Lacrosse question?--Off topic

[JRutledge]

Since no one goes to the Lacrosse board and I think my question will not go answered I have a question for those that either work Lacrosse or experience the sport as a fan with their kids or go to games.

Why does Girl's Lacrosse the girls wear only eye shields and the Boy's wear helmets?



Peace

[UmpJM]

JRutledge,

While I would not consider myself well-informed on the subject, I understand that girls' Lacrosse is a "non-contact" sport, at least in the same sense as say, field hockey or softball is.

JM

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by CoachJM

JRutledge,

While I would not consider myself well-informed on the subject, I understand that girls' Lacrosse is a "non-contact" sport, at least in the same sense as say, field hockey or softball is.

JM

However, the solid rubber ball and the sticks are just as hard in women's Lacrosse as they are in men's Lacrosse.

The lack of a helmet in the women's games makes no (apparent) sense.

[LakeErieUmp]

Helmets in the men's game are primarily for stick-to-head contact which is NOT taught in the women's game. As for the ball, the head is generally not in play.
A parallel is in hockey - back in the good old days before masks on hockey helmets you rarely saw a stick to the head. But now that the kids from their first pair of skates are wearing helmets and masks you see the sticks getting up all the time.
p.s. - we're not COMPLAING we can see the women players' faces are we?

[NFump]

Yeah, but do we really want too?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Yeah, that Wake Forest player looks like she's been hit in the face with more than just a stick or two!