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NATIONAL FEDERATION HIGH SCHOOL BAT STANDARD The National Federation of State High School Associations Board of Directors has moved away from the Ball Exit Speed
Ratio (BESR) performance standard that it adopted for baseball bats in 2000-2001. For 2011, NFHS has adopted the Batted Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) standard, which it claims incorporates BESR standards and makes
non-wooden bats behave more like wooden bats. The new standard is mandatory for the NCAA in the 2011 season. High schools in some states will begin adhering to the new rule in 2012. However, all Texas high school baseball teams
are required to observe the BBCOR standard in 2011.
Click here for the 2011 NFHS rule changes that mandate the BBCOR bat.
NOCSAE Standard For Catcher's Headgear Begining January 1, 2003, the NOCSAE standard for a catcher's headgear is in effect. The NOCSAE standard for a catcher's helmet and mast only applies to
products where the helmet and face guard (mask) are attached together by some means, either permanent means or something as simple a Velcro. It is not possible for a catcher's face guard (mask) or a catcher's helmet to be
NOCSAE tested and certified as individual units. If however these individual units are used together in a combination intended by the manufacturer(s), they have to be tested together to the NOCSAE standard in that combination
in order to be legal. Remember the face guard (mask) portion must attach to the helmet, and only the helmets will have the NOCSAE stamp. This means that it will be virtually impossible for umpires on the field to determine if
different manufactured components have been tested and certified together.
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