woodies legal for high school play?

[dubclax17]

are they legal for high school or dose it depend on the league your in????

[THALAX]

are they legal for high school or dose it depend on the league your in????
There are no rules against it. The ref may deem it unsafe to play with though. It happened to me one time. I hate that ref :chair:

[dubclax17]

why would it be deemed unsafe?

[THALAX]

why would it be deemed unsafe?
I don't know. I'm just saying it's in the realm of possibility, because it happened to me.

[laxfan25]

I don't know. I'm just saying it's in the realm of possibility, because it happened to me.
That doesn't make it the right call though. Wooden shafts are perfectly legal for play, at any level.

[Woodenstick]

I have to say something here, this thread is a direct insult to my screen name.

NFHS Rule 1-7(1) The crosse shall be made of wood, laminated wood or synthetic material....

Furthermore, ALL sticks at one time were made of wood, then the rules were changed to permit plastic heads with wood handles, and then the rules were changed again to permit metal/synthetic handles. Each rule change liberalized the types of material that could be used, the changes never eliminated use of the old materials.

So woodies are expressly allowed by the rules.

Referees do have the discretion to stop use of dangerous equipment. But that does not permit a referee to abuse that discretion to stop use of equipment that is specifically allowed by the rules, and which has been historically used by players going back to when the game was only played by Native Americans.

[LaxRef]

I have to say something here, this thread is a direct insult to my screen name.

I thought this thread would get your compression shorts in a bunch!

Agreed: you can't tell someone they can't use a crosse just because it's wood. It does, however, have to meet all of the other requirements in terms of dimensions.

[THALAX]

I thought this thread would get your compression shorts in a bunch!

Agreed: you can't tell someone they can't use a crosse just because it's wood. It does, however, have to meet all of the other requirements in terms of dimensions.
Well then. that ref is a moron. I'll have to bring a rulebook next time he tries to tell me to stop using it. :read: (that is what I would be like)

[raaaay29]

if a stick has a splinter coming off or is about to break, i wouldnt like someone checking me with it

[CSlax06]

Honestly, if I was a ref I would have to look at the quality. A good wooden stick with proprer dimensions, sure, but one thats a tree trunk and was widdled down from an ole' hockey stick, no way.

[laxfan25]

Honestly, if I was a ref I would have to look at the quality. A good wooden stick with proprer dimensions, sure, but one thats a tree trunk and was widdled down from an ole' hockey stick, no way.
Obviously the wooden shaft would have to meet the same dimension requirements as any other shaft. There is no requirement on metal shafts that they have to be hollow - someone could mill a steel blank down to shaft size and use that - and it would be legal. What the officials are looking at is HOW you are using that stick!

[illfish]

As a training tool in high school, myelf and my teammates would load our shafts with bb's or dimes and then stuff tape down the shaft to make the head heavier. Once the season started most of us took the materials out. Some defensive players would leave it in though. It definitely hurt more when their checks landed. But as a training tool, I liked it a lot for the same reason baseball batters warm up with the donuts. Stick speed improves.

However, I think this tactic would be deemed illegal as it is a modification of the equipment. Possibly. Not sure though.

[hornetlax]

They are illegal in Nll