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I am joining a soccer Team for my school and i was trying to buy my soccer shoes online but i have to choose between
Firmground / molded cleats
Softground
Indoor/Futsal
Turf
We use the football field at our school which is a turf but when we play away we might play at grass field. Which shoes would be the best.
***** please explain and tell me the website where i could find the shoes ( if u could)
Thanks
SG – Soft Ground, good for wet, muddy fields
FG – Firm Ground, good for firm fields
HG – Hard Ground, good for hard fields
Every brand has many cleats for every field or preference.
Firm Ground cleats have molded studs and allows for good traction in both artificial fields and regular grass fields.
Hard Ground cleats, similar to Firm Ground cleats, have molded studs. However, the studs are shorter and wider which provides more traction in hard fields like artificial fields and helps minimize impact to your feet.
Soft Ground cleats are very different from Firm Ground and Hard Ground cleats because of their stud configuration. Soft Ground cleats have fewer and longer studs designed to provide maximum traction in wet or muddy fields. Also, most Soft Ground cleats have detachable studs and are easy to replace if the need arises.
I highly recommend not to use Indoor/Futsal cleats in the fields you mentioned. Indoor/Futsal cleats have no studs. These cleats are designed for hardwood or cement surfaces.
Turf cleats have rubber multi-studded outsoles designed to provide optimal ground penetration for maximum grip, larger surface area for greater acceleration. Again, I do no recommend Turf cleats for the fields you'll be playing in.
I use SG cleats on Firm Ground fields because I like the extra traction the longer studs provide. I'm a defender and I cannot afford to be slipping and falling when I'm facing agile forwards. The trick is to get used to the feel of the different stud configuration, because they do feel very different from FG and HG cleats. Plus when the SG studs wear out, you can always replace them with new studs without buying a new pair of cleats as opposed to FG and HG cleats that you have to buy new cleats when their studs wear out.
In your case, I recommend you buy Firm Ground cleats. They are the most versatile.
I have two excellent websites where you can find all you need.
Eurosport
http://soccer.com/
Pro-Direct Soccer
http://www.prodirectsoccer.com/home.asp
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