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Yeah, so?? How does playing a team in helmets make it more dangerous for girls who are not wearing them? The rules are still the same.

Cmon really. Helmets will allow offensive players to charge into defenders even more than they do now. Any equipment that 1 team has that another doesn't is an advantage. The helmet thing is a total money grab by the manufacturer. I'm still wondering the purpose of using a helmet.

How exactly does a lacrosse player charge head first?

How exactly does a lacrosse player charge head first?

I don't know of any player killed or seriously injured playing lacrosse! Do t play if your scared to get hurt! We won't miss ya

This is an untrue statement, I wont go into details, but Long Island had lost one boy several years ago from a ball strike (to the chest). His death caused many school districts to mandate AED's. And there have been several serious injuries in girls lax, you are just too narrow minded, because it never happened in "your world" so in you mind it doesn't exist.

That was a freak accident, happens in baseball much more often and they don't wear much protection, if any. If your scared of getting injured, don't play! Sports. There are safe video game versions for your daughter. Oh and a soft helmet is not protecting much at all, especially the chest, making your comment irrelevant.

If you've never heard about anyone being severely injured, please google Scott DeVerna Wantagh. Then get back to me. THINK BEFORE YOU POST, JERK!!!

Over the years I have witnessed three different girls at three different tournaments get airlifted off the field. (All travel Summer games) . One girl was back on the sidelines later in the day, the other two I do not know the outcome, but suffice to say there is a fair amount of danger that comes along with the sport, like most all sports. Not sure if helmets are the answer but definitely a team wearing helmets should not be allowed to play a team not wearing them. Ask a NFL team to play without helmets. I cringe watching a guy lose his helmet and still actively perusing a play. And yes there is less contact to be expected with girls lax but strap a helmet on a girl and watch how wreckless she would become going in a pile after a ground ball. Can't let that happen against a girl with no helmet.

Over the years I have witnessed three different girls at three different tournaments get airlifted off the field. (All travel Summer games) . One girl was back on the sidelines later in the day, the other two I do not know the outcome, but suffice to say there is a fair amount of danger that comes along with the sport, like most all sports. Not sure if helmets are the answer but definitely a team wearing helmets should not be allowed to play a team not wearing them. Ask a NFL team to play without helmets. I cringe watching a guy lose his helmet and still actively perusing a play. And yes there is less contact to be expected with girls lax but strap a helmet on a girl and watch how wreckless she would become going in a pile after a ground ball. Can't let that happen against a girl with no helmet.

I've seen girls helicoptered off the field as well, but all were leg injuries, not head ...

"Helicoptered" off the field for a torn ACL? Only life threatening injuries are "helicoptered" off of anywhere. I'm calling Bullsh-t on that one

One was a spiral fracture and the other was a compound fracture

What school will LI's top scorer come from this year?

We live in a litigious society. Why do they keep messing with the football rules? Because of lawsuits. TERRIBLE OFFICIATING in girls lax is going to lead us to helmets. The rules are not properly enforced I think we can all agree on that. And since they aren't enforced, the players and coaches keep pushing the boundries

Guaranteed it will be a Nassau girl that plays for an above average team that is not in the super conference where all the competition is weak at best.

exactly right. the rulebook is not even close to followed.

Here's a novel alternative to using club lax to get recruited: Go juco for a year or two. Here's my reasoning: Over seven summers of club lax we estimated that we spent over $30k for club lax. Dues, travel, swag, etc. After all that, my daughter received $11k a year at a D1 school. She wound up not liking it and transferred to a juco. She's playing at the juco, on a good team, for $4k per year. There are already some 4 year schools that knows she will be available soon. As I see it, that's a huge monetary difference. She still gets to play lax for reduced tuition and still gets a 4 year degree after she transfers. Some of the better jucos scrimmage NCAA D1, 2 and teams and some NAIA teams, and sometimes beat them handily. There is no wlax pro league. No big payout in the end. Do the math.

Soccer, gymnastics, cheer have higher rates of injuries. Lax isn't even close. Stop with the sky is falling liberal nonsense and let the girls play. Tighten up officiating to prevent offensive girls from charging into defenders and enforce stick to body play. The helmets are not "helmets". They are soft protective headgear. Get informed!!!

Juco has always been a great idea for all kids (academic kids also) 2 years on the cheap, then much easier to get into colleges that wouldn't have accepted you out of HS but will as a transfer. Its a status thing. Athletes and most academic kids don't want that 2 year thing they look down upon it (I bet they wouldn't if these kids were paying their own way) but they know that mommy and daddy have been driving them to Maryland every summer weekend since Kindergarten so Mommy and Daddy will surely pay for a 4 year school

That sounds good...what are some of the good jucos?

Monroe CC, Onondaga CC, Anne Arundel CC, Harford CC, Howard CC. Monroe hasn't lost a game in four years. Unfortunately there are not many juco programs. It would be nice if more community colleges sponsored wlax and it would be nice for some of the huge number of the west coast jucos to jump on board. I saw that Monroe scrimmaged Grand Valley State, Michigan, Quinnipiac and Rochester (not sure of the results), and Anne Arundel scrimmaged NAIA Tennessee Wesleyan, D3 Berry College, D2 Bloomsburg and D3 Lycoming. From what I was told, Anne Arundel beat Tenn Wesleyan by 10, and lost the other three by a combined 8 goals (I know one of the parents). So, there is some good lax played at some the jucos.

I would like to know what school those girls from juices move on to.

woop-de-doo. who the h cares? its a team game yah steak heads..

Out of the 9 Soph. that made AA in juco last year, I could only find 3 on a current college roster with a google search. If AA are not finding roster spots after juco I am not sure how many others are either. But I agree Juco should be a viable option for girls that want to play lax after HS.

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