durability, and material.
Here are a few simple guidelines to help you with your decision. Size - Many parents make the mistake of purchasing a glove that fits your 4 or 5 year old now , based on his hand size. The ball size these younger players use is 15cm. in diameter. While it may seem that this glove is too large now, it will give your son a better opportunity to catch the ball and not get frustrated by balls popping out of his glove when he is hit to, or thrown to. New gloves can take quite some time to become pliable and quite frankly it is almost impossible for those younger hands to open and close the new glove with ease.