In sports textile protective clothing is a category of specialized clothing used to minimize risk of injury and thereby improve the safety of athletes during sport involving high impact, high speed or extreme environment sports. This category covers the safety clothing and protective clothing that is designed to protect the body without sacrificing comfort and flexibility and performance.
The technologies that are important in protective wears are impact-absorbing padding, abrasive material, breathable laminations, thermal resistant, and reinforced material structures used in textile. Through these innovations, safety wear clothing has ensured that its performance remains efficient even when subjected to stress and friction, as well as changes in weather conditions.
Usable source materials in protective cloth are usually high tensile polyester, nylon, aramid fibers, elastane blends and coated textiles. These materials could be used in the manufacture of protective systems of clothing that are durable and include protective jackets, shells and layered clothing.
Protective clothing is used in contact sports, adventure sports, motorsports, winter sports and training regions, the athletes need to use protective clothing and use protection equipment to reduce impact and exposure to the environment.
The following types of protective clothing exist under the term of safety protective clothing; protective outerwear, outdoor protective clothing, protective uniforms, protective outfit sets and protective body suits, each of which is intended to offer specified protection, mobility and confidence in various sporting uses.