My son loves these - I wanted to get him shoes from a brand I trust to handle the rigors of a young kid's activities.  I didn't feel like wasting the money on the big name &#34;player models&#34; being advertised right now, because they do not hold up over time I have found and are not worth the price.  These shoes were at a fraction of the cost, and best of all, my son was the only one at this recent camp with this model and color show.  Most of the other kids wearing the same overpriced models I passed up.  So glad that I did now.