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so
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hi guys ian from the football boots team
and in today's video
we'll be looking at hacks for youth and
junior
football players whether they're used
for parents or the kids and we'll be
rating each of the hacks so you can work
out if it's actually worth you trying
these out or not
okay so there are 23 hacks in this video
number one we're starting off by looking
at the grip
7 lace cover so the concept of this
is you put it over the middle of the
foot you have to lift it and stretch it
around it is a little tricky
to get it on the idea is if you fold it
back on itself you can put it on
that way a little bit more easily it'll
keep your laces
done up so they're not going to come
undone you can even wear boots without
laces
one of the feedbacks that we got was
from the older kids was that perhaps it
was a little bit tight around the
midfoot and not necessarily comfortable
but then the younger kids didn't really
seem to complain about that so perhaps
it suits slightly younger kids
the idea also is that it can give you a
bit of improved control
performance protection across the top of
the foot especially if you get trod on
or something like that so that's a good
thing it is as i say a little tricky to
get on you need somebody to help you do
it and i do think they're more suited to
the younger child
than the older doesn't necessarily give
you um
any real benefits when you're pinging
the ball or anything as such
but it does stop those voices coming
undone which is probably the biggest
thing for parents
of younger kids who are playing football
so we're gonna give this an okay hack
rating
all right so hack number two is a great
one it
is the shoe horn so modern laceless
boots like the tecula all the predator
they will come with a shoe horn to help
you to put them on but
for kids boots it is excellent for
having them be able to get their foot
into those
smaller sized boots much much more
easily
uh just give them a shoehorn and then
they can slide the boot on themselves it
just makes it considerably easier to get
kids boots on
which is a fantastic thing everybody
needs a shoehorn even adults can use
them to get their boots on more easily
too
all right so hack number three are the
hot shot gels
they are a metatarsal protector so
they're protecting the bones
on the top of your foot but they're also
talking about making
ball impacts and stud impacts on the top
of the foot
it's just taking the energy out of those
so that it's not going to hurt as much
if they do get trodden on on the boots
or even when you're kicking the ball
also talking about giving you a little
bit extra confidence and even a slight
boost in power when you're kicking it
you actually put the hot shot gel in a
few different places you can put it
on top of the foot inside of the boot
but it's probably easier to put it under
the laces
as you can see here and fit it in
interestingly you don't really
feel it when you are playing with it so
for kids who perhaps have got some kind
of foot injury
then this is a really good option to
protect the top of the foot
and it does feel comfortable inside the
boot
so that's an option these are the hot
shot gels
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overall it's an okay hack it's not the
best one we've got in this video
but it's okay it's worth giving a go if
you are interested
all right hack number four is the boot
covers so the ones that we've got here
are called the cleat skins there are a
few different brands available
and the concept here is you can get have
your muddy boots and then you just slip
your muddy boots
into these covers they fit around your
boots
and it means that you can then get into
the car
or walk around on hard surfaces without
damaging the boots or getting mud in the
car so really great one
for parents who don't know how to take
the muddy boots off the kids at the
pitch
but you can put these covers around the
boots that they're wearing and it's
going to stop the mud
tracking around it just keeps things a
lot cleaner for you so
it's a pretty good hack option
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all right hack number five and we are
now looking at
boot personalization so this is the
id your game it is the first
semi-permanent boot id
and you can personalize your boots with
all sorts of different things there's
two different colors
so there is the black id and then
there's the white id and depending on
what boots you have what's going to
stand out the best
you go ahead and do it so the idea is to
put it in areas that aren't going to get
impact so that's kind of around the heel
or the back of the boot you wouldn't
necessarily want to put it on the toes
because it's going to come off pretty
quickly but you just layer the
id paper down onto the boot and then you
can just rub across with a pencil
applying some pressure and it makes the
letters or the emojis or the flags or
whatever you want
come out on the boots you can also cut
out
as you can see here the pieces and then
lay them in a line
on the boot i would suggest this isn't
really a hack that kids can do
themselves it can be a little bit fiddly
