| In modern soccer, performance is a key
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| | Each type of soccer cleat is indicated
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| factor for professionals. This
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| | for a different type of ground. Soft
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| performance depends not only on his
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| | grounds usually are more slippery so one
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| mental and physical shape, but also on
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| | generally uses higher aluminum cleats
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| good footwear. An essential part of the
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| | that penetrate more deeply to avoid
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| footwear is the soccer cleat, also known
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| | slipping. For firm grounds the soccer
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| as studs. The soccer shoes are specially
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| | cleats are a bit lower, therefore plastic
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| equipped with cleats that prevent players
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| | cleats are indicated.
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| from slipping and assist in rapid changes
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| | Soccer cleats made of rubber should be
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| of direction.
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| | used on hard grounds, as they are better
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| There are different types of cleats for
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| | for impact. On harder grounds the soccer
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| the different sports, such as rugby
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| | cleats need not penetrate too deeply, as
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| cleats, baseball cleats, soccer cleats,
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| | the ground isn't as slippery. The soccer
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| cleats for track, etc. Most sports played
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| | cleats are usually higher on the heel and
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| on grass or dirt require the use of
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| | lower on the forefoot, as more weight is
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| cleats for athlete's stability.
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| | put on the heel.
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| The difficulty to play soccer on
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| | Injuries related to the wrong use of the
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| different types of ground was recognized
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| | soccer cleats are quite common. These
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| early on in the history of soccer. That
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| | injuries are usually on the knees and
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| meant that the sole of the soccer shoes
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| | ankles. The most common knee injuries
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| needed to offer proper resistance or
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| | caused by wrong choice of the cleats are
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| ground traction.
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| | those to the ligaments. With the use a
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| At first, metal tacks similar to those of
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| | high set of aluminum soccer cleats on
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| engineers' boots were used. These metal
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| | firm or hard ground the injuries are most
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| tacks could be dangerous and their use
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| | likely to occur. The ankle injuries are
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| was forbidden by Rule 13 of the FIFA
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| | usually sprains. The wrong use soccer
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| regulations for the safety of the
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| | cleats can also cause blistering to the
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| players. Eventually leather soccer
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| | feet, giving them an uncomfortable
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| cleats (or studs) replaced these tacks.
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| | feeling.
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| Soccer cleats are made of different
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| | Many professional players still prefer
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| materials and can be fixed or removable.
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| | the shoe with traditional soccer cleats
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| The most common are the plastic cleats.
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| | arrangement, which provide no more
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| This is so because shoes with plastic
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| | protection to the player than the boots
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| soles are simpler to make and usually
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| | of yesteryear.
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| cheaper than any other. Rubber soccer
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| | Changes to shoe design appear to be in
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| cleats, though, are usually softer than
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| | response to demand from parents keen to
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| the plastic ones.
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| | reduce the number of injuries associated
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| Both plastic and rubber soccer cleats are
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| | with the modern game. The use of the
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| usually fixed to the sole of the soccer
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| | right soccer cleats according to the
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| shoe. There are also aluminum soccer
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| | ground that the game is going to be
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| cleats, which are usually removable.
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| | played is a key factor to prevent
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| These soccer cleats can be entirely
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| | blistering and injuries that can be
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| aluminum or plastic with aluminum tips.
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| | serious.
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| Recently new cleat systems were devised
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| | Soccer players should set an example and
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| to help distribute pressure across the
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| | use the right type of soccer cleats and
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| boot. Incorporation of new polymer
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| | also the manufacturers should instruct
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| materials further strengthened the sports
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| | the client for the better use of the
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| shoe as well as providing lightweight
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| | soccer cleats.
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| footwear.
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