Abstract: A protective wrist guard assembly having a pair of wrist guard glove assemblies connected to respective right and left forearm/wrist/hand of a skateboard or snowboard rider. Each wrist guard glove assembly is provided with a protective main glove assembly having a wrist support guard assembly mounted therein. The protective main glove assembly resembles a conventional snowboard or ski glove assembly having 1) a main glove body member; 2) an exterior anchor assembly secured to the main glove body member; 3) an interior wrist guard anchor assembly for securing the wrist support guard assembly within the main glove body member; and 4) a glove insert member mounted within the main glove body member and adapted to receive a wrist and hand section of the snowboard rider therein.