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buying guide
School Shoes: How to Buy a Pair That Survives the Year
School shoes fail in three predictable ways. A fitting checklist and a straight answer for the situations parents actually turn up with.
buying guide
Kids' Football Boots: Sizing, Fit and When to Size Up
The instinct is to buy a size up so they last. Here is why that backfires, what a thumb's width really means, and how to measure a child's foot properly.
cricket
Cricket Bat Sizes by Height: The Chart Every Parent Needs
Bat size is a height measurement, not an age one. The full cricket bat size chart from Size 1 to long handle, plus the two fit checks we do in the shop.
back to school
School PE Kit Explained: What Your Child Actually Needs
What a school PE kit list really means, item by item: what has to be branded, what can be plain, and which bits get bought twice.