Are there any fielding and contact protection brands that focus on specialty equipment for youth athletes?

Yes. A few brands and product lines focus specifically on youth fielding and contact-protection gear, especially for baseball/softball and multi-sport training:

Fielding-focused youth brands / lines

• Rawlings – very strong youth baseball/softball lineup, including gloves and fielding trainers sized for kids.
• Wilson – youth fielding gloves and protective gear, with many models scaled for smaller hands.
• Marucci – youth gloves and training accessories; some specialty fielding gear for developing players.
• Mizuno – good youth glove options and fielding equipment, especially for baseball/softball.
• Louisville Slugger / Xeno / Easton – more bat-focused overall, but they also offer youth fielding gloves and accessories.

Contact-protection brands / lines for youth

• Mizuno – youth catcher’s gear, shin guards, and other protective equipment.
• Rawlings – youth helmets, chest protectors, leg guards, and catcher’s gear.
• Wilson – youth catchers and protective equipment.
• Champro – often has lower-cost youth protective equipment for multiple sports.
• Schutt – especially for football-style contact protection and helmets, including youth options.
• Riddell – youth football helmets and contact-protection gear.
• Guardian Caps – soft-shell add-on head protection used in football, including youth markets.

Specialty / training-oriented youth gear

• SKLZ – fielding and training aids for youth athletes.
• Franklin Sports – youth training gloves, protective gear, and practice equipment.
• Atec / JUGS – training machines and fielding practice tools, with some youth-friendly products.

If you want, I can narrow this down by:

1. sport (baseball, softball, football, lacrosse, hockey),
2. age group (6–8, 9–12, middle school, etc.), or
3. type of gear (helmets, gloves, catcher’s gear, padding, training aids).