Cleat (shoe)

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Cleats have studs on the bottom to help gain traction on a surface.

Cleats are projections on the sole of a boot or shoe to give grip. They appear most often on boots intended for team sports or outdoor activities such as mountaineering.They are known as "studs" in Ireland and Great Britain.
In American English it also refers to shoes that have such projections.
Unlike "spikes" for sports such as track and field and golf, the shoes generally have large studs on the bottom to assist in gripping the surface, preventing sliding and assisting in rapid changes of direction. The stud itself is often called a cleat. A metal or plastic piece that attaches to the bottom of a shoe is also called a cleat, especially a cycling shoe that interfaces with a clipless pedal system. There are three main types of soccer cleats: round, hard ground, and bladed. there is also metal studded, but that is less common because they are illegal in some games.
The term originated before the manufacture of dedicated sports shoes, when sportsplayers would nail strips of leather to the soles of their ordinary shoes to assist with grip.^{[citation needed]}

Contents [hide] 1 Association football (soccer) 2 Gridiron football 3 Australian rules football 4 Ultimate frisbee 5 References

[edit] Association football (soccer)

In association football (soccer), where the shoes themselves are known as football boots, there are three different cleat types. There are soft ground cleats which are made for wet weather. The soft ground cleats are always replaceable, and are almost always metal, so when they wear down they are easy to replace. There are firm ground cleats which are made for firm natural surfaces. Also there are hard ground cleats which are made for hard natural surfaces.

[edit] Gridiron football

In the United States, college football coach Joseph Pipal has been credited as one of the creators of "mud cleats" for football shoes.^[1]

[edit] Australian rules football

In Australia, the studs on Australian Rules Football boots are traditionally referred to as "stops".^[2] Prior to modern molded plastic soles, these were often composed of a replaceable screw-in wooden stud.

[edit] Ultimate frisbee

Players of Ultimate (sport) often use cleated shoes designed for soccer (or occasionally American football), since both sports require similar types of quick movements, and since few manufacturers produce shoes specifically designed for Ultimate.

[edit] References

1. ^ Sports Illustrated "A Roundup Of The Week's News" August 22, 1955
2. ^ [1] "Football Boot Update 2009 Season"