Taking care of Your Stick

            A common mistake that is made is people don’t take proper care of their stick and will end up ruining their pocket. Even a perfectly strung stick will not stay that way without proper care. Here we will tell you how to take care of your stick and how to take care of your stick if it gets wet.

Normal Care

            Make sure that at all times while storing your stick the pocket is pushed out and the mesh is not deformed in any way.  You need to do this because if you store your stick long enough with the mesh messed up, the mesh will harden in whatever shape it happens to form to. Another thing that you should do to take proper care of your stick is to frequently check to make sure all of the shooting strings remain tied.  Over time the strings will start to come untied.  Just make sure that you tie them back up with a basic knot.

After Your Stick Gets Wet

            After your stick gets wet it is absolutely critical that you take proper care of your stick. When your stick dries it will harden in the way that you leave it. So it is very important that you make sure your pocket is pushed out and formed to may you want it. When your stick gets really wet you need to take some of the water out of the mesh that it absorbed. You can do this by crinkling up some news paper and putting it in your stick. This is shown below. The news paper will take some of the water out of your stick and will shrink the pocket back down to its normal depth

New head specs are being put in place for the NCAA and all high school and youth leagues playing under NFHS (National Federation High School) rules.  Youth Leagues playing under US Lacrosse rules are not subject to these rule changes at this time.

However, please note that LS Lacrosse recommends that if you are purchasing a new head that you purchase one that follows the NFHS/Universal specs decsribed below.

Scoopers & Clinic - Sticks cannot be less than 36" from tip to end (top of the head to bottom of the pole).  The max length is 42".  At this age it is recommended all players cut their sticks to 36".

Pee Wee - Sticks can be up to 36" - 42" or 52" - 72"

Midget & Junior - Sticks can be 40" - 42" or 52" - 72"

We encourage you to speak with your childs Head Coach before cutting your stick!

Please do not cut your child's stick.  Your Head Coach will assist in measuring and determining the proper length to cut the stick.