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Summary: Research turf and indoor soccer shoes, and make sure they are comfortable before buying them. Purchase the right youth soccer turf and indoor cleats with tips from a former All-American soccer player and current coach in this free video on youth soccer.
Jill Weiss was a Division 1 All-American Softball player at Indiana State University. For the past four years, she has been a full-time college and professional coach. Weiss has also...read more
"Hi, my name is Jill Weiss and I'm just going to give you a few tips on how to look for proper Turf shoes, indoor shoes for soccer. First things first, you want to make sure; also, you want to make sure that maybe you ask around, do a little bit of research. There's tons of different indoor shows and Turf shoes that you can use. With young beginners, again, you want to make sure that they have enough room because they're growing all the time. You want to make sure that they have enough room to be comfortable and move around. You also want to make sure that; you know that, that the athlete is with you to try everything on. You want to have the shin guards on, you want to have the socks on and you want to tie them up and make him move around. That way, you know, they get a feel for what it's actually going to feel like. Again, with competitions, you want to make sure that you would; don't buy a pair of indoor shoes or Turf shoes and just bring them out of the box and throw them into a competition. Make sure you're using them during practice and so, they can get, you know, worn into because the shoes, you know, they can mold to the, to the athlete's foot. You also want to pay attention to, you know, price. Don't buy the most expensive, but at the same time, you know, make sure that it's something that, you know, they're going to; that's going to last. You want to make sure that you also have different shoes that you're going to bring, you know. If you're going to wear Turf shoes, indoor shoes, bring an extra pair of shoes, if you can, just, so, when you're finish, so you can change into them and wear them outside. Third thing is, is if let's say, you can only buy one pair of shoes, just indoor shoes will work. Most, you know, indoor shoes, you can, you can run on Turf. You can, you know, wear outside things like that. Multi-studded Turf shoes, those are good; those are better for hard wood, hard-wood floors, and hard surfaces, things like that. So, those are just a few tips on, on buying indoor, indoor shoes and Turf shoes."
eHow Article: How to Buy Youth Soccer Turf & Indoor Shoes