There is a version for women, and for protection, they should wear one.
Answer: There is no such thing as a jockstrap for women, but there are women's groin guards. Jockstraps are made to support men's testicles because they hang loosely between their legs and it is painful if they get bounced around by running (balls are the most sensitive part on the body). Women do not need this support, and do not need jockstraps, because their genitals are almost totally internal and protected by their bodies. It is mandatory in Baseball for men to add a cup to their jockstraps to cover their sexual organs and protect them from impacts which are extremely painful and can cause infertility. In softball, women have the option to wear "groin guards" which are made to protect the vulva and pelvic bone but are more like a padded strip that is shaped to fit between her legs.
they first started playing in the Olympics in 1996.
for entertainment, and because the men who played baseball were away at war.
11" circumference for women's slow pitch softball.
baseball if men are playing, softball if women are playing
so that after the world war the women could continue on playing a different version of baseball that is supposedly "easier"
Yes, they do have a women's softball team.
The first women's softball team was formed in 1895 at Chicago's West Division High School. They did not obtain a coach for competitive play until 1899. But in 1904, the Spalding Indoor Baseball Guide devoted a large section of the guide to the game of women's softball (presumably to reach a new demographic for its equipment) and the women's game began to grow.
lack of promoting womans softball
No! if she was she couldn't play on the WOMEN'S softball team! No! if she was she couldn't play on the WOMEN'S softball team! No! if she was she couldn't play on the WOMEN'S softball team!
No
Softball was invented in 1887 but everybody played it. Not until later did mostly women play baseball and men can play softball too.
No they don't have to it is used more as a timing mechanism for release as well as to distract the hitter.