Yea, I can understand it with a lacrosse ball. Those things are wicked. I wouldn't think any one would need one for basketball. [/B][/QUOTE]This all goes back to Cford's question to you above as to what the female equivalent of a jockstrap is. I thought that it was a "jillstrap", and when I googled it, bedamned if it wasn't. Think "thong" with a steel cup in front, Juulie. Come to think of it, if I had a daughter in high school, she'd be wearing one.