Tips to keep feet warm

[Anonymous]

Cleats are thin and DD’s feet get so cold, especially her toes. Any tips to keep them warm during winter training? Her toes become red and numb. Have tried two pairs of socks but cleats become too tight.

[Anonymous]

hand warmers placed in socks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hand warmers placed in socks

Feet warmers

[Anonymous]

Heated socks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heated socks

Wear warm shoes until you get to the field

[Anonymous]

Keep moving when you are on the field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep moving when you are on the field.

As obvious as this may seem, it's the best advice. Hopefully, the coach is keeping them moving. If the coach is having them do drills where there is any sort of standing around waiting in a line, try to talk to the coach. Of course, don't try to tell the coach what to do but maybe ask..."What can Jane do to keep her feet warm while waiting in line to take a shot on goal? Her feet get so cold while waiting." Again, the coach might not have an answer but you get your point across. Kids cannot standing around in the cold (and of course they shouldn't be standing around in general but certainly not in the cold.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heated socks

Wear warm shoes until you get to the field

this, DD wears uggs until she steps on the field

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heated socks

Wear warm shoes until you get to the field

this, DD wears uggs until she steps on the field

Really? How does her feet get cold from the warm car to the field? Does she hand out standing around the parking lot for 30 minutes?

[Anonymous]

If there are any tips it should be for the coaches, who are not immune from being cold. The difference is coaches get to wear their big coats but like the rule for dog owners, if you're cold the dog is also cold.

1. No line drills. Scrimmaging or rondos but no standing still.
2. Practices don't need to be an hour and a half when it is cold with wind, rain or all of the above. Cut the practice to an hour and you'll get more focused work.
3. Set a temperature line that practices will be cancelled. Could be "feels like" or actual but set it, communicate it and stick to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there are any tips it should be for the coaches, who are not immune from being cold. The difference is coaches get to wear their big coats but like the rule for dog owners, if you're cold the dog is also cold.

1. No line drills. Scrimmaging or rondos but no standing still.
2. Practices don't need to be an hour and a half when it is cold with wind, rain or all of the above. Cut the practice to an hour and you'll get more focused work.
3. Set a temperature line that practices will be cancelled. Could be "feels like" or actual but set it, communicate it and stick to it.

So you don't have any tips for the OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are any tips it should be for the coaches, who are not immune from being cold. The difference is coaches get to wear their big coats but like the rule for dog owners, if you're cold the dog is also cold.

1. No line drills. Scrimmaging or rondos but no standing still.
2. Practices don't need to be an hour and a half when it is cold with wind, rain or all of the above. Cut the practice to an hour and you'll get more focused work.
3. Set a temperature line that practices will be cancelled. Could be "feels like" or actual but set it, communicate it and stick to it.

So you don't have any tips for the OP?

Nothing really that others haven't already provided, but the OP isn't the only reader of these forums.

[Anonymous]

Coach here

There aren't a lot of great options here, obviously staying in motion helps. I've seen players use hand warmers in socks but it's not very comfortable and depending on the fit, impossible.

My daughter would double up socks and she said the socks with the individual toes worked bested under her usual soccer socks.

Bottom line is the cold will pretty much permeate through most soccer gear players are allowed to wear. I would say the biggest thing is trying to keep them warm while on the sidelines/bench.

[Anonymous]

thin pair of wool socks? smartwool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep moving when you are on the field.

This. Kids should not be getting cold feet while practising soccer. Sure - when it gets down to freezing or below hands can get cold and gloves can be useful - but toes should not be getting cold until temperatures drop far below where practises would be cancelled.

Three possibilities:

1. Coach is running very poor practises and kids are just standing around.
2. Your DD not running enough.
3. Your DD has abnormal circulation.