by Caleidah » Mon May 04, 2015 11:43 pm
Anyone that has played a contact sport (football, rugby, ostensibly soccer) and been cleated will agree, it sucks. It doesn't suck any more than getting hit with a stout red.
I'll restate the point that I had on Facebook, which is that I have never heard anyone raise a concern over cleats except in the hypothetical. There is currently no legislation regarding them, and I think that most people automatically assume that metal cleats would be overkill. In fact, full metal spike-cleats are prohibited in most sports. The closest you can get are for cleats with thread-in posts that have a flat metal cap.
Cleats won't shred your foot/arm if you get stepped on, the kicker would have to dig and rake their foot across a shield to do any lasting damage, and the additional safety they provide by being able to gain traction can be used to counter argue the point all day.
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