What's your lacrosse related pet peeve?

[NF Lax23----<o)]

When my elbow pads slide down my arm.
When you string a sidewall and you don't have enough
When coaches tell you to be in to places at once
Non-symmetrical pockets
When you buy a head and it comes with another companies ball stop(like a motive with a warrior ball stop)

[mmlaxplaya17]

definatly when the pads slide down
when you can never get ur shooters the right way
when you cant scoop the ball and u look like an idiot trying to scoop it

[Formerlaxdemon]

I'd have to agree with all of the above, and of course the ever-embarassing moment when you are running flat out to scoop a groundball, miss, and then step on the ball and go stumbling forward flailing.

[sweet_ceX]

not catching a pass drives me crazy. especially if its a poass that i should have scored off of. or an interception. especially missing like a catch on a goalie clear....

[mmlaxplaya17]

i ahte when i miss passes but i love it when i make the big 1 handed catches that u have to jump 10 feet in the air and intercept it chsnges the momentum of the game and once i catch something like that i feel like i can do anything like im superman

[wilsontopowell]

when i hit a pipe or get stoped by the goalie on his doorstep

[fenwicklax89]

when you cut your ankle from kickin it with your cleats
when your mouthguard tastes bad
when someone steals your water during practice
when your practice jersey smells like crap

[marflax33]

when i cant get my shooters right.... drives me insane.

[frkystyly36]

my school's 'field' is right by a branch of the chicago river, so theres a huge fence maybe 20 ft high to stop balls.

but you see, this fence doesnt help when ripping a shot when the goal is backed up against it, hitting the top post of the goal, while trying to hit the top corner. as you would imagine the ball goes flying 10 ft over the fence. straight into the river.

it was the only ball i brought to school that day... :sad:

[mmlaxplaya17]

my school's 'field' is right by a branch of the chicago river, so theres a huge fence maybe 20 ft high to stop balls.

but you see, this fence doesnt help when ripping a shot when the goal is backed up against it, hitting the top post of the goal, while trying to hit the top corner. as you would imagine the ball goes flying 10 ft over the fence. straight into the river.

it was the only ball i brought to school that day... :sad:
that really sucks i hate loosing lax balls even tho i got like a million of them in at trasgbag in my room and another million lying around my house and my mom always finds them and yells at me also a new pet peeve is having too much whip and the ball goes straight down when throwing overhand

[isuckatlax]

yea losing balls
i hate
also dropping passes like Cex was talking about

[BioPro29]

accidentally throwing balls into my neighbors yard, my neighbors have dogs...........
people being obsessed with superfreaks (there are better gloves, but newbs obsess over the first shiny thing they see)

ag's sliding down

dropping a pass

missing a scoop

ballhog midfielders who dont pass the friggin ball.

teammates not catching perfect feeds

hitting the post

being stuffed in front of the goal

[titans 43]

when I string a stick, then halfway through I relize that I strung something wrong and have to start all over, or when people twirl when they catch, ARGH!, that bugs me soo much, or whne a player shoots but his stick hooks but he still scores because the goalie had no idea his stick hooked, that's annoying aswell

[moondog]

My pet peeve is teammates who are inconsistent. One day, they'll score 4 or 5 goals (which means a few assists for me); the next game, usually against stiffer competition, they won't have ANY game whatsoever. If you think you have game, you need to bring it every game, every time...

[marflax33]

My pet peeve is teammates who are inconsistent. One day, they'll score 4 or 5 goals (which means a few assists for me); the next game, usually against stiffer competition, they won't have ANY game whatsoever. If you think you have game, you need to bring it every game, every time...

yeah thats really annoying because the next game after their good game you'll be lookin for them and youll pass it to them once they get a look. than they get shut down. i hate that.

[JtowneMiddie21]

You know when you're having that off day, and you get the perfect feed and something catches your attention and the ball hits you right in the facemask? Yup lets go with that one

[freestylewalkin]

when ppl have no idea what there doing and they dont ask for help

(i play D) when i bring the ball up and pass it to the attack and they drop the pass or lose it just as im gettin back over the mid line

[wclc 1]

people who give up on plays. Like if there is a ground ball and one of my teammates can get to it, but gives up on it because they don't think they'll win it. Always go hard you never know what will happen.

[MacLax1212]

I'd have to say that my biggest pet peeve is when you string a stick, but its pouring raining out that day so you can never test it out!

[FPDefense]

1) losing lacrosse balls
2) that one shooting string that just isnt qiute right.
3) attackmen who ward like crazy
4) parents yelling at the refs and dont know what they're talking about
5) not having enough refs so the refs we get suck (no offense to anyone)

[vernonlax]

I agree with everything FPDefense said, but my biggest pet peeve, is when people think that lacrosse is nothing more then some preppy kid sport, thats not hard to play; or that its not physicaly(sp) demanding.

[RedBird1]

1) When I let a goal in
2) When a shot you had [hurts], and THEN goes in
3) When its raining and my stick ****s up for throwing.

[Lurch22d]

when ppl have no idea what there doing and they dont ask for help

(i play D) when i bring the ball up and pass it to the attack and they drop the pass or lose it just as im gettin back over the mid line

yea i hate that..i run all theway there pass it to them and as soon as i cross midline i hear some1 screaming "FASTBREAK" and im like OMGWTFBBQ U STUPID ATTACKMEN!@$!$

[LeftySniper]

arm guards sliding down

hitting pipe in a game

hitting pipe in my backyard and the ball goes intot he street.

kid has one good game,thinks hes the **** then screws up the next game,and the next game and the next game...

[nylax90]

i hate when a defencemen will call "middie back" and all the middies stay back istead of just one. and when the ball is on the other side of the field(i play attack) and the defenceman guarding you keeps his stick in front of your face anyways ,i almost punched a defenceman one time because it was getting me so mad.

[Fatboy]

When I am A) Playing a team of newbs or B) On a team of newbs. Im sorry I just can't stand beginners in the high school level....You can either play or you can't. And if you can't....then get off the field and play baseball.

[Formerlaxdemon]

1) losing lacrosse balls
2) that one shooting string that just isnt qiute right.
3) attackmen who ward like crazy
4) parents yelling at the refs and dont know what they're talking about
5) not having enough refs so the refs we get suck (no offense to anyone)


Oh God, Yeah... I totally forgot about parents. They do get annoying. In addition to them, I hate the opposing coach that will try and yell at the refs telling them what to do or try and tell us that we were "fouling" his players. I just want to launch my stick at his throat.

[RedStormLaxer41]

when you cant get your pocket juuust right
when you lose lax balls (theres gotta be 30+ in the woods behind my goal)
and when i miss catches that i should have scored off, especially righty ones cuz then i nkow its cuz i just didnt practice enough

[michaganlaxer]

uneven pockets make me so mad i dont know how people deal with them

[HdGLaxWarrior]

i hate when a defencemen will call "middie back" and all the middies stay back istead of just one. and when the ball is on the other side of the field(i play attack) and the defenceman guarding you keeps his stick in front of your face anyways ,i almost punched a defenceman one time because it was getting me so mad.

Yeah...

Or when a D guy goes off sides, and doesnt keep running... :dummy: :thumbsdow

[Warrior]

Dropping an easy pass when cutting to the crease...especially when it should be a goal...
When ref's are incompetent...
And
When someone on my team plays with a stick they know is illegal, even when there back-up is legal...they just dont want to switch...and we get a 3 min man down

[xSURFERx]

almost everything was said that i thought off,.....and about newbs in highschool, i agree....i know u got to start somwhere but i think people should start in middle school or younger, bc when u get yo the highschool level its more competitive and most ppl have been playing for awhile and they tend to slow things down, although somtimes u get a newb that is good

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

1) I hate when you lose so many lacrosse balls.
2) When you give a perfect outlet pass but the player messes the pass up and creates a turn over.

BTW I started playing lacrosse in grade 9 and I was the lacrosse M.V.P. :laugh: when we had people who had been playing for years. So never doubt the Newbs! :chuckle:

Edit:
3)When your defence does not listen to you even though you have the clear view of the play.

