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U.S. teen lacrosse player benched because his head is too big

Regulation helmets aren91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™t available in the teen91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s size
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A high school lacrosse player in Delaware can91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™t play in games because his head is too big.

The News Journal of Wilmington reports that 15-year-old Billy Boyd91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s head measures 25 inches around. An average grown man91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s head is about 21 to 23 inches in circumference.

Regulation helmets aren91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™t available in his size, so he91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s not allowed to compete.

The 6-foot-2 Cape Henlopen freshman and his father, Bill, have struggled to find larger, custom-made helmets that can be approved.

The Boston Globe says manufacturer Cascade-Maverik recently crafted a larger helmet for University of Albany player Tehoka Nanticoke.

Cascade Maverik Lacrosse Vice-President Roland LaRose says a Boyd-sized helmet may be possible now that the company has developed 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœan alternative manufacturing process.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ

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