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A lacrosse helmet is a protective device used primarily in men's lacrosse
Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport originated by several tribes of Native Americans in the United States. There are four distinct versions of the modern game: men's field lacrosse, women's field lacrosse, men's box lacrosse and intercrosse ....
. Modern helmets consist of a hard plastic, non-adjustable shell with thick padding on the inside, a facemask made of metal bars, and a chinstrap used to secure the helmet. Some players attach a sun visor to their helmets, though these visors are not legal in most leagues. Helmets are a requirement at all levels of organized men's lacrosse, but only for goalies in women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse

Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to wlax or lax, is a non-contact sport played with twelve players on each team. Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St Leonards School in Scotland....
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A lacrosse helmet is a protective device used primarily in men's lacrosse
Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport originated by several tribes of Native Americans in the United States. There are four distinct versions of the modern game: men's field lacrosse, women's field lacrosse, men's box lacrosse and intercrosse ....
. Modern helmets consist of a hard plastic, non-adjustable shell with thick padding on the inside, a facemask made of metal bars, and a chinstrap used to secure the helmet. Some players attach a sun visor to their helmets, though these visors are not legal in most leagues. Helmets are a requirement at all levels of organized men's lacrosse, but only for goalies in women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse

Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to wlax or lax, is a non-contact sport played with twelve players on each team. Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St Leonards School in Scotland....
.. Historically, Cascade has been the primary and only lacrosse helmet manufacturer, however recently many companies have released their own helmets including Warrior
Warrior Lacrosse

Warrior Lacrosse is a manufacturer of lacrosse equipment and clothing based in Warren, Michigan, Michigan. It was founded in 1992 by Dave Morrow....
, Brine, Gait and even Riddell
Riddell

Riddell is an American company specializing in sporting goods for American football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track and field, tennis, volleyball, NFL, National Football League, NCAA Football and wrestling....
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History

Early lacrosse did not use helmets. Even at the 1908 Olympics
Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics

File:1908 Olympics Lacrosse 1.pngAt the 1908 Summer Olympics, a lacrosse event was contested. It was the second appearance of the sport on the Olympic program....
, neither of the competing teams wore helmets. At the 1928
Lacrosse at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Teams from Canada at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics, and the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics played matches on August 5....
, 1932
Lacrosse at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Teams from Canada at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics played three games, with the team from the United States winning the series 2 games to 1....
 and 1948 Olympics
Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics

File:1948 olympics lax demo.jpgLacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Teams from Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics played a single match, which ended in a 5-5 draw....
 where lacrosse was a demonstration sport, only the United States wore helmets while the opposing teams did not. The 1928 Olympics was the first documented use of lacrosse helmets.