My 12 year old son keeps cracking his shin guards...

[Irish317 0]

He has been through two sets of shin guards this season. His first set was a pair of Easton 700's and the pair he broke today were Jofa 5090's. Both sets cracked on the knee cap right down the middle. I would like to get him a nice pair, but I know next year he will probably out grow them. He is in 13" pads now and weighs almost 140 lbs...He is 12. He plays very physical, and I want something with decent protection, that won't break the bank. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Irish

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

Are you buying them on closeout? Keep in mind the older the shinguard, there is a possibility that the plastic is dry-rotted.

[Irish317 0]

Yes they jofas were closeout, the Eastons were new over the summer!

I know the cheaper jofas have a tendancy to crack on teh knee cap, but these have only been used about 6-8 times. Maybe I will just fork out some coin and get a decent pair, and when he outgrows them I will deal with that then!

Thanks,

Sean

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

You might be able to warranty them...

[Irish317 0]

That would be cool! I will look into that.

Thanks Jr,

Irish