a little bit frustrating if you need to
take
one off that's gone on in the wrong
place you can use an eraser to do that
these do appear to last quite long on
the boots so that is quite good but the
trick is just trying to get them on in a
straight line i was
thinking perhaps you could line them all
up on a piece of tape and just make sure
they're all completely lined up right
first
before you then apply them to the boot
the idea of the balls and the flags and
stuff is a really nice touch
but because this is a little bit fiddly
we're not going to give it a
high hack rating but it is really nice
and something completely unique also the
price on these is pretty cheap so
it's worth having a go um it's an okay
rating for us
all right hack number six and we are
looking at
grip laces so these are the lace x pros
from
gear x sports and the concepts of these
are these are laces but they've got a
silicon
layer on them so the best thing about
this for kids boots is it's going to
stop the laces from coming undone
some grip laces the silicone doesn't go
all the way to the top so it doesn't
actually stop them from coming undone
these they do the latex pro is a great
option
so you just take out your standard laces
and then you re-lace
with these also there's talk about them
giving a little bit more grip on the
ball
in wet conditions but really the main
benefit of these
is just to stop your laces from coming
undone we think it's a pretty good hack
overall um if you do have a problem with
the laces coming undone definitely have
a look at the lace x pro
all right so hack number seven now there
are grip socks but a lot of people say
oh i've got trampoline
like socks we can just use those like an
alternative a cheap version
of grip socks but the problem is is the
grip elements on these aren't really
strong enough to make that much
difference inside a boot the ones that
you get on real socks are much better
than these ones just the play ones
and the other thing is these aren't
designed to be worn in
football boots um you're much better off
with a proper football boot sock
rather than these so it is not a good
idea i wouldn't recommend
doing this at all people have suggested
that you could do it
but just use real grip socks and so here
is a great option for you
the grip sports grip socks now these are
from gear exports again
and the good thing is they have adult
versions they have an ultra light
version
they also have a standard version and
they have kids specific versions
so i think it's the only brand i'm aware
of the gear x pro sports will give you
a kids specific grip socks so if you are
looking for grip socks
then these are the way to go a great
hack for
making sure your foot doesn't slide
around in your boot
all right hack number nine and we are
looking at the
boot buddy so this is a real super easy
way of keeping your boots clean
it has a water reservoir inside of the
tool so you can
carry that around and then you just put
the water on the boots the brushes on
the end
combine them together and you can get
the mud off super easy so you may decide
to clean the boots before you even get
in the car
or when you get home you can just apply
a little bit of water and the brush and
it's great for getting them super clean
super quickly
all right so hack number 10 and this is
a lacing hack
so for kids who are just learning to tie
their laces maybe smaller hands
what they can do is tuck the ends of the
laces into that top eyelet
forming a loop and it just means that
they've got way less
lace to have to hold on to then they can
actually have a go at lacing it
themselves
at the top and it's a pretty good hack
it's not for everybody because most
people can lace their boots
but if they are just learning then that
is a great option all right hack
number 11. we have got a brand new pair
of boots here
and this is a hack for new boots now it
is the hot water trick made famous by
cristiano ronaldo the concept is you put
your boots
into warm not boiling warm water because
you don't want to be too hot it's not
going to damage the glues on the boots
because you would know if it was too hot
because your feet are in there
the concept being is that when the boots
warm up they're going to mold to your
feet it's kind of accelerating that
wearing in
process but the thing is you don't
necessarily need to do it so much with
boots nowadays
as you used to with the really plasticky
boots so nowadays
it isn't really necessary just wear them
in and they'll be good
anyway right this is a super quick hack
this is a super easy hack but it is a
great hack
it is just using a hose to blast all of
the mud
off the bottom of your boots after
you've played the only thing you have to
be aware of is not to soak the boots
don't get the water in the boots because
then you're going to have to dry them
out a lot more
but blast the mud off the bottom it is a
great hack
super quick super easy
all right hack number 13 and this is
about getting two pairs of boots
for the price of one so in winter you've
been wearing your metal studded
boots well adidas make a tpu plastic
stud so all you have to do is take out
all of those metal studs put in the tpu
plastic stud
and suddenly you've got a boot that is
suited to your farm ground and also
