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Anonymous wrote:Girls helmets (ex. goalie) don't have anything to disrupt air around the nose or mouth. ON the other hand, bars won't actually do anything to help.

But, your long pole theory is intriguing. Would love to see a game (girls or boys) with 20/22 poles and 2 goalies.

Every game I have ever watched had two goalies

Anonymous wrote:No, my kids will not play. They are doing hill sprints instead and challenging themselves with trying one handed pushups, etc. Simple risk-reward equation. Kids are adaptable as are adults.

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Anonymous wrote:

What are you babbling about. Teams often quarantine kids from the rest of the team when they are sick. A friend's daughter was quarantined for mono. It's part of their protocol. It's no different than last year. Navy cancelled a game due to too many sick players. Teams don't need the whole team ill.

I didn't pay for the hotel if you think I'm complaining about that.

You are a flat out liar. Navy cancelled a game but didn't cancel for a month nor did they quarantine those players for a month. And schools don't pay for hotels for sick kids on the team. Please stop posting.

I didn't say Navy quarantined for a month but maybe they should have moved sick kids away from healthy kids .... yes, they do pay for hotels to quarantine.

actually don't care if kids play lacrosse but if you reasoning is because they don't touch each other it's a dense reason. They will hug, they will share drinks, they will share food, they will sit with each other between games and on the sidelines.

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Anonymous wrote:If they wear masks.

Girls are a lot more vulnerable than boys. My concern is primarily the airborne nature of the virus. The helmets the boys wear will at least provide some air disruption around their faces. Running hard / breathing hard will increase the chance of the spread of the virus from asymptomatic players. This will occur quite easily because there is a lot of close play in lax as we all know and observe at every practice and game.

Even though kids on the teams are usually outstanding athletes and in great health condition, so the virus is not quite as deadly dangerous to them, there are players with unknown underlying health conditions. It would be heartbreaking if practicing or playing in a game caused them to catch the virus and die.

This is really speculative. There is not evidence that a boys helmet would lead to any increase or decrease in spreading the virus. So many people just invent things. It is not even common sense. Next you will claim boys are less vulnerable because they have a 6' stick and can defend at a safe social distance. The real question will be if parents like you will let your kids play when the tournaments resume. It may not be June but they will resume this summer. It is easy for posters to state what they think should happen now as it does not matter when there is not yet a choice to be made. What will you do when the tournament is on and you have to decide? If you evaluate risk based on numbers, the cases where a patient died under the age of 25 of the virus compared to dying of sports related concussion complications, unknown cardiac issues, car crash in route to the tournament, food poisoning, ect provide what I feel is a tolerable level of risk. Each will have to make decisions based on individual beliefs. I suggest telling grandma and grandpa to stay home. No open food table and tent. Schedule makers need to spread things out. Coaches and kids keep the gear bags separated. Some company will quickly develop a safer water bottle. It will not be perfect but it will be the future. We now all take our shoes off before getting on a plane. Some parents will opt out. Some girls wear helmets.

Anonymous wrote:Girls helmets (ex. goalie) don't have anything to disrupt air around the nose or mouth. ON the other hand, bars won't actually do anything to help.

But, your long pole theory is intriguing. Would love to see a game (girls or boys) with 20/22 poles and 2 goalies.

Navy cancelled a game due to too many sick players.

Anonymous wrote:

What are you babbling about. Teams often quarantine kids from the rest of the team when they are sick. A friend's daughter was quarantined for mono. It's part of their protocol. It's no different than last year. Navy cancelled a game due to too many sick players. Teams don't need the whole team ill.

I didn't pay for the hotel if you think I'm complaining about that.

You are a flat out liar. Navy cancelled a game but didn't cancel for a month nor did they quarantine those players for a month. And schools don't pay for hotels for sick kids on the team. Please stop posting.

What are you babbling about. Teams often quarantine kids from the rest of the team when they are sick. A friend's daughter was quarantined for mono. It's part of their protocol. It's no different than last year. Navy cancelled a game due to too many sick players. Teams don't need the whole team ill.

I didn't pay for the hotel if you think I'm complaining about that.

Anonymous wrote:If they wear masks.

Girls are a lot more vulnerable than boys. My concern is primarily the airborne nature of the virus. The helmets the boys wear will at least provide some air disruption around their faces. Running hard / breathing hard will increase the chance of the spread of the virus from asymptomatic players. This will occur quite easily because there is a lot of close play in lax as we all know and observe at every practice and game.

Even though kids on the teams are usually outstanding athletes and in great health condition, so the virus is not quite as deadly dangerous to them, there are players with unknown underlying health conditions. It would be heartbreaking if practicing or playing in a game caused them to catch the virus and die.