what would you do?

[stevet]

If you were playing a normal highschool lax game, not in canada or box, and it was a very aggresive game and the two teams hate eachother. What would you do if you got a perfectly legal hit on some kid and he freaked out shoved you threw his gloves off and took his helmet off. Would you take your stuff off and fight him or just walk away?

[swish7209]

my gut would say fight but if i did i probably would get kicked off my team, so i dont think i would fight


p.s. do you have a good story to tell us? if you do i wanna know

[HdGLaxWarrior]

it's like the old rule of his he drops his gloves, you should too. i would've fought the kid.

[ChiefsLacrosse1]

i would, only cause my gut reaction as a canadian player would be to drop the gloves as well

[Lacrosse4life31]

i would only fight if he hit me first, if he just through off his gloves and all, i would just watch him and laugh at him, anyway i play goalie, so i probably wouldn't get into a fight.

[IHSLAX4]

yea i would only fight if he hit me first, but i would laugh if he was just freaking out dropping his gloves and taking his helmet off, if thats all he did and i fought him my coach would freak out, but my coach would call me a wuss if he hit me and i didnt hit him back.

[stevet]

i would only fight if he hit me first, if he just through off his gloves and all, i would just watch him and laugh at him, anyway i play goalie, so i probably wouldn't get into a fight.

Actully it was our golaie this happened to. He came out of the goal and laid this kid out. We were playing our rivals and the kid freaked out threw his stuff off an shoved our golie. If it was me i would have dropped the kid..but naturally our team came to the golies defence cuz we cant lose him. It wasnt the only close one to a fight in that game i was really surprised the game wasnt called. It almost turned into a full on brawl...our golie is mayb like 4 feet tall so it would have been unfair but i just kept goin thropugh my head what i would do if i was him like why he didnt just knock that kid out. maybe it was because he is a goalie. So i decided to see what everyone on here had to say.

[sam.karcher]

In middle school, I would have thrown down, gotten kicked out, and complained about how unfair it was. Now adays, I'd laugh it off and walk away.

[Laxmaniac712]

Well you guys are all in high school. I'm in youth and in my league the most you can do is get kicked out of a game. I have some high schoolers that are assistaint coaches and they all encourage me to fight a somebody this year. Still got one more game plus tourney and game at harvard stadium before a cannons game. So i don't know. If a kid did that though id just throw one strong punch in the face then back away and see what he did. If he kept coming back for more.......... tool on his poor little soul.

[stevet]

Well you guys are all in high school. I'm in youth and in my league the most you can do is get kicked out of a game. I have some high schoolers that are assistaint coaches and they all encourage me to fight a somebody this year. Still got one more game plus tourney and game at harvard stadium before a cannons game. So i don't know. If a kid did that though id just throw one strong punch in the face then back away and see what he did. If he kept coming back for more.......... tool on his poor little soul.

how old are you? because if your under 13 then fights arent really anything not to be mean.

[Laxmaniac712]

I'm in U-13 but..... I'm probably one of the biggest kids in the league and basically it would be like a beatdown for anyone. i just made the cutoff. but don't discriminate because of age. It's still something.

[sidewinder19]

drop it all and go to town, never back down, becasue then your a push over, and nobody likes a push over

[Lacrosse4life31]

how old are you? because if your under 13 then fights arent really anything not to be mean.

lol thats what i was about to say

"hey fat head why did you push me?!?!? (in a whinny little voice)"
"because your a dummy face!"
-then the pushing begins along with high-pitched screaming, crying, and name-calling such as: "smelly-face" and "butt-head"....... lol :imparied:

[stevet]

lol thats what i was about to say

"hey fat head why did you push me?!?!? (in a whinny little voice)"
"because your a dummy face!"
-then the pushing begins along with high-pitched screaming, crying, and name-calling such as: "smelly-face" and "butt-head"....... lol :imparied:


lol i just meant u dont really hurt eachother liek its jsut a fake fight lol

[jdscott55]

i would get kicked off the team by the other players if i did not fight

[Blackhawk1]

nah i wouldnt because thats like a kicked out of school thing. I'd just dodge him until he gets tired (thank God i used to take martial arts)

[Laxking31]

Fights are fun. We had a tournament in canada and we played some box teams ( m from Long Island) and anytime they thought we slashed or something, there started a fight. It was sick. I slashed some kid and he punched me in the face. It was great

[lslaxer]

I would probably just laugh at him.

