What are the key features of lacrosse goalie shorts. How have the rules for women’s lacrosse goalies changed in 2022. What equipment is recommended for lacrosse goalies to ensure protection and performance.
Understanding Lacrosse Goalie Shorts: The Warrior Burn S18
Lacrosse goalie shorts are a crucial piece of equipment for players in this demanding position. The Warrior Burn S18 Senior Lacrosse Goalie Leg Pad Shorts offer a blend of protection and mobility that’s essential for top performance on the field.
Key Features of the Warrior Burn S18
- Enhanced fluid mobility
- Pocket for protective groin cup
- Reduced overall weight
- Maximum air flow
- VPS Foam for protection in key areas
- Wartech Compression for comfort and flexibility
- Elastic waistband for a comfortable fit
- Moisture-wicking Wartech Compression liner
The Warrior Burn S18 shorts are designed with the goalie’s needs in mind. They provide protection without sacrificing the ability to move quickly and fluidly. The low-profile design enhances mobility while still offering crucial protection.
Sizing and Color Options
The Warrior Burn S18 shorts are available in a range of sizes to suit different body types:
- X-Small
- Small
- Medium
- Large
- X-Large
They come in a stylish gray and orange color combination, offering a professional look on the field.
The Importance of Proper Lacrosse Goalie Protection
Lacrosse goalies face high-speed shots and require specialized protection. The right equipment can make a significant difference in both safety and performance.
Why Goalie Shorts Matter
Goalie shorts provide crucial protection for the lower body, including the thighs and groin area. They’re designed to absorb impact from shots while allowing the goalie to move freely and react quickly to incoming balls.
Do goalie shorts come with a protective cup? The Warrior Burn S18 shorts have a pocket for a protective cup, but the cup itself is sold separately. It’s important to choose a cup that corresponds with the size of the shorts for optimal protection and comfort.
2022 Rule Changes for Women’s Lacrosse Goalies
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and USA Lacrosse have approved several rule changes for the 2022 season, some of which directly impact goalies.
Shin Protection Now Optional
One significant change is that shin protectors are no longer required for goalkeepers. While still recommended, this equipment is now optional under Rule 2-6-1a.
Why was this change made? The decision was based on a lack of injury data supporting the necessity of mandatory shin protection. However, goalies should carefully consider their personal comfort and safety when deciding whether to wear shin guards.
Choosing the Right Lacrosse Goalie Equipment
Selecting appropriate gear is crucial for lacrosse goalies. While some equipment requirements have changed, it’s important to prioritize both protection and performance.
Essential Goalie Equipment
- Helmet with throat protector
- Chest protector
- Gloves
- Padded shorts (like the Warrior Burn S18)
- Protective cup
- Cleats or turf shoes
Should goalies still wear shin guards despite the rule change? While no longer mandatory, shin guards can provide additional protection against low shots. Goalies should consider their playing style and personal comfort when deciding whether to continue using shin protection.
The Role of Compression Technology in Lacrosse Gear
Modern lacrosse equipment often incorporates compression technology, as seen in the Warrior Burn S18 shorts with their Wartech Compression liner.
Benefits of Compression Gear for Goalies
- Improved blood circulation
- Reduced muscle fatigue
- Enhanced recovery
- Moisture-wicking properties
- Better temperature regulation
How does compression technology improve goalie performance? By providing support to muscles and improving circulation, compression gear can help goalies maintain their energy levels throughout the game and potentially reduce the risk of injury.
Maintaining and Caring for Lacrosse Goalie Shorts
Proper care of lacrosse equipment is essential for longevity and continued performance. This is especially true for goalie shorts, which endure significant wear and tear.
Care Instructions for Goalie Shorts
- Wash after each use to prevent odor and bacterial growth
- Use cold water and mild detergent
- Avoid fabric softeners, which can degrade moisture-wicking properties
- Air dry or use low heat in the dryer
- Store in a cool, dry place to prevent mildew
Can goalie shorts be repaired if damaged? Minor tears or loose stitching can often be repaired, but significant damage may compromise the protective qualities of the shorts. In such cases, replacement is usually the safest option.
