How can i prevent getting nasty blisters on my feet when playing football (soccer)?

Question

Mainly on the pad just behind my big toe.
Have tried getting new boots and still seem to get them!

Answer 1

Heres how to prevent blisters:-


1. Buy shoes with adequate room in the toe box and good fit in the heel.

2.Wear wicking socks of CoolMax or polypropylene.

3.Coat areas of foot prone to blister with a blister/chafing prevention agent such as BodyGlide, Runners Lube, petroleum jelly.

4.For areas already raw or very prone to blister, cover with a bandage containing Compeed or with moleskin.

5.Stop whenever you feel a hot spot developing and cover the area with moleskin, sport tape, or a Compeed Band-Aid.

6.Change out of wet socks and into dry when possible.

Tips:

*Band-Aid Blister bandages with Compeed can be found in the foot care section, not the bandage section, of the drug store.

*Your walking shoes should be a size to a size and a half larger than your dress shoes.

*BodyGlide, Runners Lube and similar products can be found in running shoe and gear stores.

Answer 2

I used to bathe my feet every night with surgical spirit on a cotton wool ball. This hardens up the skin and you are less likely to get blisters. The reason I did it at the time was I was ding a 20 mile charity walk. Many other people were covered in blisters all over their feet at the end of it, but as I had been using the surgical spirit several weeks in advance I didn't get a single blister.

Answer 3

Harden your feet up with methylated spirits ... not surgical spirits. Rub into your feet two/three time a day, wash and hang your feet out to dry in the fresh air. Do try not to inhale whilst applying the meths. Also go for paddle in the sea if you get the opportunity.

Another hint is to rub a fair amount of vinegar into your new boots and put them on straight away so that your feet mould into the boots. And don't forget the elastoplast until the blisters heal..

Good footie days!

Answer 4

Maybe you are not buying the right size. It is usually best to buy 1/2 a size bigger than your ordinary size. That extra 1/2 just makes the shoe wider which comes in very handy for running fast and then suddenly having to stop. Your feet will appreciate the extra space.

Answer 5

Play table top soccer and get blisters on your fingers instead

Answer 6

Try greasing you feet up with some Vaseline before practice, I've done that for marathons and it helped a great deal

Answer 7

Try wearing two pairs of socks to reduce the friction between your foot and boot in addition to vaseline etc. Don't know if it will work but just a suggestion.

Answer 8

Use smooth socks which have no "relief" pattern. Liberally coat feet with talcum powder. Make sure boots are tied on tight to reduce rubbing

Answer 9

first of all, soccer is not football. And why are you playing soccer in boots? Try buying shoes. If that doesn't work, use moleskin from Dr. scholls.

Answer 10

Try Compeed, fab plasters that are like a second skin. Trust me these work with the highest killer heels whilst dancing all night so they should work for your dainty footballers tootsies!