Abstract: An athletic wrist support for attachment to the arm and hand of a player. While in play, the user may adjust the support to a restricting position to restrict movement of the hand and hence flexure of the wrist in the backward direction but to allow movement of the hand in the other three planes. When not playing, the user may adjust the support to a neutral position to allow movement of the hand in all four planes. The wrist support comprises an arm plate and a hand plate pivotally coupled together and adapted to be secured to the top of the arm and hand respectively. The two plates are pivotally coupled together for movement about two different axes to allow movement of the hand plate and hence the hand in all four planes. A stop is slidably coupled to the top of the arm plate and which may be slid to a restricting position above the hand plate for restricting motion of the hand plate and hence the hand in the backward direction.