What protective equipment must a goalkeeper wear?
Rule- Canada
- Lacrosse Canada
- Women's field lacrosse
- World Lacrosse rules
- All ages
- 2025-26
- Players
Under Rule 6.A of the World Lacrosse Women's Field Rules, a goalkeeper must wear:
- A chest or body pad.
- A helmet designed for field lacrosse with a fastened chin strap, a facemask and an attached throat protector (the throat protector must hang less than the diameter of the ball from the helmet).
- Padded gloves, tied securely at the cuff with no webbing.
- A professionally manufactured intra-oral mouthguard covering all upper teeth, like every other player.
A goalkeeper may also wear shoulder or arm pads, soccer-style shin guards, compression shorts or football pants, and a shatter-resistant clear or tinted visor on the helmet. The maximum padding thickness is 3 cm.
Added 25 Oct 2026