[faceofflax15]

I most likely would have fight him, Gotton suspended from school, and the next lacrosse game we have.

But I'd rather not fight, becuase I don't like what would happen, however, beind who I am, and my gut reaction is to fight back, I know I would.

[LaxDman62]

I would walk away and if the kid hits me first then I would fight.

[the next 'one']

haha wow this is really even...18 yes to 18 no. i wouldnt fight. it goes against everything i have learned about playing lacrosse and the honor in the game.

if it was box that would be different. box lax is more like hockey as i see it. therefore, fights are fine.

[Warrior_middie_]

i would wait for him to hit me and lay him out. my friends would never forgive me if i didn't:)

[slinkyspine]

I would have to fight, you cant back down.


However... it would have to be clear you didnt start it. Starting fights is bad

[MACDADDY]

well fighting if the other person starts it would be in my mind the only thing to answer back with, except for all you people thinking or saying that you will drop them or own them, remember, the opponent is thinking the same thing.

[Doritos]

lol well first of i can walk away no bid deal if he swings then yea id lay him out so hard his ans ester would role in there grave because i truly rather just walk away and by the way they told me my friend who went to see the play offs here in cali for high school teams and clubs and the entire sha bang bang (lol) saw i believe wood bridge and oak park toke the globs off and it was the goalie from oak park and a middy from wood bridge apparently it all went crazy and wood bridge was all pist because they got shoot out and wood bridge is a pretty good team here in cali. P.S. we made play offs but did not attended because we could not afford to get a bus for 2 days and we did not have enough cars to car pool which really sucked ><.

[the next 'one']

lol well first of i can walk away no bid deal if he swings then yea id lay him out so hard his ans ester would role in there grave because i truly rather just walk away and by the way they told me my friend who went to see the play offs here in cali for high school teams and clubs and the entire sha bang bang (lol) saw i believe wood bridge and oak park toke the globs off and it was the goalie from oak park and a middy from wood bridge apparently it all went crazy and wood bridge was all pist because they got shoot out and wood bridge is a pretty good team here in cali. P.S. we made play offs but did not attended because we could not afford to get a bus for 2 days and we did not have enough cars to car pool which really sucked ><.

there is this thing called a period. it looks like this . and it's right below the "L" on the keyboard.

[marflax33]

Depends on the score. I'm generally needed in games, so if its close, I'll walk away. If we are within comeback range I'll walk away. If we are being thrashed/thrashing its brawl time.

[czechinthepipes]

there is this thing called a period. it looks like this . and it's right below the "L" on the keyboard.
Hahaha owned.

If some guy started it and/or did something really bad or was being a total jerk to me then ya I'd drop the gloves. Yes I do think that fighting should be the last resort but on a lacrosse field you can't really talk about your feelings and try to resolve your conflict by talking cause well you don't have that much time. I really don't approve of fighting unless its really really necessary. So if its unavoidable then ya fight back, you don't want your teammates to think that you can't fight back cause they may think that you won't have their back in the future (even though that isn't always true with friends or in the public world).
So go with your instincts.

[raykessler]

i wouldn't throw the first punch. If he hit me then anything's fair game.

[TigerMiddie08]

It all depends if your charged with assault or self defence. But I prolly wouldn't fight, unless he threw the first punch.

