Metal cleats at 14U

[JAD]

The rules in GA changed a few years ago allowing 14U players to wear metal cleats. They changed the rules because players were allowed to wear them in HS, but not in TB, so TB modified their rules.

 

[redhotcoach]

So which brand do your girls prefer?

Ringors! Dd team is sponsored by another and she doesn't like them.

 

[Michele1377]

I'm afraid my DD is going to be in molded cleats forever! As soon as she was playing at the 14U level (when it is allowed here) she wanted a pair of metal cleats. Got her a pair and after one outing in the circle she said never again. Said she felt like she was going to end up breaking her ankle or getting hurt.
At this point she is working toward getting recruited - I keep suggesting that maybe she should try the metal again b/c she might not have a choice once she gets to college. Still no go!


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[Cobb_of_Fury]

I always kept DD's old set of cleats in the truck. They saved our bacon more than once at an 8AM game, 1 hour from home and she gives me that look of "guess what I left at home?"

KEY FOR NEW TRAVEL BALL PARENTS - ALWAYS have and extra pair of cleats and an extra glove just in case - Could probably start a thread of "MUST HAVES" extras for the back of the truck

 

[Softball scholar]

KEY FOR NEW TRAVEL BALL PARENTS - ALWAYS have and extra pair of cleats and an extra glove just in case - Could probably start a thread of "MUST HAVES" extras for the back of the truck

Good thinking. I've been there.

 

[grmerrill]

How much life are you seeing from metals?** My daughter has a year on her ringor pitching toes,* but she has worn down one of the metal cleats on her drag foot.* Instead of a rectangular blade it looks like a shark fin.

 

[Cobb_of_Fury]

Id expect a good year on them. Plus - change them over to practice shoes

How is she wearing out the drag foot cleat on the dirt? You guys play on some hard packed fields?

My daughter is a pitcher but haven't gotten the pitchers toe. her ringors from last year are worn but wearable
We were surprised when she got new ones how far she had worn down the metal spikes on the old ones -

We have tried to convince her not to wear them on the concrete and gravel but she's 14 so she "Forgets" a lot-

 

[JAD]

KEY FOR NEW TRAVEL BALL PARENTS - ALWAYS have and extra pair of cleats and an extra glove just in case - Could probably start a thread of "MUST HAVES" extras for the back of the truck

I always have an extra bat too...

 

[grmerrill]

Id expect a good year on them. Plus - change them over to practice shoes

How is she wearing out the drag foot cleat on the dirt? You guys play on some hard packed fields?

My daughter is a pitcher but haven't gotten the pitchers toe. her ringors from last year are worn but wearable
We were surprised when she got new ones how far she had worn down the metal spikes on the old ones -

We have tried to convince her not to wear them on the concrete and gravel but she's 14 so she "Forgets" a lot-

We have some pretty crappy soil, and she trenches right through the top soil. She ruins practice shoes that don't have pitchers toe.

 

[Cobb_of_Fury]

We have some pretty crappy soil, and she trenches right through the top soil. She ruins practice shoes that don't have pitchers toe.

Dang! sliding must be a trip -