ankle tape

Athlete's foot binding

Ankle tape is adhesive athletic tape wrapped around the ankle joint to provide support and prevent injury, especially sprains.

Common in basketball, football, and other sports requiring quick lateral movement.

Players may tape their own ankles or have trainers do it before games and practices: He sat on the bench while the trainer applied his ankle tape.

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support · strapping · injury · sports · trainer · bind · adhesive · court · game day · basketball · roll · compress · stabilize · swelling · sock · shoe · high tops · brace

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support method

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Supportive footwear for injuries

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body coverage approach

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Graduated pressure legwear

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protection philosophy

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G