Mouth guards
For the protection of your mouth area(gums, lips, teeth), reduces the risk of damaging your mouth. When participating in a sport where direct contact is made, for example rugby, boxing hockey etc.. a mouth guard is essential in keeping your mouth protected throughout. Another possible risk is that your mouth guard may not be the right size, resulting in no guarantee of protection.
Shin Guards
Also known as shin pads, they are used in sports such as football, hockey, cricket etc.. The main goal of shin pads are to give a player the protection of their shin whilst still being able to move freely with just a thick but light guard. The main bone that the shin pad is protecting is the tibia, as it is directly under the skin it doesnt have any protection, therefore shin pads are to stop overall injury in that area of the leg.
Boxing gloves
During boxing matches, cushioned gloves are worn to protect not only the performers hand but the opposing players face from any worse damage from bare knuckles. When participating in a game of boxing it doesnt prevent injury's from occuring when the cushioned gloves hit you but could actually increase the risk of brain damage, as boxing gloves dont hurt your hand when you punch someone, it would mean more deadly punches could be follow after. However they are still a protective piece of equipment by protecting the boxers fist area. By stopping boxer's from producing any bruises or scratches on their fists and reducing amount of injurys to the eye area it is a good protection source.
Helmet
This is a piece of equipment to prevent injuries occuring to the head. By protecting any penatration directly to the head for example; falling off your bike and landing head first on the hard floor. Helmets were made to not only to protect your head but be light so that it wouldnt strain your head or neck. Climbing helmets are worn if any small rocks fall from above, protecting your head, whilst these helmets are small and light so that it doesnt affect climbing performance.
