EquipmentFitting.txt

• Adequate and Safe for Sport
• Fits Properly
• Worn correctly/worn at all
• In good condition-replace when defective
• Never compromise athletes' health for money
• Do NOT try and modify protective equipment

If an athlete injured while wearing protective equipment the manufacture of that equipment is legally liable: unless the equipment is modified in any way!! This nullifies the manufacturers liablity!

• Spread the impact over a large surface area
• Decelerate forces that act on the head through an energy absorbing liner
• New hockey helmets are being designed to protect the head against excessive rotational acceleration.

• Football Helmets must have a NOCSAE certification
• Hockey helmets must have a CSA and HECC label
• All helmets must have a visible warning label that must be read by the individual wearing the helmet

• Always fit a helmet with the hair damp to mimic sweating
• Measure the noggin
• Check 2 fingers above brow, and 3 between nose and cage
• All chin straps should be fitted properly and properly secured in place
• Be sure the back or occipital lock on the helmet is situated correctly
• The helmet should not move or wiggle when pressure or force is applied
• Face guards on the helmets should be flush to the helmet and the opening should be small enough so that projectiles cannot fit through the space

• Two common types of mouth guards available:
• Boil and Bite
• Made by placing the mouth guard in hot water and then biting down to mold it to the teeth
• Easiest and cheapest to make
• Tend to fall out and make talking difficult
• Custom fitted
• Made by having a mold of the teeth created and then vacuum fitted over the mold
• Stays in place better and allows for more adequate communication

• Mouth guards act to prevent concussion via upward blow to the jaw
• Protect teeth, lips, tongue, and jaw
• Mouth guards should sit on the last molar and should not be cut down.

• Throat protection
• Ear guards
• Eye protection
• Shoulder pads
• Elbow pads
• Gloves
• Shin/knee pads
• Groin protection
• Braces and supports