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Volleyball kneepads

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What a volleyball knee brace does, and what it doesn't

It cushions low-energy impacts against the ground. That is the most the sport's leading manufacturer claims: Mizuno describes its VS1 knee brace as designed to "cushion the knee against low impacts". It does not say it prevents injuries. It does not say it stabilizes. And the FIVB rules classify it exactly the same way: a "padded protective device" that can be worn, not that must be worn.

What it does not do, and is worth knowing before buying for fear of injury: it does not act on the knee injury that defines volleyball. The most common is jumper's knee, and it is caused by overuse from jumping, not by impact against the ground. In a study with 613 elite athletes from nine sports, volleyball was the one that suffered it the most, with 44.6% of the players, ahead of basketball. That injury lives in the tendon, and the knee brace works on the skin and the bone that touch the court. They are two different places.

And what is measured is little, but it is true: wearing them does not make you jump less or run slower. In 84 young female players, with and without a knee brace, there were no differences in jumping, sprinting, or agility. If a young player takes them off for fear that they will slow them down, that fear has no basis.

Whether they reduce injuries is not proven: there is no study that has measured it in volleyball.

Volleyball knee brace or sports knee brace: the difference is that there is no rule

A volleyball knee brace is padding and a compression sleeve: it protects the kneecap and the sides of the knee, and nothing else. It does not have straps, rods, or rigid supports. It is not an orthopedic knee brace and it is not used for what a ligament knee brace is used for. If what you are looking for is support after an injury, this is not your product.

And there is something that no label is going to tell you, because it does not exist: there is no European standard that certifies a volleyball knee brace. The only standard for knee protectors in sports, EN 14120, limits its scope to wheeled sports, such as skating and scootering. Volleyball is excluded by definition. That is why no brand declares a "level of protection," and that is why there is no way to compare two models with a number. What you compare is the thickness of the padding, the cut, and the support of the sleeve, and that is decided by trying them.

Stabilizing knee braces with supports are another product, and the evidence on them is contradictory: the 2021 study by Lazić and other authors cites, in its introduction, two papers that report more knee injuries with them, not fewer. It is best not to mix them up with these.

How to choose the size

By measuring the circumference of the knee, and measuring it for each brand separately. A Mizuno M does not correspond to anything specific in another brand, because not all size by circumference: Mizuno offers four sizes by perimeter measured at the middle of the knee, from 33 to 43 centimeters, while Mikasa sizes by sleeve length, long or short, and does not publish perimeters.

Mizuno's size guide, by knee circumference:

Size Knee circumference
S 33-35 cm
M 35-37 cm
L 37-40 cm
XL 40-43 cm

What the guide does not say is whether the leg is straight or bent when measuring. No manufacturer publishes it. If you are between two sizes, the most comfortable compression one is usually the larger, but that is our criterion, not the manufacturer's.

Almost all our knee braces come in their sizes as a variant, and there are junior models and models that go up to XXL. Sleeve ones, without thick padding, usually come in two sizes, S/M and L/XL.

Volleyball sleeves: what they are used for

They are an elastic sleeve for the forearm, which players use for comfort in receiving and to put a layer between the arm and the ball. Mizuno describes theirs as "elastic fabric for a better fit, two-piece set", with no declared padding. In volleyball, there is no study on them. The FIVB rules treat them like knee braces: they can be worn and, in senior international competition, they go the same color as the part of the uniform they cover, or black, white, or neutral if everyone who wears them goes the same.

Complete your equipment

If you are going to renew something else, you have volleyball balls and balls, for indoor, beach, and introductory volleyball. All the equipment of the sport, in volleyball.

Doubts about the size? Write to us with your knee circumference and we will tell you which one to order for each brand.

Guide updated in September 2026.

Volleyball kneepads FAQs

¿Las rodilleras de voleibol previenen lesiones?

No hay ningún estudio que lo haya medido. El fabricante declara que amortiguan impactos de baja energía contra el suelo, y el reglamento las clasifica como dispositivo acolchado de protección. La lesión más frecuente, la rodilla del saltador, es de sobreuso por el salto y ninguna rodillera la toca.

¿Qué talla de rodillera de voleibol necesito?

La que corresponda a tu contorno de rodilla, medido para cada marca por separado, porque las tallas no coinciden. Mizuno da cuatro tallas por perímetro medido en la mitad de la rodilla, de 33 a 43 centímetros. Mikasa talla por longitud del manguito.

¿Son obligatorias las rodilleras en voleibol?

No. El reglamento de la FIVB define el equipamiento como camiseta, pantalón, calcetines y zapatillas. Las rodilleras se permiten como dispositivo acolchado de protección. La única restricción es de color, y solo en competición internacional sénior: como el uniforme, o negras, blancas o neutras si el equipo va igual.

¿Cada cuánto hay que cambiar las rodilleras de voleibol?

Ningún fabricante ni federación publica un plazo. Lo que sirve es un criterio práctico: se cambian cuando la espuma queda aplastada y no recupera grosor, cuando el manguito ya no sujeta y la rodillera resbala, o cuando el tejido está roto.