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Whenitcomestolacrosseequipment,manyparentshaveaskedme“whattobuy”and“wheretobuyit”.AndIunderstandthatthesequestionscanbebothcomplexandintimidating.Nottomentionexpensiveifyouarenotcareful.Thisdocumentismeanttoeducateandsimplifytheprocessabit.Butbewarned,lacrossegearfitandfeelcanbemuchlikebuyingapairofrunningshoes.Ifthewidth,weight,length,material,cushion,flex,etc.isn’tquiteright,thenitcanbeannoyinganddistractingfortheplayer.Inotherwordsnoonesizeormodelfitsall.Solistentoyourplayerandensuretheytryontheequipmentwheneverpossiblebeforebuyingit.First,let’sexplorewhattobuy:
SafetyisthenumberonepriorityofourProgram.Eachparentneedstoensuretheirplayerhastheproperequipment.Andeachcoachmustensureeveryplayerhastherequiredequipmentbeforeandduringeverypracticeandgame.IusetheUSLacrosseEquipmentguide:
• http://www.uslacrosse.org/sites/default/files/public/documents/safety/us-lacrosse-equipment-fit-guide.pdf
Thefollowingisapplicablefor“fieldplayers”(attack,middies,&defenders)
LACROSSEGEARBUYINGGUIDE
Thefollowingisapplicableforall“Goalies”
1stthingyouneedtodoiscreateachecklistforyourplayertoensuretheyhavewhatisrequired
**Ihighlyencourageaprotectivecupbepurchased&usedforallplayers**
POSITIONALDIFFERENCESINEQUIPMENT
Gloves:• Attack/Middie/Defense–Allwearsimilargloves.• Goalie–Glovesforgoalieshaveadditionalpaddingforthethumb
LacrosseShaftLength:• Defense–between42-62inches• Goalie–between40-52inches(mostcommonis40”)• Attack/Middie–between30-32inches
ArmPads:• Attack–usuallywantthemostprotection• Middie–usuallywantaverageprotection• Defense–usuallywantminimalprotection• Goalie–attheHSlevelmostdonotweararmpads
ShoulderPads• Attack–usuallywantthemostprotection• Middie–usuallywantaverageprotection• Defense–usuallywantminimalprotection• Goalie–donotwearshoulderpads.Rathertheywearachestprotector.
ProtectiveCup• ThoughonlyrecommendedforHSplayers,Istronglyencouragewearingone.
Throatguardsandchestprotectorsareonlywornbygoalies
HELMETS:(forBrighton,theyshouldbeOrangecolor)
Tipsforfitting:
1. MakesurethehelmetisNOCSAEapproved.TheNationalOperatingCommitteeonStandardsforAthleticEquipmentconductsrigoroustestsandsetsstandardsforsafeathleticequipment,includinglacrossehelmets.
2. Helmetsaremeasuredininches.Checkmanufacturers’chartstoshowthepropersizehelmet.3. Paddingofthehelmetshallgivefirmanduniformpressureaboutthehead.Theskinoftheforeheadshould
moveasthehelmetismovedfromlefttorightandfromfronttoback.4. Besurethereisafour-pointchin-strapattachedtothehelmet.Thechin-strapshouldbetightenedsothatthere
isnoslack.5. Properlyfittedhelmetsmusttakeintoaccountthehairstyleoftheplayer;iftheplayerreceivesahaircut,the
helmetshouldberefitted.6. Properhelmetfitshouldnevercauseheadaches.7. Thefacemaskshouldattachcleanlytothehelmetandshouldbereplacedifitisbent.
ARMPADS:(Canbeanycolor)
• ElbowGuards-Themostprotectivepadsforattackandmiddies,elbowguardsfullycoverandenclosethearmandelbow.
• ArmGuards-Designedforgreatprotectionandmobilityforallpositions,armguardscovertheupperarmwithpaddingandfeatureanelbowcapfordurableprotection.