to your astro pictures as well so it's a
fantastic idea now you can't do with the
nike anti-clock because it will scratch
the anti-clog surface and they also
don't have their own tpu studs
you can get other products but with nike
it doesn't really work all right hack 14
we are looking at dubbing
so this one really only applies to
people who have got leather boots it is
to condition and soften the leather on
your leather boots and it will make the
water protection be better on them
they're not going to absorb as much
water
also just kind of cleans them up and
makes them look really sharp you can see
the difference in the color on those
boots but guys look after your leather
boots
all right the next tip or hack is candle
wax
and the concept of this is if you've got
a knit boot that area of the boot
isn't waterproof so you perhaps have
felt the fact that when it rains the
water gets into your boot
well what you can do is you can warm up
candle wax you can apply
it to the top of the boot first then you
put a little bit of heat into it and
that will just make the white disappear
it will lose its color you can see that
happening here and that means that when
water gets on it it will run off it a
little bit better
so that little knit area around the
tongue on boots is a great area to apply
it to
it'll just stop your feet from getting
as wet obviously it's not a hack for
everybody it's an okay hack
you don't necessarily have to do it but
you can see here how the water does roll
off
with a little bit of wax on the boot
all right hacks number 16 and this is a
fantastic one it is super cheap
but it has two purposes so the first is
is if you get all that extra
excess mud on your boot and you want to
scrape it off then you can do this at
half time or at the end of the game or
even when you're back home
you just scrape it off the other bonuses
it has a stud key on the end so there's
an adidas one
and a nike one they've got different
studs um you just turn it round
and it's a great hack now hack number 17
is looking at
anti-clog so nike boots they come with
anti-clog on the soleplate a lot of them
do at least it does make them a little
bit heavier but it does mean that the
mud
won't stick to the sole of your boot so
much and that is a great option
if you play on really muddy pitches now
hack number 18 i was talking about
making sure that you don't
soak your boots and get them too wet or
sometimes you can't help it if they have
got absolutely soaked in the conditions
you've been playing in
then all you need to do is overnight
stuff them full
of newspaper is an excellent hack to
draw the moisture
out of the boots all right hack number
19 we're talking about glove glue so if
you've got
some goalkeeping gloves that are getting
a bit old the latex isn't working on
them as much
as it used to get yourself some glove
glue little
couple of sprays on there and it's going
to make a much
a huge difference to how grippy your
gloves are so it's going to bring
life back to your latex gloves is a
great hack for goalkeepers it's just
going to give you that little bit more
grip
on the ball which is what you want when
you're playing
all right hack number 20. so if your
boots have got
super muddy the best way to get it out
of the knit area is actually to let them
dry
once they dry then you can use the
vacuum and you can just
suck all of the mud off those areas the
problem is if you try and
clean them then that mud just gets wet
and unless you absolutely soak the boot
it's going to be really hard to get
all of that mud out so let them dry
first and then
use water to clean the front part of the
boot afterwards
all right hack number 21 and we're
talking about adding
wax to your laces so previously we
talked about the grip socks well you can
try and make your own diy
grip socks and you can see this area
here we're applying the candle wax the
concept is just to make
them stick together a little bit better
it's an okay hack but if you're really
having trouble with the laces it's
probably better to just get yourself
some actual grip laces all right hack 22
those of you who play on astro and 4g
pitches may have problems of getting
those little black marks
on the sides of your boots and they
won't come off anyway so you can use
an eraser a rubber to try and remove as
much as you can as that the best thing
is to try and stay on top of it if you
let it stay on there for too long
it gets much harder to get off um
doesn't apply to all of you and it
doesn't perfectly get it off but it's
definitely worth giving it a go
all right hack number 23 and this is for
those of you who perhaps have a lace
that's got frayed you definitely need
parental supervision doing this
but all you do is burn the top of the
lace and it just makes it get a little
bit smaller a little bit scrunched
together
and it makes it easier to then feed that
through the agler
rather than it being all frayed and
taking up too much space
you can also squeeze it together with
some pliers if you need to then you can
fit it through the hole
to lace up the boots alright guys thank
you very very much for watching all of
the hacks in this video
please let me know what your favorites
were in the comments go enjoy football