[Levin]

Since he dropped his gloves and helmet...

drop your gloves but keep the helmet on and go to town. He'll be swinging and hitting your helmet while you get clean shots at his chops. That happened to me twice this season, and nearly a third time (i walked away from that one)

[cjm3113]

I'd just let him get ejected and score a couple goals.

[chsattack22]

If you were playing a normal highschool lax game, not in canada or box, and it was a very aggresive game and the two teams hate eachother. What would you do if you got a perfectly legal hit on some kid and he freaked out shoved you threw his gloves off and took his helmet off. Would you take your stuff off and fight him or just walk away?
i would leave my helmet on and kick his [no profanity] because hes so retarted for taking his helmet off...

[mmlaxplaya17]

Beat him in the game not in the face! its not worth a 2 game suspension!

[italianstalion]

if he was tempting me, which im sure he was, I would have wrecked him. I got suspended last year for fighting...not in a lax game though.

[Live4It]

Depends,
Mid season- Probably not. Would most likely just laugh and walk away.

Last game- In a heart beat.

If the team was double teaming a teammate(or if it was just uneven, small guy on my team vs. huge guy) - Defanitly, I would be more likely to fight if it was to help out a team mate than fight my self.

[murderlax]

if he hit one of my teammates(especially my goalie) than i'll take his head off.
if he hits me, i'll be more hesisitant to fight. probably just get real close in his face and tell him to back the F up.

i've fought before and i'll fight again.

[syracuselax3]

In a game, i wouldnt, but if he was still talking after the game, then i would.
BTW-Can you really get suspended from school like faceofflax15 said?

[Laxmaniac712]

lol thats what i was about to say

"hey fat head why did you push me?!?!? (in a whinny little voice)"
"because your a dummy face!"
-then the pushing begins along with high-pitched screaming, crying, and name-calling such as: "smelly-face" and "butt-head"....... lol :imparied:



Well actually i just kicked the "dirt" outta two of my friends at the same time. Black eyes, bloody noses, bruises galore. And i think those words would apply to like what 1st graders???? Let's be serious here.

[italianstalion]

Well actually i just kicked the "dirt" outta two of my friends at the same time. Black eyes, bloody noses, bruises galore. And i think those words would apply to like what 1st graders???? Let's be serious here.
Grow up, it was a joke. Why would you do that to friends anyway?

[CtLaxin]

i would probaly back down, i dont like to fight. I have had the opportunity to fight tons of times including one where a goalie turned to me after he got the ball and shot it at me (although he missed and almost scored on his own goal) but I just dont like fighting. Kids these days only want to fight

[sta lacrosse]

Haha yea i would. I got in a fight last week with a couple guys beacause the ball was lets say 15 yards way around and i got sandwich checked by 2 defensemen i got mad and then around 2 seconds later one of their guys jacks me in the back trying to run after the ball both hits were AMAZINGLY ILLEGAL . So i run upto him slash at his stick to get him away from the ball then my teammate jacked him in the head and got called for slashing which was perfectly correct but i was so pissed at the other team i just threw down my stick and well yea i won. That team was full of poopoo

[CtLaxin]

Haha yea i would. I got in a fight last week with a couple guys beacause the ball was lets say 15 yards way around and i got sandwich checked by 2 defensemen i got mad and then around 2 seconds later one of their guys jacks me in the back trying to run after the ball both hits were AMAZINGLY ILLEGAL . So i run upto him slash at his stick to get him away from the ball then my teammate jacked him in the head and got called for slashing which was perfectly correct but i was so pissed at the other team i just threw down my stick and well yea i won. That team was full of poopoo

i dont think that qualifies as a fight

[the wister]

I dont bother fighting with people I wont ever see again if I dont have to personally. I see no point in getting a penalty and probably coming home with cuts and bruises over what some kid who I wont ever see again said.

I guess one of the lessons Ive learned is that you cant go after every person who says or does something you dont like, eventually you will realize you are fighting the world.
Some wise words......

