Goalie pads

[ColtsLax]

Why do women's goalies wear so much extra padding, i.e. shin guards and elbow pads. I have played goalie against HS and college girls. (rec leauge, girls first then guys) they dont shoot nearly as fast as men and they wear the minimum, just wonderin

[Garor]

Because girls don't usually feel they have to look tough. Extra padding means less pain. Guys would rather wear nothing and not be called a wuss.

[Lax101]

Its a little bit of both...girls are stereotypically "wusses" and would rather not have bruises all over their legs.

However, these days its the norm for girls to wear that extra padding. So even if the girl doesnt need those shin guards, all of the girls goalies wear them, so they just follow the crowd. it's a repeating cycle.

[CTLaxer]

I make my goalie wear the minimun. Chest protector, helmet, gloves, and pelvic protector.

[OutBurst]

Yes, girls are not required to wear gloves.

A pelvic protector? Hmm, why not just a cup? I just wear a cup, chest protector, helmet, gloves, and throat protector.

[Trilax03]

i just wear a helmet chest protector and gloves...i like being lighter-weight but at tournements i see girl goalies w/ shin guards and huge goalie pants and shoulder pads

[CTLaxer]

I dunno, I left before it started because I could watch the grass grow in my yard if thats what I wanted to do.

wow...come into the women's forum and then talk trash about the women's game. I applaud you and your kind, hopefully any children you have will be girls and you will be "forced" to watch the "grass grow" throughout their entire lacrosse careers

[Garor]

You might, actually I strongly suggest, you get a pelvic protector to protect down there. Not only does it hurt like whoa, but you can damage your ovaries and special things like that. They don't restrict your movement either, I know because I like to get out of the crease a lot and move around like you. The less for me the better, but after getting hit there (doesn't happen very often, I got through a whole season until this summer, but it does happen), I wouldn't want to go through that again.

Yeah I know someone who burst her ovaries from a lacrosse ball impact, a serious injury.

[OutBurst]

Yeah I know someone who burst her ovaries from a lacrosse ball impact, a serious injury.

Does that hurt?

[Garor]

Does that hurt?

I'd imagine so. Plus who knows if she can even have kids now. I think when anything bursts, it's bound to hurt.

[lax_star]

I dont know how you girls do it, i play box goalie and i play player mens filed i have to much respect for filed goalies must take a lot of guts from you gals.

[SEMlax]

I wear shin pads, thin protector shorts(nothing too much except a pit for the pelvic area), chest protector, throat protector, gloves, and helmet. I feel that I wear too much but none of my coaches have really helped me rid myself of the clutter. I'm hoping next year to get off the shin pads. (I'm hesitant because I have a tendancy to use my legs for blocking because I play soccer) Any suggestions about learning to get off of shin pads.

[Garor]

I wear shin pads, thin protector shorts(nothing too much except a pit for the pelvic area), chest protector, throat protector, gloves, and helmet. I feel that I wear too much but none of my coaches have really helped me rid myself of the clutter. I'm hoping next year to get off the shin pads. (I'm hesitant because I have a tendancy to use my legs for blocking because I play soccer) Any suggestions about learning to get off of shin pads.

Or you could switch to the STX Exo ones. They're really light and cover a good amount of area. Plus they're moldable so you get used to them. There's nothing wrong with wearing shin pads. It doesn't hurt, until you do hurt them, and it happens. I speak from experience.

[Trilax03]

i went to a camp down in princeton and the goalie coaches there said that they'd rather wear shin guards instead of goalie pants...at the camp i didn't wear either but the shins do hurt a little bit more than the thighs b/c of the bone there...but wen i decided not to wear shin guards anymore i became quicker w/ my stick in order to block them from hitting my legs to save me some pain...i agree w/ u, lilaxgurl23...i used to wear a womens cup to protect but i didn't wear it to any tournaments over the summer but come the season i'm def. going to again

[Garor]

Whenever I get hit in the calf I feel like someone ripped it off the bone.

[SEMlax]

there was one time when I forgot my paded shorts. It just made me want(and perhaps be) faster to get the ball with my stick. But I have to say it really hurts when the hard shooters get you on the thighs.

[Trilax03]

sry i forgot to b specific...wen i said shin i meant like the whole knee down region of the legs...i got nailed in the ankle once and it killed but the calf hurts like crazy too

[SEMlax]

I think that us goalies get hit the most and feel the most pain on the whole team, but I think that's what separates us from the pack. We are different from the everyday lacrosse player. The pain makes us the people we are. I guess we're just stronger for it.

[Trilax03]

yeah i agree w/ both of u...lol we talk about all this pain but we still enjoy wut we do...lilaxgurl23-->i hav the warriror burn low cleats...but sometimes i wear realyl comfortable adidas running sneakers but yeah the downside is that my ankle stick out...good idea w/ the mid cleats...aha yeah i get hit from shots off the post and they kill but i thnk the worst was once i sat on the ball and saved it...but damn did sittting on that ball hurt lol

[SawyerLaxGirl44]

OMG do I love the pain of being a goalie. It gives me SUCH a rush. As to being hit after the ball hitting the post, I was playing w/ some of the guys last year and one of the coaches hit the top post, and it came back and wailed me in the back. Its a lil breathe-taking.
I think the worst pain has gotta be the ball hitting your inside thigh as its going in...

