Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old/big is your kid?

If older, you should also think about getting cleats made of leather, not plastic so they breath and mold to the feet.

He's 13 so still growing so it's hard to buy expensive cleats when he grows out them pretty quickly and I do buy two pair so he can rotate which cleats he wears. But righht now he's wearing those Adidas X 19.2s. I really have no idea what they are made of or whether they are considered good cleats or not. I just buy what I can basically afford and he likes. Thanks.

You can get reasonably priced leather cleats. https://www.soccer.com/shop/details/nike-tiempo-legend-vii-pro-fg-soccer-cleat-racer-blue-black-metallic-silver_A1017968


You can try more padded socks as well, but better cleats are probably in order if he gets blisters easily.

Nike's tend to run narrow and he needs as wide as possible so we try to stick with adidas. We'll look at leather Copas next time for sure. Thanks

Unfortunately for 13 and above shoes lower than .1 or pro (Nike) are not going to be good for the foot. Lower quality materials throughout and inferior sole plate. His foot is likely moving around the shoe too much causing the blisters. Socks is not issue. Better off buying good quality pair than 2 pairs of cheaper ones. As some mentioned earlier maybe try a correct size or half size bigger leather that will have some give/stretch as his foot increases.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this is just practice and he isn't wearing shin guards, why not wear wicking running socks?

Do you recommend any?

swiftwick and balega. Both will help control the sweat better than soccer socks

Anonymous wrote:If this is just practice and he isn't wearing shin guards, why not wear wicking running socks?

Do you recommend any?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old/big is your kid?

If older, you should also think about getting cleats made of leather, not plastic so they breath and mold to the feet.

He's 13 so still growing so it's hard to buy expensive cleats when he grows out them pretty quickly and I do buy two pair so he can rotate which cleats he wears. But righht now he's wearing those Adidas X 19.2s. I really have no idea what they are made of or whether they are considered good cleats or not. I just buy what I can basically afford and he likes. Thanks.

You can get reasonably priced leather cleats. https://www.soccer.com/shop/details/nike-tiempo-legend-vii-pro-fg-soccer-cleat-racer-blue-black-metallic-silver_A1017968


You can try more padded socks as well, but better cleats are probably in order if he gets blisters easily.

Nike's tend to run narrow and he needs as wide as possible so we try to stick with adidas. We'll look at leather Copas next time for sure. Thanks

If this is just practice and he isn't wearing shin guards, why not wear wicking running socks?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old/big is your kid?

If older, you should also think about getting cleats made of leather, not plastic so they breath and mold to the feet.

He's 13 so still growing so it's hard to buy expensive cleats when he grows out them pretty quickly and I do buy two pair so he can rotate which cleats he wears. But righht now he's wearing those Adidas X 19.2s. I really have no idea what they are made of or whether they are considered good cleats or not. I just buy what I can basically afford and he likes. Thanks.

You can get reasonably priced leather cleats. https://www.soccer.com/shop/details/nike-tiempo-legend-vii-pro-fg-soccer-cleat-racer-blue-black-metallic-silver_A1017968


You can try more padded socks as well, but better cleats are probably in order if he gets blisters easily.

Anonymous wrote:we have always found the Adidas Climalite socks to work the best to wick sweat away from the feet. The nike drifit ones work well also. I know its just names for the fabric blends but those have always seemed to work the best for all my players

We like those and regular Nike crew socks (cotton) for practices. My kids U13 and U16 also wear leather cleats. They like Nike Tiempo and Adidas Copa.

My oldest cuts his uniform sock at the ankle and wear his comfy socks under.


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Anonymous wrote:How old/big is your kid?

If older, you should also think about getting cleats made of leather, not plastic so they breath and mold to the feet.

He's 13 so still growing so it's hard to buy expensive cleats when he grows out them pretty quickly and I do buy two pair so he can rotate which cleats he wears. But righht now he's wearing those Adidas X 19.2s. I really have no idea what they are made of or whether they are considered good cleats or not. I just buy what I can basically afford and he likes. Thanks.

we have always found the Adidas Climalite socks to work the best to wick sweat away from the feet. The nike drifit ones work well also. I know its just names for the fabric blends but those have always seemed to work the best for all my players

soccer is mostly about using the feet. so you have to invest in good quality boots. brand name doesn't = quality. but you need to spend to get quality

My kids have found the 'fluffiest' to be Adidas socks

How old/big is your kid?

If older, you should also think about getting cleats made of leather, not plastic so they breath and mold to the feet.

Anonymous wrote:Smaller/lighter shin guards

My son doesn't wear shin guards to practice. He only wears them when mandatory for formal games. What would shin guards have to do with feet anyway? Thanks.

Smaller/lighter shin guards

Any different ideas for soccer socks playing in the heat. Kid's socks/cleats are socked after training. Getting some blisters. I heard people wear sock liners? Smart wool socks? Any other ideas?