Cool, Protective Youth Soccer Gear

I might have actually snorted when a new soccer mom made the comment that the reason her child was playing soccer was because it’s a team sport but not a contact sport.

While soccer isn’t football (do I need to say American football?), having the right youth soccer gear for soccer protection is so important. Players get aggressive going after the ball, knocking into each other, getting knocked down, bumping heads as they go for the ball, taking a ball hard to part of their body. And seriously: #INJURIESSUCK!

My boys tend to like playing goalie and one of my boys took a ball so hard to the chest stopping a goal that even the parents on the other team stood up and clapped for him when he got up.

As a soccer mom, I think about sports injury protection, while still wanting my boys to feel confident when they play. Wrapping them in bubble wrap would probably keep them safe, but wouldn’t help their game or make them feel like they’re competent out there on the field.

Sometimes the youth soccer gear out there tends to look the same to me. My boys aren’t fans of that- they tend to go for the neon soccer socks and shoes when they can.

When it comes to their protective gear, my boys want it to be comfortable (and of course look good). Storelli Sports has products with intelligent design and lightness, and my kids can even forget they are wearing them. All of my boys have always complained about how uncomfortable shin guards are, but with the BodyShield LegGuard 2.0 from Storelli, I don’t hear that complaint any more.

Storelli offers 15 products beneath two lines of protection, BodyShield and ExoShield. We’ve also tried the ExoShield Head Guard, especially with all the speculation that sooner rather than later, head gear will be mandatory in youth soccer.

Be sure to check out all the soccer gear that Storelli Sports offers and use code INJURIESSUCK20 for 20% off your purchases for the next 3 weeks.