Any chance girls lax will begin wearing helmets?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Helmets won't change the behavior causing the concern. Enforcement of rules will.

Well, you can work on that while my kids wearing a helmet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What the hells wrong with being aggressive anyway?

-aggressive successful woman.

There is a difference between being aggressive dangerous with your stick AND aggressive assertive play. If you don't know the difference then you or your daughter should not be playing.

Okay, dork.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Considering I know three girls that have gotten concussions from lacrosse within the past six months I can’t see why the girls would not wear helmets. It won’t make them more aggressive. Accidents happen and the girls I know that ha d gotten concussions have gotten them when they were hit in the head by accident with either a stick or a ball. Helmets for sure. It must come from the parents insisting on it and if you get enough parents insisting on it the leagues and schools will have no choice but to follow suit.

Exactly not all concussions are caused by aggressive or aggressive play. Several people I know who have been injured have been injured by an accident. One got hit in the head by a ball during a wild throw warning up and two others were hit in the head by accident with sticks. It was not done intentionally yet helmets would have prevented all three from being concussions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Considering I know three girls that have gotten concussions from lacrosse within the past six months I can’t see why the girls would not wear helmets. It won’t make them more aggressive. Accidents happen and the girls I know that ha d gotten concussions have gotten them when they were hit in the head by accident with either a stick or a ball. Helmets for sure. It must come from the parents insisting on it and if you get enough parents insisting on it the leagues and schools will have no choice but to follow suit.

Exactly not all concussions are caused by aggressive or aggressive play. Several people I know who have been injured have been injured by an accident. One got hit in the head by a ball during a wild throw warning up and two others were hit in the head by accident with sticks. It was not done intentionally yet helmets would have prevented all three from being concussions.

My DD plays goalie. Because she wears a helmet, refs let things fly they'd never allow for the other players. I am skeptical that helmets would make field play safer. I think we'd see more physically aggressive play, and I think refs would be less likely to make the same safety calls they make now.

We also need to remember that helmets don't prevent concussions. Kids are still going to take fast balls to the head, and they will need to be seriously evaluated for a concussion. We can't pretend that wearing a helmet meant their brain didn't get shaken up from the hit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Considering I know three girls that have gotten concussions from lacrosse within the past six months I can’t see why the girls would not wear helmets. It won’t make them more aggressive. Accidents happen and the girls I know that ha d gotten concussions have gotten them when they were hit in the head by accident with either a stick or a ball. Helmets for sure. It must come from the parents insisting on it and if you get enough parents insisting on it the leagues and schools will have no choice but to follow suit.

Exactly not all concussions are caused by aggressive or aggressive play. Several people I know who have been injured have been injured by an accident. One got hit in the head by a ball during a wild throw warning up and two others were hit in the head by accident with sticks. It was not done intentionally yet helmets would have prevented all three from being concussions.

My DD plays goalie. Because she wears a helmet, refs let things fly they'd never allow for the other players. I am skeptical that helmets would make field play safer. I think we'd see more physically aggressive play, and I think refs would be less likely to make the same safety calls they make now.

We also need to remember that helmets don't prevent concussions. Kids are still going to take fast balls to the head, and they will need to be seriously evaluated for a concussion. We can't pretend that wearing a helmet meant their brain didn't get shaken up from the hit.

There is always a chance of concussion but helmets add protection, no doubt. But if the refs were really calling the game, they’d be calling penalties regardless of the protection - I assume your kid plays w a mouth guard/face protection? Cause that’s supposedly escalating contact?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It depends if US Lacrosse or other governing bodies are on the ball...

US Lacrosse is a total basket case.

I'm lost on this thread. I thought la cross was that thing from la church.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. Helmets won't change the behavior causing the concern. Enforcement of rules will.

Well, you can work on that while my kids wearing a helmet.

Lets welcome the mother of the 3rd grader with the false sense of security to the conversation. Let us know how the helmet works out when she gets a nice swinging check to the face and a broken nose. We don't want to hear any complaints from you when it happens or yelling at the refs for dirty play you didn't want to discourage. Remember, you are the one who chose helmets over rules enforcement. May be better to join the conversation when you have a few years under your belt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Helmets won't change the behavior causing the concern. Enforcement of rules will.

Well, you can work on that while my kids wearing a helmet.

