Sports accidents may often arise as a result of defective sporting goods. There is a considerable possibility of accidents occurring in baseball, since is a sport which employs a wide range of sporting goods. The Japan High School Baseball Federation (JHBF) has tried to improve baseball goods in order to prevent accidents. Manufacturers too need to share responsibility for defective goods. The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between sporting goods and sports accidents. Firstly, we elucidated some distinguishing characteristics of accidents happening during high school baseball club activities. Then, we examined the different countermeasures employed to prevent such accidents, as developed by the JHBF in recent years. Finally, we analyzed the important points that must be considered in relation to the Product Liability Law, with regard to such baseball goods as pitching machines, iron bats, gear for batting practice pitchers, nets, and balls.
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