Game Uniform

Must be washed and handled with care by players during the season. If not returned to the league on time at the end of the season, a fee will be charged.

Practice Jersey

Must be worn to all practices. Players can purchase these red jerseys, with the players last name printed in white letters on the back side, for about $15 at Ryan & Sons Family Sports and Embroidery store in Attleboro.

Gear

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Stick

The cost of lacrosse sticks can vary widely. They typically begin at about $30.00, but can go well into the hundreds. Be prepared, the more your child plays the game and has the opportunity to check out other players' sticks, the more likely she is to want to purchase a newer, more expensive, more "cool" stick. Please remember, girls sticks are not designed the same as boys sticks. You need to buy a girls lacrosse stick.

Once you purchase a stick, please refer to our handout for sizing the stick to your child's body size, and if you're up for it, our handout for dyeing the head of your stick with crazy colors and patterns.

Girls Handouts

Goggles

Goggles tend to range in price from $40 to $70. Based on our experience in past years with plastic frames fogging up on cold rainy days, we highly recommend that you purchase wire-frame goggles for your child.

It may take awhile for your child to get used to wearing goggles, but the more they wear this protective eye wear, the faster it will seem normal to them. Goggles come in various sizes, so if your child has a small head (probably on the U11 team) and you are having difficulty finding a mini version, remember that you can check online to order a pair from one of the online stores listed at the bottom of this page rather than buying the bigger version and hoping that it will be fine.

Mouth Guard

Mouth guards typically cost anywhere from $2 to $20. Regardless of how much you pay, your child's teeth are important to us. Therefore, it is required that children wear a mouth guard at all times when throwing and catching the ball. You may even want to consider having your child keep an extra one in their lacrosse bag in case something happens to the one they regularly use.

Also, please note that the MBYLL rule is that girls cannot have protruding tabs from their mouth guards. So, even though they sell some really appealing mouth guards with ropes attached to them so that players can hang them around their necks, don't waste your money. During the team lineup before each game, the referees will check mouth guards and make the players cut off any portion of the mouth guard that juts out from the main body of the piece.

Gloves

Girls lacrosse gloves will sell for $20 to $30. Gloves are optional. However, when making the decision whether to purchased them, keep these two things in mind:

• We have been known to play on some cold, rainy days and playing with warm fingers is better than playing with cold ones.

• If you are playing on the U15 team, girls play with modified checking. Though players don't aim for their opponents hands on purpose, they may occasionally strike one in their attempt to dislodge the ball from their opponent's crosse. Gloves offer some protection when this occurs.

Cleats

We noticed on our fields this past season, that girls cleats are coming in a lot of fashionable colors. Cleats are about $20 and up. You do not need to purchase any type of special lacrosse cleats. If your child already has a pair of rubber-soled cleats that they use to play soccer, they will do fine.

Lacrosse Ball

You can buy lacrosse balls for around $2 to $4. Each player will be required to have their own ball that they bring to practices. To distinguish their ball from the those belonging to other players, we hold a ball decorating contest at the start of the season. Girls use markers, paint, finger nail polish or whatever they can think of to design and decorate their ball.

Lacrosse Bag

Lacrosse bags come in all sorts of styles and price ranges. They start at about $15 and can go up to around $70. They include the traditional shoulder bag style shown on the left, slingpacks, backpacks, and duffle bags. The type of bag you purchase and how much you want to pay is up to you. You don't need one to play in the league, but you may want to consider purchasing one. They come in handy for players carting around their stuff.

One recommendation that we would make is if you buy the traditional shoulder bag style, make sure it has a separate pocket to hold goggles, gloves, and mouth guard. Its easier to store and access these items when they are in their own compartment.