VICE · Netball

Netball is won
on the pivot

Performance technology for those who want more.

The mechanics

The slip
nobody talks about.

VICE makes performance grip socks and insoles for athletes who've noticed the problem nobody sells a fix for. Designed in New Zealand by a trained osteopath, tested where the margins are thinnest — across the IPL, the BBL and the AFL — and built to sit outside every boot and kit contract you've already signed.

Watch a centre pass land. The foot plants, the body rotates over it, and everything above the ankle changes direction in under a fifth of a second.

The shoe grips the court — that part works. The problem is what happens inside the shoe.

  • Cotton and poly-blend socks have no mechanical bond to the footbed
  • On every hard plant, the foot shifts a few millimetres while the shoe stays put
  • Small per pivot — and you make hundreds in a game

None of this is a footwear problem, which is why better shoes don't fix it. It's an interface problem, and it's solved at the sock.

What it costs you

Three things
the slide takes.

01
You lose explosivness
The energy that should transfer through your foot into the court gets absorbed by the slide. Small per pivot. You make hundreds a game.
02
You lose confidence
Players who've felt their foot move on a landing start planting more cautiously. Usually without noticing they're doing it.
03
You get blisters
Repeated shear between skin and sock is the mechanism behind almost every blister in court sport. Not friction against the shoe — friction inside it.
The engineering

How it holds.

44
External Grip panels
Gradient PVC, placed where the foot actually loads.
Zoned
Arch Compression
Graduated through the midfoot. Support where the arch asks for it, give where it doesn't
2×
Reinforced zones
Heel and toe rebuilt at the two points every sock fails first.
The evidence

The science
behind it.

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The range

Built for
your game.

Grip Socks - White Ankle
Grip Socks - White Ankle
$12.00
Grip Socks - White Quarter Crew
Grip Socks - White Quarter Crew
$13.50
Grip Socks - Black Quarter Crew
Grip Socks - Black Quarter Crew
$13.50
Grip Socks - Black Crew
Grip Socks - Black Crew
$15.00
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Straight answers

Questions worth asking.

Do grip socks actually work for netball?
They address a specific problem: the foot sliding inside the shoe on a hard plant. If your court shoes already grip the floor well, that internal slide is the remaining variable — and it's the one ordinary socks do nothing about.
Which cut should I get for netball?
Most netballers choose ankle or quarter-crew, they sit below the calf and don't interfere with the shoe collar. Crew is there if you prefer the coverage.
Will they fix blisters?
They target the cause. Blisters come from repeated shear between skin and sock; locking the foot to the insole removes most of that movement. Bad shoe fit is a separate problem and needs a separate fix.
How do I wash them?
Cold machine wash, air dry. Don't tumble dry, heat degrades the grip panels over time.
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