Here, we talk about our athletes who tested out cleat shields.

Athlete feedback for Prototype 1:

Prototype 1 just consisted of a knitted sock like object that was capable of simply covering the shoe entirely. We tested this mainly because we had ideas of a wrap around protector, but we eventually went along with other ideas.

We didn’t test this prototype with any over out athletes due to its simplicity, but some of our members did end up testing it.

Our group members stated that it was easy to put onto the cleats but because of its sock like texture, there wasn’t much grip when walking with them on the cleats. It was also mentioned that the prototype has a limit to the size of cleats since you cannot just adjust the prototype entirely, but it can still fit most sizes since it stretched a decent amount.

 

Athlete feedback for Prototype 2:

As mentioned in more detail in our progress page, our second prototype consisted of having the tightening mechanisms of a string bag and a base of two hard pieces of cardboard shapes as a foot. Since this was one of our first attempts at making a prototype, we mainly only looked for if the prototype was able to effectively stay on the tester foot and of course avoid contact to the hard floors.

About the athlete, the tester was one of our friends who plays soccer who was able to bring his own cleats for testing.

During testing, we realized that our tester had a longer foot than most of the other tester so that seemed to be an issue to him. He claimed that because the base, which was two pieces of cardboard shaped as a foot at about size 9, he found it quite difficult and awkward to put it on. Another thing we notices as well was that when trying to tighten the bag, the tester couldn’t tighten it all the way because his foot was taking too much space. Besides the negatives, he found the cushioning on top of the base to be comfortable and in the end the studs were being protected from the ground.

Overall, we learned a lot from this prototype, but much needs to be improve to make it better.

Video links of athlete testing prototype 2:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1leoVO_bz18gRwWUi8PEJwM8m15THJ9GI/view?usp=share_link – Putting on prototype 2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oNpWQbeazd6rFUBtrmsFKPn-xOH0MXXm/view?usp=share_link – Testing prototype 2

 

 

Athlete feedback for Prototype 3:

For our third prototype, our main expectations were that the prototype would efficiently and effectively maintain its from throughout use, stay on the feet of the wearer without any unwanted movements, and make for a comfortable and stable feel.

Regarding the testers, we had the same athletes as before who play and are familiar with soccer. They brought their own cleats to test with, and we had them test them.

Out of the last ones, they seemed to enjoy this prototype the most and recommended this one out of all the other ones. While testing, they had some very valuable things to say such as them encouraging us to try a different way of using the straps. This different way was to simply try crossing the straps to make an x look which deemed to be a very good idea since it provided more support to the wearer after trying it. but overall, this prototype was a success and was exactly what we were aiming for.

Video links of athlete testing prototype 3:

– Putting on Prototype 3

https://www.kapwing.com/videos/644c7b1d5554970045d5d82d 

– Taking off prototype 3

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cwh7vkYjiyawjBCpNkKbwo2kuXP5Tnn9/view?usp=share_link

– Testing prototype 3

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1leoVO_bz18gRwWUi8PEJwM8m15THJ9GI/view