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I consider myself pretty knowledgable about football but my parents in Mentor called me during the WVU game the other night and asked me a question that left me totally stumped  . So I told them I would ask the all-knowing Dawgtalkers.... What are those black armbands(?) that the players wear right above/below their elbows ??? You see it in the pros, college, and even in the All America HS game today. Do they serve a purpose ?? They don't even look like armbands just strips of tape or something. Any info to make me look like the *smart son*  again is greatly appreciated... GO BUCKS !!!
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They are to keep pressure on the arms to prevent tendons from separating during the stress of repeated arm and elbow motions/tackling/pulling etc.......
Tendinitis is painful as all get out!
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Yeah that is probably what it is. I'm not exactly sure what the poster was asking about and my first guess was turf tape.
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My grandmom asked me the same thing over the holidays... I have no idea...
my best guess is that they help protect the tendons of the muslces in the elbow... but that's a total guess...
we need someone who played the game to help us out.
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They are to keep pressure on the arms to prevent tendons from separating during the stress of repeated arm and elbow motions/tackling/pulling etc.......
Tendinitis is painful as all get out!
HA! I was right!!!
Thanks Shep!
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Shep is right...I googled it for you.....
What are the arm bands on football players arms for?
Answer: Bands that are worn the wrist are for sweating, however most all football players, tennis players etc; will wear tight bands around their elbows because the tendons of the elbow slowly and painfully begin to pull away from the bone of the elbow during stress. This is where the pain in your elbow originates. With continued repetitive use of the elbow, the tendon-bone connection continues to weaken and the pain in your elbow steadily increases. By placing continual pressure on the tendons connecting the Flexor and the Extensor muscles to the Medial and Lateral Epicondyles, thus significantly reducing the tension at the point of connection to the bone. Reduceing the stress on the Tendinitis,
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awesome, here's another question
why, in college football, isn't the holder ruled down has he's on one knee, holding the football to be kicked for 3 points?
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...connecting the Flexor and the Extensor muscles to the Medial and Lateral Epicondyles...
That's what I was going to say.
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Because if he was standing....It would cause him to bend over the ball....The kickers foot would then end up in his face mask...Causing injury to both players... 
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he reason is because of NCAA Football Rule 4-1-3(b, exception). This rule creates the exception to the ball being declared dead when a player's knee is down touching the ground. The exception applies only to the HOLDER when an offensive player kicks or simulates kicking the ball for a place kick (Field Goal). By rule the ball may be advanced, kicked or passed.
In college football the holder may place his knee on the ground and the ball is not declared dead. The rationale for this exception is because the holder is a position that holds the ball for a place kick. After receiving the snap it would be illogical to declare the ball dead because the holder's knee was on the ground. It would defeat the purpose of a holder and the purpose of a place kick.
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...connecting the Flexor and the Extensor muscles to the Medial and Lateral Epicondyles...
That's what I was going to say.
For those of you playing at home the Medial and Lateral Epicondyles are the large boney bumps on the inside and outside of your elbow... the medial one is on the inside, the lateral is on the outside. 
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Thanks Shep...once again I will be the *smart son*...LOL.........thanx also to all who answered. I KNEW someone would know...
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he reason is because of NCAA Football Rule 4-1-3(b, exception). This rule creates the exception to the ball being declared dead when a player's knee is down touching the ground. The exception applies only to the HOLDER when an offensive player kicks or simulates kicking the ball for a place kick (Field Goal). By rule the ball may be advanced, kicked or passed.
In college football the holder may place his knee on the ground and the ball is not declared dead. The rationale for this exception is because the holder is a position that holds the ball for a place kick. After receiving the snap it would be illogical to declare the ball dead because the holder's knee was on the ground. It would defeat the purpose of a holder and the purpose of a place kick.
good stuff!
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For those of you playing at home the Medial and Lateral Epicondyles are the large boney bumps on the inside and outside of your elbow... the medial one is on the inside, the lateral is on the outside.
Yup, but don't forget to put your palm supine...so many people think backward with the elbow.  Also, medial epicondylitis is commonly known as "golfer's elbow" and lateral epicondylitis as "tennis elbow".
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