Editing Lacrosse (section)

===Men's field protective equipment===
Men's field lacrosse protective equipment contains a pair of [[lacrosse glove|gloves]], elbow pads, shoulder pads, [[lacrosse helmet|helmet]], mouthguard, and [[Cleat (shoe)|cleats]]. Pads differ in size and protection from player to player based on position, ability, comfort and preference. For example, many attack players wear larger and more protective elbow pads to protect themselves from checks thrown at them while defenders typically wear smaller and less protective pads due to their smaller possibility of being checked and goalies usually wear no elbow pads due to the very limited opportunities of being checked. A goalkeeper must also wear a large protective chest pad to cover their stomach and chest and a plastic neck guard that connects to the chin of their helmet to protect them from shots hitting their windpipe. In addition, male goalkeepers are required to wear a protective cup.<ref name=equipment />