Base Layers

If you go watch any amateur football match this weekend, from the local pub league or the teenage academy teams, through to junior six a side games, you can guarantee you'll see three things:
1. Flash boots. Players old and young just love to have the latest big brand designs, just like Wayne Rooney or Theo Walcott.
2. The latest footballer hairstyle. From the Balotelli mohican to Fellaini’s perfectly shaped Afro, amateurs want to emulate their heroes in just about any way possible.
3. Football base layers. No bare arms and legs for these boys (and girls).
Oh no, if its good enough for Lampard, its good enough for me! Blue ones, white ones, yellow ones, patterned ones - you name it, you'll find it. There’s probably only one of these accessories that will help the amateur player to any real degree.
A thermal base layer, or compression top, does more than just add a bit of style on the pitch. It performs several key functions which ensure professional, amateur and youth players perform at their highest possible level for the whole match.
 A base layer’s compression element is key. Because it increases blood flood to your muscles, it helps aid recovery. That means more energy is transferred to your muscles and the build up of lactic acid can be reduced, giving you the power to play better for longer and avoid lengthy layoffs through injuries.
An added feature of the Precision Goalkeeper baselayers is that they include a layer of padding in the areas where protection is needed the most. The outcome being the goalie keeps warm and dry and stays clear of knocks picked up through diving on hard ground and astro-turf.
The smart materials that modern base layers are made of also keep footballers warm. Hi tech fibres trap the body's heat and reflect it back at you but they're clever enough to know you don't want to get all sweaty, so they don't retain moisture - only heat. So in the middle of winter, when you’re shivering up at the playing fields, your base layer will wick away your sweat leaving you dry and warm for the whole game.
There is no need to spend a fortune on these garments. We have a great range of cheap base layers from Precision and Prostar at The Soccer Store which have received great  feedback from customers and staff alike.
At thesoccerstore.co.uk we offer free delivery on all orders over £50 and we also provide next day delivery, so you could have your own base layer in your hand in double-quick time.