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Motion-Promoting Shoes

These Kids' Basketball Shoes Are Inspired By Nike's Signature Athletes

— May 12, 2016 — Fashion
Kids' basketball shoes simply have to be designed to promote comfort and motion -- the former is imperative when you consider how fast kids' feet grow, while the latter speaks to everything that healthy and active children represent.

This is where Nike's new Court Motion Pack comes in. These shoes are designed to encourage kids' movement out on the basketball court, while inspiring them to move better and faster by taking design cues inspired by Nike signature athletes' favorite modes of real and imaginary transportation.

These shoes include the KD8 Court Glider, inspired by the orange bicycle that Durant rode around as a kid and the Lebron 13 Sudden Impact, which takes its inspiration from teleportation, which fascinated the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar as a child.

With their innovative design and smart design, these kids' basketball shoes can be trusted by parents who want to keep their children happy and healthy through basketball.
Trend Themes
1. Kids' Basketball Shoes - Designing kids' basketball shoes that promote comfort and motion is a growing trend in the footwear industry, with disruptive innovation opportunities in developing shoes inspired by athletes' favorite modes of transportation.
2. Motion-encouraging Footwear - The development of motion-encouraging footwear is a trend in the athletic shoe industry, with disruptive innovation opportunities in incorporating design cues inspired by athletes' interests and lifestyles.
3. Innovative Kids' Footwear - Innovation in kids' footwear, specifically in designing shoes that promote healthy and active lifestyles, is a trend in the footwear industry with disruptive innovation opportunities in developing shoes with innovative designs and smart features.
Industry Implications
1. Footwear - The footwear industry can benefit from disruption and innovation by designing shoes that promote motion and are inspired by athletes' interests and lifestyles.
2. Athletic Clothing - The athletic clothing industry is seeing a trend in designing clothing and footwear that encourages motion and promotes healthy and active lifestyles.
3. Children's Product - The children's product industry can benefit from developing innovative and smart products, like basketball shoes, that promote healthy lifestyles and inspire kids to be active.
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