4) When a players tries to kick the ball (when the opposing player is right behind them) away instead of scooping it up. :banghead: :dummy:

[EndlesFimbulvet]

Stoppinga ball that hits an uncoverd part, then it stillllll manages to roll in the goal somehow.

D@mn that gets annoying fast...

And yeah, dont blame the newbs. I started playing winter of 9th as middie, switched to goalie halfway through freshamn spring season, did some varsity tourneys over the summer and now the coaches and most of the players want me to play v. next year. Im in 10th now.

[Fatboy]

Stoppinga ball that hits an uncoverd part, then it stillllll manages to roll in the goal somehow.

D@mn that gets annoying fast...

And yeah, dont blame the newbs. I started playing winter of 9th as middie, switched to goalie halfway through freshamn spring season, did some varsity tourneys over the summer and now the coaches and most of the players want me to play v. next year. Im in 10th now.

Im not hating on all newbs. What I was trying to say is....If you ahve no talnet, commitment, or basic skill then don't play. Obviously you can start in HS and be good. But if your not good, then please don't play.

[Attack027]

Players that think they are gods gift to lacrosse (even if they are)

When refs dont call obvious penalty's

And some players that echo everything the coach says (like the coach will say put your mouth peice in then you here this high pitched voice "put your mouth peice in" or step back from the line (of the feild) same high pitched voice "step back from the line"

[HdGLaxWarrior]

Players that think they are gods gift to lacrosse (even if they are)

When refs dont call obvious penalty's

And some players that echo everything the coach says (like the coach will say put your mouth peice in then you here this high pitched voice "put your mouth peice in" or step back from the line (of the feild) same high pitched voice "step back from the line"

Yes. Sometimes refs make me mad.

[goaliedude]

being blinded by your own d-fense because they are to focused on something else to hear the person yelling at them....letting in stupid goals (goals in general).....making a horiable clear

[tomahawks11]

for sure when pads slide down and when teammates dont pass the ball to others because they dont like them...

[GBaschski]

When I am A) Playing a team of newbs or B) On a team of newbs. Im sorry I just can't stand beginners in the high school level....You can either play or you can't. And if you can't....then get off the field and play baseball.

High school is where most lacrosse players in America learn how to play.

[lilaxgurl23]

1) People blaming the refs for their own problems/mistakes
2) People blaming others for their own problems/mistakes
3) Coaches that tell players not to play to their full potential because it is an easy team
4) Excuses (see one and two :) )
5) Riding on one person for a loss/win
6) Giving up
7) People that don't listen to you when you clearly can see what they are doing wrong

[NF Lax23----<o)]

When a slide is coming across the crease and the goalie still comes out anyway and the attack just jumps and shoots over him. then I tell him that he doesn't need to come out but he thinks I'm just kidding around
Definatley the thing where like all the middies stay back on a midi-back.
when kids who suck have like $180 sticks but don't even use them right
the serious lack of a lacrosse video game
not being able to find a lax ball and having to resort to a tennis ball
Non-turf fields(my field is turf so when I play on something else it totally screws me up cause I'm used to easy scooping and such)
Playing short stick for a while then switching back to pole and the pole feels heavy as ****
realizing your helmet is loose when you're sprining down the field.
kids who are like "OH MY GOD!!!! WHY ARE YOU CHECKING SOO HARD?!?!???"
and the list goes on...

[Attack027]

When a coach takes you out and you dont want to

[moondog]

I suppose I have another pet peeve:
Not ALL Newbies are bad, but it can be annoying when you see a newbie with the newest, shiniest gear that daddy bought for him because he said he wanted to play lacrosse.
This kid's got all the best stuff, and he hasn't/can't even throw(n) a pass, and you don't know if all that gear is going to rot in a garage, or end up on ebay in a week or two.
Once again, there's nothing wrong with newbies; you have to start somewhere--I just think its a little overboard to get a kid the best of the best of everything when you don't know if the kid's going to enjoy and/or commit interest to the sport...Trust me, it can be off-putting.

[BioPro29]

when people hate you because you checked them hard in practice.

[endoftheline]

when i make a save and then throw the ball away on a bad pass.
I also don't like when you burn someone (i dont do that often) and the throw a really bad check because they know they've lost.

[exile lacrosse]

losing lacrosse balls
Lazy laxers, especially on clears and defence
definately parents that have NO IDEA what they are talking about. once i was clearing the ball and this was a game against our biggest rivals and our offense wasnt doing ANYTHING. they werent moving, talking, shooting, hustling, let alone scoring. so i run down and just rip a shot from the top of the box. it only missed by a few inches, but then i hear a parent screaming "DONT BE SELFISH!" which imediatly promted my response "WHAT THE **** DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?!!! NO ONE ELSE ON OUR TEAM IS SHOOTING!" and i believe that that was the only shot i took during season because the last thing i am is a selfish person, unlike another one of our poles, but thats a whole nother story
people that arent loud enough (ie. they say that they called "heres your help" but no one heard them"

[NickBritt]

When my elbow pads slide down my arm.
Non-symmetrical pockets
Buddy passes.
when you cut your ankle from kickin it with your cleats

Wow i thought i was alone with all of these pet peeves.. what a good thread

a big one i hate is the stupid injuries to like joints that just stop you from playing 100% for a while.. like spraining your wrist or your knees are weird

[NickBritt]

And some players that echo everything the coach says (like the coach will say put your mouth peice in then you here this high pitched voice "put your mouth peice in" or step back from the line (of the feild) same high pitched voice "step back from the line"


hahahah thats funny

[wrwarrior19]

Missing a scoop or when some guys go for it one handed and totally miss.

When someone can cradle through a good poke or slap check.

[laxliveit]

i used to spin my stick a lot, and i worked really hard to stop doing that, because my coach would freak out at people for it. Now I can't stand it when people spin their sticks.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

i used to spin my stick a lot, and i worked really hard to stop doing that, because my coach would freak out at people for it. Now I can't stand it when people spin their sticks.

Yeah. That is pretty annoying.

[XLII]

my pet peeves are
- shooting a sweet bouncer right on the goalies foot!
- refs calling "warding" or "crease violation" for no reason!
- and seeing teammates drink mineral water during games!

arrrrrrrgh!

[LongIslandLax]

When teammates only care about their goal totals and not caring about winning or looking for the open man.
When those kids take impossible shots and of course miss.

[LoveableME]

Flipping the ball to your teammate on a face-off and them missing it!

People that trashtalk and win is horrible too.

and tearing stupid fresh mesh!

[bspalax15]

my cup and losing balls

[Rok629]

Players who "showboat".If you don't respect the game and your opponents then you should not pick up a stick.Save the stick tricks and flips for a camp.They are cool to watch then and very damn impressive.No player is and never will be above the game.

Oh yeah when you run out of water on the sidlines.Don't let your team managers slack on that one.It blows!

[zippo30]

Losing the ball in the throat guard.
Going to clear it and the ball falling behind me.
Getting a piece of a shot, especially with your body, and it still goes in.
BLOWN SLIDES
BLOWN SLIDES
BLOWN SLIDES
Bad passes from a pole to me.
Screens. Grr. Screens.

[Warrior]

Mary Gaits...haha i hate people who try to showboat and end up blowing it because they wanted to look cool...

[3rdPersonPlural]

Buddy passes.

Teammates who don't move off the ball.

Teammates who waste possessions with hail mary shots.

Middies who don't even try to defend.

One handed checks that never had a payer.

[powellman21]

-When your mesh breaks in your goalie stick and the other team scores the game winning goal. (worst feeling in my life and snapped that stick over my knee{or atleast i tried resulting in a nasty bruise})

-when that one loose thread in your glove keeps rubbin and takes your skin off on one of your fingers

-kids with purple shafts that cant play (:cough: james river fruit cakes :cough:

-short attackmen (im a tall goalie and they try to shoot at my feet but my (for lack of a better term) "low play" is one of my best aspects

-when middies complain of "leg cramps" after they did something wrong

[lax4life6]

1) teammates who cant catch
2) when you buy a head that has a crooked pinch but you dont notice it
3) factory stringing
4) kids who suck but have better gear than me

[laxattack662]

My pet peeves in order of annoyance:
1.Hitting pipe just outside the corner i was aiming for.
2.Getting stuffed on the crease
3.Armpads sliding down
4.Missing a pass
5.Missing a scoop then stumbling over it like a complete moron
6.Shooting the ball through a hole in my net or missing completely and having to walk a million yards down to retrieve it
7.When D yells middie back and everyone stays back, or the middie farthest up the field stays back
8.Being WIDE OPEN on the crease and not getting a pass
9.Getting nailed by some kid and just looking like a weakling cuz the kid laid me out
10.Having a teamate who isnt the best, has one good game, and you never hear the end of the"i had 3 goals in one game arent I a beast story".