The Evolution of Lacrosse Goalie Equipment
Lacrosse goalie gear has come a long way since the sport’s early days. Modern equipment like the Warrior Burn S18 shorts represents the latest in protective technology and design.
Key Advancements in Goalie Gear
- Lightweight, high-impact materials
- Improved ventilation systems
- Ergonomic designs for better mobility
- Integration of compression technology
- Customizable fit options
How has goalie equipment evolved to improve performance? Modern gear focuses on providing maximum protection while minimizing restrictions on movement. This allows goalies to react more quickly and maintain agility throughout the game.
Selecting the Right Size for Lacrosse Goalie Shorts
Proper sizing is crucial for both comfort and effectiveness of goalie shorts. Ill-fitting equipment can hinder performance and potentially reduce protection.
Tips for Sizing Goalie Shorts
- Measure waist circumference
- Consider thigh circumference
- Check the manufacturer’s size chart
- Try on shorts with all other equipment
- Ensure a snug but not restrictive fit
What if I’m between sizes? When in doubt, it’s often better to size up rather than down. Shorts that are slightly larger can be adjusted with the waistband, while shorts that are too small may not provide adequate coverage or mobility.
Choosing the right lacrosse goalie equipment, including properly fitted shorts like the Warrior Burn S18, is essential for both safety and performance on the field. As rules and technology continue to evolve, staying informed about the latest gear and regulations will help goalies maintain their competitive edge.
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Warrior Burn S18 Senior Lacrosse Goalie Leg Pad Shorts – Gray
Model: Burn 18′
Model Number: BGP18
Color: Gray, Orange
Sizes: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X Large
Lacrosse Goalie Leg Pad Shorts
Features
Enhances Fluid Mobility
Pocket for Protective Groin Cup
Overall weight is greatly reduced
Provides Maximum Air Flow Throughout
VPS Foam provides protection in key areas
Wartech Compression Provides Comfort and Flexibility
Elastic Waistband responsible for comfortable around waist
Wartech Compression Liner Wicks Away Moisture From the Body
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The Warrior Burn S18 Senior Lacrosse Goalie Leg Pad Shorts sport a sleek design most would find suitable for the field and for the sport of Lacrosse. In the front of the Burn S18 Lacrosse Goalie Leg Pad shorts is an area for a protective cup to be placed. Does not come equipped with Protective cup, sold separately, but is compatible with any cup that corresponds with the size of the shorts. Low Profiled design to give way to enhanced mobility without sacrificing protection for the wearer. The Warrior Burn S18 Goalie Leg Pad Shorts are enhanced with Wartech compression liner that wicks moisture away from the body leaving the body cool and dry along with flexible giving the most when it comes to unleashing your full potential out on the field.
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New Women’s NFHS 2022 Lacrosse Rules and Goalies
By Coach Damon
About a month ago the women’s high school lacrosse rules panel came together with a bunch of rules changes that will go into effect for the 2022 season.
The changes have been approved by the board of directors for both the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and for USA Lacrosse. Here is the full list of changes.
There are 19 rule changes in total and most have to do with improving the flow of the women’s game.
The idea is to create fewer stoppages of play while still maintaining the safety and integrity of the women’s game.
I’m all for it. Every time I watch a women’s game the sheer number of whistles and stoppages is surprising to me.
In this post we’ll have a look at the rules which specifically impact the goalies, and there are quite a few.
Women’s Lacrosse Rule Changes that Impact Goalies
Here are the rule changes which specifically impact us goalies.
Shin Padding Now Optional
- Under Rule 2-6-1a, goalkeepers are no longer required to wear shin protectors. This equipment is still recommended for goalkeepers, but with no injury data and no safety standard in place, the committee opted to align with both the collegiate rule and the boys’ rules. Goalkeepers still have the option to wear shin protection with padding up to one inch in thickness.
If you’ve followed me for any amount of time you’ll know that I am 100% for young goalies getting padded up.
That said, if a goalie feels more comfortable without the padding (especially during game days), I’m fine with them not wearing it.
So I’m actually good with this rule which turns the padding from “required” to “optional”.
There’s no reason the women’s game should have different rules than the men’s game on this one.
