1. Cricket:
Cricket is perhaps the most physical sport, and most prone to serious injuries. So the game requires the general safety equipments. The most important safety equipments for cricket are thigh guards, elbow guards, helmet and leg guards. Thigh and elbow guards prevent from serious injuries. Apart from these, other important equipments that are the part of the game are bat, ball, kitbag, shoes, gloves, and apparels.
The most important safety equipment for football players are shin guards and cleats. Cleats help to reduce slips and maintain grip. Cleats are designed according to the field surface area because artificial, indoor and grass fields requires different types of cleats to ensure players safety. The main equipments required for football are:
· Helmet
· Shin Guards
· Mouthpiece
· Cleats
Tennis and badminton, while different sports but requires the same basic equipments. Tennis requires the major equipments like Racket, Tennis Ball, Tennis Bag, Net and Shoes. Tennis balls used to play must be of white or yellow color with diameter between 6.54 7.3 cm. It also requires a bat with a frame wood.
As hockey is the game where injuries are common, so specialized equipments are used in the game to facilitate the players and for protection as well. A special device worn by goalkeeper fixed over the front and sides of the shoe which help him to kick the ball. Main hockey equipments are:
· Kicker
· Stick
· Helmet
· Elbow Pads
· Leg Pads
· Shin Pads
· Shoes
· Ball
Badminton is a racket sport played by two opposing players and has very less chances of injury. Even though the game requires some special equipment to play like:
· Badminton Racket
· Shuttlecock
· Badminton String
· Shoes