[zippo30]

When I am A) Playing a team of newbs or B) On a team of newbs. Im sorry I just can't stand beginners in the high school level....You can either play or you can't. And if you can't....then get off the field and play baseball.

My pet peeve is kids with your attitude. You are not above the team, nor your competition. If you want to talk about newbs, come up North and play some real teams, THEN TALK.

[goaliedude]

saving one...off my theigh....that sucks...or forgetting your cup at home and not noticing it until 5 min before the game

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

saving one...off my theigh....that sucks...or forgetting your cup at home and not noticing it until 5 min before the game

Yea that happened to me in practice and a game.:dummy: I got hit during the practice and it hurt soooo much. :imparied: But they never hit me during the game.

[ATLredgoalie55]

that crusty feeling when u first put ur gloves on and u cant even get a good grip on ur stick

[HdGLaxWarrior]

I hate it when people miss slides. Or when the slide is there, and they still score.

[zippo30]

I hate it when people miss slides. Or when the slide is there, and they still score.

I hate that as well.

Today though, we let in 3 or 4 goals because of screens. We played a smart team, and they just stood there in front of me and ripped shots. God I hate screens.

[D-middie9]

one time my arm pads slid completely backwards and i missed the easiest pass ever

[MVHSlax14]

people that stand on the field and spin their stick like they are cradeling even though they don't have the friggen ball!!! GGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! !!

[laxjer09]

when you dodge asnd in the middle of the dodge the ball fals ot and you look like a complete idiot trying to pick it back up ....

[nogg57]

hitting the goalie
blisters
mouthpiece breath
jerks who wanna talk about sallys skirt and how her tits were hangin out at school today, when they should have their head in the game.

[Rok629]

Now hold on you can always take a few seconds to chat up about a fine looking woman.

T and A will always be that if you are a guy you can always appreciate it, even your coach knows that.

[ColtsLax]

yea i hate that..i run all theway there pass it to them and as soon as i cross midline i hear some1 screaming "FASTBREAK" and im like OMGWTFBBQ U STUPID ATTACKMEN!@$!$

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Playing indoor where we have to use shorties
St Pauls(MD) In July in a rainstorm (no grass, just mud)
When your foot gets stuck in the mud and you play with out a cleat on(Happened)
When you throw a sweet body check and the ref calls UR :thumbsdow
wet gloves
Chinstarp comes undone when you hit someone
attackmen who slash the ankles on GB
Warrior shoulder pads that sound like helmets

[geggieman]

Late hits, missing a pass, throwing a bad pass, hitting the goalie, getting knocked on your butt b/c you weren't looking up

[blackknightslax]

when a middie runs don on a fastbreak and shoots the ball and misses when they should have passed to the slide or open guy

[rkirke]

Im surprised only one person put wet gloves. I hate that! I hate wet elbows too, that sucks.
A personal pet peeve is when I sacrifice my body to give someone an easy goal, and they drop the ball or something. Oh, I can think of a few instances right now, and its making me cringe.

[lonekau911]

I live in the woods, so i lose balls like its no ones buisness. I also hate when the sides of the mesh of my stick, curve it...making it illegal...its retarded...i dont know how to fix it....

[hankooklax]

loosing balls, just plain horrible stringing jobs, being sucked out and then getting iso-ed (cause i know better), people saying crap in the hand shake afterwards. People who play for good teams (MD prep schools) but suck and talk trash

[laxdudesvn2]

losing lacrosse balls
wet gloves
people who get a bad attitude when you're down in a game
those people who think they're "all that" and tell other players they suck
when you roll your ankle right before a game
when coaches pull you out to put the better player in when you're up big
missing ground balls when no one's on you
hitting the pipe and breaking a window
hitting the pipe and hitting a bystander
hitting the pipe and hitting a bypassing car (i live by a busy street so this happens often and i run inside)
having no one to practice with
getting laid out on a faceoff because the other guy jumped the gun
and many more...

[IRLaxer3]

Goalies who think it's never thier fault (and i mean NEVER...)
I seriously...dislike... new kids who have ALL NEW expensive stuff.
whiny attackmen
refs who don't allow body contact
how you get thrown out for two games for throwing one little punch....
arrogant laxers who think they are the sh**.

BTW: awsome forum, i was looking for a good lax forum for a looong time...

[IMPlax]

When we had a braveheart at our camp and the camp winner for-my only defense is slashing in the back and shoulder after i get beat cause i tried to lay the big hit-i can't play defense at all-award was up against me and at the face-off all he did was take body cause i am a foot shorter than he is-AAAARGGGGGGGG- i should have anticipated that, he then scoops it one handed- another peeve- and goes down the field and scores on our goalie who only plays goalie and lacrosse because he is really fat(he sucks too)!!!!! It sucked. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[pantherLax]

i cant really think of any right now..but wen attackman dont chase after balls on a shot and ride hard.

[bigOHlax]

when your arm pads slide down, drives me insane
and for sure attackmen the don't follow shots or ones that don't ride

[titans 43]

losing lacrosse balls
hitting the pipe and hitting a bypassing car (i live by a busy street so this happens often and i run inside)

same here, it'll like smoke the pipe and then like hit a car on the road when I'm practicing and scare the crap outta me because of the loud noise it makes, once I hit an Escalade, fastest I've ever run, lol.

[Boog]

Watching a lacrosse game on television and the announcers continually compare every move and detail of the game with other sports.

[ChaugLax]

if newcomers have no commitment that really ticks me off (as said by fatboy above), I tried to help this kid start playing, but all he does is drink on the weekends now, which compleely ruined all the conditioning I did with him

[Laxdman27]

Id say...
-elbow pads sliding down(sucks for us long poles cuasue you attak hack at us bad but thats what we get for killing you guys)
-not knowing your head is broken and you have a crusial pass to make and you screw it up
-when one of your spikes on your cleats comes out
-your coach making you run after a game cuz he thinks your didnt run enough during the game and you win too
-WET pockets
-new refs for a varsity game and you dont have enough refs too

[Laxitivepro]

I hate when D-Men shove there stick between your arm and your body when your cradling.....its just really annoying.

[Laxdman27]

yeah thats why we do it

[hankooklax]

ohh another one, turnovers at the midfield. I hate it when we have the ball and I'm getting off field and then have to run back in

[vroom125]

arm guards sliding down
losing lacrosse balls
hitting the pipe

[the next 'one']

-When you have a great shot on the net, you throw a fake, lose the ball, and still whip your stick like you still have the ball cause you dont notice you lost it.
-When i cut my ankles with my cleats.
-When you are on a fast break straight to the goal and the ref blows the whistle and yells "QUARTER".
-When someone misses a shot, and the only guy to run after the ball is the goalie when you have an attackmen right there to chase, and then the goalie gets the ball back.
-CUP problems......
-Players who run through 3 or 4 people because of their 'need' to score a goal.
-When your mouthguard falls to the ground (especially on the turf) and you get those little black rubber things or grass all in it.
-When you get hacked on the head and the ref doesnt count a slash penalty.

[PMRaiderLax6]

-Checking the crap out of a guys stick so hard, that even he thinks he lost the ball, and it's still in his stick.

- Doing my job as a LSM and getting the ball back for the offense, and as I'm sprinting off the field to get a short-pole on, we lose the ball and I have to sprint back into the play. I guess it's part of playing the position though.