I would never fight if challenged for legal hits, but if I was intentionally and illegally hit, it would be another story.

[Midlax0223]

school team=no, dont want to get suspended or worse
any other team=take a hit and use it as an excuseto mess him up

[stevet]

In a game, i wouldnt, but if he was still talking after the game, then i would.
BTW-Can you really get suspended from school like faceofflax15 said?

Yes most schools will suspend you not only from the team but also from school. Knowing my coach if i had a good reason to fight hed keep me from being suspended. Also to the people who said leave your helmet on even if he takes his off.....thats just not right if you drop your gloves take the helm off to, be a man or go play baseball.

[$Livin4lax18$]

yeah everyone says that they wouldn't fight but in the heat of the moment you would problay throw a punch at the guy, it easier to say you wouldnt fight then accutaly walk away, our team got in a fight b/c me and my friend were jacking this kid up all day it was all legal tho and one time he came down by the sidelines and we jacked him up but the ball went of us so he got the i went over to ride my defender and when the whistle blew the kid came up and started punching the kid on my team at first he jus stood there but he punched him two or three times so they got into then two of there players got on him two so me and my other attckmen where about to run over there but our coach grab us, so i mean in the heat of the moment you will probaly throw a few punchs on instict

[Meade Lacrosse]

It depends on how good you are, how good he is, and what the situation is in the game. If you're the leading scorer, and you're fighting some terrible Dpole in overtime, you're a fool. If you're some bench warming 3rd line middy, fighting their lead attackman, than you go after him.

[DanK112]

about hitting goalies.....i leveled a goalie last week because he was out of his crease grabbing the ball. It felt so good, their team didnt do anything either. Is this greecy? I think theyre fair game outside the crease.

[WIlax]

Id like to fight...but if both teams hated each other..I would just turn my back to him and walk away out of complete disrespect..

[murderlax]

about hitting goalies..... Is this greecy? I think theyre fair game outside the crease.
exactly, the way i see it, once they're out of their crease, they are normal field players so they can be hit. so if you have the opportunity, than why pass it up?

[chucktownattack]

I'd walk away, but before I turned around I would say something cocky. Then he would throw a punch, and if whenever someone throws the first punch, I'll rage on their face.

[Sir Mackel]

i would fight him and I did at practice after i cracked this kid in a schrimmage he freaked and started crying and like hissing at me and got a good lecture because i ended the kids season by breaking his jaw. It was an awesome fight too bad i was gunna get kicked kicked off the team for a fight in a game earlier tht week. So it had no meaning but now i cant play till high school(im 13).

[bushleague24]

i would fight him and I did at practice after i cracked this kid in a schrimmage he freaked and started crying and like hissing at me and got a good lecture because i ended the kids season by breaking his jaw. It was an awesome fight too bad i was gunna get kicked kicked off the team for a fight in a game earlier tht week. So it had no meaning but now i cant play till high school(im 13).

wow, im glad you learned your lesson. next time try playing with your stick, not your fists

[Sir Mackel]

im tht way i cant help it but i think it was worth it

[laxgthreeone]

ive been ejected and ive picked fights its something that it is dumb but is your gutt reaction. In one game the kid just tripped over our defenders stick he threw his gloves ran over cross checked some random player ran off the field threw his helmet.. overall a pretty good meltdown gave me a good laugh

[hawksattack26]

my coach would love it, he would be fighting the other coach i woudl fight but it depends on how big the kid is

[bubba]

take my stuff off really slow like pretend my helmet was hard to get off until the ref got there :P

[thepalehorse]

my gut would say fight this guy but just walk away and make him look like an ***, so he gets kicked out. anyway fighting never turns out well for you or your team at practice.

[capergreen]

I probably would have egged him on to hit me. I wouldn't have fought him because it's stupid to get kicked out of the because of him.

[stevet]

I think i would fight him. I do play alot but i have a bad temper and i dont think i could just stand there, i say i wouldnt fight but i know inside i really would lol.

