A Test of Soccer Cleats Compared to Football Cleats during Football Speed and Agility Drills: Do Soccer Cleats Make You Faster or More Agile?

Background: Football players have many options in cleat styles and designs today. Skill position players especially may opt for soccer cleats over football cleats in the belief that the soccer cleats will help them run faster. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare soccer cleats to football cleats during common American football field drills. Methods: Sixteen young adult males performed a circuit of four American football speed and...