The captain wears an arm band to denote that he is the captain.
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.
Note: Click the "related" link below to a New York Timesarticle to see that not only is the use of these armbands deemed useless by members of the medical profession, but even football players themselves are quoted saying the armbands are merely fashion.
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.
Coloured arm bands denote the captain. Captains wear usually a yellow arm band.
The arm-bands are miniature playbooks. They have the name of certain plays and the specific instructions for the player's position. This keeps the players from having to memorize hundreds upon hundreds of plays, and gives them a cheat-sheet if they forget something.
Nothing. The only protective gear allowed are shin guards, soft rubber helmets for players with cranial injuries, facial restrictors for players with nasal injuries and arm guards for players with broken arms.
Because he created them, and they are vintage Jeff Hardy
According to the New York Times article (see related links below), the armbands are nothing more than the current fashion trend with the purpose of showing off their upper arm definition. Wearing the armbands (in many cases wristbands moved up to the upper arm) has no medical or performance benefit.
The leather bands on a gay guy's arms mean right is top, left is bottom .
They are like arm bands, separate sleeves. They are tight at the top, but fan out at the bottom.
Black arm bands are usually worn on the left arm as a mark of respect for, or in mourning of a death.
A football players wear a thin white band on the arm to protect the tendons near the elbow. The pressure from the band minimizes pain and injury to that area.
Middle school football players and wrestlers do. Anyone can unless they only have one arm.
The upper arm is part of an arm and therefore there are no complete arms in the upper arm.
I believe it was a mark of respect for Peter Evison, who's wife passed away.