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Can i cut off the ankle guards?

I have the adidas adiclub shin guards (link for picture at the bottom) and I want to cut off the ankle guards at the bottom. I've had them for about 3 years and now that I'm playing with the top club in my city I've notice they've gotten a little bit annoying. I would buy new shin guards without ankle guards but I already have several pairs of shin guards so my parents wouldn't see the need to buy me a different pair. I want to remove them, yet I don't want to ruin my shin guards if it doesn't work out right. What do you suggest?

Picture of my shin guards: http://www.socceramerican.com/prodimages/2262-DEFA...

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    While I was waiting for my new shin guards to come in, I had to use my old pair of adida's shin guards that had the ankle guard attached on them, & I also found them annoying, so I decided to cut them off. They worked perfectly fine after I cut them off, you can even use the ankle guard for a brace or something after you cut them off if you want.

    They're really hard to cut off if you're using regular scissors though.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Ankle Guards

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

    So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

    Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

    A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

    Heal your ankle fully & fast?

  • 8 years ago

    Imm

    Yes. But do it cleanly so that there are no edges of material that will cut or irritate your ankle.

    If you have several pairs, why another. Wash them and use them. Then discard them. No reason to save them. It is not like they are worth anything.

    Soccerref

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I don't know if it helps but I think Umbro make shinguards with detachable ankle guards

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    yes

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