Outfit for hockey

For many years, hockey is the most popular winter game in all CIS countries. For a comfortable and safe occupation of this sport, special equipment is required.

Composition of equipment

  Quite often you can hear the opinion that for hockey, fans only need skates and a stick. This is fundamentally wrong. The equipment for hockey includes both basic and optional accessories. Let's look at them in more detail.

Skates

Hockey skates should sit well on the leg, be not too heavy, and steel skates differ in strength and quality. Shoes are usually made of nylon or plastic, only in rare cases from the skin.

Hockey stick

Hockey sticks are divided into two categories-professional and amateur. The main material for professional golf clubs is light wood, which is covered with carbon fiber. Thanks to this technology, the sticks are not only light, but also durable. Amateur sticks are made from ordinary plywood. These sticks are of little value, but they quickly break down.

Helmet

A full-fledged hockey outfit is impossible without a helmet. Choosing a helmet for hockey, you should pay attention to its strength, weight and reliability of fastening. Hockey helmets should have a small weight, and the mounts are reliable and comfortable. The main material for helmets is plastic. Inside the helmet there should be a soft gasket, which is designed to absorb shock. The helmet must be carefully measured to make sure that it will be comfortable and firmly sit on the head.

Bib

The main purpose of the hockey bib is the reliable protection of the player's chest, his back and shoulders. The kit consists of two protectors - front and rear, as well as shoulder pads with special pads. When choosing a breastplate, one must remember that he must not restrain and interfere with the movements of the player, be too heavy, but at the same time must guarantee to the athlete a reliable protection against blows.

Shorts

The main purpose of hockey shorts is the reliable protection of the player from injuries to the hips, buttocks and cob. For the production of shorts, quality nylon is used, which has great reliability and durability. In the shorts are mounted plastic shields.

Gloves

One of the most important details of hockey equipment are gloves. Despite the fact that they look big and heavy, they, in fact, are easy and convenient. Since the gloves are composed of two parts, the player can easily expand and bend fingers.

Professional players, and often amateurs, in addition to the basic equipment can be used additional. Its main purpose is to provide better protection against injuries.

Buying equipment for hockey should pay attention to what firm it was made. Since the main thing in choosing the equipment is the safety and convenience of the player, you should buy equipment from famous sports brands in specialized stores.