Patent ID: 7200958

Claim:
In a shoe having a sole, a foot cover member attached to said sole, a plurality of lace holes extending in two front rows on the front portion of the foot cover member, with the improvement comprising: a support sleeve disposed on each side of the foot cover member at a portion corresponding to the portion of a wearer's anklet; a first support piece removeably inserted into each support sleeve, said first support piece having an ankle support and legs downwardly extending from the ankle support, said first support piece being of a predetermined stiffness necessary to support the wearer's anklebone for preventing an unwanted ankle movement during a predetermined activity; and, a plurality of second support pieces, each second support piece having an upper portion bending to a lower portion, said upper portion is disposed in the lower portion of the foot cover member corresponding to the area of the wearer's ankle; and said lower portion is disposed in the sole.