Football cleats, Soccer cleats, Baseball cleats

Cleats are special type of sports shoes, cleats shoes are used especially in sports which are played on grass or dirt, such as football and rugby. Cleats are also known as football boots, soccer boots, soccer cleats etc. In general, cleat shoes have large studs on the bottom as compared to "spikes" used for sports such as track races. A metal strip, metal angle piece or any plastic piece that nails to the bottom of a shoe is called "cleat".

What is special about cleats?

o Very effective in gripping the surface
o Prevent from slipping & sliding
o Helpful in making rapid changes in direction
o Cleat with large studs give better support over a wider area

Types of Cleat:
Generally there are three different types of cleat used in soocer.

o Soft ground cleats: These cleats are specially made for muddy or wet conditions.
o Firm ground cleats: They are made for firm natural surfaces.
o Hard ground cleats: This type of cleat is made for hard natural surfaces.

Cleat styles varies according to the kind of sports
Originally, football boots or cleats were heavy boots used for protecting heel and ankle injuries, and this usage of cleats remained same in northern Europe for a long time. But these boots were insufficient to deal with winter, wet or muddy conditions for soccer and other sports players. Leather studs were fixed into the boots for the first time to cope up with this problem. But players still needed different sets of boots with variety stud length for various conditions. In the mid of 1950s boots with interchangeable screw-in studs introduced and became very popular. These were made of rubber, metal piece or plastic to deal with various weather conditions. A light weight boot more like a studded shoe, became immense popular in southern Europe and South America, where weather and field conditions were completely different from the other parts of world. Finally, this became the standard style.

As mentioned above, style of cleat and stud arrangement varies according to surface type, kind of sport, weather condition and even the player position or role in the game.

For hard surfaces amateur participants may prefer to wear sneakers, bladed sole or plastic stud shoes; in most sports, positions and role of the game this is sufficient.

For most effective grip on grassy or sodden field, a screw stud is recommended these may be metal, rubber or plastic.

In rugby, the screw-in stud is very popular and always preferred, especially for those athletes who are playing role of prop, hooker, and lock, where more surface grip is needed for these positions. In general, these cleats are heavier than as compared to other cleats or football boots.

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