-When the other guy i'm faceing off against moves a little, making me go, and the ref calls the penalty on me. :angry:

[laxguy8]

Box: A beauty check getting called a penalty, offensive players who wont get off the floor and let u do ure job, so u look like an idiot as the last one in the play as ure team is being scored on, anybody who calls u on or hits ure goalie and TURTLES ( HATE those guys)

Field: Getting beat 1-on-1, lazy middies, warding by attackman, the fact that u cant hit a cutter

I hate guys who carry lacrosse sticks around just so people think they play (like skateboards)

[moondog]

I hate Abercrombie and other companies who put lax sticks on their hats and shirts to jump on the bandwagon
I hate Warrior's advertising "Absolute Powell (2000)" and Nicky Polanco "Deal Breaker"
I hate people who are inconsistent
I hate people who don't sell out in practice (or games)
I hate refs who are unprofessional, inconsistent, or do not know positioning/mechanics
I hate laziness
I hate attackmen who think the team wins the game because of THEM, when it is usually the goalie and defense (at least for my team)
I hate people who are obsessed with stats
I hate people who will NEVER develop that second hand
I hate people who "plateau" and refuse to develop their skills further
I hate people who do not search on the lacrosse forums

[lyonsvt]

putting a sweaty, wet helmet on.

[CuseLax18]

i when a defencemen will call "middie back" and all the middies stay back istead of just one. and when the ball is on the other side of the field(i play attack) and the defenceman guarding you keeps his stick in front of your face anyways ,i almost punched a defenceman one time because it was getting me so mad.

When defencemen do that to me, I put my stick in there face...and then cup a fart a put it all over their face? :whyme:

[WHEELAX2]

hitting the goalie with the ball

[ColtsLax]

[QUOTE=laxguy8]Box: and TURTLES ( HATE those guys)
QUOTE]
whats a turtle?

[craig21]

comin from li n playin in fl....jk

kids that think they are the best

an offense that cant move w.o the ball

middies that run up the whole field to shoot n miss the net completly or goalie makes the save and we play man down til the middy that jogs back to defense

people that don't pass(selfish people) assists are better!

[lax-kiddo18]

i hate it so much when the longpoll on point tells me to slide to the guy comming down and i do but he just passes it easily off and then my other guy i was origlanly watchin scores, and the point longpole says i need to slide faster...grrrrrr, and not being able to dangle the ball with my longpole because it was raining the night before and then i had to adjust my pocket!

[devillax57]

when my titan pro d-pole bends....i hate this shaft
when it rained and my pocket dies on me
when of course my elbow guards slide down
when my sidwall string breaks
when people steal my water
when my pads smell terrible
when i cant pick up the ball and look like an idiot
when i overthrow my man

[Jesse]

When my old alluminium 5 footer bent... (Had to play shorty)
When my armguards Slip
When my old Vapor bends after a faceoff...
When the other defenders in my club team dont slide and then blame it on me...
Running down the the ground with the ball only to find nobody is open and i have to stall...
Getting dents in my longpole...
Checking a attacker and the ball doesnt come out....
Trying to get a groundball with my long pole when the ball is at my feet...

[laxpro]

accidentally throwing balls into my neighbors yard, my neighbors have dogs...........
people being obsessed with superfreaks (there are better gloves, but newbs obsess over the first shiny thing they see)

ag's sliding down

dropping a pass

missing a scoop

ballhog midfielders who dont pass the friggin ball.

teammates not catching perfect feeds

hitting the post

being stuffed in front of the goal

ya thats me but my neighbor has a fence so my goal faces it and i have sometimes thrown it over and it hits her windows and stuff like that and her dogs stael my balls but i haven't broken anything yet

[slinkyspine]

I hate it when people turtle on a hit

[CuseLax18]

Goalies who think it's never thier fault (and i mean NEVER...)
I seriously...dislike... new kids who have ALL NEW expensive stuff.
whiny attackmen
refs who don't allow body contact
how you get thrown out for two games for throwing one little punch....
arrogant laxers who think they are the sh**.

BTW: awsome forum, i was looking for a good lax forum for a looong time...

Haha, sounds like you are the one who thinks you are the shi*.

[lax-kiddo18]

o yea thats a good one Jesse, tryin to get a ground ball when its at ur feet and u choke up but a guy just stand behind u and hits the end of ur pole...gerrr

[Jesse]

o yea thats a good one Jesse, tryin to get a ground ball when its at ur feet and u choke up but a guy just stand behind u and hits the end of ur pole...gerrr
And then some kid runs straight through with the ball while you fumble around with your stick... :angry:

[palmettolax29]

1) People who don't ever practice, smoke pot all weekend, and still manage to be great lacrosse players.
2) People who pick up ground balls one-handed and miss.
3) People who think they're above the rules in practice.
4) People who don't run in practice.
5) People who get ejected for arguing with the refs and act like they did nothing wrong.
6) Seniors who aren't very good and pretend like they are superior to freshmen (like me), who are actually better than them.
7) Goalies who give out hospital passes. (Passes to players who are surely going to get laid out as soon as they get the ball. Goalies pass the ball to these people because the player may not have been playing good D and caused the goalie to miss a save.)
8) On a personal note, when I miss passes I should've caught.
9) Kids who beg for playing time, whine cause they don't play a lot, and then get out on the field and go half-*** and don't run.
10) Last but not least, teammates who insist I don't know what I'm doing, when really I'm right.

[Dadabhoy_Muzzi]

7) Goalies who give out hospital passes. (Passes to players who are surely going to get laid out as soon as they get the ball. Goalies pass the ball to these people because the player may not have been playing good D and caused the goalie to miss a save.)

Almost gave that to my friend. I never saw the guy comming and gave the pass to my player. He got out just in time. At half, my coach was like "you almsot got him killed".

[lax4life6]

When my old alluminium 5 footer bent... (Had to play shorty)
When my armguards Slip
When my old Vapor bends after a faceoff...
When the other defenders in my club team dont slide and then blame it on me...
Running down the the ground with the ball only to find nobody is open and i have to stall...
Getting dents in my longpole...
Checking a attacker and the ball doesnt come out....
Trying to get a groundball with my long pole when the ball is at my feet...
omg i hate that. i played d a few games. i would intercept a pass and then run it the whole way while my attackmen watched so i was screwed. if i passed it it would get intercepted, if i slowed down i would get taken out. so i could only shoot

[Jesse]

Ive seen it happen once.. Not pretty... Kid got knocked out for a minute...

[Britattack]

i hate peoplewho don't practice much, and as a result have weaknesses in their basics which hindr the rest of there plays and you can see its only cos they don't practice.

People who don't give one hundred percent and don't go for the fifty fifty's

[WHEELAX2]

when people say "onset" or "set" when they are talking about STRAIGHT heads... please don't do this.. these two words shouldn't be and aren't in the lacrosse vocabulary..

[lVlike]

When I am A) Playing a team of newbs or B) On a team of newbs. Im sorry I just can't stand beginners in the high school level....You can either play or you can't. And if you can't....then get off the field and play baseball.

ahhh i hate that sooo much that happened to me last year it was like i was playing with 5 year olds

[i live 4 lax]

i ahte when i miss passes but i love it when i make the big 1 handed catches that u have to jump 10 feet in the air and intercept it chsnges the momentum of the game and once i catch something like that i feel like i can do anything like im superman
i know EXACTLY what your talking about

[i live 4 lax]

1) losing lacrosse balls
2) that one shooting string that just isnt qiute right.
3) attackmen who ward like crazy
4) parents yelling at the refs and dont know what they're talking about
5) not having enough refs so the refs we get suck (no offense to anyone)
bolded for emphasis.. i hate it when they do that especially when the parent has a kid on our team. then WE get the penalty for some dumb*** parent who doesnt know the rules.

[titans 43]

ahhh i hate that sooo much that happened to me last year it was like i was playing with 5 year olds

why would you hate playing with newbs?, remember you were there once and if you gave up at that time you wouldn;'t be playing now. And it's not about how good you are either, it's about effort, friendship, and fun. So don't spoil the game for people of lesser ability. In fact instead of putting them down you should help them get better, and remeber there is on;y 1 player in the world who isn't as good as someone else (the best player in the world). That brings to another peeve, players who put down other players.

[lax4life6]

i hate it when teammates cant catch. my school didnt have a guys modified team, only girls. isnt that illegal? but anyways it was a rec team and we had like 4 good players

[Goldenbearslax6]

When i can never string a stick with no whip, I hate whip
When i go for the ground ball and the defensemen, come over and smacks his stick on my arm as hard as he can
When i make a shot it hits pipe
When i run i get owned by 3 defenders

[DashLAX18]

Dodging a check from a defenseman and then the trail check cathes me right in the ankle bone....
Pipe Shots!!!!