If you want to wear the padding – and I recommend you do – wear it. If you don’t want to wear the padding, don’t. Simple as that.
Many female goalies who I’ve spoken to never wore shin padding anyways. Even if it was required by rule, the rule wasn’t very well enforced and only on a few occasions would an official make the goalie throw on the shin guards.
Again, I think that lacrosse goalies should wear padding but I don’t think you’re going to get mass adoption by making it “required” via the rules. To me, the answer is better designed padding that’s functional but also looks cool.
But until there is very well designed lacrosse goalie leg protection I like this rule change making it optional for women to wear the leg padding if they want.
What is odd about this rule change is that female goalies are still required to wearing padded thigh pants. This rule change is only about shin guards.
If you’re going to make shin protection optional, why not make the thigh protection optional as well? That is aligned with both the collegiate rule and the boys’ rules.
Allowance to Wear Tinted Eyeglasses
- A change to Rule 2-6-1 also details a new equipment option for goalkeepers – the allowance to wear tinted eyeglasses under a non-rigid helmet eye shield.
I’m not sure I 100% understand this rule change. Under the current rules eyeglasses were not permitted under the helmet?
Or was it just “tinted” eyeglasses?
Anyways now if you want to wear tinted eyeglasses under your helmet, by rule you can.
As a goalie who wore contacts for a vision issue, this is a good thing.
A lot of lax goalie Moms/Dads ask for recommendations about glasses.
If you’re in the market for Rec Specs, these ones come highly recommended from a lot of parents – Optics Outfitter Rec Specs
In addition to the prescription and scratch protection, you can get light-responsive lenses which tint in the sun.
And now according to this rule change, that is legal for goalies.
Goalies Can Get GB’s with One Foot Out of Crease
- Within Rule 7-2-1, a goalkeeper only needs to keep one foot inside the goal circle in order to reach out her crosse and bring the ball back inside the goal circle.
Previously, the goalkeeper could not execute this move with any part of her body grounded outside the goal circle.
Previously, the goalkeeper could not execute this move with any part of her body grounded outside the goal circle.I hate when they are differences in the rules for goalies in the men’s and women’s game. (Hello rules committee, please allow women goalies to score goals).
And while I’m on that topic, can we just start calling it a “crease” for all games? I refuse to write the word “goal circle”.
Even though I’ve worked with a lot of female goalies I never coached women’s lacrosse so sometimes these rules sneak up on me as I just assumed it was the same as the men’s game.
In the men’s game, as long as you had one foot in the crease, you’re in the crease.
In the women’s game, if you had one foot outside the crease you could not scoop a loose ball outside the crease.
This rule changes that. So once put into effect, the technique of keeping a single foot in the crease and scooping a GB around the crease is in full effect and highly encouraged for those female goalies.
I love this rule change as goalies can flash more of their athleticism to win loose balls for their team while remaining protected by the crease.
False Start Penalty Changes
- Rule 10-1 PENALTIES was modified to change the penalty assessment of a false start penalty committed by the goalkeeper or her deputy in the goal circle. PENALTY 5 of the rule now states that the goalie or her deputy may remain in the goal circle for a free position and no defensive player is placed behind the player taking the free position.
What is a goalie’s deputy? Should I have a deputy? Sounds pretty cool.
Ok so I researched the term –
DEPUTY is a player on the defensive goalkeeper’s team who may only enter or remain in the goal circle when her team is in possession of the ball and the goalkeeper is out of the goal circle.
In the men’s game, that just sounds like a brave defenseman who jumps into the goal to wear one in a chaotic situation.
So I guess I had deputies after all.
Anyway this rule change switches what happens if a goalie false starts, which is probably pretty rare given that proper goalie technique is to be “set” in your stance.
Before they had to leave the crease, essentially giving the opposition a free goal. Now they can stay and defend the net. That’s good.
Goalkeeper Allowed to Return to the Crease
- 5-5-3, 5-5-3b(1) & (2) – Allows the goalkeeper to return to goal circle unless the goalkeeper committed the foul, eliminating the advantage to the opponent with free movement if the goalkeeper is required to stay out when closest to the incident.
In the women’s game there seemed to be a lot of rules which really discourage the goalie from leaving the crease.
