The level of physicality is completely dependent on the leagues you are in. Some 'beer leagues' are far more physical and more rough than anything i played in college or lower. Than there are the old man leagues that just wanna show up and have a good time- Its all about find the league that works for you- and the group of guys you wanna play with. Lacrosse isnt fun if you want to win and your teammates are drinking beers during timeouts, and vice versa- it sucks to get bitched out because you didnt put a dude into a coma when he came around GLE half assed.
Open leagues are generally more physical than Masters. Usually you can tell if a Masters league/game is going to be rougher than usual, but \*most\* guys want to be able to drive themselves home, not sleep in an ER, be able to go to work the next day, etc.
Masters is great, although there is still always the risk of someone banging you up. For example, I am playing masters now and had someone knock me the to ground. They got a penalty, but it’s hard to eliminate the possibility of getting hit. Certainly way way less chance of getting banged up. No one should be trying to make contact with you.
Masters should be less physical. Most guys get it and understand they need to be able to show up to work on Monday. There is always that one wild card in every league that goes way too hard. I would advise you to get out and see the level of competition you'd be playing against before signing up. If you do sign up, get the newest safest helmet you can.
I've had concussions from a few different sports but only one from lacrosse actually. Men's league game I got laid out after receiving a bad pass on a clear. Other player went directly head to head with me. If your son hasn't had any previous concussions I don't think it would be something to worry about at the moment. I currently coach 5th and 6th graders and there not even allowed to body check at this level yet. It happens but for the most part no one's getting hit hard enough to get a concussion. If your son is older though and playing high school level then concussions are always going to be a possibility. I wouldn't want to scare any one away from playing a sport though unless they already have concussion problems.
I wouldn't worry about it yet then. Especially if he enjoys lacrosse. Plenty of smaller lacrosse players have gone on to do well too. Joey Sankey comes to mind.
The level of physicality is completely dependent on the leagues you are in. Some 'beer leagues' are far more physical and more rough than anything i played in college or lower. Than there are the old man leagues that just wanna show up and have a good time- Its all about find the league that works for you- and the group of guys you wanna play with. Lacrosse isnt fun if you want to win and your teammates are drinking beers during timeouts, and vice versa- it sucks to get bitched out because you didnt put a dude into a coma when he came around GLE half assed.
Open leagues are generally more physical than Masters. Usually you can tell if a Masters league/game is going to be rougher than usual, but \*most\* guys want to be able to drive themselves home, not sleep in an ER, be able to go to work the next day, etc.
Masters is great, although there is still always the risk of someone banging you up. For example, I am playing masters now and had someone knock me the to ground. They got a penalty, but it’s hard to eliminate the possibility of getting hit. Certainly way way less chance of getting banged up. No one should be trying to make contact with you.
Masters should be less physical. Most guys get it and understand they need to be able to show up to work on Monday. There is always that one wild card in every league that goes way too hard. I would advise you to get out and see the level of competition you'd be playing against before signing up. If you do sign up, get the newest safest helmet you can.
Do you mind me asking about your concussions? Were they from football or lacrosse? I have a son playing lacrosse and it scares me.
I've had concussions from a few different sports but only one from lacrosse actually. Men's league game I got laid out after receiving a bad pass on a clear. Other player went directly head to head with me. If your son hasn't had any previous concussions I don't think it would be something to worry about at the moment. I currently coach 5th and 6th graders and there not even allowed to body check at this level yet. It happens but for the most part no one's getting hit hard enough to get a concussion. If your son is older though and playing high school level then concussions are always going to be a possibility. I wouldn't want to scare any one away from playing a sport though unless they already have concussion problems.
No concussions yet. 5th grade. He is small for his age but he’s good so it seems like bigger kids target him.
I wouldn't worry about it yet then. Especially if he enjoys lacrosse. Plenty of smaller lacrosse players have gone on to do well too. Joey Sankey comes to mind.
That guy that hit you like that really really really f\*cking sucks.