How Leg Sleeves Improve Your Game

What are leg sleeves for? How would they benefit you on the court? What type of leg sleeve suits your playstyle? These are the questions that baffle many players when they're selecting leg sleeves.

In this article we'll be covering the various types of leg sleeves & what they do for your game. So hopefully, you can make an informed decision of what leg sleeves suits you.

 

What are Leg Sleeves?

So how do leg sleeves actually help your game? The main purpose of using leg sleeves are to keep muscles and bones close-fitting and prevent knee stiffness.

Additionally, leg sleeves provide much need compression for your muscles allowing better blood circulation and preventing the build up of lactic acid, this will allow your leg muscles to stay warm & ready even after a break in the action!

 

Types Of Leg Sleeves

The two most common types of leg sleeves available on the market are a basic compression leg sleeve, and knee pad sleeves. They vary slightly in their benefits and you should choose one based on your playing style.

Here, we'll go through some of the things you should keep in mind when picking a leg sleeve that suits your game and hopefully help you figure out what type of leg compression sleeve you will require!

 

1. Basic Compression Sleeve

 

Perhaps the most common from of leg compression sleeve, leg sleeves should provide good muscle compression, improved joint support & circulation to your legs when you're on the court.

When choosing a basic leg compression sleeves, some things to keep in mind is that it should be tight but not suffocating, the sleeve should be flexible, should not restrict your range of motion and of course, it has to look good!

This form of leg compression is the most versatile and is usually the most popular choice because it allows full range of motion and flexibility.

 

If you're looking for a good quality basic compression leg sleeve that provides excellent leg muscle compression & circulation we recommend:

Rigorer Leg Compression Sleeve [CS004]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Knee Pad Sleeves

This leg sleeve is more situational, it provides all the benefits that a basic compression sleeve provides but it comes with added protection for your knees in the form of a knee pad. The knee pad is usually padded and will prevent most damage on your knees when diving for loose balls or bumping knees with your defenders.

However, this added protection comes at the cost of some flexibility loss due to the knee pad. If you are the type of player that dives for loose balls or finishes in contact often, this leg sleeve should definitely be one that you consider. 

 

If you're looking for a knee pad sleeve that provides good leg compression, optimal knee support & protection we recommend:

Rigorer Knee Pad Sleeve [KP002]

 

 

 

 

 

 At the end of the day, any player can really benefit from using a pair of leg sleeves. The type of leg sleeves you use should really be chosen based on your playstyle on the court.

So do you really need a pair of leg sleeves? The choice is truly up to you, they definitely provide support & protection on the court and could even help you recover from games more rapidly, but we wouldn't go as far as to say they are a NEED on the basketball court.