[willy89]

kids who wanna show off in practice and lay out their own team
attack who talk smack then I own them and they complain
the attack i just owned that say they love to ice pickand will ice pick me and they try and i blow by them and they complain even more
having the perfect pocket and then it gets ruined in a rainy game
scooping for a ball but you're too close
calling a middie back pass and the attack i passed to drops it/losses the ball so i have to haul *** back
middies who take my man and their man scores

[WAXmyLAX]

...Even though you deal out 20 good checks that should have stripped the attackman's pinched finalizer, he still manages to baton twirl through you a score.

[beach2300]

1. When the players on my team dont show up to practice
2. When people are messing around when I'm trying to explain something.
3. People who never work on their weak hand.
4. People who dont work on their weak hand and then complain when they miss your pass because it was to their left side.
5. People who dont go all out in practice.
6. showing up 10 mins late for practice
7. Pads that smell bad
8. trying to get some sort of team building activity going and 7 people show up
9. Having a lacrosse party, drinking, and having one of the players try to rape some girl( Pretty sure that we beat the crap out of this kid)
10. when my pocket breaks and the string job was perfect
11. when a head snaps
12. people who dont move without the ball and leave you stranded with the ball.
13 people that dont talk...YELL out whats going on

[pantherLax]

when im wall balling and i cant find the ball, because its the same color as the leaves...then when i find it, it was right near me the whole time

[WHEELAX2]

getting shut off.. it sux... I got shut off for most of the A&M championship game

[lVlike]

why would you hate playing with newbs?, remember you were there once and if you gave up at that time you wouldn;'t be playing now. And it's not about how good you are either, it's about effort, friendship, and fun. So don't spoil the game for people of lesser ability. In fact instead of putting them down you should help them get better, and remeber there is on;y 1 player in the world who isn't as good as someone else (the best player in the world). That brings to another peeve, players who put down other players.

no its not that they were bad but they made No effort during practice or games

[McLax22]

getting poke checked by long poles right under the helmet. like around my neck.

[Z12/AM]

the one thing that bugs the crap out of me, is players who think they're good, but really suck. the guys who will"take you any day." the guys who buy the titan-pro and evo pro 'cause they think they can handle it and cry when their new gloves get dirty. the ones who won't shut up. the lax posers. but i have a remedy for "ego-itis" (the inflammation of the ego) a flippin' wake up call from some psycho d-man who's ticked off and ready to beat the snot out of them. (sorry about the raving, but it really bugs me!)

[WHSphatkats]

people who play football then come play lacrosse expecting the same exact thing. then they come running at you full force from 20 yrds away and pummel you for a gb.

[johnpd]

kids with dyed head and colored shafts(even though mine are colored, but that because they were a discount), it just makes me want to break them all the more. little kids with good equipment. whiny attackmen. stuck up kids. and kids who cant catch and throw, unless they are on the other team ;)

[nesll234]

Overly large Elbow pads
When refs catch your illegal pockets
when the ball gets stuck between the bars in your helmet

[robi]

When I lose a ball in the woods after I miss a corner shot.

[rjattack19]

I hate it when my pads slide down
when the defender talks to u the whole game (and i dont mean friendly talk, i mean the kind of talk that they do just to get in ur head)
when i miss the goal or miss EASY passes
when i cant get the srings right
!!!BALL-HOGS!!!

[mholms322]

i hate losing lax balls
hate it when (from a middie's view) you run up and down the field playing defense and offense, only so your attackmen can shot and get stuffed.
attackmen who dont ride
goalies who wear shinguards(thats just gay)
and i hate it when the rain screws your stick up

[kMOlAX]

when you drop your mouthguard in the turf
when you get hit straight in the knee and your leg goes numb for like 23 seconds
when your hair falls out and its all in your face and you can barely see the ball coming at you

[whslax1990]

I cant stand freshmen, badasses, and those who never played but have all the gear so technically they are also badasses.

O yea when the oposing wingman on faceoffs keeps tapping your stick like theres a ball is in your stick rather than midfield.

[whslax1990]

people who play football then come play lacrosse expecting the same exact thing. then they come running at you full force from 20 yrds away and pummel you for a gb.

Hey whs im whs. I could not agree with you more. I just cant stand when they come into lacrosse expecting more action than more experienced players.

[wolfie8914]

When you are taking a faceoff and the opponent tries to take the faceoff "left handed" (you are both on the same side), and then you assume the ref is going to call it, so you give up and dont really try. Then the ref is retarded and doesnt call the illegal procedure so the other guy still wins the face. And even after that, I confronted the ref and told him that was illegal, and he was like "yea, sorry about that." What a farging douchebag

[skip0l]

i hate throwing a good quick feeds and having ur guy miss it and the goalie catch it

[NF Lax23----<o)]

bleh... I totally forgot about this thread... I'll add a few more of mine
Since I have my lax goal set up on my driveway against a wood wall when I rip one and it goes wide the it shoots back at like a million miles per hour down my drivewayacross the street and either in the storm drain or my neighbors bushes... GRRR

People who take shots even though you are like covering them really good and they take a shot even though they know the goalie will save it.

Stupid coaches at camps

The lack of lax on TV

The sound lax balls make when I drop them on the wood floor by accident ( Thwaaap pap po.. or something like that)

<random>bleh, I love that word</random>

[ekajsk8er]

Hitting the pipe.
Hitting the goalie.
Hitting nothing and missing the cage entirely.
Getting hit.
Hitting a divet in the ground on a bounce shot and having it go wide when it should've gone stright in.
Passing to a player who misses the pass on a wide open shot.

[Tex71]

middies who don't play d and leave the dmen hanging out to dry
attackmen who dont pick up on the fact that you are leading them with a pass away from their d man untill it is too late and they miss it
having to slide every other time the offence gets the ball because your fellow dmen always get beat

[holyschnikes101]

when i accidentally twirl my stick then the ball falls out and i feel like an idiot because ihave to stop and pick it up (short stick)
trying to scoop and haviung the ball being at my feet so i cant get it (long pole)
kids who think they are awesome but really suck
people who show up late to practice and then when they are there they dont run at all.
jock itch
people who cant catch
sweaty pads.
having my long pole get stuck in my moms car trunk
losing balls
running out of water...halfway through the game.
having to drive to a game far away then getting lost
people who go half-***
my dad who won't let me buy a new stick unless one of my current ones break
parents who get all into the game....like yelling at the coach because their son who cant even cradle didnt get to play more than half the game (true story) my coach was nice enoguh to let him play half of it
elbow pads slidng down
while adjusting helmet, losing the screws to put it back together( i have a gait helmet)
noobs with better, shinier, newer gear than me.
refs who dont know the game
sliding on turf
kids who cant take getting knocked over and go tell their parents
refs who givethe other team a goal because the defenseman(me) accidentally cross checked the player. we were winning by 10. it was the last minute of the game.
having to go to the bathroom right before a fast break
running up, calling middie back, and then hvnig no middie stay back
having a pass go five feet over my head (of my longpole)
being inconsistent
attack men who cant catch
goalies who dont talk
having to look in 3 feet of water for our only game ball.
having to look in poison ivy for our only game ball
not having a bathroom or anything that one could use for a bathroom at my practice field/ playing field
havin coaches who dont want to be there
having a pathetic league that cant pay for anything
not being able to go to privat schools to get on good teams
sacrificing grades for sports(sounds weird, i know)
kids who claim to have asthma to get out of specific drills and 3 mile runs, even when i have asthma and somehow manage not to die
the first practice of the season where it is always windy and raining and cold
slipping in mud while running
getting decked while playing defense
kids who cant back up their smack
people who cant respect the originators...(while watchin videos at camp, people say wow these people suck, and its like gary and paul gait) not sayin they are the best or anything
people who dont bring water to games/practice
lacrosse teams with matching helmets (my team is like...screw you....)
not being able to string my gforce.
not being able to string my X2
not being able to get really nice pads.



thats all i can think of right now. i will edit it when i think of more.

