Protection/padding for ribs/back for girls' lacrosse?

[Anonymous]

Interested in info/advice on options for padding/protection for rib/back for female high school lacrosse player? My daughter has suffered several injuries now in the rib area, and it occurs to me that it might make sense for her to wear some sort of protective padding in that area.

Not sure if such gear exists and/or whether there are any rules that would prevent a player from wearing such gear in a game.

I googled and did not find anything expressly designed for lacrosse, but seems like there are products out there for basketball and football.

McDavid Women's Hex 3 pad Basketball Tank

UnderArmour Women's 7 pad football top

Does anyone have any experience/guidance along these lines? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

OP again. It seems that at the college level, up until recently, players had to apply for waivers to be allowed to wear padded shirts.

Following the incident where a Yale attacker suffered a ruptured kidney and severe internal bleeding due to being cross-checked in front of the goal, the NCAA oversight committee is now allowing players to wear close-fitting padded compression shirts.

Not sure if VHSL has any rules on this?

[Anonymous]

I can't commit on the rules for waiting protective gear but it seems like an individual choice especially if hidden under the uniform.

In addition to the above, I would consider Zoombang shirts. The padding is liquid filled packs that harden on impact. There are some other brands too but IMO Zoombang is the biggest.

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much for the suggestion.

I would have thought it was an individual choice too, but I was surprised to see that college players until recently had to seek waivers to wear padded compression shirts.

It looks like NFHS also amended the girls lacrosse rules in 2023 to allow for wearing of compression shirts that meet NOCSAE standards, but I can only seem to find boys gear that seems to prioritize protection of the chest (not so much ribs and back).

[Anonymous]

Womens lacrosse is getting more violent and its not really talked about. The girls game will need pads and helmets if they don't get it under control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Womens lacrosse is getting more violent and its not really talked about. The girls game will need pads and helmets if they don't get it under control.

Yup. Especially violently hard shots very close to girls' heads. I think a head hit on a follow-through should be an automatic ejection. And dangerous propelling or hitting someone with ball should be a yellow card if it's below the neck, and red if neck or above. I do see some coaches and crazy kids abusing this by intentionally trying to get hit (there are some of those types out there). Not sure hot you'd deal with that other than having the ref make a judgment call where the card gets waived if the kid that got hit intentionally got in front of the ball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Womens lacrosse is getting more violent and its not really talked about. The girls game will need pads and helmets if they don't get it under control.

Yup. Especially violently hard shots very close to girls' heads. I think a head hit on a follow-through should be an automatic ejection. And dangerous propelling or hitting someone with ball should be a yellow card if it's below the neck, and red if neck or above. I do see some coaches and crazy kids abusing this by intentionally trying to get hit (there are some of those types out there). Not sure hot you'd deal with that other than having the ref make a judgment call where the card gets waived if the kid that got hit intentionally got in front of the ball.

The problem is the refs rarely call dangerous follow through when they should be. It might be because someone was in shooting space that wasn't called. Or there is too much space between defender and shooter. Which IE: dangerous follow through. If you watch college lacrosse though, those girls are nailing their sticks through the bodies of their defenders without calls.

[Anonymous]

My DD plays MS rec and club lax. She wears Under Armour basketball padded compression tank top and shorts.

I'll risk having her ejected from a game for wearing non-compliant clothing than suffer a major injury. These items are very discreet and blend in with the uniform.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD plays MS rec and club lax. She wears Under Armour basketball padded compression tank top and shorts.

I'll risk having her ejected from a game for wearing non-compliant clothing than suffer a major injury. These items are very discreet and blend in with the uniform.

Do you have a link to the product?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD plays MS rec and club lax. She wears Under Armour basketball padded compression tank top and shorts.

I'll risk having her ejected from a game for wearing non-compliant clothing than suffer a major injury. These items are very discreet and blend in with the uniform.

Do you have a link to the product?

https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/p/men-s-ua-gameday-armour-3-pad-basketball-tank/1346870.html?dwvar_1346870_color=100

https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/p/women-s-ua-gameday-armour-5-pad-girdle/1381074.html?dwvar_1381074_color=001

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD plays MS rec and club lax. She wears Under Armour basketball padded compression tank top and shorts.

I'll risk having her ejected from a game for wearing non-compliant clothing than suffer a major injury. These items are very discreet and blend in with the uniform.

I highly doubt these are illegal. It's not hard plastic so there is no reason she can't continue wearing. No official would give her a hard time.

[Anonymous]

if it's padding like a goalie, it should be deemed legal.