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]

• 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

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

• Racing helmet
• Fire suit
• Head and neck restraint

• 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

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

• Bowling Gloves optional

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

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

• jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

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

• pole harness

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

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• jockstrap

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

• Hat
• Body Protector
• Boots
• Gloves
• Breeches
• jockstrap
• Goggles

• 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)

^[3]

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

• jockstrap with a cup pocket and protective cup

In Squash: Goggles to protect the eyes from the ball

All Optional:

• Mouthguard
• Underguards (pads)
• Headguard

• Helmet
• Gloves
• Mouthguard
• Twin-lens diving mask

• Knee pads
• Elbow pads
• Palm guards
• Anklets