Equipment+For+Lacrosse

Ball: The lacrosse ball usually has an eight inch circumference and weighs five ounces.

Helmet (Men/Boys): The lacrosse helmet is essential for head/face protection from the ball. The helmet contains a chin strap, a chin pad, and a face mask.

Goggles (Woman/Girls): Goggles, like the helmet provide protection from the ball for the eyes.

Stick: The lacrosse stick is the object that is used to catch and throw the lacrosse ball. You use it to shoot. To transport the ball in the stick, you cradle it. For male lacrosse, the complete sick (head and shaft) has to be between 40 and 42 inches for attackmen and midfielders, for defense it is usually 52 to 72 inches, and the goalie's stick is usually 52 to 72 inches. For female lacrosse, the goalie's complete stick has to be between 40 and 72 inches, and for everyone else, it has to be 40-42 inches.

Goal: The lacrosse goal is 6 feet high by 6 feet wide by 7 feet deep in size.

Clothing: Every team has to have jerseys. The jerseys have to have their number, and one dominant color. They have to have home and away jerseys.

Mouthguard: The mouthguard is the device that helps protect your teeth if a ball hits you.

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