Wrestling Headgear for Youth Wrestlers

One of the most crucial pieces of wrestling gear for any athlete on the mat is wrestling headgear. Though many wrestlers don't like to wear wrestling headgear, it is absolutely necessary to prevent the development of ear injuries and cauliflower ear. It is required to wear wrestling headgear in United States scholastic and collegiate competition. Many parents of pee-wee wrestlers are rightly concerned about the safety of their youth wrestlers.

Though there are several styles of wrestling ear guards to choose from, only a few models of youth wrestling headgear built for the smaller proportions of young wrestlers. One of the most popular styles is the Cliff Keen Tornado wrestling headgear. Though the adult-sized Tornado headgear is available in dozens of colors, the youth Tornado headgear is available in only three colors, for those looking for black wrestling headgear, blue wrestling headgear or red wrestling headgear.

Another choice of youth wrestling headgear is the BRUTE GR-9 Youth Earguard. It is only for youth wrestlers from 45 pounds to 80 pounds, and features the most rigid shell available in any wrestling earguard on the market today.

ASICS offers two styles of youth wrestling headgear that are also easy on the wallet, attractive to those looking for cheap wrestling headgear. The ASICS Old School Earguard and ASICS GEL Earguard are both available in youth sizes, and are priced in the $14 range, about half the price of the Cliff Keen Youth Tornado Headgear.

BRUTE Wrestling Headgear Challenges Cliff Keen

While Cliff Keen wrestling headgear is the clear favorite among most wrestlers, BRUTE wrestling headgear offers a couple unique earguard styles, plus a new offering designed to compete hear-to-head with the best-selling Cliff Keen Signature wrestling headgear.

Created especially for pee-wee wrestlers ranging from 45 pounds to 80 pounds, the Brute GR-9 Youth Wrestling Headgear features smaller proportions for a better fit on smaller wrestlers, a rigid shell for maximum protection, and a four-strap system for enhanced comfort and secure fit.

In its third generation, the BRUTE Quad III Earguard is an alternative that splits the difference between old-school wrestling headgear styles and space-age wrestling headgear styles. The look and contour is basically much like an old-school wrestling headgear, yet with denser, updated EVA padding and a soft polymer shell that is not as sticky on the skin as other styles of wrestling headgear.

Most notably, BRUTE now introduces its ClassiX 2 wrestling earguard, which is positioned to be a direct competitor to the top-selling Cliff Keen Signature wrestling headgear. The styling of the BRUTE ClassiX 2 wrestling headgear is remarkably similar to the Cliff Keen Signature wrestling headgear, yet is priced about 5 dollars cheaper. In a down economy, that may be enough to convert some long-time Cliff Keen Signature wrestling headgear users.