A skate with a stowable and/or removable roller, blade, ski, or track assembly. A skate has: a shoe; a guiding part mounted to the shoe; a roller, blade, ski, or track assembly mounted to move along the guiding part between a deployed position and a stowed position adjacent a calf or ankle part of the shoe; and a handle connected to move the roller, blade, ski, or track assembly between the deployed position and the stowed position. Related methods include moving the roller, blade, ski, or track assembly between the positions, and locking or unlocking the assembly in either position, for example using a handle.

A skate with a stowable and/or removable roller, blade, ski, or track assembly. A skate has: a shoe; a guiding part mounted to the shoe; a roller, blade, ski, or track assembly mounted to move along the guiding part between a deployed position and a stowed position adjacent a calf or ankle part of the shoe; and a handle connected to move the roller, blade, ski, or track assembly between the deployed position and the stowed position. Related methods include moving the roller, blade, ski, or track assembly between the positions, and locking or unlocking the assembly in either position, for example using a handle.

The instant invention is directed to an accessory for a shoe, wherein the accessory allows the shoe to smoothly slide over a floor. The accessory for the shoe comprises a body shaped to envelop outer sole of the shoe and a pair of straps extending from the opposite sides of the body and configured to secure the accessory over the shoe.

The instant invention is directed to an accessory for a shoe, wherein the accessory allows the shoe to smoothly slide over a floor. The accessory for the shoe comprises a body shaped to envelop outer sole of the shoe and a pair of straps extending from the opposite sides of the body and configured to secure the accessory over the shoe.

The invention discloses a support for a goalkeeper skate and a goalkeeper skate. A support for a goalkeeper skate comprises a protrusion arrangeable on a medial (M) side of the goalkeeper skate. A goalkeeper skate comprising said support is also disclosed. The support and the goalkeeper skate disclosed herein may be used for aligning joints in lower extremities including hip, knee, and ankle joints of an ice hockey or roller hockey goalkeeper.

The invention discloses a support for a goalkeeper skate and a goalkeeper skate. A support for a goalkeeper skate comprises a protrusion arrangeable on a medial (M) side of the goalkeeper skate. A goalkeeper skate comprising said support is also disclosed. The support and the goalkeeper skate disclosed herein may be used for aligning joints in lower extremities including hip, knee, and ankle joints of an ice hockey or roller hockey goalkeeper.

A football shoe or football boot including a sole, an upper, a fastener to fasten the shoe or boot in place, and a layer of material that in situ is disposed between the fastener and an underlying foot or hose. The layer of material includes a ball control region with an outer ball control surface contactable with a football during kicking. The ball control surface lies rearwardly of a foremost region of the layer of material.

A football shoe or football boot including a sole, an upper, a fastener to fasten the shoe or boot in place, and a layer of material that in situ is disposed between the fastener and an underlying foot or hose. The layer of material includes a ball control region with an outer ball control surface contactable with a football during kicking. The ball control surface lies rearwardly of a foremost region of the layer of material.

An athletic shoe is selectively configurable between a weight-training configuration and a cross-training configuration. The athletic shoe includes an upper portion configured to receive a foot and a first sole portion connected to the upper portion. The first sole portion has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The outer surface is configured to contact a training surface when the athletic shoe is in the cross-training configuration. The athletic shoe also includes a second sole portion removably connected to the first sole portion when the athletic shoe is in the weight-training configuration. The second sole portion includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to contact the training surface and the second surface is configured to contact the outer surface when the athletic shoe is in the weight-training configuration.

An athletic shoe is selectively configurable between a weight-training configuration and a cross-training configuration. The athletic shoe includes an upper portion configured to receive a foot and a first sole portion connected to the upper portion. The first sole portion has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The outer surface is configured to contact a training surface when the athletic shoe is in the cross-training configuration. The athletic shoe also includes a second sole portion removably connected to the first sole portion when the athletic shoe is in the weight-training configuration. The second sole portion includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to contact the training surface and the second surface is configured to contact the outer surface when the athletic shoe is in the weight-training configuration.