How to Keep Shin Pads in Place: 5 Ways
Shin pads slipping during matches? Five ways to keep them in place: sleeves, tape, the right sock, the right size and a lighter pad.
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Slip-In vs Ankle Shin Pads: Which to Choose?
Slip-in shin pads or shin guards with ankle protection? How they differ in protection, weight and feel, and which suits your age, position and level.
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How to Clean Shin Pads (and Stop the Smell)
How to clean smelly shin pads: wash them in soapy water, dry them with a cloth, and the simple habits that stop the smell coming back.
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Shin Pad Size Guide: What Size Do I Need? (Kids & Adults)
How to choose the right shin pad size for kids and adults: what each size covers, how to measure, and why shin pad size isn't about age.
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How to Put Your Name on Football Boots (Without Sending Them Away)
The easiest ways to personalise football boots with your name, number or flag, and a step-by-step guide to applying a Boot ID transfer at home in five minutes.
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Grip Socks vs Normal Football Socks: Are They Worth It?
What grip socks do, how they compare with normal football socks, how to wear them with team socks and shin pads, and whether they're allowed in matches.
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Club Order: Benoni Northerns' Custom Championship Shin Pads
How we made a full squad of custom carbon fibre shin pads for Benoni Northerns: one club design in the team colours, with every player's name on their own pair.
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Carbon Fibre vs Plastic Shin Pads: What Professional Footballers Actually Use
We break down the real differences between carbon fibre and polypropylene plastic shin pads — weight, protection, durability and what the pros actually wear on matchday.
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How to Design Custom Shin Pads: A Step-by-Step Guide
Your name, number, flag and colours — all on carbon fibre. Here's exactly how the design process works from start to delivery, with no experience needed.
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Strapzy's Shinnies Makes Its FIFA World Cup 2026 Debut
Aubrey Modiba, Bradley Cross and Lyle Foster wore Strapzy's Shinnies on the biggest stage in football. A milestone moment for a proudly South African brand.
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