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Strapped: The Pros And Cons Of The Mouthguard Strap Attachment

strap attachment To strap or not to strap: that is the question.

Should your players' mouthguards have a strap attachment? This is a question that doesn't seem to have a finite answer. If your league mandates a mouthguard strap, and then your players likely apply a mouthguard strap. But not many leagues have an official ruling on mouthguard straps.

Are straps necessary? Do they increase player safety? What are the benefits of wearing one? Permit'south take a wait at some of the pros and cons of using a mouthguard strap:

Pro: Compliance made easier

One of the near basic benefits to wearing the mouthguard strap attachment is that it helps athletic trainers, coaches and, most chiefly, officials clearly see that athletes are in compliance with mandatory protective gear.

Because of the importance of mouthguards and the need to prevent oral injuries, it's important that athletes really vesture their mouthguards. The strap attachment helps to quickly identify that an athlete is indeed wearing their mouthguard and makes information technology much more difficult for your players to "forget" or "lose" their mouthguards.

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Con: Just because they're wearing information technology, doesn't mean they're wearing it properly

While the strap attachment shows your players are wearing their mouthguards, information technology doesn't mean they're wearing their mouthguards properly. And really, in well-nigh cases, the strap zipper prevents them from doing so.

Considering the strap attachment gives the mouthguard an anchor point, it provides the athlete with the opportunity to more than easily "fish claw" their mouthguard and chew on it. Not only is this promoting improper usage of a mouthguard — every bit mouthguards should never be hooked in the corner of an athlete'south rima oris — but constant chewing also diminishes the protective qualities of the mouthguard.

Pro: Protection is always by your side

As mentioned before, mouthguards tend to become "lost" or "forgotten" frequently if your players don't like wearing them. One way of making certain that doesn't happen is by getting them the most comfortable — and protective — mouthguard available. The other is a mouthguard strap.

The strap attachment helps keep your players from losing their mouthguards because it is attached to their helmet and always past their side on the field, court or ice.

Con: A strap is a strap, not a handle

Ane of the biggest cons to using the strap attachment is that players utilise it every bit a handle for their helmet.

It's pretty common to encounter athletes carrying their helmets past a strap, merely it'south apparently non the intended employ. Carrying helmets by the mouthguard strap attachment just leads to the strap or mouthguard breaking and compromising the protection it's supposed to provide.

The strap attachment also promotes the non-use of the mouthguard, as athletes know they are able to only spit their mouthguards out whenever they want without having to worry nearly it dropping or beingness lost. That actually makes it less likely that your players are compliant and that's a dangerous situation, leaving your athletes susceptive to injury.

While the strap attachment makes it easier for your players to remember their mouthguards, there are some cons to using it. What practise you think well-nigh the strap attachment?

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Writer Bio

Bobbie Quinn, co-founder of Gladiator Custom Mouthguards, played both lacrosse and field hockey as a youth and went on to play Division 1 women'southward lacrosse in college. Bobbie continues to play women's league field hockey and enjoys watching her son play various sports.