[The sports shoe]

Today children wear sport shoes more and more on a daily basis, although the sport shoe was originally designed to serve just for sports purposes. Good sport shoes for children must therefore fulfill the criteria for everyday shoes as well as the requirements for good running shoes, namely, adequate cushioning in the heel area, support during pronation and directing the rolling movement for push-off using the forefoot. For these purposes, the shoe should not represent a miniaturized version of an adult sport shoe, but must be designed for the form of the child's foot and also take the fragility of the connective tissue into consideration, in addition to user comfort, fit, and foot ventilation. In comparison with today's models, therefore, good sports shoes could be improved in many areas.