Protective gear in sports

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]

A maximum-safety protective gear for multiple sports training
Soft-type equipment for family sports and weekend activities
A full-body protective gear variant

American football

Association football

jock strap

Auto racing

Baseball

Basketball

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

Bowling

  • Bowling Gloves optional

Cycling

Cricket

Extreme sports

Fencing

Figure skating

  • pole harness

Golf

  • clothes

Gymnastics

Field hockey

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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Martial arts

Racquet sports

In Squash: Goggles to protect the eyes from the ball

Rugby union

All Optional:

  • Mouthguard
  • Underguards (pads)
  • Headguard

Underwater Hockey

Volleyball

  • Knee pads
  • Elbow pads
  • Palm guards
  • Anklets
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