does you gym use head protection in sparring?

[gabbah]

Well I finally bought this one.
It gives as much protection as possible without imparing the field of vision I think.

[Nemesis]

yes here is what i wear

Where did you get it?

[matbla]

our adult do not wear head gear but i do
i got it from awma.com
from matt

[THT]

We do use headgear on designated sparring days and in pick up sessions if we know we'll go hard. Well recognized ass whoopers and senior students often go without, but for the majority we all wear it whenever sparring. Many people even wear theirs during regular class to get used to having it on for fights.

[matbla]

yes here is what i wear
it is from awma.com

[corygoose]

At my gym we don't where headgear during light sparring, during full sparring we do use headgear. So with us it just depends on how hard we are sparing.

[Sagacious Lu]

The "unwritten" rule is that everyone wears head gear at my school. I think if a senior student wanted to go with out my teacher might let them. It's strongly recomended though, and I can't think of anyone who doesn't put it on automatically on days when we spar hard. I think it's a good idea, even with the head gear you can still get your bells rung.

[gabbah]

Does you gym generally use head protection in sparring?

In my gym we don't, and I'm starting to feel it's a problem, because I have to hold back my punches so much so I don't hurt my sparring partner. So a few of the "advanced" students are talking about buying head gear so that we can sparr more realistic without getting hurt.
What I'm trying to say is that in my gym it seems it's not obvious you should have head protection in sparring.
What is your gyms "unwritten policy"?

Perhaps this question will apply mostly to the advanced/intermediate group in your gym, as beginners often don't sparr, or sparr only light.