[Trilax03]

yeah the worst it prob. wen u get hit and it really hurts but it still goes in anyways...sawyerlaxgirl44...i hav that saying (pain is temporary and pride is forever) on a shirt...represent :thumbsup:

[laxfolife24]

prob makes girls feel more secure, so they wont have to go through more pain

[SawyerLaxGirl44]

Trilax....did you make it, or did u buy it?

[Trilax03]

Trilax....did you make it, or did u buy it?

bought it...i can show u a pic if u want...it's a t-shirt i bought at my brothers college...it has the saying in the middle and the name of the college and sport on the sides...in this case Providence Lacrosse...if u wanted to make a t-shirt of the saying i hav a great site...i made goalie shirts for the goalies on freshmen jv and varsity

[brickwall5]

I wear just my helmet, chest protector and gloves. My coaches are always getting after me about not wearing shin gaurds because of the calcium deposits that can form in your shins after getting hit. Calcium deposits can cause you alot of problems later in life. I just don't want to look like a wuss so I have never worn them.

[ColtsLax]

wait, ive seen a pelvic protector, is just a hard plate, but ive never seen a womens cup, whats the difference?

[wlaxgoaliedad]

Am I correct in assuming that junior high/middle school (age 14 and under basically) use girls lacrosse rules and high schools/college use women's lacrosse rules? I'm asking because I see in the girls rules that thigh and shin padding is required (at least according to the equipment section from http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/girls_rules.phtml. With my daughter playing the next 2 years at the middle school level I'm mostly just curious.

[CTLaxer]

Am I correct in assuming that junior high/middle school (age 14 and under basically) use girls lacrosse rules and high schools/college use women's lacrosse rules? I'm asking because I see in the girls rules that thigh and shin padding is required (at least according to the equipment section from http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/girls_rules.phtml. With my daughter playing the next 2 years at the middle school level I'm mostly just curious.

You need to check with your local league and see which rules they follow. There are some places that follow youth/modified rules for younger players and places that don't. Figure out which ruleset the league your daughter is playing in and go from there.

To clarify, there's 1 rulebook for women's lacrosse across all age levels. There are provisions in the rulebook for modified youth play at the younger levels.

[Garor]

Am I correct in assuming that junior high/middle school (age 14 and under basically) use girls lacrosse rules and high schools/college use women's lacrosse rules? I'm asking because I see in the girls rules that thigh and shin padding is required (at least according to the equipment section from http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/girls_rules.phtml. With my daughter playing the next 2 years at the middle school level I'm mostly just curious.

I know certain areas in Maryland, some public schools, require shin guards and padded shorts for goalies in the high school level.

[LAXaritaville]

According to US Lacrosse for Youth-Middle School:"Goalie must wear helmet with face mask, separate throat protector, chest protector, goalie gloves, and leg padding on the shins and thighs. Protection for the abdominal area for goalies is strongly recommended." Some youth leagues require goalie pants, but the worst thing a youth goalie can wear are the baseball catcher knee-shin guards, they severely limit your ability to move quickly and run. Some of the best college goalies wear goalie pants, shin gurads, and cover them up with a pair of sweats or warm-up pants. 40+mph lax shots can result in nasty black & blue marks...

[goalieskcickay]

^^^Err... make that 70+, unless you bruise VERY easily.

[reLAXin08]

^^^Err... make that 70+, unless you bruise VERY easily.


:chuckle: anything over 20 is pretty much going leave some kind of mark unless your superman...

[LAXaritaville]

The boys might be cranking them at 70+mph, but the girls are not rippin-em that fast..yet.

[goalieskcickay]

^^^ My point exactly.

:chuckle: anything over 20 is pretty much going leave some kind of mark unless your superman...

Alright, I exaggerated a little. :crazy:

But what I meant was that the ball won't leave any serious damage unless you are being shot on faster than is usual in the female game.

[headlinenewsrox]

^^^ My point exactly.



Alright, I exaggerated a little. :crazy:

But what I meant was that the ball won't leave any serious damage unless you are being shot on faster than is usual in the female game.
maybe not serious damage but at IAS i got a shot the the shin that the swelling/bruise still hasent gone away so ya the shots are prevelant in the womens game and ya they can leave damage

[faacjb]

As a coach, I find that confidence is very important for a goalie. Mentally, it is the toughest position on the field. A goalie who is confident will stop more shots. So if pads make you feel more confident, then by all means wear pads. I think it is an especially good idea at the youth level, since younger shooters tend to aim for the goalie instead of the net. When I played in high school the 70's, most goalies wore football pants. They provide good protection and don't slow you down too much. My son wears them when he is in goal now, and no one gives him any grief about it.