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Sideline Chatter: With his helmet on, he could easily block entire goal

Head games? No kidding.

Alex Chu, a 6-foot, 265-pound freshman goalie, has yet to play for the Wheaton (Mass.) College lacrosse team because there isn't a helmet big enough to fit his 25-inch noggin. The biggest NCAA-approved headgear maxes out at 24.

As Chu, who needed a waiver to wear a noncertified helmet so he could play in high school, told Boston's WBTS-TV: "There are reasons to be on the sideline. I just happen to have a big head."

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