Explain Why do Sportsmen Use Shoes with Spikes

EXPLAIN WHY SPORTSMEN USE SHOES WITH SPIKES.

There are numerous sports in which athletes or the player playing the sports wears shoes with spikes. This is because in sports the athletes have to run and to avoid slipping, the players wear shoes with spikes as they help them in maintaining friction between the shoes and the ground. The spikes are given at the bottom of the shoes and they provide us a better grip than shoes without spikes.

In sports, they need to run as fast as they can and on running fast, there is a high risk of falling on the ground as the surface has its coefficient of friction which differs from surface to surface. When the coefficient of friction is larger, the value of friction will also be larger and when the coefficient of friction is smaller, the value of friction will also be smaller. A rough surface provides us with better friction. 

As the main motive of all the sportsperson is to play on the surface without the risk of getting hurt, falling, or skidding at the time of play because it can lead them to a major injury which can also become a problem in their career. So, to minimize the risk of injury on the field by skidding or slipping, the invention of shoes with spikes was done. In almost every sport that includes running on the field, spikes shoes are only used as they help them maintain the friction between the ground and the shoes. 

There are many sports that have adopted the shoes with spikes for their players and some of the sports are:

• Cricket 
• Football 
• Short sprints and long sprints.
• The steeplechase
• Cross country.