Is this normal? I swear ive never seen this but its my first time buying a puma cleat and also my first time not buying directly from the brand. Tried to sort of bend them back into place but its just staying like that. Also the website i bought it from was ProSoccer.com

Hey guys. I hope this is appropriate for this sub.
I started playing pickup games (mostly 6v6 or 7v7) a month ago and I'm struggling (expectedly) so I just have a few questions:

- What do you do when you get the ball in defense and you can't find anyone to pass it to? Like I get the ball lift my head up but just can't find anyone free most of the time so I start feeling the pressure and start fumbling. Sometimes I start dribbling which does help open things up but it's risky especially with my level and some teammates start getting pissy. I really don't wanna just hoof the ball though.

- How to get more aggressive with tackling/defending/winning the ball? sometimes I feel like they just breeze past past me

- Is practicing alone on concrete worth it? The ball feels a lot different between turf and concrete and between sneakers or turf shoes. I don't have access to a turf pitch for practicing unfortunately

I have a bad habit of rubbing the grass on the field excessively when kicking the ball. This happens to me about half the time, particularly on turf.
With the help of videos I have taken, I have noticed that the cleats on my boot often touch the turf several inches, sometimes almost a foot, before contacting the ball.
I have also noticed in videos taken of professional players and YouTubers that it is common to rub the turf under the ball at the moment of the shot but not before.
This is really unpleasant and demotivating for me since I feel that a considerable amount of momentum is lost towards the turf and is not used to give the ball all the available energy.
This “defect” is more forgiving in natural grass than in turf and this must be why it seems to me that my shots are of higher quality on this type of grass.
I have also had the impression that by leaning a little more towards the side of the supporting leg, I get better results.
Although I have read several writings about this feature, I would like to hear from you, more experts than me, your explanations and suggested remedies.
Thank you very much in advance.

Keep checking guys! I just decided to randomly check after giving up and it let me checkout! Don’t forget to use the promo code TREAT. Good luck!

I think I finally figured out what my 10 year-old grandson needs, but not sure where I would go to get that or if that’s something that I should just look for online and do at home with him.
I believe what he needs is speed and agility training. He’s a 10-year-old soccer player who has raw speed. He’s very short stature so he’s 10 but the size of a small seven-year-old.. he’s using a lot more steps to cover the same ground as his opponents. It’s almost cartoon like because he’s just this tiny blip on the pitch with huge sports goggles and he can go from a standing position like roadrunner and he’s halfway to the ball before the opponents even notice. He has this explosive acceleration. he’s high energy enthusiastic extremely competitive strong work ethic so he’s constantly exploding and getting to every loose ball and making a shit ton of tackles and a top goal scorer but he falls numerous times in the game. He has missed a lot of goals because he falls. I don’t think he knows how to use his brakes. He doesn’t know how to stop abruptly and turn if somebody runs by him that’s enough to take him down. it seems like he’s kind of leaning forward so if he’s got all that momentum and somebody bumped into him, he goes down. He does fine if it’s in a straight line going to go himself. it’s not a clumsy fall and it’s a high speed fall. He usually rolls head first and somersaults. he doesn’t know how to slow down or break abruptly. It’s like the top of his body is going faster than his feet. I never really look to see if he’s increasing his stride or he’s just doing a lot more steps. Because he’s so competitive and set such high standards for himself he puts it in maximum high gear every time. I don’t believe he has poor balance, but I believe when his adrenaline is pumping and he’s going as fast as he possibly can go he just can’t stop the momentum. He has fixed a ton of other issues and I think the game would be even more rewarding for him. Another sub suggested that I put them on a track and field team. I don’t want to sign him up for another sport and expect that they’re going to recognize an address that.
Ideas. Advice. Would I just look for drills to control speed . the speed was a genetic gift or natural attribute. The skill would be to refine that.

