StayPrickly.
Gear for ground-ball goblins, faceoff freaks, and cage rattlers. Tees and lids with Chog on them — the hedgehog who never backs down.
The Drop
Quills out. Heads up.
Ground balls win games.
Every piece is printed or embroidered on demand by Valor Thread Co. in Sumner, Washington — ordered today, made for you, shipped to your door.
Lids
Chog is a hedgehog with a mohawk of quills, a piece of tape on his cheek, and zero interest in losing a ground ball. He showed up at a summer league with a borrowed D-pole and never left. Chog Lacrosse is his brand: tees and hats for the players who do the ugly work — the faceoff wins, the scoops in traffic, the saves that leave a mark.
Everything here is made to order by Valor Thread Co. Pick your color and size, and it gets printed or stitched for you — no closets full of leftover sizes, no pre-orders that never ship. Stay prickly.
Hedgehogs vs Goats
Lacrosse has had a goat problem for a while. Nothing against goats. We just have questions.
Where are you even going to put that stick, goat?
Hooves. Two of them, on the ends of your arms. A hedgehog has actual paws, which is the bare minimum for holding a shaft, cradling through a double and hitting the corner from way outside.
Ground balls: eat the grass or scoop through it?
A goat sees a ground ball and sees lunch. A hedgehog goes low, gets his body through, and comes out the other side with possession. Ground balls win games. Snacks do not.
Built-in armor vs. a plan to complain.
Take a check on the elbow and a hedgehog has about five thousand quills that already handled it. A goat has a plan to look at the ref. One of these is a defensive scheme.
The X: clamp it or ram it?
A goat lowers its head and charges, which is adorable and also a penalty. A hedgehog rolls up, wins the clamp, and is gone with the ball before the wing even arrives. Win the X.
Wanders off to stand on a shed.
Goats climb things. Great. Nobody asked for a defender who is on top of the equipment shed while a middie walks in. Chog is in the hole, stick up, where he was supposed to be.
Up since the 6 a.m. wall ball.
Hedgehogs are nocturnal, which means Chog did not wake up early for the wall — he simply never went to bed. Two hundred reps, off hand, before the goat has found its cleats.
Case closed. Stay prickly.
Good to Know
- Who is Chog?
- Chog is the hedgehog. Quills like a mohawk, tape on the cheek, never backs down from a ground ball. Chog Lacrosse is his line of tees and caps for players who do the dirty work.
- How long does an order take?
- Every piece is printed or embroidered after you order it, so figure about a week to make plus shipping. You get tracking the moment it leaves.
- What are the shirts?
- Bella+Canvas 3413 triblend tees — soft, light, and they hold up to a season of practice. True to size; size up if you like it roomy.
- What are the hats?
- Richardson 112 truckers and the 112FPR rope cap, embroidered on the front panel. One size, snapback adjust.
- Can my team get a bulk order or custom colors?
- Yes. Email sales@valorthreadcompany.com and Valor Thread Co. will set up team pricing, extra colorways, or name and number personalization.