I have only owned one pair of cleats when I played soccer in the 5th grade. Do you know anything about them?
I know cleats provide additional traction to a slippery surface
Right like grass or turf. Besides football and soccer, what other sports do people use cleats to play?
, in British English the term 'studs' can be used to refer to 'football boots' or 'rugby boots' which have studs.
History.
It is thought that during the Roman Empire, Roman legionaires wore studded sandals that resembled cleats. See Caligae.
Athletes have worn cleats since at least the 1500s. Although there are no images or surviving examples of cleats from that time period, the first written documentation of cleats comes from 1526, when "football boots" were listed in King Henry VIII
Cleat (shoe)
Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe, or on an external attachment to a shoe, that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface. They can be conical or blade-like in shape, and made of plastic, rubber or metal. The type worn depends on the environment of play, whether it be grass, ice, artificial turf, or other grounds.
In American English the term cleats is used synecdochically to refer to shoes featuring such protrusions. Similarly