[8-ball]

It would definately depend on my mood and how the game is going. if i hate the team id probably just turn around and let him get the penalty. i dont think id ever really start the fight, but if some guy comes at me, it doesnt really matter how big he is. ill do it

[playwithpride14]

i would only fight if he hit me first, if he just through off his gloves and all, i would just watch him and laugh at him, anyway i play goalie, so i probably wouldn't get into a fight.


that's probably what i would do but im not a goalie. Plus my parents dont like it when i fight... go figure.

[laxgod1790]

I probably wouldn't fight him. Hence because I just laid him out, what do I have to be mad about. If he freaks out and comes after me I would defend myself but thats pretty much it. Besides I'm used to getting hit, so it wouldn't matter too much.

[NJPrideLax]

if he hit me then yea i would fight him but if he just threw his gloves off becuase he got all worked up over a clean hit i would just laugh at him. I mean if you dont wanna get hit then play baseball

[CTwiltongoalie1]

Really, I would just stand there and let the guy hit me and not backdown, but I wouldn't punch him back. He would just look like a complete idiot, trying to hit me and punch me while I'm not doing anything. I don't care if you call me a wimp, it's takes a lot more courage to not fight than to start one.

[navylax161]

im pretty sure if he flipped out like that there might be a penalty. id just take the penalty and not fight. id rather have a man up than revenge on the other guy.

[rockstar13]

ok im in a middle school league are team almost got into about 4 or 5 fights two almost escaladed to some thing big one was last minute of the game a kid called me a f____ ____y so this kid was going for a ground ball so i run over and lay the kid out and there team got mad so little later a kid on my team runs a kid over. that same kid comes over a shoves him but we held the kid back on are team, but he was just laughing. also this one kid on my team is a little bit wild with his checks. so a kid gets checked by this kid and it hit him in th head kid flipped out talking alot of trash and we had to walk off the feild

[hvlacrosse311]

if a kid takes off him helmet, leave your helmet and gloves on and either punch him in the face or headbutt him. that way you kick the crap out of him and you dont get hurt.

[atacklax]

^^^But then you'll look like a total sissy, and no one will have any respect for you. Plus, a bare fist hurts more than any glove out there, and its easy to grab a facemask.

I'd just walk away. He'll look pretty stupid. But then if he starts calling me a coward (or a word I can't post here), I'll turn around and just stare at him. If he doesn't back down, then I'll jump him. But maybe let him hit first.

[Virginialax1248]

I probably wouldn't because i'm to small and would get destroyed, but at a game last spring season against this one team they were making a lot of illegal hits and they hit one of our middies and he got really mad. So he pushed the guy when he got up, then the other guy did the same, then they started throwing punches. One of our attackmen (coaches son) was getting a drink, and when he saw this he came running off and attacked the kid. A few other kids from the other team got into it to. All of them just got kicked out of the game, but nothing else. (this was a regular high school game not box)

[tiplax]

i broke the tie, i said no

i would really want to fight if it's intense, but my teammates and coach would be screming at me and probably try to restrain me

[AWS1132]

I would fight if the kid swung first, then drop the arm pads and throw some bows. But if he just stood there waiting for me, I would walk away and laugh at him.

[UnCH33l]

situation depends on your guts and strenghth- knowing you can take him. If i was bigger then him i would go WHAT! with my arms up, then walk away

[LiquidMercury16]

Eh I'd say just walk away. Especially if it's a close game. Now If he actually swings at you that's when you swing back. As far as hitting a goalie goes, well if he's out of the crease level him. If I see my goalie get hit outside the crease especially if he has released the ball and than he gets leveled a second or so after he released I'll lay that kid out whether he has the ball or not. I don't let my goalie take hits without returning them and neither should any defender.

[Laxmann019]

I wouldn't fight. I'd just walk away and be the bigger man about it.