Football

Football Boots

Synthetic boots - Ideal for beginners use and school use.

Full Grain leather and K-Leather – Club players, mostly senior boots. As a general guide, for the cost, synthetic boots are best for juniors as they will grow out of them quickly. Synthetic also applies for players who are buying on a budget, dislike cleaning their boots or who do not play very often. For players who are looking for good quality boots that are lightweight, of great comfort, and last a long time there are a couple of options.

Full grain leather - These boots offer basic leather uppers which will mould to your feet and give good comfort. Usually having a 6 stud sole plate but also available in moulded studs for hard ground and astro turf/3g use. Usually slightly thicker than K-leather but at a more affordable price.

K-Leather - This is the top end leather which is used in boots which you will see many premier league and international players using eg boots such as Adidas World Cups and Puma Kings. At the top end increasingly we are seeing light weight microfibre and textile (such as Nike Mercurials, Vapors etc) being used giving the player a very lightweight option over leather with a man made upper designed for optimised control on the ball. In our opinion, there is some doubt as to whether this type of boot offers adequate protection for the foot.

The fit of the boot

A football boot should feel snug to the foot, but not too tight. The laces should be used to shape the boot by being tightened along their entire length. Leather boots will mould to the foot after a period of 'playing in'.

Correct Size
Generally you will need one size above a work shoe / school shoe, similar to a trainer. Some brands come up quite differently though. And if you are buying a leather boot you need to allow for its natural stretching over your foot shape.

Many players will know their size in a particular brand and have got used to this when buying online. It may be worth checking what sizes you have had in previous boots before ordering. Synthetic boots stretch very little. Boots should be wide enough for comfort, while keeping the foot over the sole plate.

Juniors should allow a little extra room to ensure room for growth during the season.

Sole plates

Interchangeable studs - winter months
Blades – Winter months, offering more traction
Moulded Studs – summer, autumn and spring months
Hard Ground / Firm Ground / Astro Turf – summer and winter months (Astro and 3g surfaces)
Indoor – ideal for 5 aside use on a wooden sprung floor.

Clothing / Equipment

Shin Pads

Slip in – Good for juniors at school and just starting at club football.

Full length with ankle support – ideal for youth games and school team football. Adults are advised to wear this type of shin pad, giving as much protection as possible without losing flexibility.

Junior pads should ideally be of a snug fit but offering plenty of room for growth. Sitting around an inch below the knee cap is a good rule of thumb.

Training aids

With training equipment you are looking to find a product which can be continually used without wearing or breaking easily. There are so many training aids online and you have to be very careful when buying. If the price looks good often it is because the quality of the material is not up to a decent standard.

We have handled many of the products from our range and believe the quality is second to none.

Goals (all of ours come safety tested and with lock in systems)

Our goals are extremely sturdy plastic frames, designed for leaving outside in the elements. They come with floor pegs, with strong nets and clips to keep everything in place.

5'x4' junior goal ideal for garden use
8'x4' junior and youth size
12'x6' youth size, often used in small sided club tournaments
Replacement nets are available for all sizes above.

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