Because the safety of our players is paramount, we may need to exclude players from certain drills or practice and they will not be permitted to play in games if they are missing a piece of equipment such as a mouthguard or other protective gear.  This can be discouraging for all involved, so please help your player build the habit of checking that they have their equipment every day before they head off to practice.  We do our best to equip our coaches with a small number of emergency spares but these should not be relied on!