Kid's Shin Guards Can Be As Essential As Your Child's Soccer Cleats

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Youth soccer has become one of the most popular child sports in many parts of the world. It's fun to play, easy to learn, safe, and great exercise for kids. It is also a sport that children can learn to love forever, especially given that soccer is so popular around the world, and is a sport that many adults love as well. If you child has an interest in soccer, most would recommend you fully encourage and support their participation in this great sport.

Playing soccer like most sports requires proper equipment. Another benefit from soccer is that it does not require a whole lot of gear and material (in fact, in many parts of the world kids play literally with their bare feet and whatever clothes they wore to school). However most parents will likely be faced with buying the minimum set of kids soccer gear, including kids soccer cleats, kids soccer socks, and kids shin guards.

Much emphasis is put on buying the right child soccer cleats (soccer shoes). After all, soccer is played with the feet, and thus the right shoes are important. You want your child to have the right soccer shoes that are comfortable, durable, and give them proper support and attraction based on the surface they will be playing on. Soccer cleats of various types usually have studs on the bottom so your child will have traction on a grass field or turf field (special kids indoor soccer shoes are made for those playing indoor soccer).

However another soccer accessory deserves as much attention as cleats. You child's shins and lower legs will be susceptible to some banging and bruising during soccer. Its just the nature of the game. As player thrash and kick at the ball, at times they will miss and hit other players. That's why in soccer at all levels, players wear shin guards. This is especially important with children, and why in most child soccer leagues, kids shin guards are mandatory.

Choosing the right child shin guards is really not very hard. There are plenty of manufacturers who make perfectly good sets that are comfortable, easy to put on, and safe. Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour all make child versions of shin pads that wrap onto the shins of your child, usually under their socks to protect them during games. Once you buy them the proper kids soccer socks, they can then simply slip them under their socks before playing and be ready to play.

Most kids shin guards are made of two types of material. The first is a soft foam or rubber on the skin side of the shin. This provides comfort and protection for the hard shin bone that is exposed close to the skin. The soft material provides a cushion for any wayward kicks that end up on your child's lower leg.

The outside on most shin pads includes a second type of material that may be typically a harder plastic. It is designed to further absorb any hard blow for the lower leg. Since soccer cleats have hard studs on the bottom, the hard part of shin guards furthermore protects the leg from any scraps by an opponent's soccer cleats (is usually quite painful!)

So when you go to buy your child soccer cleats this year, do not forget the shin guards. Your children's shin guards are just as important as those cleats.

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