Honestly indoor ‘studs’ are the best. When somebody stamps on your foot, it feels like a cushion.
Go try and sprint and cut on grass in those and you might find out why they aren’t the “best” for anything except for indoor surfaces
Ice skates on ice…That’s a better solution.
Me who plays 5 on 5 on cement
I’m pretty sure round studs (a la Copa Mundials) are less likely to result in ACL injuries than the more common blade studs. No research to back that up, but seems like its much easier for a round stud to release from the ground than the flatter, longer blade.
Copas are the best on turf imo. More tractions than hard ground nubs, but the studs aren’t too long either.
“There is currently no obvious solution to the problem”
How about, I dunno, not running the players into the ground for the sake of TV money and sponsorships to pay UEFA and FIFA fat cats?
Bring back Cica Blades!
When studs changed from mostly round to the current “blades” the injuries went up. Shocking that in search of more traction a player’s foot would get stuck.
I wonder how many injuries are going to happen in the locker rooms and lining up before the game because they turned the studs into ice skates on hard surfaces.
How do other athletes without studs get ACL injuries?
Landing weird or getting hit in the outside/back of the knee and rolled up on in american football
Normally with high impact, such as landings after jumping(basketball) or contact(American Football)
Neymar has worn conical artifical ground moulds ever since his ACL injury. You can see in the Uruguay game he was wearing aggressive blades.
What the fuck are you talking about? Neymar hasn’t worn anything since his ACL injury, he’s been recovering from surgery
They must be some good looking dudes if they can prevent devastating injury on looks alone.
But why male models?
Are you serious? I just told you that a moment ago
Interesting idea. Would the ball bearing still work once a bit of mud and grass worked it’s way in there? Says it’s currently designed for artificial surfaces and women’s game. Worth development though.
I highly doubt it.
Not to mention the ball bearing isn’t going to spin with how soft these fields are. The whole stud will just go into the surface like it’s supposed to.
If the ball bearing actually spun, wouldn’t they be kinda slippery? Also, I’m thinking weight would be an issue and nobody would wear them. Most players already play with youth shin guards (or ridiculous minimalistic alternatives) to minimize the size, weight, uncomfortableness… I can’t imagine they would choose these studs on the odd chance they prevent an ACL tear…
He mentioned the traction, only 3 studs would be the ball ones
Thanks
Anyone remember the rotating studded plate?
Luca Toni used to wear a pair of Lottos with that single spinning stud. I forget the model though.
Hmmm, what are the odds these lead to more ankle injuries instead?
Yes. The article says that only the studs under the big toe and the heel have the ball bearings.
But if you’re playing on hard ground, when you pivot on either your toes or heel, the only point of contact with he ground will be a ball bearing.