Abstract: The shin covering athletic apparel of the current invention is a sock, or tube of sock material, made of an elastic or stretchy material that forms to the leg, with a top cuff, where the top cuff is a band that keeps the sock from sliding down the leg of the user, that is used to secure athletic equipment to the leg of a user. Below the top cuff is a slit in the sock that that is closed preferably by means of a zipper. The slit is preferably slightly smaller than the length of a standard shin guard. In one embodiment, there is another band below the slit intended to help hold the shin guard in place. In another embodiment, there is a pouch on the inside of the sock where the bottom of the shin guard can rest.