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06 Oct
The best option is to buy skates (boots and blades) that fit properly in the first place. Don't purchase skates with the idea of having the player grow into them in 6 months or a year! An improperly fitted skate increases the possibility of serious ankle injuries and broken bones!
Here's what you need to know to get the best fitting figure skates:
Here's what you need to know to get the best fitting figure skates:
1. Select skates that are snug but not painful. Your ice skates shouldn't fit like a pair of shoes or slippers. You should be able to feel the boots against your toes, ankles, heels, and insteps. If your toes are painfully pinched or you have to jam your feet into the skates, they're too small. However, your feet shouldn't just slide into them like they do with your favorite pair of slippers.
2. Never purchase skating boots that are a little too small. However, if you want to avoid purchasing a new pair of skater near the end of the season, your rink's sports shop should be able to help fit a stock boot or order a custom boot that will not fall apart during the season.
3. Avoid buying skating boots that are too big to fit the athlete for immediate use! Boots that are too big allow too much room for the feet to move around inside the boot of the skate. Such a fit will cause blisters or bone spurs develop on the feet and toes. The second pair of socks or thicker socks doesn't solve the problem of oversize skates, it just gives another layer of fabric that can shift around inside your skates and cause blisters.
4. Toes should touch the front of the boot. If your toes are against the front of the boot when you're standing on both feet with the skates laced, you have a perfect fit. Make sure that your heel is all the way back in the skate by kicking the heel against the floor once or twice to settle it back.
5. Check if there is room in the toe of the boot. While placing your full weight on the boots in a standing position, have someone check to see if there is room for your toes to wiggle. Your heels should be at the back of the boot an not able to slide forward. Be careful not to select a boot more than a half size larger to allow room for a child's growth!
2. Never purchase skating boots that are a little too small. However, if you want to avoid purchasing a new pair of skater near the end of the season, your rink's sports shop should be able to help fit a stock boot or order a custom boot that will not fall apart during the season.
3. Avoid buying skating boots that are too big to fit the athlete for immediate use! Boots that are too big allow too much room for the feet to move around inside the boot of the skate. Such a fit will cause blisters or bone spurs develop on the feet and toes. The second pair of socks or thicker socks doesn't solve the problem of oversize skates, it just gives another layer of fabric that can shift around inside your skates and cause blisters.
4. Toes should touch the front of the boot. If your toes are against the front of the boot when you're standing on both feet with the skates laced, you have a perfect fit. Make sure that your heel is all the way back in the skate by kicking the heel against the floor once or twice to settle it back.
5. Check if there is room in the toe of the boot. While placing your full weight on the boots in a standing position, have someone check to see if there is room for your toes to wiggle. Your heels should be at the back of the boot an not able to slide forward. Be careful not to select a boot more than a half size larger to allow room for a child's growth!