Bicolor reversible sparring headgear

A bicolor reversible protective headgear comprising a left side panel, a right side panel, a forehead panel and a top panel,

• wherein the left and right side panels are mirror images and each comprise a wide portion substantially covering the side of the head from the temples rearward to the back of the head and from just below the crown of the head downward over the ears and cheeks and having openings over the ears to receive resilient ear pads, the left and right side panels including a narrow front strip joining the panels across the wearer's upper brow between the upper temples;
• the top panel comprises an oval portion substantially covering the top of the head between the left and right side panels and extending rearward from the narrow strip and narrowing and extending downward over the back of the head, the top panel being connected around its peripheral edge to upper edges of the left and right side panels and narrow front strip by elastic means;
• the forehead panel being connected by elastic means to and between front temple edges of the left and right side panels immediately below the narrow front strip to extend across the wearer's forehead;
• and wherein the panels comprise an energy absorbent, resilient foam material having a first color on one side and a second color on the other side whereby the headgear is reversible by turning inside out to expose the first color in a first configuration and the second color in a second configuration.