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HIP, KNEE, THIGH & TAILBONE PADS
Most of these pads are made of foam, generally closed cell foam which is better than open cell because it is able to absorb energy, read hit or tackled, that open cell foam cannot and if the closed cell foam has had the cross-linking process applied so much the better as cross-linking provides a degree of toughness, flexibility and resiliency not available otherwise. Typically most of these pads are .25 inch to .50 inch thick although most manufacturer''s do not note the thickness in their advertising. The pads may be slotted to fit football pants designed to accomodate them, or snap-in to fit football pants designed for them or they maybe without slots or snaps for use with the girdle. The term "high rise" used with hip pads refers to the fact that a portion of the hip pad extends above the pant line and provides some additional protection. As we mentioned earlier the girdle is designed to accomodate Hip Pads, Thigh Pads and a Tailbone Pad. Football Pants are designed to accomodate Knee Pads and may have pockets for Thigh Pads and snaps or belts for slotted or snap in pads.
