Soccer Sock Trick

It's soccer season again and I thought I'd pass along a trick that we've learned over the years. Soccer socks are really really long so that you can put them on, put your shin guards on, and flop the socks over the shin guards. They're pretty cool. The hitch is that they don't really make them in small sizes. If you're four or five and have tiny feet, it's very hard to put on the socks and then cram your feet into your shoes without having some sort of wrinkle or bump or other sock irregularity that causes discomfort and whining. We've discovered that you can simply cut the foot portion of the sock off and use regular socks in your shoes while still using the top portion of the sock to cover your shin guard. Happy feet makes for happy small soccer players. As an added bonus, they make excellent arm and leg warmers and work well for all sorts of dress up.