Football Gloves
It’s All in the Hands – Football Gloves
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Executive Summary by Jes B & Cassaundra Flores
If you’re a wide receiver, defensive back, or running back, gloves can make a big difference in game play. These football gloves allow wide receivers and defensive backs the ability for the ball to “stick” to your hands. Linemen gloves, which are padded, allow the lineman to be much more aggressive in the “trenches” without worrying about damaging their hands or fingers. Football gloves are made for all ages and sizes.
Skilled Positions: This includes wide receivers, defensive backs, and running backs. The glove provides the player with extra grip and control. Football gloves should be an extension of the players themselves. If taken cared of properly, gloves can last for an entire season. If the grip of the glove wears off (the “tackiness”) there’s a spray that you can purchase to re-condition the glove and it regain its “tackiness”.
Power/Strength Positions: Linemen, or strength positions, rely on leverage and grip to move the opposing player. Offensive linemen seek the same kind of protection with using the linemen gloves. Of course, the objective of the offensive linemen is to stop the defensive linemen from penetrating the back field and causing a quarterback sack or running back tackle in the backfield. A glove that is padded will allow the player to play with confidence and not worry about damaging their fingers or hands.
Gloves for the skilled and strength positions can greatly increase they player’s performance.
How To Choose Football Gloves
Football gloves have become a necessary accessory for anybody playing serious football nowadays. They are especially necessary for receivers, linemen, line backers and running backs. Discussed below are some football glove basics that should help you in taking a decision when it comes to buying football glove for yourself:
Upper Glove Material: Most of the football glove available in the market today carry a top of leather, spandex or synthetic leather. Nowadays, most running back, receiver and defensive back gloves have uppers made of some or the other kind of spandex material.
Glove Palm Material: The material on the palm is the one that is responsible for enhancing or decreasing your performance. Generally, football glove palms are either made of latex or cabatta leather. Cabatta leather is a thin leather material that is treated with chemicals that increase tackiness and provide a better ball grip. This leather is extremely soft, flexible and durable.
Playing Position: Different kinds are available for different playing positions. So while a lineman’s should be heavily padded on the top and the wrist, a line backer would benefit from a glove that is heavily padded but at the same time is flexible and soft. Soft and flexible kinds with a sticky palm are best suited for running backs and receivers while a defensive back’s should not just have the same qualities, but should also be padded on the upper.
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