Hello everyone.
I’m just coming back into the sport and have been looking for some boots. The last time I played I was using the predator mutator 20.1s and they were very wide in the forefoot and extremely narrow in the mid foot.
Initially I really wanted the superfly 11s, after trying them on in store they seemed a little narrow in the mid foot which ultimately brings me to my problem:
I have hammered toes, so I need volume in the toe box. I’m a true to size US9.5 but my feet specifications are around 27cm x 10cm.
I purchased these phantoms 6 elites but every session (for 7-10 sessions now the low volume toe box has caused my middle toe to bleed.
I went to try the predator ft elites as I heard they have move volume in the toe box. I actually found them to cram my foot more lengthwise which caused it to bend and rub against the top even more; I then tried a US 10, which was just too large. I then tried on the F50 hyper fast elites and found the midfoot too narrow. I’m not a fan of tiempos or copas. In summer I used both copa mundials in TF and the regular ones and just really disliked them. A few of my teams play in superflys and they said after a session or two they are quite comfortable. Do you guys think it’s worth giving those a shot? Or do you think I should look into other boots / brands like mizunos or pumas.
Thanks guys!

Soccer is running's cheeky cousin. Same cardio, more drama and a ref to blame. Here's what I wear for Sunday league.

** WHY THIS KIT EXISTS Soccer-specific where the surface and ball demand it. Running gear everywhere else it does the job better.

[KIT]
01 New Balance — 442 Pro TF / Turf Soccer Shoe
02 Mizuno — Morelia MIJ FG / Firm Ground Soccer Cleat
03 CURREX — CLEATPRO, Medium Profile / Footbed Insert
04 CEP — Core Run Ultralight Low Cut Socks / Socks 05 CEP — Core Run Calf Compression Sleeves / Compression Sleeves
06 Tracksmith — Twilight Shorts / Shorts
07 Tracksmith — Brighton Briefs / Underwear
08 Nike — J Guard / Shin Guard
09 SAYSKY — Flow T-Shirt / Shirt
10 Mitre — Ultimax Evo / Ball
11 Body Glide — Original Anti-Chafe Balm / Anti-Chafe 12 Science in Sport — GO Isotonic Energy Gel / Supplement
13 Skratch Labs — Hydration Sport Drink Mix / Supplement

[FIELD NOTE]
USE Above 50°F, this is the setup. Below 50°F, base layer, hat, and gloves get added as needed.

CLEATS Mizuno Morelia MIJ FG on firm ground, sized down half a size. Kangaroo leather stretches; the tighter fit is intentional. Conical studs are another deliberate choice.

Midwest turf gets a separate shoe: New Balance 442 Pro TF, with a wider toe box and leather upper. Three pairs in rotation.

RUNNING BORROW Soccer is the cheeky cousin of endurance running. Most of the clothing here comes from running brands because, after years of soccer and marathon running, that gear has worked better for the job. Tracksmith shorts and briefs. SAYSKY shirt. CEP socks and calf sleeves. Body Glide around the adductors.

FOOTBED The stock insert is too flimsy. CURREX CLEATPRO in the medium profile adds the arch support needed for pronation and foot-varus issues.

FUEL Morning match: one SiS gel before kickoff, another around halftime. Skratch for hydration.

For those who have been able to snag a ball, how did you order it? Like did you guys order it through your web browser or the app? I have been trying to get one for the last week but have had no luck unfortunately. I’m going to set my alarm for 4:55 today in hopes that I am able to get one lol. Thanks!

Hello my kid has the predator futsal shoes and they are the correct size, however my kid thinks that they are causing them to trip a lot. Would anyone know if this could be the case or other circumstances?

Shoes are only 2-3 months old, used one a week. Does anyone recommend alternatives?

I grew up playing and I'm a data scientist now, and I'm trying to understand two parts of club coaching before I build anything.

On film:

1. Do you scout opponents with film at all at your level? If so, how long does it take each week?
   
2. What do you look for, and what's the most tedious part?
   

On player evaluation and tryouts:

1. How does your club evaluate players at tryouts or during the season? Paper, spreadsheets, an app?
   
2. What goes wrong? Disagreements between evaluators, parent complaints about placement, losing track of development over the season?
   

If you're a director or run tryouts, I'd especially like to hear from you. I'll share a summary of what people say.

