Shin guards in sport have been heavily influenced by greaves, an ancient armour fashioned by soldiers dating back to the Bronze Age that protected the shinbone, which has little but skin to ...

For protection, athletes must also wear a mouthpiece, groin area protector, gloves, shin and forearm guards. The forearm and shin guards are to prevent nerve damage to those areas.

Russell will remain sidelined for his third consecutive game due to a right shin contusion. The veteran point guard, who joined the Nets from the Los Angeles Lakers in a Dec. 29 trade, sustained ...

They wore bronze armor breastplates, helmets, shin guards, shoulder pads, and sometimes foot protectors, thigh guards and forearm guards. With an eight-foot long spear, a short sword, and a bronze ...

England Hockey strongly recommends wearing shin, ankle and mouth protection whilst playing hockey. See The Rules of Hockey 4.2. There is lots of evidence to suggest that mouthguards prevent a number ...