What protective kit does my daughter need for girls' lacrosse?

Q: What protective kit does my daughter need for girls' lacrosse?

Girls' and women's lacrosse in England is played under the World Lacrosse Women's Field rules (2025-2026), plus England Lacrosse's domestic equipment rules. Every field player must have: a mouthguard covering all teeth of the upper jaw (any colour) from 1 September 2026, certified lacrosse protective eyewear whenever a hard (non-deformable) ball is used, in matches and in training studs or cleats that are smooth, or flat-soled shoes Optional: close-fitting gloves and nose guards compliant soft-shell headgear, which England Lacrosse now allows in non-contact lacrosse Under the World Lacrosse rules, field players may not wear hard helmets or face masks. Goalkeepers must wear: a lacrosse helmet with fastened chinstrap, face mask and attached throat protector, a chest or body pad, and padded gloves. They may also wear shoulder and arm pads, shin guards and padded shorts.

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Girls' and women's lacrosse in England is played under the World Lacrosse Women's Field rules (2025-2026), plus England Lacrosse's domestic equipment rules.

Every field player must have:

a mouthguard covering all teeth of the upper jaw (any colour)
from 1 September 2026, certified lacrosse protective eyewear whenever a hard (non-deformable) ball is used, in matches and in training
studs or cleats that are smooth, or flat-soled shoes

Optional:

close-fitting gloves and nose guards
compliant soft-shell headgear, which England Lacrosse now allows in non-contact lacrosse

Under the World Lacrosse rules, field players may not wear hard helmets or face masks.

Goalkeepers must wear: a lacrosse helmet with fastened chinstrap, face mask and attached throat protector, a chest or body pad, and padded gloves. They may also wear shoulder and arm pads, shin guards and padded shorts.