{"id":23478,"date":"2024-06-19T13:17:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/?p=23478"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T13:11:28","slug":"other-adidas-sports-alternatives-to-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/other-adidas-sports-alternatives-to-football\/","title":{"rendered":"The other adidas sports: Alternatives to football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-cnvs-paragraph-callout\">Since its inception, <strong>adidas<\/strong> has been associated with mass sports such as football, basketball, and tennis, as well as other sports that introduced new ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an alternative to the <strong>adidas Samba<\/strong>, which served as the company&#8217;s first major football model, a slew of new designs emerged, each with its own story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adi Dassler and sport<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>adidas was founded on <strong>Adi Dassler&#8217;s passion for shoes<\/strong> and, in particular, sports. Not just one sport, but every sport. Since its inception in <strong>1949<\/strong>, adidas has been associated with sports, and its three stripes have become synonymous with physical activity. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/en\/11-facts-you-didnt-know-about-adidas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adidas has since broadened its social impact<\/a> in areas such as culture, music, and art, while never losing sight of its roots.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"871\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-1160x871.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-180x136.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-1120x840.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adolf-Dassler-Adi-adidas-shoemaker-shoes-sports-company-1440x9999_zrfief-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Source: adidas<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Adi Dassler surrounded himself with athletes from all disciplines and designed footwear for a variety of sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Adi Dassler beim Sport im Garten (um 1941)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1ImwOMB5ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>adidas, football, Samba and its alternatives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adi adored Sport and adidas became the Brand of Sport. While enjoying global success with the German national football team, he was designing ice hockey skates, following <strong>Horst Floth&#8217;s advice<\/strong> to create bobsleigh shoes and researching how to improve gymnast <strong>Olga Korbut&#8217;s shoes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/sneakers\/f\/b\/adidas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shoes<\/a> for skydiving, figure skating, rowing, curling, and ski jumping were among his most unusual designs. Always developed together with the legends of each sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The influence on style<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many sports models grow from their original concept to become cultural icons. It is a well-known development in mass-market sports products, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/sneakers\/f\/b\/adidas\/zm\/adidas-samba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adidas Samba<\/a>, but it also works in shoes for minor sports. Sometimes it has a direct impact on another sport, as was the case with certain racquet sports models that shared a stand with the Samba. Sometimes its significance goes unnoticed for years, if not decades, before it has a significant impact on <strong>future designs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1150\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-90x124.jpg 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-120x165.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-180x248.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-240x331.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-320x441.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-560x772.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-640x882.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner-800x1103.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reinhold_messner.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Source: adidas<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is the case with the trekking and mountain designs created for climber<strong> Reinhold Messner<\/strong>, whose lines can now be seen on the <strong>adidas Winterhill<\/strong>. <strong>Liam Gallagher&#8217;s adidas LG2<\/strong> is inspired by the squash player <strong>Jonah Barrington<\/strong>. Another shoe in the <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/adidas\/f\/k\/adidas-spezial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spezial saga<\/a>, the <strong>Wensley<\/strong>, was loosely inspired by a fencing model made in the USSR.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1074\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-560x557.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-640x637.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley-800x796.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/adidas-wensley.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Source: adidas<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/adidas-originals-womens-taekwondo-jq4774.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adidas Taekwondo<\/a>, designed to adapt to tatami movements, became a popular silhouette on the streets in <strong>the early 2000s <\/strong>because it perfectly matched the trends of the time (which are now resurfacing). And, if we want to be completely accurate, the <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/adidas-adilette-280648.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adilette<\/a>, a flip-flop with significant stylistic relevance, was originally designed as a shower shoe at the request of some coaches. While a shower may not be considered a sport, the Adilette&#8217;s utility extends far beyond its original purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-1160x641.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23466\" width=\"800\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-90x50.jpg 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-120x66.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-240x133.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-320x177.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-560x310.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-640x354.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-800x442.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-1120x619.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-1160x641.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-1600x885.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017-1920x1062.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/137017.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Source: adidas<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Football for other sports, alternatives to the adidas Samba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly, many of the silhouettes we recognise today as being associated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/sneakers\/f\/b\/adidas\/ze\/terrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terrace aesthetic<\/a>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/sneakers\/f\/b\/adidas\/zm\/adidas-samba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Samba<\/a>, have origins far removed from football, despite becoming popular in stadium stands. Such was the <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/sneakers\/f\/b\/adidas\/zm\/adidas-handball-spezial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adidas Handball Spezial<\/a>, a handball model introduced in <strong>the late 1970s in Germany<\/strong>, where the sport was popular. However, the current revival of the adidas Handball Spezial began on the football pitch: British fans discovered the Handball during their trips to Germany; in the UK, they were an absolute rarity, which made them more appealing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"876\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-1160x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-180x136.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-320x242.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-560x423.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-640x483.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-800x604.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-1120x845.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-1160x876.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-1536x1160.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-1600x1208.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler-1920x1449.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.footdistrict.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adi-Dassler.jpg 2301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Source: adidas<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <strong>adidas Tischtennis<\/strong> was originally designed for <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/adidas-originals-womens-tischtennis-ie0874.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elite table tennis players<\/a>. Today, its open mesh is an ideal summer alternative to the Samba and other Terrace silhouettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adi Dassler&#8217;s enthusiasm for sports inspired him to create functionalities and <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/adidas-originals-samba-xlg-ie1377.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new aesthetics<\/a> that have had a significant impact on other activities. An example of how looking beyond your sphere of influence can be critical to continued growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven decades after its founding, <a href=\"https:\/\/footdistrict.com\/en\/adidas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adidas<\/a> continues to design for sport and draws inspiration from various sports to enhance its legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its inception, adidas has been associated with mass sports such as football, basketball, and tennis, as well as other sports that introduced new ideas. 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