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I currently serve as child welfare officer for our local youth football (soccer) club and have two children aged 10 and 12 who play. At this time of year, when the evening air becomes very moist and the grass stays wet most of the day, I have noticed that when they come home from a practice or a match, their socks are fully saturated.
Football is a year-long sport and it is generally accepted that, between October and March, participants should expect to be cold and that their feet are going to get wet - that's just how it is.
Looking at the guidance issued by the Football Association on the subject of Child Protection, clubs are obliged to protect the well-being of the child and this includes "ensuring that children have appropriate clothing for the conditions". To not do so may be interpreted as negligence, which is one of the five forms of abuse identified in FA child protection guidance.
The problem is that 1) the football boots available by the major manufacturers are not waterproof - so even moisture from the grass in winter gets through the boot and onto the sock very quickly and 2) the amount of moisture collected on the nylon / acryllic sock, both from perspiration and from the outside moisture getting through the boot, means that the wetness sits on the foot for the duration of the time outdoors which is usually between 2 and 3 hours.
The same can apply for Rugby or any other cold weather outdoor activity where the footwear is not waterproof.
It was recommended that I introduce this issue through this forum and thus pose the following:
1) is there potential for long term damage to the foot resulting from cold / wet feet due to outdoor winter sport?
2) should more be done to safeguard the well-being of the foot, e.g., the provision of a waterproof type sock to be worn under the normal football sock?
or
3) is this just a part of life that kids today have to get used to the same as we did when growing up?
Many thanks for your considerations.
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