With football boot material becoming softer and softer, some may question the need to ‘break in’ their new football boots. However, following this guide, which will help the boots to become more comfortable and quicker.

Breaking In Your New Boots

Warning: It’s not a good idea to wear your brand new football boots in a competitive game.

1. Soak the boots in warm water. Do not use very hot water as this can melt the adhesives used on the football boot.

2. Wearing football socks, sit in the bath for twenty minutes with your boots tied as you would tie them in a game. This helps the boots to mould to your foot shape.

3. Next time you have football training, take your new football boots, along with an alternative football boot.

4. For a period no longer than twenty minutes, wear your football boots during training, ideally with the football boot upper dampened. Also, rub Vaseline on your foot, this willhelp prevent blisters.

5. Continue wearing your boots to training for progressively longer spells, until the football boots feel very comfortable.

6. Always stuff your football boots with old newspaper to help mould the boots and keep the shape. Alternatively, by a shoe stretcher from a shoe shop.

Following this guideline will help prevent injury and blisters, when introducing a new football boot.

Also see: Caring for your Football Boots and Caring For Synthetic Leather Football Boots