These were a gift for my autistic son. He lack the fine motor skills to operate laces and unfortunately for him, most velcro shoes that come in his size are geared towards old men. Not cool for a teenager. Thank goodness Puma stepped up. These are great shoes (I may have tried them on myself just to make sure they looked good). The have a great design, a great fit, no tongue to get bunched up, great tread and best of all... they look way cool. Or whatever the kids are saying now. Bonus: they come in a dazeling array of colours.