Lacrosse glove

The gloves are designed to protect players' hands, wrists, and forearms from checks, or legal defensive hitting common in the sport.

Gloves consist of thick padding on the back of the hand and forearm covered in leather or canvas material, and a palm area made of synthetic and mesh material.

A goaltender's gloves may have extra padding for the thumb to protect against injury from shots.

Women's lacrosse rules do not require glove use, except for goalies[1] since hitting is not permitted, but some players use smaller gloves for increased grip and minor protection from incidental contact.

Many modern gloves offer a wrist cuff which can be adjusted by various means to fit securely to the player's wrist and provide the player with greater control of comfort and protection.