Sports Eye Safety
Wear sports frames with features such as padded or rubber bridges.
Wear glasses with sturdy frames and polycarbonate lenses when playing noncontact sports, such as golf and archery.
Wear one-piece plastic sports frames with prescription or non-prescription polycarbonate lenses when playing softball, racquetball, tennis, handball, squash, badminton, basketball or volleyball.
Wear helments with face guards when playing football, ice hockey, roller hockey or other high-impact sports.
Submitted by Chris Hess who teaches PE at Willow Springs Elementary in Killeen, TX. Chris is the Mangaging Editor of PE Central's Wellness Tips of the Week. Thanks for contributing to PE Central!