Are kidney pads nessisary?

[NovaScotia#12]

I am some whatn new to field and i am wondering if kidney pads are nessisary? I am playing d also.

[EastCoastSurf]

for D no, some attackman and middie wear them, i dont... not yet anyway, i had been thinking about it though.

[petejobu22]

Its all preference...a couple of poles on my team wore em, but that was because they stopped a lot of shots with their body.

[BrineLacrosse45]

well rib and kidney pads are to different things. for field you deffinately(sp) won't need to use rib & kidneys like in box, for d you shoudn't need any kind of rib pads generally attackmen where the regular rib pads.

[THE WALL #00]

you only need kidney pads for box or mabey d pole like someone said about blocking shots

[MACDADDY]

they arent neccesary by the rules, but if you want you can. i thought i needed them until one day, i lost them, and i played. i got hit by the ball in the stomatch because i was standing in front of the goalie playing d and i didnt feel much of it. its probably from shock, but it did leave a bruise. just depends now many bruises you want

[MACDADDY]

For defenemen, playing at high level lax, I would reccomend them because my cousing at Princeton got one right in the there and was coughing up blood.
ya know that internal bleeding can kill

[ekajsk8er]

For defence in field, probably not. It's not a bad idea to have them, but there usually not needed at that position. My friend got kicked in the kidneys 2 days ago in a soccer game and started peeing blood later that night. It wasn't even that hard of a kick, so they might not be a bad thing to look into.

[cvhs#1]

depends what position attack i would say yes because d-poles spear and poke you middies you need to grow balls is you wear them unless you have bad kidney(s) my freind has one so he has to. defence... preference if you play crease yes yes yes due to spleen rupturing from getting hit with the ball and attackmen slash alot

[faceofflax15]

If your attack or more a Offensive Middie, And you play at a higher level, Such as varsity and you are getting hacked there and you don't have good kidney's or rib's then yeah, you should most likely invest in some rippads or kidney pads.

[slinkyspine]

I wouldn't... but then again I dont block shots on D.

[cubinlobster]

no there not needed i think it doesnt realy hurt that much since they cant crosscheck there so i odnt see a point. honisty i wouldnt were shoulder pads if i didnt have too

[Swishy K]

Here's a true story. A friend was playing in a mens league game when him and another guy went for a ground ball coming from opposite directions. The player from the other team slipped and went headfirst into my friend, sort of like taking an opponent off a loose ball only with his head.

His helmet caught my friend right in the kidneys, and he wasn't wearing pads there. He kept playing but complained about a pain. By the time he got home the pain was so bad he layed down and took a couple asperins. It got so severe his wife rushed him to the hospital, where it was discovered he had a cut in his kidney and blood was swelling up inside. They rushed him into surgery to repair the damage. The doctors said his kidney almost burst, which would have killed him.

I make my son wear his kidney pads. Better safe than sorry. I know it was a freak accident but just because it might not be cool to wear them, no one sees them, so wouldn't you want the protection since those pads don't affect mobilty at all?

[Kid A]

you make a good point? Is it worth taking the chance? I don't think so...

[berger1227]

im on field attack and you dont get hit in the kidneys/ribs that often if ever...at least at my age

[Kid A]

how old are you? What level do you play at?

[Captain Cool]

For box they are a must, unless your a goalie wear your fricken kidney pads.Ive seen somebbad injurys happen when kids get cross checked from hehind with no kidneys.
For field its your call, I play D so I dont wear them, but alot of attack guys i know do.

[berger1227]

ill be 15 i play u15 but next year NFHS and im not going to wear them

[laxstargt]

i play attack, i am 16 and i dont wear them. i guess i'll take my chances for more mobility

[berger1227]

yea they hinder a lot of movement IMO

but a kid i know got hid in the kidneys hard nad had to get 1 removed...its your call whether u wear them or not

[NovaScotia#12]

14 and field is just starting up here and im playing under 16.

[cali feeder]

I play attack, and I don't wear them.

[Adrenaline]

Dont unless u have had surgery or something. because they limit mobility. and are pointlesss

[bpercival]

I dont think its neccesary, but if it's bugging you then id wear them just to get it off my mind. You should try it out and see if you more confident with them or not.