1. from Gretchen....
I have not heard from our two possible stick donating sponsors.
If you can, please purchase a stick and goggles. If buying a stick and goggles doesn't fit into this weeks budget please give Gretchen Baker a call 341-1545 or 938-2681
The other 1/2 of your team, girls from Eastern Maine Youth Lacrosse, will travel to PCC Thursday, May 10th to practice 5:30 to 7:00pm. Coach Dickerson will work with Coach Wilson. Maille Baker's mom will serve ice cream sundae's at the close of practice.
You do not need gloves. Some girls may wear gloves. Girls gloves are not like boys gloves. I have included an articular about lacrosse sticks. I have also included a link to a short piece from a Massachusetts Team about Girls Lacrosse.
2.Lacrosse glove
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Women's lacrosse rules do not require glove use, except for goalies [1] since hitting is not permitted,
but some players use smaller gloves for increased grip and minor protection from incidental contact.
Although the sport of lacrosse
shares the same name for both
boys and girls, the sticks used by each
gender, as well as the game, differ.
The difference in physical contact
between boys and girls directly
affects the type, length and
pocket depth of sticks used in game play.
Evolution of the Lacrosse Stick
According to U.S. Lacrosse, “the oldest surviving sticks date from the first quarter of the 19th century,”
and the sticks from northeastern Native American tribes are considered to be the predecessors
of modern lacrosse sticks. The 3-foot-long Native American stick was “characterized by its shaft
ending in a sort of crook and a large, flat triangular surface of webbing extending as much as two-thirds
the length of the stick.” Around the mid-1930s, men's lacrosse began evolving into a game with more physical
contact, requiring protective gear and sticks designed to maintain ball possession during such physical
contact. At the same time, women's lacrosse remained similar to its origins, with the addition of minimal
protective gear and new stick technology in the modern game.
Stick Components
Every lacrosse stick is composed of the same basic components: a shaft, head and pocket.
Shafts are typically composed of lightweight composite metal and are where players grip their sticks.
The plastic head, which has sidewalls, is attached to the end of the shaft and is strung to create the pocket.
The head and pocket are where the ball is caught and carried. Lacrosse sticks can be purchased as a complete
stick or customized.
Types of Sticks
Various types of sticks are allowed for use in lacrosse, depending on age and gender.
In boys lacrosse, there are two types of sticks, the short crosse, and the long crosse.
Girls lacrosse players exclusively use a regular stick, similar to a boy's short crosse. Goalkeepers in both
boys and girls lacrosse use goalie sticks with a much wider head to help block shots on goal.
As boys and girls become more advanced players, more specialized sticks are available with
various stringing techniques, different head shapes, offset heads and varying sidewall heights.
Stick Length
The length of a player's stick can vary, depending on specific regulations, age and gender.
In boy's lacrosse, attack and midfielders use the short crosse, and defenders use a long crosse.
Overall, a short crosse can range from 37 to 42 inches long, and the long crosse ranges from 37 to 72 inches
long, depending on age division, according to U.S. Lacrosse.
The length of a girls lacrosse stick can be between 35-½ and 43-¼ inches.
Goalkeeper sticks are regulated from 35-½ to 48 inches in overall length.
Pocket Materials and Depth
The pockets of boys sticks are made from durable, interwoven synthetic mesh and hockey laces,
and are considered legal if the top of a lacrosse ball is above the bottom edge of the sidewall when
placed in the head, according to U.S. Lacrosse. Girls pockets consist of leather or synthetic thongs,
cross-lacing and shooting strings, and the lowest age levels are also permitted to use mesh.
Regulation pocket depth for girls, according to US Lacrosse is when “the top of the ball remains
above the top of the sidewall after pressure has been applied to a ball dropped into the pocket of a
horizontally held crosse.” Younger age levels of girls may also use a modified pocket where “only
half the ball may fall below the bottom of the sidewall.”
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