Team Sports/ Sports Protective Eyewear Top 10

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What you need to Consider

When playing contact sports such as football or squash you need to wear protection that has been designed to do that job. Ordinary spectacles and contact lenses do not protect the eye adequately from impact or projectiles, and on occasions, can be more dangerous if the glass or contact lens shatters or is impacted. Fortunately there has been a great deal of research and technology gone into making sports eyewear that is safe, durable and lightweight.

Below we have provided advice on selecting the best team sports/ sports protective and our recommended top 10 eyewear ranges for 2021 based on their excellent performance and reliability. Typically lightweight and strong, with excellent optical qualities and performance coated lenses, the brands are trusted and worn by the Pros. Only the highest standards are good enough, and you should expect the best.

Key Frame Considerations for Team Sports/ Sports Protective glasses/ goggles:   

• Plastic Frame Materials - You should only choose plastic frames for sailing as metal frames can be dangerous as they could snap during a fall. 
• Wrap around frame - 6 or 8 base curved frames (curved and highly curved lenses respectively) provides protection against the elements and a wide field of vision. Provides better ergonomic profile for firm fitting on face or head.
• Anti-slip nose pads - Help stop your sunglasses sliding down your nose when you are moving your head and provide maximum comfort.
• Lightweight- It's a good idea to have them as lightweight as possible this isn't necessary but just adds to your overall comfort. 
• Removable Retaining Strap - Neoprene band and velcro strap provides greater comfort and security in adventure and impact sports. If your choosen frame does not have an removeable retaining strap you can CLICK HERE to buy one.
• Anti-Slip Temple Cushions - Incorporates non slip components, helping to absorb impact and keep the frame securely on your face.
• Safety Standards - For impact team sport you need to make sure that your frames meet the European safety standards to protect the eyes from high impact:
  • • ASTM F803-3 & EN166 impact standards for basketball, football and all racquet sports including racquetball, paddleball, tennis and squash.

Key Lens  Considerations for Team Sports/ Sports Protective Glasses/ goggles:  

• Polycarbonate/ NXT - For Team Sports/ Sports Protective only polycarbonate or the much stronger NXT lenses should be considered. Both glass and plastic lenses can shatter upon impact, which could cause lens particles to penetrate you eyes. Both polycarbonate and NXT lenses extremely impact resistance, light weight, durable and will not shatter upon impact. Both lens indexes are 100% UV protection. 
• 100% UV protection - For protection from UV radiation
• Anti-Fog Coating – Eliminates condensation inside the lens. If this is not available for your choice of frame you can buy an anti-fog gel/ spray which will also help you. Click here to buy Anti-fog gel/ sprays

Best Lens Colours to Consider for Outdoor Team Sports sunglasses:     

• Grey/smoke - The grey, smoke and grey-green tints are the most common of tinted lens. They block out light without changing the overall colour perception and are great for all-weather use.
• Brown - Brown is a good choice for all-purpose wear. High-contrast browns and coppers will helping you to observing the changing contours.
• Orange/Amber - Orange and Amber are good choices for partly sunny or varying conditions. In these light conditions they can help increase contrast to enable you read the terrain better and avoid pot holes, rocks and mud if you run in forests etc.
• Yellow - Its more effective in low light conditions such as night time runs or overcast/ cloudy days. It is superior in contrast enhancement. 

Prescription Considerations for Team Sports / Sports Protective Glasses/ goggles:

• Polycarbonate / NXT - We always recommend you choose an impact resistant lens material for sports this will ensure your lenses are stronger then your usually glasses and can withstand the impact from a rocks and stick. Polycarbonate and NXT are both great options to choose. NXT is clearer, strong and has better clarity than polycarbonate but is not available for all sunglasses and high prescriptions.
• Crystal Clear Coating (our most recommend coating*) - This includes our FREE anti-scratch coating and includes hydrophobic (like the wax coating on your car this will ensure rain rolls off your lenses), anti-reflective (AR) (this is coated front and back and will help decrease glare and reflection off the lens and easy clean/ oleophobic (this helps eliminate dust and smudges on your lenses making them easy to clean and less likely to get dirty in the first place) 
• Wrap sunglasses - Can select prescriptions that will fit directly into 6 base curved wrap frames or below only. For 8 base wrap frames, select one that will fit a clip-in prescription or a direct clip lens.

Tip: Anti-fog coating- This is not something we usually recommend. We only added the coating to our prescription range due to requests. Our main reason is that we do not think it off the bests value for money as our Crystal Vision as you can add an ant-fog gel but you cannot have any other coatings when you have a anti-fog coating.

There are plenty of great anti-fog gels and sprays coatings CLICK HERE to choose.

(All products and brands are genuine and authentic. All prescription lenses are made in UK to EU rules and regulations and safety standards. We also check all frames and prescriptions before leaving our practice to ensure they meet your requirements.)