I dont see what purpose it serves and I've been trying to figure this out for a long time. Helmets, pads, mouthpeices I can all understand but not the black paint
2006-09-18 07:54:35 · 16 answers · asked by DayDay 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
it's eye black, it reduces the glare/reflection from the sunlight or bright stadium lights so the player can focus on the ball or players.
foot ball isn't the only sport that uses it, several othe sports use it, but it's also widely used in Major League Baseball
some players have now gone as far as putting short phrases on them as well which is really somethin that I don't see the need for, because it seems like it's defeating the purpose.
2006-09-18 08:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Football Face Paint
2016-10-04 10:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Football Paint
2016-12-18 12:05:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok i played all the sports and we used Black eye paint to keep the sun out of our eyes and its called battle paint ... its always worn during a Big game by all the players like during playoffs or something like that .
2006-09-18 08:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It diminishes the glare under the eyes caused especially by light skin that grows sweaty. It's like primitive sunglasses.
2006-09-18 07:58:58 · answer #5 · answered by BoredBookworm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's eye black, and you put it just below the eye to stop the glare from either the sun or the lights blinding you as the light reflects off of your cheekbone.
2006-09-18 07:56:31 · answer #6 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is to help prevent the glare of the son on there faces in their eyes. It really works!
2006-09-18 07:58:06 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The black paint is to keep the sun from glaring into the eyes......hehehe
2006-09-18 07:57:09 · answer #8 · answered by r0ckerchic 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It helps to prevent the glare of sunlight in your (their) eyes
2006-09-18 08:02:48 · answer #9 · answered by Cogito Ergo Sum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps to prevent the glare of sunlight and the lights
2006-09-18 07:56:52 · answer #10 · answered by lefty 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