[Tehb2]

Guys I've been playing with for 4 or 5 years who STILL dont have some of the basic stick skills and game knowledge I had when I reached that experience level in 6th grade!! We're HS freshmen now and they still have trouble catching and using their offhand, yet they still talk up their play compared to the other guys we know.

I'd like to add my elbow pads velcro popping off
guys who are slow to pass
unmoving offenses
bad refs (ie-the d guy grabs my jersey and pulls me into him while i dodge, i push and roll away, ref -standing a few feet away behind me-calls ME for a ward...also, when i dont drop the ball a split second after he makes the ward call and yells at me to do so i get an unsportman like call, I was too confused w/ his BS to hear him say "Drop THE BALL!" the first time)

[IMPlax]

When in an indoor game(in which i had earlier scored a goal) I force the goalie ,who came down into our end, to make a bad pass, and as he is running back to his goal says in a high pitched-trying to act tough voice"You aint got nothing on me!" When I obviously did.

When someone(also in a no-contact indoor league) runs from 15 yards away and nails a kid from behind, sends the kid flying, gets a falg, and then...hhis team goes "oooohhhhh!" and he acts all pumped up, on a dirty,stupid, hit.


*it takes more talent to lay someone out with a clean hit than it does a dirty one.*

[robi]

When I'm practicing and I miss a corner shot and the ball gets lost in the woods and I spend half my practice time looking for it even though I have 4 more in my room.

[laxcanada]

When my elbow pads slide down my arm.
When you string a sidewall and you don't have enough
When coaches tell you to be in to places at once
Non-symmetrical pockets
When you buy a head and it comes with another companies ball stop(like a motive with a warrior ball stop)
and when u pinch a head and it warps in the proces :angry:

[Su Lacrosse55]

1.When the dfence just wacks the ball over the line
2.when the attack r being stupid and run out the clock...... when were losing
3.loosing lacrosse balls
4.when no matter how hard you try you cant get your pocket to stay the way you want it

[BioPro29]

People who flick the ball away instead of scooping it. Afterwards, either the other team gets the ball or someone on my team gets hammered.

[Jephman]

Well, I would say: missing a pass, MISSING THE NET ON A BREAK, Hitting iron, getting checked then everyone cheers it was a good hit, and tripping.

[TheCanaidan]

Man myne definatly has to be when people stand still and cradle rapidly, normally see this in your age gruops, liek bantam peewee etc., But man o man it drives me NUTS.

[BeaverFondu]

When your cutting around behind the goal and trip on the net.....

[BigDlacrosse17]

i hate making a pefect pass downfield that should set up the perfect clear, then whoever your passing to downfield drops it.... also when i string another players stick it has a bunch of scoop scratches. i honestly cant stand scoop scratches

[Jack of all]

When the kids on the team that coach get the ball and then spin the stick for no reason at all. Then, the same kid, knowing full well that I have twice as many years playing as he has living, ignores my direction and loses the ball because a defensemen gets a poke in when he is mid spin, or he sometimes just drops it because he has a nervous habit of stick spinning.

[vikinglax3522]

1. when my arm pads slide down (dont have to worry about that now cause i got vents)
2. when people wear high shorts and look realy stupid
3. when people were shin guards
4. when people other than goalies wear rib pads

[laxmcg55]

Bad refs
Conditioning
Sholder pad caps that make you look like your flying
kids who think there good but they suck
Kids that are afraid to pick up a ground ball
that #22 kid for simsbury (just cuz hes way to good)

[camthraxFHK]

When im too tired to get my elbow up to protect my stick and I mess stuff up and get mad at myself.
That and crooked pockets.

[dmanbeast10]

when you but a new head and your trying to use it in the rotation so you use it for a game and when you try to get a pass the mess is some how still to hard and the pockets gone.

[LVHSlax]

quoted for emphasis

Playing indoor where we have to use shorties
St Pauls(MD) In July in a rainstorm (no grass, just mud)
When your foot gets stuck in the mud and you play with out a cleat on(Happened)
When you throw a sweet body check and the ref calls UR :thumbsdow
wet gloves
Chinstarp comes undone when you hit someone
attackmen who slash the ankles on GB
Warrior shoulder pads that sound like helmets

Summer Sizzle?

[Lax2TheGrave]

my biggest pet peave is when someone is talking trasj about a noob who has never played before.. i mean COME ON they are just starting! another thing is someone says you suck when you missed a pass even though your a 1000x's better then him!!

[KLax87]

ELBOW PADS!

[RichWutLax]

playing on a girls team and only a couple of us actually take it seriously .... and going to practice and me being a goalie only getting head shots becuase the only time my team mates pickup there ball in the off season is probably to throw it across the room becasue its in the way collecting dust !

[ninja man 111]

-dmen that cry about getting hit, even though i play attack and all game im getting dirty hits
-getting hit in the back( who does that, are they to much of p****** to hit me from the front)
-dmen that love to hit and thats what they play lax 4, yet i only play full contact sports and football is way harder hitting

[NBLaxman]

people that believe that field is better than box , come on two different styles of the game. Men play box boys play field just joking.

[Mikehenry8742]

Getting a piece of a shot, especially with your body, and it still goes in.

Screens. Grr. Screens.


This also pisses me off. i cant stand it when that happens and some days your having a off day then during a game this happens and that really pisses me off

[Longpole5435]

-Unnecessary Roughness penalties.......wtf man
-dropping my mouthguard
-middies/attack dropping clearing passes
-attackmen who are too afraid to go to the cage
-coaches who expect you to NEVER, EVER take a penalty......not once in a lifetime
-coaches who think they know alot about lax, but really don't
-coaches who sprint you as punishment for losing
-breaking 150 dollar sticks

and i dont have to worry about shooters and stuff cuz rock-it pockets got it COVERED!

[rhcp32291]

when the ref calls a penalty on my teammate for illegal acrobating

[sailorslax88]

jerk opposing team coaches, kids who use stupid heads on their longpoles... I.e. kids using flimsy heads on long poles that just bend...

and kids who dont match... dont wanna be a metro, but you gotta look good on the field

[RichWutLax]

thas funny kids who dont match ...i hate that too, like some ppl that have blue and orange helmets but there team colors are green and black ...it looks ridiculous ....i also dont like white goalie leg pads for box

[PHSLaxDude]

buying a head and having it come illegally pinched

[marflax33]

buying a head and having it come illegally pinched

evo pro???

[PearlJam9]

A defenseman on our teamm who has no concept of not hurting his own teammates like seriously when we do groundball too in linedrills with a dodge this kid dosent play token d he frekin wales man

[PearlJam9]

-dmen that cry about getting hit, even though i play attack and all game im getting dirty hits
-getting hit in the back( who does that, are they to much of p****** to hit me from the front)
-dmen that love to hit and thats what they play lax 4, yet i only play full contact sports and football is way harder hitting

yo definatly

[Pitibear]

oh, golly, that's my left hand...I'll rip two brilliant goals lefty in one period, then look like a total dork for the next five attempts...gotta get some consistency in there, hopefully sooner than later...

[aikitim]

Not being able to scoop a freaking ball for my life..... god i hate that

[livin4lax09]

when people walk or jog around without realizing that if they put a little effort in, we would have a ton more goals.

[hulllaxplayer]

when you have an easy goal but when you go to shoot you miss horribly
when the coach's kid stinks but he still starts

[devilsfanforlif]

people on this forum trying to sell or trade something they dont even own, or have in thir posession yet!!!!!!!!!! :angry:

[fenderstrat3578]

i cant stand when i make a perfect feed and it hits someone in the head of the stick...then they drop it

its even worse if i make a good feed and somebody moves their stick away and makes it look bad

[gctales]

It's funny to think that most of the stuff I *****ed about when playing 20 years ago.. is still being *****ed about today...

just for laughs..

