those who still play the game in your 50s -- what shoes do you wear?

[RedCard]

I'm a 50-year-old soccer coach, and I like to scrimmage with my team.

I've been wearing Adidas "Goal" shoes the last few years (no cleats, but decent traction), as well as Adidas "Mundial Team" (cleats).

Both of these options worked well for my up to the last 6 months. But for some reason both pairs of shoes have recently become uncomfortable.

So I'm looking for a new pair of shoes. I don't want cleats, but I'd like reasonably good traction on both artificial turf and natural grass (and I just want to use one pair of shoes for both surfaces).

I'd like a light, breathable shoe that feels almost like I'm barefoot, but with sufficient cushion on the sole to avoid sore feet.

Appreciate any suggestions you can share with me. Obviously, I need to try the shoes on in the store, but it be helpful to first hear some suggestions.

[SoccerRef]

What exactly hurts?
The older I got, the more arch support I needed, and finally got orthotic inserts which helped tremendously.

[Size5Balls]

You could try some good trail running shoes. They would give you better traction with a lot more support than cleats.

[RedCard]

SoccerRef wrote:What exactly hurts?
The older I got, the more arch support I needed, and finally got orthotic inserts which helped tremendously.

OP here. Both pairs of shoes felt fine until recently. But now the Adidas Goal shoes (size 10.5) have begun to feel excessively snug, and seem to pinch my toes. Sometimes a couple of my toes on my right foot go a bit numb after about 30 minutes of scrimmaging, and the numbness will linger for a few hours after the scrimmage. This is odd since I have worn these shoes for two years and really enjoyed them. In addition to the numbness, sometimes I feel as if I have those little artificial turf pellets inside of my socks, rubbing around, making it feel a bit like my socks are made of rough sand paper. Yet when I check inside my socks and shoes, nothing is there.

Looking for a solution, I switched over to my Mundial Team shoes, which are size 11. But they feel loose, even with 2 pairs of socks, and I don't like the feeling of my foot slipping within the shoe. Right now, I actually feel more comfortable playing in my socks.

I realize these complaints seem minor -- my feet don't hurt or ache, but I'm not enjoying scrimmaging as much as I used to because I'm constantly aware of my feet and shoes not feeling quite right.

[S0ccerdad]

When I scrimmage with my teams, I typically just wear Adidas Sambas which I've added high quality inserts which help my arch and other issues.

TBH-- I'm not sure of the brand of shoes I wear when I play