American football gear, position by position
Helmets, shoulder pads, gloves and cleats: specs checked with the manufacturer, Virginia Tech ratings and prices from European retailers.
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Flag football
Belts, flags, balls, gloves and cleats for flag football, with a complete rules guide. We only add products whose specs we could verify.
I play…
Every position has its needs: lightness for a receiver, protection for a lineman.
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Guides and reviews
Buying guides Lineman football gear: gloves, cleats and pads
Padded gloves, high-cut cleats, line-cut shoulder pads and the protection worn under the pants: the lineman's kit and the rules that govern it.
Buying guides The football neck roll, and what it is really for
What a football neck roll actually does, what manufacturers and the medical literature claim, and what the rules demand of anything attached to shoulder pads.
Buying guides Football sock height: what the rules require and what they leave to you
No rulebook sets a football sock height. What actually decides it: the team uniformity rule, where your pants stop, and the knit inside the cleat.
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