-newer technology elbow pads (add straps to the old "plain" pads) and the d$@#$ things still somehow slide down.
-buddy passes (by any name.. being on the recieving end still sucks)
-Inconsistent refs
-the sting of a wood shaft long pole across your arms

[tjlaxstar29]

-players that dont pass you the ball just because they dont like you
-kids who play with clearly illegal pockets/heads
-buddy passes in front of the crease(ooooooooooo i h8 that!!!!!!)
-wen 1 kid consistently drops the ball.....or even worse,the whole team
-annoyin parents
-opposing coaches who scream stuff like "he cant run with you!" and "he cant D you up!"
-kids who blast you 4 ur mistakes and then go out and and look like an idiot because they messed up worse than you
-the coach who has a son and that coach neeeeeeeeeever yells at his son or takes him out when he makes mistakes
-kids that hang and twirl their stick in traffic and they drop the ball on wat coudve been an easy score
-kids(especially middies) that drive 2 the goal every single time!!! we had a kid who couldnt run 2 mph but because hes big and has a nasty shot he played middy and wenever he had the ball hed drive and by the 2nd 1/4 every1 knew how 2 stop him
-kids that scream 2 mess u up
-kids that dance after they score like Terrell Owens

[dillz18]

my bum knee, ag's sliding down, that 1 shooter that pisses you off cuz you can;t get it right, ballhogs who suck, and when you have so much whip the ball hits you in your foot when you shoot.

[GrymesGoalie]

The biggest thing for me is missing that one shot that I know I could've stopped. It kills me to read the shot, know where it's going, but still not stop it.

Another thing that really bothers me is when the attack guys on my team shoot from 3 feet out when we're messing around. They know I'm not wearing pads, that I'm not warmed up, and that they wouldn't get those shots in a game, yet they still take them all the time.

[SwRLaX10D]

-no doubt when my elbow pads slide down
-when someone who doesnt know what hes talking about thinks he knows more about lacrosse than me
-when one group of guys talk on the ride home from a loss and the rest of the bus is silent
-when freshman try to start something with seniors

[laxmiddie29]

when you go for a ground ball and the ball bounces over your stick head

when your wide open on the crease and your teamates a ball hog and doesnt pass

when the cross lace on my sticck keeps coming out of the damn hole.

[roycegracie47]

when your wide open on the crease and your teamates a ball hog and doesnt pass

Welcome to my world. Of course what I hate even worse is when that teammate finally does make the pass and I wind up missing the goal (or worse not making the catch first...) or my new personal favorite, forcing every pass on the crease to me with at least 2 d men standing somewhere in my direct area...

I also wonder what the huge deal some of you guys have with the newer palyers to the sport having the newer equipment? It in no way affects your play (especially if you spend more time helping them learn and less time complaining about their lack of skills etc) or wallet. Next time you see the kid with the shiny new stuff who's struggling on the field, rather than make fun of him or start belly-aching, pull him aside and help him with what he's struggling with. Play catch, help him cradle, work on D and footwork, makie hime feel like aprt of the team.

[laxplaya991]

Stupid arm pads
losing balls
stupid middies that dont pass

AND most of all LOSING A GAME!!!

[roxlax]

when you play against cocky kids who spin their stick all around and try stupid tricks.
people who wear socks that go up to their knees.
people who paint big triangles on their face with eye black(that pisses me off most)
kids who talk **** and cant back it up on the field

[MDlaxin69]

1. when you are running full speed for a ground ball, dont get low enough, your scoop hits the ground and the butt comes up and practically impales you.

2. when i cant get my shooters right

3. when you just barely didnt cut enough sidewall or topstring, and you have to go back and do it over.

4. when you forget to burn a string and ends up fraying.

[ghser99]

yeah when elbow pads slide down

whene i get hit in the kneecaps by an uncontolled LP then proceed to get cross checked in the arm, then to top it of somehow get hit in the chin lol

and when you pass down to someone at the x and has an open lane to get around and shoot but for some reason they stand there and look around

[SwRLaX10D]

people who wear socks that go up to their knees.
I wear blue-socks up to my knee....but thats only because they look sick on me (and I'm starting to believe that they are lucky!)

[KO_ZAJICEK]

not scooping a ball on first try
elbow pads sliding down
defense hitting your side when your at the midfield line just to get on your nerves
injuries
shooting strings
the cage mask

[laxmiddie8]

[QUOTE=titans 43]when I string a stick, then halfway through I relize that I strung something wrong and have to start all over, or when people twirl when they catch, ARGH!,


yea that pisses me off when i mess up when strining and i hate stick twirling to

[gaels_laxer_33]

cocky players who think ther so god

kids who come up to the edge of the creese in warm up and crank one at mi shins or head

when mi stick hooks

[1brokebrother]

1.Lax community doesn't give back to the native community.
2.They're gonna out law wood sticks futher taking away from the native peoples.
3.the sport is filled with preppy punks

[Lkantola]

when my crease man doesn't slide

but that only happens when the freshman are in.
I hate them
:)

[gaels_laxer_33]

i hate when refs dont call fair games
wen parents yell at refs\coaches and they donno what ther talking about
stick hooks

[iplaylax22]

when i go to a hit a guy and he jukes really quick and i totally miss him.

[roxlax]

i said it once and i'll say it again. When people paint gigantic Triangles on their face with eyeblack, makes them look like clowns.

[lax4life6]

mine are hitting the post, hitting the goalie, refs who dont call anything but then call a penalty on you when you swear after the 2nd slash to the helmet

[DukeLax368]

when you cut your ankle from kickin it with your cleats
when your mouthguard tastes bad
when someone steals your water during practice
when your practice jersey smells like crap

All the above, esp. the ankle thing, and when you try to help someone out who has no idea what theyre doing and they tell you to shut up

[PNHSlax03]

Losing balls
Missing a scoop
When refs catch you swearing.

[jklaxer50]

1. Arm Pads constantly sliding down
2. Players that consistently throw low and do not try to fix it
3. Kids who refuse to learn how to fix their stick and make other people do it

[GrymesGoalie]

I can't stand it when goalies wear shin guards. My backup goalie wears baseball catcher shin guards and it makes me want to slap him in the face.

[NC-LACROSSE]

illegal pockets it just makes you seem better than you are,
stupid people on my team that dont practice ouside of practices and expect to be played in games, shooting lefty and missing then having everyone yell at you even though they cant shoot lefty either, body checking somone out of bounds and the drop the ball inside,
my arm gaurds wich suck and are way to insulated,
illigal checks they make people look like a jerk,
when you score and the point is called back, when some people are talking while the cach is and we have to run for the practice, guys to talk smack, trying really hard to win and people just stand there,
when you shoot and the ball bounces back and hits you

i have alot idk im not unhappy i could probably make a list 50 times bigger on stuff i like o well

[C_CasliN_6]

When a kid brags because he scored 1 freakin goal
When a kid who sits on the bench the whole season tells you that you need to get that ground ball when he is across the field and doesnt take into account weird hops
When kids talk trash about their own teammates then wonder why they dont win a lot of games and dont have teamwork
When kids step on your stick on purpise
When kids cheer over illegl hits
When coaches yell at the ref even though they know it wont change anything
When a horrible team wins with 2 seconds left because a kid didnt slide

[pcgoalie17]

when I throw a great clear and the middie or D-man drops the ball

When my D doesnt make its 2nd slide

Someone is left open on the crease ( of course I Kinda like that because I get to knock there @$$ out right when they go for the ball) :guns:

Losing balls on the roof of the school or in the snow

breaking windows

playing when its cold :sad:

when players power cradle :guns:

[Buzz1991]

exactly the same here :banghead: definatly when the pads slide down
when you can never get ur shooters the right way
when you cant scoop the ball and u look like an idiot trying to scoop it

[LaxDr]

losing balls.
arm gaurds slidding down.
rain that wrecks my mesh.
slippery pavement in box lax.
posers who miss lax practice for somethig like soccer.
how in our city we have to play house where kids can't catch even if we're on the A team, and if you have a house game it comes first otherwise the president will suspend.
players who dont protect their stick and get turnovers.

[RichWutLax]

when ppl miss a catch or drop the ball and dont run after it they just watch it roll away ....