Lets welcome the mother of the 3rd grader with the false sense of security to the conversation. Let us know how the helmet works out when she gets a nice swinging check to the face and a broken nose. We don't want to hear any complaints from you when it happens or yelling at the refs for dirty play you didn't want to discourage. Remember, you are the one who chose helmets over rules enforcement. May be better to join the conversation when you have a few years under your belt.

Not PP, you’re missing the point. Kids can wear helmets AND m refs can call games tighter. And there’s no chance of breaking a nose swinging against facemask - try on a helmet some time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Helmets won't change the behavior causing the concern. Enforcement of rules will.

Well, you can work on that while my kids wearing a helmet.

Lets welcome the mother of the 3rd grader with the false sense of security to the conversation. Let us know how the helmet works out when she gets a nice swinging check to the face and a broken nose. We don't want to hear any complaints from you when it happens or yelling at the refs for dirty play you didn't want to discourage. Remember, you are the one who chose helmets over rules enforcement. May be better to join the conversation when you have a few years under your belt.

Not PP, you’re missing the point. Kids can wear helmets AND m refs can call games tighter. And there’s no chance of breaking a nose swinging against facemask - try on a helmet some time.

PP is correct. Having a DD who fortunately didn't break her nose, but did get a bloody nose from a check to the face it can happen. Girls lacrosse helmets don't come with full facemasks. It's more like eye protection. Now, boys lacrosse has full facemasks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Helmets won't change the behavior causing the concern. Enforcement of rules will.

Well, you can work on that while my kids wearing a helmet.

Lets welcome the mother of the 3rd grader with the false sense of security to the conversation. Let us know how the helmet works out when she gets a nice swinging check to the face and a broken nose. We don't want to hear any complaints from you when it happens or yelling at the refs for dirty play you didn't want to discourage. Remember, you are the one who chose helmets over rules enforcement. May be better to join the conversation when you have a few years under your belt.

Not PP, you’re missing the point. Kids can wear helmets AND m refs can call games tighter. And there’s no chance of breaking a nose swinging against facemask - try on a helmet some time.

PP is correct. Having a DD who fortunately didn't break her nose, but did get a bloody nose from a check to the face it can happen. Girls lacrosse helmets don't come with full facemasks. It's more like eye protection. Now, boys lacrosse has full facemasks.

sorry, was referring to helmets w full facemasks

[Anonymous]

Lawsuits waiting to happen

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Helmets won't change the behavior causing the concern. Enforcement of rules will.

Well, you can work on that while my kids wearing a helmet.

Lets welcome the mother of the 3rd grader with the false sense of security to the conversation. Let us know how the helmet works out when she gets a nice swinging check to the face and a broken nose. We don't want to hear any complaints from you when it happens or yelling at the refs for dirty play you didn't want to discourage. Remember, you are the one who chose helmets over rules enforcement. May be better to join the conversation when you have a few years under your belt.

Not PP, you’re missing the point. Kids can wear helmets AND m refs can call games tighter. And there’s no chance of breaking a nose swinging against facemask - try on a helmet some time.

PP is correct. Having a DD who fortunately didn't break her nose, but did get a bloody nose from a check to the face it can happen. Girls lacrosse helmets don't come with full facemasks. It's more like eye protection. Now, boys lacrosse has full facemasks.

Right. Exactly that’s what many parents of girls would like. They would like the girls to wear facemasks with full coverage. They can help prevent some injuries yes. Helmets with facemasks in addition to tighter enforcement of rules will make it a safer game for girls. I know several girls who have concussions right now from lacrosse and if there’s anything that can be done to help that which most people believe helmets could help then helmets should be allowed.

[Anonymous]

I’m a Physical Therapist involved with lacrosse for decades. Helmets will lead to more concussions (football vs Rugby proves this), broken clavicles and cervical spine sprains.
What else would folks want that leads to more problems and doesn’t solve the issue at hand?

[Anonymous]

They should wear helmets and the rules should not otherwise be changed and should be enforced. I don't think adding helmets and enforcing the rules will make the sport more dangerous--quite the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should wear helmets and the rules should not otherwise be changed and should be enforced. I don't think adding helmets and enforcing the rules will make the sport more dangerous--quite the opposite.

Key word in your post is ‘think’ vs what has been shown to be true. Women I knew who played when the goggle rule went in all said that they were hit in the head more frequently than before goggles were required. When the Naval Academy used a strap from the Football helmet to the shoulder pads to reduce neck injuries, the injuries spiked. Turns out it made players think they could safely use their helmets even more when tackling. The straps were eliminated. Refs need to call shooting space tightly.