Abstract: A guard for a rear ankle area of a wearer. A top portion is adapted to rest against a lower calf portion of the wearer. A middle portion is integrally formed to the top portion and extends therefrom curving outward to terminate at a bottom portion, wherein, in combination, the top portion, the middle portion and the bottom portion are adapted to align with and shield a substantial portion of an Achilles tendon of the wearer. The bottom portion has a bottom lateral end connected thereto extending radially therefrom to form a lateral cup, and the bottom portion has a bottom medial end connected thereto and extending therefrom radially on an opposite side of the bottom portion in an opposite direction from the bottom lateral end to form a medial cup for placement, respectively, over a lateral malleolus and medial malleolus of the wearer.