[XxlacrossexX]

3. Kids who refuse to learn how to fix their stick and make other people do it
Jklaxer, thats good because then you say only for 5 buks and they say ok so you make money out of their stupidity of not being able to string a stick.(Ive made like 50 bucks.HAHA.NEWBS :nut:

[fadetodeeppurpl]

things that really get me:
1. ELBOW PADS
2. those stupid bruises you get during games that your dumb non-lacrosse playing friends enjoy poking and last for weeks
3. my ankle has had a cut on it for the last 4 months just from me kicking it... and it got stepped on on a face
4. --> WHEN YOU PLAY YOUR HEART YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATES DON'T AND YOU LOSE <--
5. attack men who are afraid of defenders
6. defenders who don't slide
7. shooting strings BIGTIME -- specially with the arrow
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Princess]

missing the release point and sending a horrific pass/shot and the look on other guys face when u do it

[Bagattaway20]

Missing a Ground Ball!!!!!!!!!!IT's the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!! and when my mouthguard falls out.....

[Farny]

Out of a number of things, here's one you probably didn't think of but is SO annoying:

Lacrosse balls with no grip (smooth).

Does anyone else HATE that feeling?

[trentstaaa24]

definitally arm pads sliding down and sucky refs

[paul8]

people who have no respect for they're team or teammates

People who dont know how to use eye black- had a new middie who acidentaly drew a hitler moustache on his face, it was hilarious but jeez what a dumba$$

When d-men see an attackman getting ready to crank a shot and then instead of laying him out, literaly leap out the way of the shot, leaving me completely unprepared to save it.
when my sidewall loosen which makes my pocket throw like crap.

[JAFlorence]

When someone flips their stick around while cradling.

Guys who twirl their sticks like batons.

The guys who can't scoop with one hand... but tries to anyway.

[JAFlorence]

Oh... and the league I play in doesn't require elbow pads :)

[TAITERSALAD31]

1.no balls on the endline halfway through the game
2... people that take their sticks to NLL games..... do you take hockey sticks to NHL games... or basketballs to NBA games.....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[HRLAXER]

i have soo many lacrosse pet peeves. well. most are stringing related.

like when i cant get my shooters right...
or when people blame my pockets, even though i know for a fact they leave it in their bags all scrunched up after a rainy day. or when people notice that they have broken sidewalls 5 minutes before the game.

[Princess]

middies who don't play d and leave the dmen hanging out to dry
attackmen who dont pick up on the fact that you are leading them with a pass away from their d man untill it is too late and they miss it
having to slide every other time the offence gets the ball because your fellow dmen always get beat



i feel your pain

[Bobsch]

1. Broken pockets/bent shafts/broekn heads.
2. Arm pads sliding down.
3. Middies that don't stay back even when you yell at the to stay back three times.
4. Same player making an illegal substitution 3 times in a game.
5. When I slide to the stick and not the body.
6. Someone who never passes and only shoots from outside or tries to dodge through 3 players.

[uber712]

Missing ground balls.
Middies yelling at eachother about who get's to take the Middie-Back.
When a team-mate CRIES when he doesn't get the number he wants. (Yes, this actually happened.)
When defenders are scared of hitting.
When defenders are scared of winding-up shooters. (Jump out of way.)
When refs don't call penalties.
When people can't do tricks like Wobbly Tops or Tornado's they say "What is this, Color Gaurd?" just to cover up the fact that they can't do anything with their stick.
When coaches get a sub for you right when you say to yourself, "Man, I'm gonna win this face-off," etc.
When 10 people are crowded around a groundball and finally when someone picks it up a D-Pole just whacks the frick out of their head. While you're just standing there screaming, "Get back in position!"
Losing LAX balls at practice/parties.
Playing outdoor on a extremely hot day.
Desperate throws/shots.
When people don't catch your perfect throw.
When you don't catch others' perfect throw.
Lazy, selfish attackmen.
Players who go for the man instead of the ball in a face-off.
And I am SICK AND TIRED of people not paying attention in practice and then expect everybody to like them. So, when you talk to them about it they say, "Shut up! You're not the coach!"

And many, many more.

[MinnetonkaLax]

uber, i am in the same situation, our jv team doesnt listen while on the sideline during practice, i just dont get it, like even if youre not out playing you are expected to know what the heck youre suposed to do when it comes to game time and its effecting the team morale cuz all we do is yell at each other now

[flyingdutchman]

buddy passes

middies with a full suit of armor for pads.....

[laxking]

when a coach keeps puting a kid on first or second line even though they played well once and suck everyother game

[pclax41]

as a goalie... besides the obvious ones (like letting in a goal off my body or throwing crappy passes to midfielders and attackmen or denting your stick by hitting the post cause u were so frustrated or being frustrated in general just sucks when in goal)
my pet peeve is being stuck in quicksand.. (like from that movie replacements)
one thing goes wrong and then u start sinking then another thing goes wrong and you try to fight it you try to make it better, you change but just like quicksand the harder you try the faster you sink and then you friggin lose a SEMI FINAL game 17 to 5 to end your season...
what a great way to end a 12-4 season.. effin lose by 12!!!
i guess i can say its my fault for letting those goals in but where was my defense to stop them from getting right on top of me..

[laxattack11]

1. people who dont try when i'm out there busting my butt just to try to keep us in the game
2. when that ball hits ur sidewall and deflects into ur facemask, u just feel so stupid...
3. goalies who follow threw just to get a free clear
4. people who mess up potentially great plays because of something dumb like a moving pick (happened to me 3 times last game)
5. coaches that know less about the game than the players do
6. having parents/friends/my g.f come to my games... its just so much more added pressure to do good
7. lossing balls
8. people who refuse to play with their off hand, even in practice

[Buzz1991]

1.when a choach yells at you for making a bad pass when you made a good pass to a crappy player and he completly misses it
2.when going for a ground ball and either a defender comes behind you and hits you in the back or your own teammate is trying to clear the pile and you just pick up the ball and get knocked over.

[nofear45465]

when i get called for hitting kids smaller than me cleanly.

mesh.

people who refuse to use their left hand.

[nofear45465]

3. goalies who follow threw just to get a free clear

following through is a fundamental part of passing. and also its smart to do because you shouldnt be even playing him that tight until he leaves the crease because standing in front of him and not being able to touch him just leaves an open d man my friend.

[Nightwolf22089]

when u have to fix ur stick in the middle of a game bc the stringing is undone or sometihng

[reLAXing3]

I can not stand losing a lacrosse ball. I also dispise someone that doesn't know how to get open. Like if you are in trouble and you look to pass to them but they just duck behind a defender.

[laxpro]

Losing balls on the roof of the school or in the snow

Sorry, I have lost so many of yourballs doing that.

[BelliesLax]

I hate when my elbow pads slide down

[laxgoaliegjw]

Letting a goal in because of a deflection always makes me angry.

[krantz]

When your entire ****ing city doesn't know how to play lacrosse and has no orginization. I mean comon we're in Canada but our teams have 6 or 7 men on the field at a time, everyone goes in whatever position they want and it switches every goal. No orginization whatsoever

[11laxboy11]

i hate when coaches put bad players on power plays. rookies who think they are better then you and dont take your advice seriously... and you have to tell him twice, once before he screws up and once after he messes up! ahhhhhhhhh

[Laxin2266]

one that comes to mind with me, during the season when you hit a mental slump and you dont feel pumped to play.

[d-polejoe42]

-kids on my team trying to melt the mesh to the head
-opponents who start fights wen losing by like ten goals
-attackmen sooting a foot infront of crease @ my shins then celebrating like a fool
-refs so high that they have popped collars, backward caps and tell us at the captains meeting that they wanna get outt here soon

[grlaxcoach]

When DA's try to advance their own political career by throwing a great sport under the bus.

[luke07]

-when i lose all of my lacrosse balls to a horse field that is guarded by an electric fence (i've been shocked twice)
-getting slashed in groundball situations and it doesn't get called
-dmen that wail at your arms all game long

[eamiddy16]

i HATE when ur gloves get all dry and crusty like after a rainy game or if u ran a lot or something like that

[laxstar841]

i hate it when you get the ball checked out of your stick and you don't know it and you keep running down the field like you have it

[garrettmuir_91]

1: i hate when people play for years and they absolutely suck
2: when people are scared of picking up the ball
3: when u play with ur bro and he always yells at u

[LaxDman62]

When I dont stop a ball while playing goal.
When the ball falls out when the pocket and mesh isnt right.
Going for a huge check and getting called fro slashing or missing it.