Face armor

Face armor for wearing with a helmet, the helmet having a chin strap extending to the chin of a person wearing the helmet, the face armor comprising:

• a face guard having a forward panel, dual side panels and dual cheek panels, said forward panel for covering the front of the face of a person wearing the face guard, said cheek panels extending between said forward panel and said side panels for covering the cheeks of the person wearing the face guard, said dual side panels for disposition on opposite sides of the head of a person wearing the face guard, said forward and cheek panels spaced from the face of the person wearing the face guard, and said forward and cheek panels having an array of apertures providing ventilation between the forward and cheek panels and the person's face, each of said side panels having a bottom edge, a side slit extending upwardly from said bottom edge, a rearward portion extending rearward of said side slit, a forward portion extending forward of said side slit, and a fastener which closes over said side slit and extends over the rearward portion of said side panel, said rearward portion having an outer surface, and said forward portion having an inner surface,
• wherein the chin strap of a helmet being worn by the person extends over the rearward portion of each said side panel, passes through said side slit, and extends from said side slit under said forward portion to the person's chin so that any interference from the face guard to snug fitting of the helmet's tightened chin strap along the side of the person's head is minimized, and the fastener when closed over said side slit covers a portion of the chin strap adjacent said side slit thereby securing the chin strap in position in said side slit.