The rulebook says they “lose all their goalie privileges” which seems pretty threatening.
I love athletic and active goalies. I love seeing a goalie leave the crease to win a possession for their team.
Previously if a goalie was outside of the crease when a foul was committed, they essentially had to stay outside of the crease on the restart, almost ensuring the opposing team gets a free goal.
With this change, assuming the goalie isn’t the one who committed the foul, they’re allowed to return to the crease to protect the goal. I like it.
Restart Possession from the Crease
- 4-3-3d, e, f & g (NEW)– Establishes that when play is restarted for a possession time-out and the goalkeeper has possession of the ball in the goal circle, play will resume from the goal circle and clarifies that if play resumes with a free position it will begin at the spot of the free position.
This is one is more about making the game more fluid and faster.
If the goalie had the ball in the crease and a time out was called, they’re restart not in the crease. Now they restart in the crease.
Shouldn’t change our position all that much.
Conclusion
Quite a few rule changes will go into effect for the women’s high school game starting in 2022.
There are 19 total and in this post we took a look at 6 of those rule changes and how they will impact the female goalies.
Some will impact goalies more than others, but I will say that I am for all of the rule changes.
What rule change do you want for female goalies next?
My ideas:
- Allow female goalies to score goals – they currently can’t as once they leave the crease they’re considered field players and the deep pocket is illegal to score.
- Change references to “goal circle” to just say “crease”. Curious what female goalies think on this one? Do you hate the term goal circle as much as I do?
- Make thigh padding optional. I’m 100% for goalies getting padded up but let’s make it consistent with the men’s game and have it be optional.
Until next time, Coach Damon
Warmth, comfort and coziness – this is FOOTTER
Lovers of warmth and comfort know very well that the most pleasant knitwear to the skin is a footer.
This fabric has a smooth surface on the front side, and terry on the wrong side. That is why it is so pleasant to wear it, because the skin is in contact with the wrong side.
What is the footer made of? The composition of the front smooth surface includes cotton or polyester, due to which the fabric becomes elastic and dense, and a lining thread is attached to the wrong side. This is done in a special way – broach (knitting). Basically two or three threads are knitted. Depending on the number of knitted threads, the footer is divided into two-thread and three-thread. After joining the fabric, the lining threads are processed, which makes it possible to make a three-thread fabric with different pile thicknesses. In this case, the two-strand will be smooth on all sides.
Footer – knitwear is universal, but most often it is used for making casual clothes, since the fabric allows air to pass through, while absorbing moisture and retains heat well, it is hypoallergenic.
It should be noted that the footer – the fabric is strong and durable, which means that it retains its shape for a long time – it does not stretch even with active wear and is not subject to the formation of puffs, spools and scuffs on it.
Does the footer have disadvantages? Unfortunately, there is. The footer can “sit down” after washing, and also burn out. To prevent this from happening, you should properly care for this fabric.
Basic footer maintenance:
– Wash at a water temperature of +35 – for thin footer and +55 – thick. Can’t boil. Use delicate detergents;
– Dry in the shade. With direct sunlight on the product from the footer, the fabric burns out;
– Iron in “silk” / “delicate” thin footer and “cotton” – thick.
Use footer for making clothes for the home. It will be warm, comfortable and cozy. Children love these clothes because they do not electrify and do not wrinkle.
It is also safe and can withstand multiple washes.
Due to its qualities, sweaters, sweatshirts, cardigans and pullovers are increasingly being made from footer. This is an excellent replacement for wool products, which very often irritate the skin and cause discomfort to a person.
Undoubtedly, sportswear (tracksuits, trowels, pants and sports trousers) is popular. This is due to the fact that, unlike the “diving” fabric, it passes air well, which prevents the formation of the greenhouse effect during physical exertion, and unlike ordinary knitwear, the footer does not stretch and puffs with pellets do not appear on it.
It should be noted that the footer is excellent for sublimation (not direct) printing. The image on this fabric with the use of Textel Premium sublimation ink looks bright and vibrant, as the fabric does not deform and therefore the pattern does not spread. With proper care, a product made of footer, with an image printed on it, will delight its owner for many years.
