When should my son start to wear a jock strap?!


Question: When should my son start to wear a jock strap!?
Hes about 13 right now, and i thought a kid his age should start to wear a jockstrap because he has really hard gym right now in school!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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If he is playing orgnized sports like little league or pony baseball, Hockey or football they will require him to wear a jock or jock & cup!. My PE teacher gave us a list of things he recommended we wear in PE the PE short and shirt White socks and shoes also a jock but not many of us wore one we usually wore our boxers under our PE shorts and thats it!. So i dont think unless the PE teacher REQUIRES it he needs to wear one!. I would leave it up to him and let him know what it is for and let him make up his own mind!. There are now not just jocks but compression shorts that look like boxer briefs that do the same thing in you local sports store

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The jockstrap is used less for protection than it is for support for the testicles!. When doing weight lifting and other heavy sports the testicles are held more tightly than normal up against the body and the likely hood of a strained tendon in the groin area is lessened!. Jockstraps with a hard cup can give added protection against accidental injury but they are used mostly in contact sports like football!.
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Going back to my days of PE class in junior high school, the jockstrap was part of PE uniform and equipment!. We all to have shorts, t-shirt, gym shoes and socks!. This was true also in high school!. Before each class was uniform inspection everyone was to be uniform!.

If one plays in Little League ball the wearing of jockstrap and cups is required!.

Even though today I do play much sports still enjoy the support and comfort of the supporter!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes, now would be a good time! Incidentally, age is not a requirement to wear a jockstrap, he should wear one for any sport or activity were his testicle are in danger of getting hit by a ball/puck or smashed in a tackle (think football) or flailing around from a lot of running, at ANY age!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

So he doesnt get his testes smashed by a ball, puck or whatever! A lot of guys dont use them even in foootball!. Pretty ballsy in my eyes!! I got hit with a lacosse ball in high school so hard I was seeing stars and thought I was gonna throw up!. It sucks bad getting hit there!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

i think thats fine!. i didnt wear one till high school when i was 14!. we realy didnt do much gym in grammer school!. an if hes gonna do sports in high school he should get used to it cause now i almost live in it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

And you are absolutely right about that!.
In rough sports damages occur:like rupured nuts,had that once myself:2 surgeries were needed after that!.So,better safe then sorry!.
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when he is 14 our when you think he can handel itWww@Answer-Health@Com

he will know when he needs oneWww@Answer-Health@Com





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