What are those things the kids have on over their calves/shine and underneath their knees that has pads on them and why are they wearing them? What do they do? Do they make you dunk? Get rebounds? Do the boys know that they look like they are wearing pantyhose when they have those things and their long shorts on?

 

 

Driving me nuts.......

 

 

I told my 13 year old son he better not ever ask me for those because he's not getting them.

It is mostly for show. Some claim it keeps their legs warm and there is a little padding in them to break falls (don't know if I buy that, but that's what some say. Allen Iverson wore them on his arms and some players do that also. They ssay it keeps their shooting arms warm. Iverson wore his to hide an inappropriate tatoo.

It is mostly for show. Some claim it keeps their legs warm and there is a little padding in them to break falls (don't know if I buy that, but that's what some say. Allen Iverson wore them on his arms and some players do that also. They ssay it keeps their shooting arms warm. Iverson wore his to hide an inappropriate tatoo.

 

Looking at the starting 5 on Trinity's hoops team last night you would have thought they just got done visiting Kat Von D and L.A. Ink!

Hey it goes way back. Everyone should remember Joe Namath waering them (well if you were alive in the late 60's-early 70's).

It's getting rediculous, TV is the worst advertisement for this stuff. I'm just glad the tape around the facemask in football lasted one season. Talking about trashy looking.

Security blankets.

They actually help with shin splints, I'm not saying everyone is using them for that but shin splints are nothing to mess with

Shin splints were more painful than any broken bone or sprain or tear i suffered during my football days. Flat out awful pain every step you take! !!

They actually help with shin splints, I'm not saying everyone is using them for that but shin splints are nothing to mess with

 

On the tight shin socks I agree. My daughter wore them through cross country season. She still had pain, but the binding sock did give some relief.

They actually help with shin splints, I'm not saying everyone is using them for that but shin splints are nothing to mess with

 

I neve realized kids were getting shin splints in these record numbers. I see at least 4 kids wearing them per game.