my son struggles running with pads on, he has only?

my son struggles running with pads on, he has only?

my son struggles running with pads on, he has only worn once, do I get him to wear at home, to walk around in?

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Pads are really difficult to get used to as a child. One simple answer is that often parents buy pads too big for the child - as they often do with the bat. Its very difficult to get ones that are right but it does make a difference.

I'll assume thats not the case with your son in which case it helps with how you wear them. The main difficulty is the top knee roll of the pad which bang or rub together when they run. The simplest way to stop this happening is to push the top of the pads more to the outside of the leg when they get in their stance - so if the knee points towards 12 o clock then the middle of the knee rolls point towards the 10 for the left knee and 2 for the right knee. This will help keep them out of the way of each other as he runs. They do need to be done up well otherwise they'll just return to their original position. The one other thing I do when I buy new pads is to keep them rolled round into a tube shape when you're not wearing them. This will help to form them more into a leg shape. After a few days they will be much better. After that - yes - it is always useful to get them to walk around in them for a while so as to get used to them

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