Lacrosse Addict

Any athlete participating in a semi-contact, or contact sport has about a 10% chance of sustaining a facial or mouth injury. This includes lacrosse – and from children to teens and adults, that chance increases up to almost 50%, as the players grow stronger and the game gets faster – especially in women’s lacrosse.

Having seen it first hand, teenaged girls and women seem to have an increasing amount of facial (nose and cheek) and mouth injuries. For those wearing braces, mouth guards are especially important – just imagine taking a shot to the mouth without any protection between your braces and your lips!

This should be a piece of your lacrosse gear that you never want to be without. Think about it, a mere $20 could help to protect you from needless pain, injury and $1000s of dollars in dental/medical bills.

Unfortunately, many kids resist when it comes to wearing mouth guards for various reasons, whether it is “uncool” or due to peer pressure. This is why it is a mandatory requirement for many schools and recreational teams that mouth protection be worn for all practices and games. Officials are now required to regularly check for properly worn mouth guards during stick checks and even throughout games.

Shock Doctor Gel Max Mouth Guard
Shock Doctor Braces Mouthguard