Pregnancy and Tournaments!!

[Gups]

Maybe this should be in SYB but as it's most relevant to tournaments i've put it here... (edit: oh, it's been moved!)

Tournament rules are quite specific about what can/can't be worn in the way of padding. They usually go along the lines of knee pads, elbow pads, throat protection, groin protection for the guys and chest protection for the ladies. However, there are no guidelines or allowances for 'baby-bump protection' in the case of pregnant female ballers!

Obviously no sport-specific protection is made for this area so it would need to be a home-made jobby... so what would be deemed 'acceptable' protection in this instance? Rock-solid hard protection would hinder movement and would need to be replaced as the bump grew, so i'm thinking it would need to be flexible...maybe neoprene? Would the guys think this is an unfair advantage? Would field ultimates disallow it? Although tbh how many players do we eliminate with a shot to the belly anyway??

And before we get the expected male comments along the lines of 'pregnant females shouldn't be be playing paintball' let me add that according to medical guidelines it's fine to continue playing a sport that you are used to playing, during pregnancy'.

Discuss!!

 

[martin]

eer

you having a little Best then?

 

[Darkwerks]

er...you trying to tell us something Gups?

 

[Mak D - Nexus Eclipse]

I dont think paintball falls under that category hen when your pregnant! I'm very very sure that if you goto your Doctor and ask if its ok to play a sport where people are shooting balls at you at a speed of over 200mph when you are pregnant he will say NO.

Think about it what if you got hit in the stomach alot of times, would you be chuffed with yourself if the worst happened to the unborn baby, I for sure wouldn t want to be held responsible for the worst happning to a pregnant woman getting shot.

Infact if sum bird walked on the field pregnant wanting to play a game I wouldn t play!

Mak D

 

[Gups]

Originally posted by Mak D - Nexus Eclipse
I dont think paintball falls under that category hen when your pregnant! I'm very very sure that if you goto your Doctor and ask if its ok to play a sport where people are shooting balls at you at a speed of over 200mph when you are pregnant he will say NO.

FYI my doctor's a SHE not a he... but then, i guess you're just stereotyping. A pregnant lady would of course check this first with their doctor... and if the doctor suggested padding then her next step would be to ask what would be acceptable according to tourney rules....

Infact if sum bird walked on the field pregnant wanting to play a game I wouldn t play! [/B]

Well you wouldn't actually realise till she was about 5 or 6 months. However, i never thought of pregnancy as creating a statistical advantage before... 7 v 6, cool!

 

[L J]

you aren't preggers are you?
thought i was your only love child

 

[Buddha 3]

This would be perfectly fine in SYB, as it would equally apply to anyone playing recball. You're also bound to see more traffic there, so possibly more responses.

 

[Gups]

keep on topic please guys... lets have some sensible, thought-derived replies please! This is reasonable question....
(Edit: Sorry Buddha, that was aimed at LJ, not you)!

 

[L J]

ok...
well if this lady seems intent in carrying on playing, then i think the same level of padding allowed for the chest should be allowed for other parts.
not being nasty, but why should someone have a huge advantage of having more padding because they are pregnant!

much like, ive just had an operation on my stomach, ill wear 3 inches of bandages incase a ball hits it.

in my opinion if you're pregnant you shouldnt play

 

[Matski2]

Waddidididz.....

You got in the mill rules that pregnant women are not allowed to play? I'd add it.......