This is what I have seen regarding the use of "butt pads" with girls at my rink. Most refuse to wear them early on due to vanity. But around the time they start working on the double axels and triples, they have had a couple of really hard falls so they are the asking for them. None wear them in competitions.
"Butt pads" are different from hockey padded shorts and the two should not be interchanged since theplacement of the paddibg is different. Figure skaters need the ones designed for their sport, not borrowed a hockey playing sibling.
I agree that most of the bad falls typically happen at practices not during competitions. The couple of bad falls I have seen is where the skater falls back and hits their head on the ice. Those "halo" pads would not help in those situations. But having a full helmet doens't seem to be the answer either. I am in agreement that more research is needed on the subject.
"Butt pads" are different from hockey padded shorts and the two should not be interchanged since theplacement of the paddibg is different. Figure skaters need the ones designed for their sport, not borrowed a hockey playing sibling.
I agree that most of the bad falls typically happen at practices not during competitions. The couple of bad falls I have seen is where the skater falls back and hits their head on the ice. Those "halo" pads would not help in those situations. But having a full helmet doens't seem to be the answer either. I am in agreement that more research is needed on the subject.