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2. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   Quilted hip pads date to the 1890s and are one of the earliest pieces of protective football gear known. Today, hip and tailbone pads are made of plastic and protect the hips, pelvis, and coccyx or tailbone. The pads are inserted into the pockets of a girdle worn under the football pants.

3. Shoulder pad (sport) - Wikipedia

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   [1] These shoulder pads were sewn into the players' jerseys rather than being worn as a separate piece of equipment. [2] Allegedly Pop Warner was the first to have his players wear shoulder pads. [3] When he was coaching at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, he was the first one to use pads made of fiber rather than cotton. [4]

4. Ethylene-vinyl acetate - Wikipedia

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   EVA is used in orthotics, surfboard and skimboard traction pads, car mats, and for the manufacturing of some artificial flowers. EVA is used as a cold flow improver for diesel fuel. They are added at the 50-250 ppm level to diesel fuels to inhibit crystallization of waxes which could block fuel filters. [9] EVA is a separator in HEPA filters ...

5. Kit (association football) - Wikipedia

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   Shin pads must be covered entirely by the stockings, be made of rubber, plastic or a similar material, and "provide a reasonable degree of protection". [1] The only other restriction on equipment defined is the requirement that a player must not use equipment or wear anything deemed dangerous to himself or another player.

6. The best back braces of 2025, according to experts - AOL

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   With double-sided stabilizers and an adjustable lumbar pad, it provides support and extra compression while still allowing movement. ... Material: Aluminum, polypropylene silicone, velvet, plastic ...

7. History of the football helmet - Wikipedia

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   The plastic helmets were brittle when hit head on, and the bar hole that was drilled for the face mask tended to pop loose. Because of this Riddell was in trouble and so was the plastic helmet. [ editorializing ] Riddell's plastic helmet was a little flat on top at first but it changed to its tear-drop shape, which allowed a blow to slide to ...