Gymnasts: Can you wear special shoes?

When I was little I took gymnastics and loved it. I want to take it next year, but I want to know if I can wear special shoes. I know I can't wear socks, but anything that covers most of my feet I will love. I have eczema and they're wrinkly from dryness and have wounds on them from where I scratch (in my sleep, beyond my control). I really hate my feet and would really really hate to not be able to take gymnastics because I have to show my feet. This is the only sport I show a passion for. Thanks in advance for the advice!

Gymnasts: Can you wear special shoes?
Socks of course are a no no and taping your feet would not be a good idea since you have eczema.


But yes you can definitely wear gymnastics shoes. They're usually made from soft leather or synthetic suede and come in the ballet slipper model with the criss-cross elastics or the fully closed model which are really good if you want to cover most of your foot. In my experience I've found that IWA brand make great gym shoes so you might want to try those.





Most importantly if gymnastics is where your passion is at then don't let anything prevent you from giving it your best and I wish you the best of luck.
Reply:They do make special shoes for gymnasts. Dominique Moceanu, Svetlana Khorkina, Terin Humphrey and many others wore them.
Reply:I know a girl in my daughters gym tapes her feet for the same reason you gave. She competes at level 6 so I know it is not held against her in comp.
Reply:You can wear peds or beam shoes. They kind of look like ballet slippers.
Reply:There are beam shoes that your coach would probably let you wear doing all the events. They are those leather ballet-type shoes that the other people were talking about. This is what they look like: http://www.gymsupply.com/productimages/D...





search for "beam shoes" in google to find them online to buy!



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