Protective Gear In Sports

A maximum-safety protective gear for multiple sports training

Soft-type equipment for family sports and weekend activities

A full-body protective gear variant

Personal protective equipment serves an integral role in maintaining the safety of an athlete participating in a sport. The usage and development of protective gear in sports has evolved through time, and continues to advance over time. Many sports league or professional sports mandate the provision and usage of protective gear for athletes in the sport. Usage of protective gear is also mandated in college athletics and occasionally in amateur sports.^[1]

American football

football helmet
eyeshield
rib protector
shoulder pads
jockstrap with or without a cup pocket and protective cup
hip, tail, thigh, knee pads
mouthguard
Gloves : Gloves^[2] can help a receiver keep his hands more warm and protected in poor weather.
cleats/shoes

Association football

jock strap

Main page: Engineering:Kit (association football)

jockstrap with or without a cup pocket and protective cup
shin guards

Auto racing

Baseball

batting helmet
Gloves
batting gloves
cleats
Shin, elbow, upper arm guards
Hand and wrist guard for runners
chest protectors, shin guards, and a helmet with a face mask for catchers
jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

Basketball

Protective sports glasses or sports goggles, which are also available with prescription lenses.
jockstrap (optional)

Bowling

Bowling Gloves optional

Cycling

jockstrap (optional)
jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup for mountain biking
spandex shorts
helmet

Cricket

Helmet
Leg pads
Arm guard
Jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup
Gloves (for batting and wicketkeeping)
Thigh pad

Extreme sports

jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

Fencing

Mask
Jacket
Chest Protector
Plastron
Breeches
Glove
Socks
jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

Figure skating

pole harness

Golf

Clothes
Club(s)
Glove(s) (Not necessary and usually only worn on the opposite to dominant hand)

Gymnastics

jockstrap

Field hockey

shin guards
mouthguard
Helmet (Goalkeeper)
Padding (Goalkeeper)
jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

Horse racing

Hat
Body Protector
Boots
Gloves
Breeches
jockstrap
Goggles

Ice hockey

National Hockey League goaltender wearing the required PPE to play.

Shin guards
Mouthguard
Helmet
Shoulder pads
Elbow pads
Jock (males) or jill (females)
Ice pants or protective girdle
Neck guard
Gloves
Specialized protective equipment for goalkeepers (Mask, pants, chest protector, leg pads, skates with toe protection, blocker, catcher, hockey jock or jill)

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