G-Form providing shin pads to Finnish professional soccer players

PICTURED IS THE Pro-S Elite shin guard from G-Form LLC. The Providence company recently entered into a multi-year agreement with the the Finnish soccer players union to provide all players with these shin guards. / COURTESY G-FORM LLC
PICTURED IS THE Pro-S Elite shin guard from G-Form LLC. The Providence company recently entered into a multi-year agreement with the the Finnish soccer players union to provide all players with these shin guards. / COURTESY G-FORM LLC

PROVIDENCE – G-Form LLC will provide all Finnish professional players with its shin pads through a multi-year partnership with the Finnish soccer players union.
More than 1,300 players will receive Pro-S Elite shin guards, according to a news release from G-Form, which said the agreement is the first of its kind between G-Form and a professional players union.
As part of the deal, the Finnish players union will purchase and provide G-Form shin pads to their players as a benefit of membership.
“We as the union are for the game and for the players. One of our main goals is to protect our players,” Pekka Sihvola, president of the Finnish players union, said in a statement. “We always strive to be forerunners and innovators, and G-Form shin pads are an excellent way to do that. We have over 1,300 players in the union and every one of them will get G-Form shin pads.”

“The reaction of the players has been very positive,” said Sihvola. “We found that a lot of the players were wearing G-Form before we formalized our partnership, so it was a very easy decision to make.”
G-Form, a maker of athletic impact protection, offers two models of adult shin guards, the Pro-S and the Pro-S Elite. Both models use Reactive Protective Technology that is unique to G-Form. RPT allows the soft and flexible shin guards to harden on impact and then return to their soft state once the energy is absorbed and dissipated.

“We are proud to offer shin pads that are not only the most protective and comfortable, but also help players perform better on the pitch,” Michael De Leon, G-Form vice president of global marketing, said. “One of the best endorsements to the quality and benefit of our innovative products is when an athlete or organization looks to G-Form to enhance their play and safety. The Finnish players union is setting the standard by investing in its players’ safety, and we’re happy to work with them on achieving their goals.”

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