Mini shin pads: Grassroots football clubs banning smaller pads | Newsround
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Published 2024-04-17
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If you're a football fan or play the sport, then you've probably heard of mini shin pads.
More and more grassroots clubs around the country are deciding to ban them for safety reasons.
That's because there are worries, especially at non-elite level, that smaller pads don't cover the shins properly and could increase the risk of injury.
While football rules say that all players must wear shin pads - there is nothing in the law which says what size they should be.
What do you think of football stars wearing mini shin pads? Does your club let you wear them? Should smaller shin pads be banned?
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