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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