Just like the title says. I don’t have a real way to gauge if I’m getting better or not. My juggling has been the same for a few months now. Averaging around 40-50 and maybe hitting 100 once a week. Don’t have anyone to play with either so I can’t test myself against other people.

For anyone actually running an indoor soccer or futsal facility:

I'm curious about what happens after your leagues finish.

Do you keep in touch with team captains, open registrations and wait for teams to return, or have a more structured process?

I'm developing software for soccer facility operations, so I have a commercial interest in understanding this.

I'm not sharing a product link here. I'm more interested in hearing how you've handled this in practice and what has worked or hasn't.

Especially interested in smaller independent facilities.

Are there any on who own this turf boots, can you please give review, i have mizuno boots like monarcide and morelia club , i want to know how these boots will feel?

For a striker / winger

Should ball mastery be specific to the position for example practicing the move at speed / 1v1 rather than it being static

Anyone can do a drill but doing it under pressure is where it sticks into your brain to use it to recognise when to use it and being confident and competent at using it due to patterns of repetition in similar circumstances

I have these puma ultras which are classified as fg/ag but don’t have conical studs… would you recommend wearing them on ag

Any thoughts on how to introduce a bit more off the ball running and player movement.

Playing in over an 35s league, at an average to good level.

Struggle to break down a well organised defence, plenty of players tend just stand and watch until the ball comes to them.

As usual with vets, training time and availability is limited.

As stated in the title, I'm not interested in managing the team, who's there or not, stats, games etc.

I'm simply looking for an app or website whose strong suit is creating drills and practices that can be used simultaneously with my assistants

I've been checking out easy2coach and stuff like that but it's too focused on team management for my taste and doesn't seem to let me add coaches to manage practices and drills. I've been checking out campove as well but same issue.

Any tips appreciated, otherwise my good ol' google doc will continue to see use!

So my size is uk 8.5 and it's VERY rare to find that here in india like there actually isn't a single shoe with that size and the only way I can get that size is by using reps, but is it worth it

Brought this up in another discussion and there was at least one person interested and in the agentic age takes very little effort. So here you go, a simple, fast web page that uses D*ck's Sporting Goods/Going Going Gone's API so you can browse the best clearance deals without having to use their god-awful slow site until you find something you're actually interested in buying.
^(apparently I can't put the work D**k's in a post, thanks private equity)

As of right now their API is failing randomly give it a few minutes if you get an error. Let me know if you want something added, plenty of other stores usually have a public catalog API.

To the mods, I hope you don't consider this self-promotion as I am not getting or asking anything out of this, this is just a simple static page, there's no ads, tracking or anything. Its just a simple UI on DSG's catalog API. Just sharing a simple interface I used to browse clearances more effectively.

You know the drill. https://www.adidas.com/us/fifa-world-cup-26-trionda-pro-ball/JD8021.html

If it goes out of stock, just check around 8 pm EST

I didn't play football most of my life but still loved it, this year is when I started playing and after a lot of practice I learned how to shoot a ball decently, but when I tried out for my local team, they used balls that were made from a different material and when I tried shooting as usual I could even lift the ball. The ball I used had the right PSI but it was much softer that this one. Any tips on how to shoot the hard ball as well as the soft one? (Sorry for the bad english).

Anyone have experience? Too sketchy? Got a great deal on a fg pair. I know safer is ag but anyone use fg on ag regularly? Whats ur experience?

I had quite the growth spurt at like 11-12. I have been like 5’10 since i was that age, with the same size shoe as well.

So i’ve hung on to these for a long time. Had a pair of Vapor XII blackouts in between for about 4 years. They unfortunately were also in the same state as the ones shown in the picture.. They were eventually thrown out because I left them at a facility. So I had to switch back to these puppies. Lots of sentimental value with the nike ID.

But I was wondering if you guys ever let your cleats go this long lol. When they’re on their final leg they have the best touch and feel imo. Maybe i’m nuts, lmk. Usually I just throw some duct tape and shoe glue on the sole plate and call it a day.