My 11 year old son has UA sneakers....$60 and they're made of plastic, fabric and rubber...and those r on the cheap end...he's convinced himself in his ocd/add head that these r the only sneakers that fit him... I'm like, kiddo, how bout these ones on clearance for $30?....ive tried on UA sneakers and I think they blow...whatever happened to Pony sneakers? They were on the cheap end price wise, but were still a name brand, sort of, so u didn't get made fun of at school...and we didn't have a lot of dough growing up so I rocked Zayre brand sneakers or MA 100s from value village...not fun and got made fun of alot!