11.   Did he have to come back as a catcher, from shin guards to mask?

12.   Each skate has a separate compartment with a side pocket for carrying items like knee pads and shin guards.

13.   He said later that he thought his shin guard might have helped lessen the impact, but he was concerned that the injury might sideline him yet again.

14.   He looked relieved as he flipped his helmet and his shin guard aside.

15.   He plans to try to catch today, wearing a knee brace under his shin guard.

16.   Kerrigan has his own shin guards and will catch the Sox starters between starts.

17.   Many of the more experienced skaters wore Lycra skin suits or bike-racing garb with knee pads, shin guards and neck guards.

18.   One level is made of bats, another of catcher shin guards, yet another festooned with athletic supporters.

19.   Shin guards and dirty socks lay in a tangled mess by the front door.

20.   The company has developed a Zoom Air soccer shoe and uses its Air technology in its shin guards.