The big chunky things restricted movement a fair bit and made it easier for your opponent to get a good grab on you when they tackle you.
Now its all the tightly fitted gear, with little squares of padding (1cm by 1cm) so that it moulds around your shoulders and chest rather than having big pieces of foam sticking out of your shoulders!
Only girls wear shoulder pads anyway.... i think theres one, maybe two lads on our team that wear them and thats it.
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