Protective gear in sports

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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.

Video Protective gear in sports

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
• cleats/shoes

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Association football

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

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Auto racing

• Helmet
• Fire suit
• Head and neck restraint

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Baseball

• helmet of construction worker
• gloves of haste
• battle gloves
• clheats
• catchers use chest protectors, shin guards, and a helmet with a facemask
• jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

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Basketball

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

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Bowling

• Bowling Gloves

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Cycling

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

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Cricket

• Helmet
• knee pads
• elbow pads
• jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup
• gloves
• thigh pad

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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

Football

• helmets //// shoulder pads //// gloves //// face masks //// cleats

Figure skating

Golf

Gymnastics

• jockstrap

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

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

Martial arts

• jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup
• High Gear suit
• Compression shorts
• bandage

Racquet sports

• jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

In Squash: Goggles to protect the eyes from the ball

Rugby union

All Optional:

• Mouthguard
• Underguards (pads)
• Headguard

Underwater Hockey

• helmet
• glove (or gloves)
• mouthguard
• twin-lens diving mask

Volleyball

• knee pads
• elbow pads
• Palm guards
• anklets

References

Source of article : Wikipedia