Abstract: An ankle brace and protector has a pair of similar opposing side portions which fit against the ankle and adjacent side portions of the users foot. These side portions are joined together along their rear edges and along the forward portion of their bottom edges by elastic strap members. A front protective pad is attached at its bottom end to one of the side portions. The front and side pad portions have impact resistant material therein. Cinching straps are provided along the front edges of the side pads for use in securing the device to the user's foot with the front pad covering the instep and adjacent portions of the foot and the side portions tightly secured against the ankle and adjacent portions of the user's foot.