Mon Jan 25 2021 | Paul Ohanian | Fuel
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The use of protective equipment is an important element in many sports, including lacrosse, to ensure the safest possible environment for players and to reduce the risk of injury.
Some protective lacrosse equipment helmets and chest protection for men’s and women’s goalies, helmets and chest protection for men’s field players, and eyewear and optional headgear for women have a required performance standard that must be met in order to be certified for play. Other equipment, such as mouthguards and gloves, have no standard.
Who determines that a certain type of equipment should meet a performance standard? And how is that standard developed?