For many sports, having the right sport-specific footwear is not a luxury or fashion statement, it is a necessity! Cleats on a football or baseball field, basketball shoes, tennis shoes, wrestling shoes, ice/hockey skates and golf spikes…not having access to the appropriate footwear can single-handedly derail a youth’s access to a sport or team experience that could change his or her life!
The average cost of sports specific footwear is skyrocketing. With limited discretionary income, buying footwear for a single season sport can be an insurmountable hardship for a family. The vast majority of discarded cleats and sport-specific footwear have substantial utility for someone else. Play It Forward Foundations is always looking for sport-specific footwear with a few miles, innings, quarters or games left in them.
