> And when was the last time you saw a high-top soccer cleat? Uh, last night, in our men's league? Just about every vendor of soccer boots has high-top variant

> And when was the last time you saw a high-top soccer cleat? Uh, last night, in our men's league? Just about every vendor of soccer boots has high-top variants of all their major models, it's up to player preference. EG: https://www.nike.com/w/soccer-high-top-shoes-1gdj0z6lqy0zy7ok https://www.nike.com/w/soccer-high-top-shoes-1gdj0z6lqy0zy7o... They're more like socks or an elastic collar that merge into the tongue/upper. Some say that the slight compression makes them feel better supported, but like elastic kinesio tape on the skin, it's not a mechanical prohibition, more psychological. Some say they're better at keeping you from getting stripped out of the shoe if someone steps on your foot, can't really deny that. And some say they avoid awkward bounces when the ball hits high on the instep near the sharp cut-off between instead of tapering in, but you already have a malleolus andd shin guard; maybe don't kick the ball there? It's definitely not a mechanical prevention of ankle flex like ski boot or calf-height hiking boot.