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A garment including a compression fabric is provided to serve as a shoulder pad covering. The garment includes a torso portion having a front portion connected to a back portion. The torso portion defines a torso opening, a neck opening, a left arm passage, and a right arm passage. A left shoulder p

A garment including a compression fabric is provided to serve as a shoulder pad covering. The garment includes a torso portion having a front portion connected to a back portion. The torso portion defines a torso opening, a neck opening, a left arm passage, and a right arm passage. A left shoulder portion is connected to the torso portion adjacent to the left arm passage. The left shoulder portion includes a left shoulder cap pocket. A right shoulder portion is connected to the torso portion adjacent to the right arm passage. The right shoulder portion includes a right shoulder cap pocket. A left epaulette passage is positioned between the neck opening and the left shoulder portion. A right epaulette passage is positioned between the neck opening and the right shoulder portion.

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1. A garment configured to cover athletic shoulder pads including a left shoulder cap coupled to a right shoulder cap on the athletic shoulder pads, the garment comprising: a torso portion including a left arm passage and a right arm passage; a left shoulder portion connected to the torso portion, t

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A garment configured to cover athletic shoulder pads including a left shoulder cap coupled to a right shoulder cap on the athletic shoulder pads, the garment comprising: a torso portion including a left arm passage and a right arm passage; a left shoulder portion connected to the torso portion, the left shoulder portion including a left shoulder cap pocket configured to receive the left shoulder cap of the athletic shoulder pads, the left shoulder cap pocket including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an opening at the right side of the left shoulder cap pocket, the opening configured to receive the left shoulder cap of the athletic shoulder pads such that the left shoulder cap is positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion of the left shoulder cap pocket; and a right shoulder portion connected to the torso portion, the right shoulder portion including a right shoulder cap pocket configured to receive the right shoulder cap of the athletic shoulder pads, the right shoulder cap pocket including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an opening at the left side of the right shoulder cap pocket, the opening configured to receive the right shoulder cap of the athletic shoulder pads such that the right shoulder cap is positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion of the right shoulder cap pocket. 2. The garment of claim 1 further comprising, a neck passage provided on the torso portion,a left epaulette passage positioned between the left shoulder portion and the neck passage; anda right epaulette passage positioned between the right shoulder portion and the neck passage. 3. The garment of claim 1 further comprising gripping members provided on an interior of the torso portion and configured to contact the shoulder pads. 4. A garment including an interior and an exterior, the garment configured to cover athletic shoulder pads including a left epaulette coupled to a right epaulette on the shoulder pads, the garment comprising: a torso portion comprised of a fabric, the torso portion including a neck passage, a left shoulder portion and a right shoulder portion; a left epaulette passage positioned between the left shoulder portion and the neck passage, the left epaulette passage designed and dimensioned to provide a passage for the left epaulette from the interior to the exterior of the garment with the left epaulette coupled to the shoulder pads while the shoulder pads remain substantially covered by the garment; and a right epaulette passage positioned between the right shoulder portion and the neck passage, the right epaulette passage designed and dimensioned to provide a passage for the right epaulette from the interior to the exterior of the garment with the right epaulette coupled to the shoulder pads while the shoulder pads remain substantially covered by the garment. 5. The garment of claim 4 wherein the left shoulder portion includes a left shoulder cap pocket and the right shoulder portion includes a right shoulder cap pocket. 6. The garment of claim 4 further comprising gripping members provided on an interior of the torso portion and configured to contact the shoulder pads such that a higher coefficient of friction is provided between the gripping members and the shoulder pads than between non-gripping portions of the garment and the shoulder pads. 7. A garment configured to cover athletic shoulder pads including a left shoulder cap coupled to a right shoulder cap, the garment comprising: a torso portion comprised of a fabric, the torso portion including a front portion, a back portion, a torso opening, a neck opening, a left arm passage, and a right arm passage;a left shoulder portion connected to the torso portion adjacent to the left arm passage, the left shoulder portion comprised of a fabric, the left shoulder portion including a left shoulder cap pocket including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an opening configured to receive a left shoulder cap of the shoulder pads between the upper portion and the lower portion;a right shoulder portion connected to the torso portion adjacent to the right arm passage, the right shoulder portion comprised of a fabric, the right shoulder portion including a right shoulder cap pocket including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an opening configured to receive a right shoulder cap of the shoulder pads between the upper portion and the lower portion;a left epaulette passage positioned between the neck opening and the left shoulder portion; anda right epaulette passage positioned between the neck opening and the right shoulder portion. 8. The garment of claim 7 wherein the left shoulder portion is connected to the torso portion along a seam. 9. The garment of claim 7 wherein the torso portion, the right shoulder portion, and the left shoulder portion are comprised of a compression fabric. 10. The garment of claim 7 wherein the left epaulette passage is positioned between an upper edge of the torso portion and an upper edge of the left shoulder portion. 11. The garment of claim 7 wherein the upper portion and the lower portion of the left shoulder cap pocket are connected along a left side of the left shoulder cap pocket. 12. The garment of claim 11 wherein the opening configured to receive the left shoulder cap of the shoulder pads is positioned on the right side of the left shoulder cap pocket, and wherein the opening configured to receive the right shoulder cap of the shoulder pads is positioned on the left side of the right shoulder cap pocket. 13. The garment of claim 12 wherein the left shoulder cap pocket is positioned on the garment such that it at least partially covers a left deltoid of a human wearing the garment. 14. The garment of claim 13 wherein the garment is sleeveless. 15. The garment of claim 7 wherein the torso portion is configured to substantially cover a left main arch and a right main arch of the shoulder pads. 16. The garment of claim 7 further comprising a left epaulette pocket connected to the torso portion of the garment adjacent to the left epaulette passage. 17. The garment of claim 16 wherein the left epaulette pocket is provided as a moveable flap on the garment and is configured to at least partially cover the left epaulette passage. 18. The garment of claim 7 further comprising gripping members provided on an interior of the garment, the gripping members configured to contact the shoulder pads. 19. The garment of claim 18 further comprising protective barriers on the interior of the garment below the gripping members, the protective barriers comprising an abrasion-resistant film. 20. The garment of claim 7 wherein the torso opening is positioned on the garment such that it is above a waist of a human wearing the garment.