With the recent Euro Cup in full swing, do you love soccer and want to have a good game?

Soccer is a high-intensity, high-confrontation sport, inevitably occurring sports injuries. It is very common for players to be kicked in the calf, and this is when they need the support of shin guards, which can play a role in protecting the leg and reducing the risk of injury.

Some people find it uncomfortable to wear shin guards and can't adapt to it, while others don't want to wear shin guards because they affect their play. But from a safety point of view, wearing shin guards is crucial.

FIFA has made it mandatory for players to wear shin guards when they play, and Chapter 4 of the rules of the game set by IFAB explicitly states that

Soccer players must wear a leg guard that provides an appropriate level of protection, is made of plastic, rubber or other similar material, and must be completely covered by a soccer sock.

In a recent La Liga match, Lionel Messi was sent off with a direct red card after an opposing player fell to the ground with a broken leg. Fortunately, with the protection of the leg guards, Messi got back up again. Without the protection of the leg pads, Messi might have been directly lost for the season and even his career would have been affected, which was frightening to watch.

Messi encountered the opponent's leg-breaking shovel fell to the ground

1, the role of the leg guards

In fact, at the beginning of the soccer field is no leg guards, leg guards were initially applied in the cricket field. 1874, a British cricket and soccer player Sam Weller Widdowson, inspired by the cricket leg guards, in a soccer match will be leg guards tied to the socks, played a protective role, people found that the leg guards for shoveling and other actions are very useful, reducing the risk of injury and fracture. They were found to be useful for shoveling and other actions, reducing the risk of injury and fracture, and became popular.

In addition to the leg pads that are now commonly used by soccer players and fans, they are also widely used in hockey, field hockey and other sports.

When the opponent violates your calf with spikes or other parts, the shin guards will produce a great protection, generally the shin guards can reduce the pressure on the calf to a few tenths of the original, can effectively protect the player's health.

Simply put, the shin guards protect the player by dispersing and cushioning the pressure and impulse applied to the calf. In addition, the gap between the shin guard and the leg can play a cushioning role, and the flesh between the leg bone and the shin guard also has a cushion, which can play a role in preventing fractures.

So the role of the shin guards is great, wearing shin guards is still very necessary! If you feel uncomfortable wearing shin guards, you can wear shin guards when training, early to develop the habit, to add a strong guarantee for our own safety.

2, do not wear the leg guards harm

So what are the hazards of not wearing leg guards?

Light bruises, bruises, serious fractures!

If a player does not wear shin guards, when there is a strong force exerted on the calf is likely to occur tibia or fibula fractures, and in serious cases, even cause thigh leg bone fractures or knee cruciate ligament tears.

3, select the right leg brace

So, how do we choose the right leg brace?

Leg braces can be divided into large and small plates in terms of appearance.

From the literal sense is also very good to understand, the small board is relatively light and relatively comfortable, so generally speaking play forward position of the partners choose more small board.

The big board is more protective area, but relatively less flexible, so defenders, backs and other defensive partners will tend to choose the big board.