What protective equipment does my daughter need?

Q: What protective equipment does my daughter need?

Under the 2026 USA Lacrosse girls youth rules, every field player at 12U must wear: Eye protection that meets the ASTM standard for women's lacrosse (F3077). It must be listed on the SEI website and carry the SEI mark. A mouthpiece that is professionally made, intra-oral, and fully covers the teeth, with no protruding tabs. Optional for field players: Headgear, but only a model that meets ASTM F3137 for women's lacrosse, is SEI certified and is listed on the SEI site close-fitting gloves Face masks are not allowed. Goalkeepers must wear: a NOCSAE helmet with face mask and a properly secured chinstrap a separate throat protector padded gloves a mouthpiece a chest protector meeting NOCSAE ND200 a pelvic protector padding on the shins and thighs All equipment must be worn as the manufacturer intended, and not modified. Game balls must be yellow, lime green or bright orange and meet the NOCSAE standard.

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Under the 2026 USA Lacrosse girls youth rules, every field player at 12U must wear:

Eye protection that meets the ASTM standard for women's lacrosse (F3077). It must be listed on the SEI website and carry the SEI mark.
A mouthpiece that is professionally made, intra-oral, and fully covers the teeth, with no protruding tabs.

Optional for field players:

Headgear, but only a model that meets ASTM F3137 for women's lacrosse, is SEI certified and is listed on the SEI site
close-fitting gloves
Face masks are not allowed.

Goalkeepers must wear:

a NOCSAE helmet with face mask and a properly secured chinstrap
a separate throat protector
padded gloves
a mouthpiece
a chest protector meeting NOCSAE ND200
a pelvic protector
padding on the shins and thighs

All equipment must be worn as the manufacturer intended, and not modified. Game balls must be yellow, lime green or bright orange and meet the NOCSAE standard.