Foam-plastic protector

A protective sport padding, comprising:

• an upper protective portion for covering upper parts of shoulders, a sternum protector extending downwardly from the upper protective portion for covering a sternum, and a spine protector extending downwardly from the upper protective portion for covering part of a spine, one or both of the sternum protector and the spine protector comprising:
• a foam insert having a front surface configured for facing away from a wearer and a rear surface configured for facing the wearer, the foam insert extending longitudinally between an upper end and a lower end, the foam insert having a thickness between the front surface and the rear surface and a width in a direction being transverse to the thickness, the width of the foam insert increasing from the upper end to an intermediate location disposed between the upper end and the lower end, the width of the foam insert decreasing from the intermediate location to the lower end, a maximum width of the foam insert being defined at the intermediate location, the foam insert having an upper portion between the upper end and the intermediate location and a lower portion between the intermediate location and the lower end;
• and a plastic sleeve being harder than the foam insert, the plastic sleeve having a base, the plastic sleeve further having a cover secured to the base, the cover and the base being spaced apart to conjointly define a receiving space sized to receive therein the foam insert, the receiving space extending along a longitudinal axis from an open end of the receiving space via which the foam insert is received to a closed end of the receiving space located further away from the upper protective portion than the open end, the receiving space decreasing in width from the open end to the closed end, the cover overlapping solely the lower portion of the foam insert, the intermediate location of the foam insert being in register with the open end of the plastic sleeve and the upper portion of the foam insert extending outside the open end of the receiving space, the foam insert being removably insertable into the receiving space via the open end of the receiving space along a direction of insertion that is transverse to the width and extending from the open end of the receiving space toward the closed end of the receiving space, the foam insert slidable against the base in the direction of insertion transverse to the width.