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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a head guard comprising:
a multi-layered sidewall, the multi-layered sidewall comprising:
a stretchable fabric layer, the stretchable fabric layer comprising an inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer, the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer cooperating to define a pocket; anda side padding layer non-removably positioned within the pocket, the side padding layer being disconnected from each of the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer, the side padding layer comprising a padding material; andwherein the multi-layered sidewall and the side padding layer form a substantially cylindrical shape, and wherein the substantially cylindrical shape defines a circular opening for a head of a wearer; andwherein the side padding layer is substantially rectangular and extends circumferentially about the head guard, the side padding layer comprising a first end surface, a second end surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and wherein the first end surface and the second end surface are connected by the top surface and the bottom surface, and wherein the first end surface is circumferentially spaced from the second end surface to define a padding gap therebetween in a rear portion of the head guard, the padding material extending continuously and circumferentially within the pocket about the head guard, between the first end surface and the second end surface, such that the entirety of the padding gap defined by the first end surface and the second end surface is devoid of the padding material. |