Reebok & Adidas Lacrosse Gear

by **OAKS** on Mon May 28, 2007 3:33 pm

In the last year, Nike has designed jerseys and footwear specifically for lacrosse for the first time. Adidas and Reebok will be introducing a line of lacrosse equipment in the fall that will include lacrosse-specific items like stick shafts, shoulder pads and gloves. (All three companies began investing more in the sport before the Duke case.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/28/sport ... ref=slogin

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by **byualum** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:24 pm

The back cover the program at the NSS was a full-page ad for Adidas lacrosse gear. Said heads, handles, protective equipment, apparel and footwear was coming in the fall of 2007.

by **scooter** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:50 pm

http://www.tactixgw.com/work/rbk_lacrosse_en.php

here is a link to the reebok pads.....i've seen the rbk shaft before too, it looks pretty nice, if you like the harrow/ brine python feel

by **scooter** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:55 pm

here's the link to a picture i found for an adidas head...looks kinda weird

http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic0004lh9.jpg

by **Beta** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:22 pm

wow i dont think "mid-set" as opposed to "off-set" is gonna get them around paying patent royalties to Brine.

by **BigheadTodd** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:32 pm

Have any MCLA programs been contacted about using the new gear? I am willing to bet BYU has. On their latest podcast(available on BYULACROSSE.Com), Jason and Tom say that there will be a big anouncement forthcoming on a new gear sponsorship. Aren't their unis affiliated with reebok? And another thing, Tom, it says find our podcast on Itunes, but I can't find it. Whats the deal?

by **bste_lax** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:45 pm

I thought BYU's uniforms were New Balance? I could be wrong on this though.

by **scooter** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:10 pm

I think the University of Idaho struck a deal with adidas.....

by **OAKS** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:40 pm

bste_lax wrote:I thought BYU's uniforms were New Balance? I could be wrong on this though.

Yeah, looks like New Balance(Warrior/Brine) uniforms, Riddell helmets, and STX gloves and armpads. I don't know if they have a cleat deal, but the major of their pictures have guys in nike cleats.

by **OAKS** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:42 pm

On the topic of Reebok and Adidas, Adidas owns Reebok, so I wonder how they're going to separate the two brands. Most of the gear looks like any other generic lax gear - nothing really jumped out at me as something I had to have.

by **scooter** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:51 pm

I know that reebok has already infiltrated the NLL, so maybe Reebok will make gear more oriented to box lacrosse while adidas will take field lacrosse?

by **cjwilhelmi** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:21 pm

That head looks a lot like STX's forward cant technology

by **byualum** on Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:05 pm

cjwilhelmi wrote:That head looks a lot like STX's forward cant technology

It also looks a lot like the H2 from Harrow, with the "cant" about midway down the length of the head.

by **ineedmorecowbell** on Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:12 am

OAKS wrote:
bste_lax wrote:I thought BYU's uniforms were New Balance? I could be wrong on this though.

I don't know if they have a cleat deal, but the major of their pictures have guys in nike cleats.

yeah, byu has (or at least had) a pseudo-deal with the school (who is sponsored by nike) to get certain things. i'm not totally sure, but i think they get cleats now. it used to be just stuff like weird spandex stockings and things that the football team didn't want.

by **bbandlax** on Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:50 am

ineedmorecowbell wrote:
OAKS wrote:
bste_lax wrote:I thought BYU's uniforms were New Balance? I could be wrong on this though.

I don't know if they have a cleat deal, but the major of their pictures have guys in nike cleats.

yeah, byu has (or at least had) a pseudo-deal with the school (who is sponsored by nike) to get certain things. i'm not totally sure, but i think they get cleats now. it used to be just stuff like weird spandex stockings and things that the football team didn't want.

Is this information you got from a friend (one of those BYU players), or did you look it up on the internet? Try asking a credible source, ie Coach Lamb.