Abstract: A hockey glove that uses a combination of high and low density padding in finger and knuckle pads to protect the user's fingers and knuckles and rigid thumb plates to protect the user's thumb from impact injuries and backward hyper-extension. The high density padding protects the user from impact injuries and breakage caused by sharp blows to the hand. The high and low density padding combination provides a comfort fit with a limited range of flexure of the fingers stalls. Additional flex of the finger and knuckle pads is achieved with one or more hinge panel joints associated with notch openings in the high density padding to permit a clasping or gripping movement by the user. Cooperative thumb support plates are attached to the back of the hockey glove adjacent to the thumb stall and allow the user's thumbs to bend inward toward the palm, but prevent the thumbs from hyper-extending backward.

Abstract: A protective scooter glove that uses a semi-rigid support plate to protect the user's wrist from hyper-extending backward or side to side, an abrasion resistant palm panel to protect the user's palm and heel from abrasions, and padding to protect the user's heel and palm from impact injuries, all in the event of a fall. A semi-rigid support plate is attached to the back of the scooter glove by means of two sleeves. Two removably connected VELCRO straps tighten the semi-rigid support plate above the user's wrist and first knuckles to ensure optimal fit and comfort to prevent the plate from moving during wear.