UVA Women's Laxed Look
March 2, 2009 |
Kevin
Zdancewicz
It’s interesting to see how uniforms for the
same sport compare
and contrast depending on whether male or female athletes are wearing
them. For
example, basketball uniforms and soccer
kits are essentially the same for both men and women. Baseball and softball
are similar in most cases, but not always. Anyways, one of the most glaring
contrasts in terms
of uniforms based on gender is lacrosse. The major differences are the
direct
result of the physical nature of each game: men’s lacrosse is full
contact and
women’s is minimal contact. Men’s lacrosse equipment includes shoulder,
chest,
and arm
pads that require more of a football-style jersey to be worn over them,
while
women’s lacrosse requires only protective eyewear. Women’s lacrosse could not
be
further
from its male counterpart in terms of equipment, save for the goalie who wears a helmet and gloves
straight
out of
the men’s game. Also, not to be overlooked is the
fact
that
women’s lacrosse players wear skirts.
The featured jersey this week belongs to the
UVA women’s
lacrosse team. The squad’s uniforms this year are sort of a cross
between
familiar soccer (in terms of the layout) and volleyball (in terms of the navy accents) looks,
though
the navy side panels extend down the length of the
jersey. I
really like the white home uniforms and the navy roadies aren’t bad, but the orange piping
kind of
makes it look like the jerseys are inside out with exposed seams. The
overall
template is a little bit flashier than last year’s mostly solid color jerseys. It’s also interesting to
note
how some
of the lesser-covered, non-revenue sports seem to alternate between
using wordmarks and simply using the V-sabre logo, as evidenced by comparing women’s
lacrosse
now to a couple years ago.
Photo Courtesy of VirginiaSports.com
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