What's the difference between football socks and basketball socks?

First, the length is different: football socks are long and basketball socks are short (there are also high-waisted basketball socks). Generally, football socks can reach above the knee, and basketball socks can reach the calf.

Second, wearing is different: basketball socks are generally worn alone, and football socks need to be matched with leggings.

Third, the role is different: basketball socks are to prevent blisters on the soles of the feet; Football socks are below the knee. Wearing them tightens leg muscles and concentrates strength.

Fourth, the use restrictions on the court are different: there is no requirement for the use of basketball socks in the game. The socks of the two teams are generally different in color on the football socks court, which is more convenient for players to distinguish between friends and enemies in melee, and for referees to distinguish between the legs of the two teams, thus improving the accuracy of penalty.

Extended data

1. Sports socks, also known as high-speed ball socks or pull-back ball socks, have the same appearance as ordinary single-thread socks, but the thickness and number of yarns used are obviously different from other single-thread socks. Generally speaking, sports socks are made of four 36-gauge yarns or five 28-gauge yarns. Because the thread is thicker and there are more yarns, it is thick and durable, comfortable to wear and can protect feet. Their moisture absorption and perspiration performance is better than ordinary socks, so they are named sports socks.

Second, basketball socks are divided into high waist and low waist. The use of stockings on the basketball court is completely different from that on the football field: football players always wear stockings to their knees to fix the protective plate of the calf bones, but the sports protection of basketball stockings is far less than that of football stockings. It can also be said that stockings on the basketball court bring more psychological factors to players than physical factors.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-sports socks