Footwear Protective Equipment Sticks Boys Sticks Girls Sticks Purchasing Equipment
Turf (artificial) fields:
NO CLEATS. Only flat-soled shoes allowed.
NOTE:
The CCNY, Fieldston and Trinity fields are all artificial turf.
Grass fields:
Cleats are recommended. Soccer or football cleats work well.
NO METAL
CLEATS at any time.
Protective Equipment (to be worn at all times):
Boys: Helmet, Mouthpiece, shoulder Pads; Arm Pads; Gloves; Supporter with cup; Rib pads (optional)
Girls: Goggles: Mouthpiece (Back to Top)
Sticks
All players will need a lacrosse stick, also called a "cross". Boys have the option to have long sticks when playing in 5th grade and above.
No long sticks are permitted for boys in grades 4 and below. All girls
sticks are the same length.
NOTE: Girls and boys use different
types of sticks.
Check carefully before buying.
Boys Sticks
A wide range of boys sticks are available. Prices
can range widely. There are two
major classes of boys heads: standard and offset. Younger and beginning players
should learn the game with a
standard head, but the choice of which one is up to the player. The prices
of heads range widely. While there may be some advantages of the
higher priced heads for the expert player, most youth coaches agree that the less
expensive entry level heads are more than adequate. Heads can be strung
with either mesh or traditional stringing. Most youth players use mesh.
It is easier to catch with soft mesh, but the harder mesh is easier to throw
with. Most players will benefit from the harder mesh. The prices of
many heads are advertised as unstrung. This provides the option of
choosing the type of stringing you want. However, remember that all heads
must be strung. Handles for the sticks have become very complex.
Premier players in high school and college will talk about the advantages of
titanium or other ultrastrong and ultralight handles. These handles can be
very expensive. For young and beginning players, simple aluminum shafts
are more than adequate. They also have the advantage with very young
players in that they can be cut down to a more useable length and then replaced
inexpensively as the player grows.
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Girls Sticks
Girls still have the option of using either wood or plastic sticks. Most
choose plastic. The lengths of all girls sticks are the same. There
are an increasing number of novel sticks and stringing becoming available every
year. Young and beginning players usually find the entry level sticks more
than adequate.
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Purchasing Equipment
Although lacrosse equipment can be purchased at many sports stores in the New York area,
their selections are often limited. Sporting good stores in the suburbs,
particularly Long Island, may have a better selection. There are many
sites on the web that provide equipment, although care must be taken to ensure
the appropriate sizes.
Doc's has a relationship with Lacrosse Unlimited, which is based in Long Island. For questions or to purchase equipment, call Bobby Errante or Shawn Kazimer (315 449-3122) and mention that you are with Doc's NYC Lacrosse and that you were referred by Ben Kaminow, one of the coaches at Doc's.