• ElbowPads-Perfectfordefensemen,lightweightelbowpadsslideeasilyonandoff,andprovideminimalcoveragewithmaximummobility.
LAXHEADS:(Canbeanycolor)
Lacrosseheadsarethemostvaried,andalsothemostimportantpieceoflacrosseequipmentinyourlineup.Theycomeinallsizes,shapes,designs,andpriceranges.Butremember,agreatlacrossehead,alongwithhowitisstrung,canmakeahugedifferenceinyourgame,givingyouimprovedaccuracy,ballhandling,checkstrength,andshotvelocity.Withsuchahugeselectionandvarietyoutthere,knowingwhattolookfortofindthelacrosseheadforyoucanbeaconfusingprocess.Whenchoosingalacrosseheadthough,it'sallaboutfindingtheonethatwillhighlightyourskills,andfityourposition,yourstyle,andyourbudget.Firstofall,it'simportanttounderstandthepartsofalacrossehead,togetasenseofhowtheydiffer,andwhatthesedifferencesmeantoyourgame
• Sidewalls–o Affectthestrengthandstiffnessofthehead,determiningitseffectivenessinbodyandstickchecks.o Canrangefromflexibletoverystiff.o Stiffheadsareheavier,butdeliverharderchecks,makingthemgoodfordefensiveplayers.o Flexibleheadsarelightweightandmalleable,makingthemgreatforpickingupgroundballsandfast,
agilemovements.o Givetheheadandpocketitsshapeanddepth.o Canbelow,mid,orhigh,affectingthepocket'sdepthandhowtheballiskeptinthepocket,alsoknown
asballretention.o Sidewallheightcanalsoaffectshotandpassaccuracy.
• Scoop–o Thetopportionoftheheadusedtopullballsofftheground.o Alsowhereshotsandpassesleavethepocket.o Scoopsaremeasuredinwidthanddrop.Dropreferstothedipinthecenterofthescoop.o Dramaticdropscoopsdelivermaximumshotaccuracyo Minimalorflatscoopsaregreatforplayinggroundballs.
• Pocket–o Referstotheareatowardsthebaseoftheheadwheretheballresides.o Head'spocketscaneithercomeunstrung,orcompletewithfactorystrungpockets.Newplayersshould
havetheirheadspre-strung,whileexperiencedlacrosseplayerswillwanttocustomizetheirpocket.o Pocketwidthisdeterminedbytheheaditself.o Widepocketsaregoodfornewanddefensiveplayers,sincetheydeliverlessaccuracyandmakeit
hardertoholdontotheball,butgiveyouawiderareatoblockshotsandpasses.o Narrowpocketsdeliverthebestaccuracyandballretention,butmakecatchingandblockingharder.
• Offset–o Referstogradualdecreaseoftherail,orsidewall,inrelationtothecenterlineofthehandle.o Anoffsetputsthescoopbehindthelineofthehandle,improvingcradlingandballretention.
LAXSHAFTS:(Canbeanycolor)
• Material(withdurability&playerlevelscale)
:
• Grip
o Sandpaper–Createsasandpaperlacrossegripfeeling,ensuringyourlaxshaftwon’tslipatallo Rubberized–Thisgripisdesignedtofeelsticky,andwillmakesurenoslippingoccurso Smooth–Nogripaddedtotheshaft
Wheretobuylacrossegear:
Online–ManyplaceshavesimilarpricessoIoftenlookatpopularsitesforsalesanddiscounts.
1. Lax.comismygoto.a. Freeshippingonallordersover$99b. LowestPriceGuarantee-http://www.lax.com/price-guaranteec. RewardPointsSystem-http://www.lax.com/reward-pointsd. ComprehensiveProductreviews
2. LacrosseMonkey3. Amazon4. SidelineSwap&KSLaregreatplacestogetqualityusedgear.
Instore:
1. TribalWestLacrosse–9860S700East,Sandy2. DicksSportingGoods
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