Secondary school- football boot advice needed.

sooty&sweep

Hi

I got my son a pair of football boots for school which he never wore.

So I'd ask the school for more information before buying.

Jen

Potternerd

I'd make sure they are moulded studs and just buy cheapies.

Mankysteve

We used them a lot when I was in school it'll be down to your school if getting blades check the school allows them some are studs only. Sport direct get my vote as well.

Lunar_Eclipse

Sports Direct, but consider waiting until you know when in the year they are needed if her feet are still growing.

DD1 has worn football boots for lacrosse since Y7 (now Y11); DD2 plays football twice a week and hockey even more, so has had studs and astros for as long as I can recall.

Savvy_Sue

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

There is a huge stampede for boots around the time that schools go back and popular sizes sell out so I would start looking early, unless her feet are really growing.

Seconded. Them: "Sorry we haven't got his size in the cheap ones, the cheapest we've got are £50 but they are very good quality." Me: "I don't pay as much as that for his school shoes, and as he hates football with a passion and will wear them as little as possible, we will go elsewhere tyvm."

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

Dont rule out second hand from Ebay either.

Or see if the school sells second hand uniform, including footie boots?

I think we got away with three pairs between the three of them - and the third pair were because DS3 had much bigger feet than the older two! :rotfl:

mum2one

another vote for sports direct - cheap and cheerful as others have said it might be on a 5 week rotation...

DD is in yr 8, but when she started I followed the list to a t... football socks. mouth guard, shin pads etc - waste of money
Football boots - never wore - would say look at a size bigger .

Uniform - even if the jumper is school logo, see if its available via Tesco website - can be half the price of one from school supplier. x

Feral_Moon

pigpen wrote: »

I wouldnt bother.. they wont ever use them!! Our school said to get them but even my son never needed any.

I had 5 children at the school and not once did they require any. I had 2 at a different high school, all boys, and they never had to have them unless competing in the inter-school tournaments

So are you saying your children all went through school never having played football, rugby or hockey? I find that rather hard to believe to be honest.

However, if you're saying they played these games without wearing appropriate footwear then it's not generally good advice to do so, for safety reasons more than anything else. Trainers might be sufficient for kicking a ball around the playground at playtime but completely inappropriate when it comes to playing football properly and can result in injury to the player.

Spendless

springdreams wrote: »

Maybe this differs from school to school then, because my son definitely uses his for PE as well as the inter school matches - for both football and rugby.

He plays football outside of school too, so has the more expensive ones as they take a beating.

OP, I agree though that you should go with a cheapy pair to start just in case they are only needed for a short period of time.

It definitely varies school to school. My 2, 16yo boy, 12yo girl both have to have football boots as part of their kit and have to wear them. Neither play sports outside of PE lessons. Mine are also at a school where they can and have received detentions for missing equipment. I have passed on outgrown boots before to friends, as mine only use them between Sept-Easter so might be worth asking parents of older kids.

welfayre

http://www.prodirectsoccer.com/

Far better than sports direct.

Rain_Shadow

My boys were supposed to have football boots for school. I mentioned it at work and one of my colleagues gave me her sons' cast offs. They lay unused in a cupboard for several years and then I binned them. Might be worth asking around.