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1906 photograph of early American football uniform with rudimentary shoulder pads worn by Bradbury Robinson, who threw the first legal forward pass

Shoulder pads are a piece of protective equipment used in many contact sports such as American football, Canadian football, lacrosse and hockey. Most modern shoulder pads consist of a shock absorbing foam material with a hard plastic outer covering. The pieces are usually secured by rivets or strings that the user can tie to adjust the size.

Properly fitting pads are critical. Shoulder pads are fitted to an adult football player by measuring across the player's back from shoulder blade to shoulder blade with a soft cloth tape measure and then adding 1/2 inch. All points of the pads should be checked to assure proper fit. Maintenance during football season includes monthly checks and replacing worn parts.

Various styles of shoulder pads exist for different positions played. Pads for a quarterback are lightweight and offer freedom of movement. Pads for linemen are designed with few flaps and epaulets, thus reducing the opportunity of being grabbed by the opposition. A player may have a preference for vinyl buckles or elastic straps.

Researchers at the University of Florida's College of Medicine have developed a way to air condition shoulder pads that is designed to regulate players' body temperatures during games and practices.

A related piece of protective equipment is the rib protector. It attaches to the shoulder pads and wraps around the player's midsection. It is designed to protect the ribs, stomach, and back areas.

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-[[Image:RobinsonThrowing.jpg|thumb|right|200px|1906 photograph of early American football uniform with rudimentary shoulder pads worn by [[Bradbury Robinson]], who threw the first legal forward pass]][[Image:Shoulder Pads 01.JPG|thumb|right|200px|American football shoulder pads.]][[Image:shoulderpadsfootball.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Football shoulder pads]] '''Shoulder pads''' are a piece of protective equipment used in [[American Football|American]] and [[Canadian football]]. They are also used in other contact sports such as lacrosse and hockey. Most modern shoulder pads consist of a shock absorbing foam material with a hard plastic outer covering. The pieces are usually secured by rivets or strings that the user can tie to adjust the size.
+[[Image:RobinsonThrowing.jpg|thumb|right|200px|1906 photograph of early American football uniform with rudimentary shoulder pads worn by [[Bradbury Robinson]], who threw the first legal forward pass]][[Image:Shoulder Pads 01.JPG|thumb|right|200px|American football shoulder pads.]][[Image:shoulderpadsfootball.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Football shoulder pads]]
+'''Shoulder pads''' are a piece of protective equipment used in many [[contact sport]]s such as [[American football]], [[Canadian football]], [[lacrosse]] and [[hockey]]. Most modern shoulder pads consist of a [[Shock absorber|shock absorbing]] foam material with a hard [[plastic]] outer covering. The pieces are usually secured by [[rivet]]s or strings that the user can tie to adjust the size.
-A related piece of protective equipment is the rib protector. It attaches to the shoulder pads and wraps around the player's midsection. It is designed to protect the ribs, stomach, and back areas.
-Properly fitting pads are critical. Shoulder pads are fitted to an adult football player by measuring across the player's back from shoulder blade to shoulder blade with a soft cloth measuring tape and then adding 1/2&nbsp;inch. All points of the pads should be checked to assure proper fit. Maintenance during football season includes monthly checks and replacing worn parts.
+Properly fitting pads are critical. Shoulder pads are fitted to an [[adult]] football player by measuring across the player's back from shoulder blade to [[Scapula|shoulder blade]] with a soft cloth [[tape measure]] and then adding 1/2&nbsp;[[inch]]. All points of the pads should be checked to assure proper fit. Maintenance during football season includes monthly checks and replacing worn parts.
-Various styles exist for different positions played. Pads for a quarterback are lightweight and offer freedom of movement. Pads for linemen are designed with few flaps and [[epaulets]], thus reducing the opportunity for being grabbed by the opposition. A player may have a preference for vinyl buckles or elastic straps.
+Various styles of shoulder pads exist for different positions played. Pads for a [[quarterback]] are lightweight and offer freedom of movement. Pads for [[Lineman (American football)|linemen]] are designed with few flaps and [[epaulets]], thus reducing the opportunity of being grabbed by the opposition. A player may have a preference for [[vinyl]] buckles or [[elastic]] straps.
-Researchers at the University of Florida's College of Medicine have developed a way to air condition shoulder pads that is designed to regulate players' body temperatures during games and practices.
+Researchers at the [[University of Florida College of Medicine|University of Florida's College of Medicine]] have developed a way to [[Air conditioning|air condition]] shoulder pads that is designed to regulate players' [[Normal human body temperature|body temperatures]] during games and practices.
+A related piece of protective equipment is the rib protector. It attaches to the shoulder pads and wraps around the player's midsection. It is designed to protect the [[rib]]s, [[stomach]], and [[Human back|back]] areas.
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