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Examples
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I coached my younger brother\'s team and with my birthday just passed, ran onto the freshly cut field in new shoes, shin-guards and matching headband to boot (yea we were tough).
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Imagine if the Bad News Bears had all grown up and sprouted shin-guards ...
James Rotondi: Pretend It Like Beckham: Inside the LA Galaxy Adult Soccer Fantasy Camp, Pt 1 2009
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I coached my younger brother's team and with my birthday just passed, ran onto the freshly cut field in new shoes, shin-guards and matching headband to boot (yea we were tough).
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He walked back and sat down to put on his shin-guards, his own armor this time, fitted to him, not the mercenary's rigwhile lord Reidi followed him up chattering about the necessity of getting underway, of his fears of discovery, about the risk they were running.
2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005
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He tucked up further in the scantly flexible armor, got his foot braced, damning the shin-guards, and reined the horse to a momentary stop again.
2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005
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He had the shin-guards on and the gauntlets and the helmet with him, they had picked that cumbersome gear up in the room upstairs, along with their other two bows and the several quivers.
2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005
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He left only the shin-guards, which were miserable for a long walk, and he took his canteen and his bow with him as he walked to the edge of the woods.
2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005
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If you have rollerblading pads, or any other protective gear for outdoor sports like a bike helmet, shin-guards, or elbow/wrist pads then go ahead and grab those too.
...The First-Timers Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocolypse stardustcboy 2004
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He had not bothered with padding, arm - or shin-guards, or even a helmet; they had prudently taken advantage of all of these.
Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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He had not bothered with padding, arm - or shin-guards, or even a helmet; they had prudently taken advantage of all of these.
Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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