A proper fit for skates should fit 1-1.5 sizes smaller than your street shoes (except Mission).  Toes should barely touch the toe cap, while having no more than 1/4 inch of space in the heel.  When finished lacing skates up, skates should feel snug with the foot resting flat on the foot bed.  When sizing children, follow the above methods while allowing 1/2 size extra for growing room.  Most skates use this formula except Mission skates, which run true to shoe size.  A poor fitting skate can create bad habits and breakdown prematurely while holding back skate performa nce. Choosing the correct skate size is important. Going too big will result in blisters and a noticeable decrease in skating ability due to a lack of ankle stability. A strong stride comes from having a boot working in unison with the foot of the player. Consistent foot pain is common in players that use skates they have outgrown. The bones in the foot are cramped and put under considerable pressure with each stride. The tightness of the boot leads to a loss of circulation, limiting the function of the foot.

Shoe Size	Wmn	Nike Bauer	CCM RBK	Easton	Mission	Tour
Y8	X	Y07	X	X	Y8	X
Y9	X	Y08	8	Y8	Y9	Y8
Y10	X	Y09	8.5	X	Y10	Y9
Y10.5	X	X	9	Y9	X
Y11	X	Y10	9.5	X	Y11	Y10
Y11.5	X	Y10.5	10	Y10	X	X
Y12	X	Y11	10.5	Y11	Y12	Y11
Y13	X	Y12	11.5	Y12	X	Y12
Y13.5	X	Y12.5	12	Y13	Y13	X
1	X	Y13	12.5	Y12	1	Y13
2	X	13.5	13.5	Y13	2	1
2.5	X	1	1	X	X	X
3	4	1.5	1.5	1.5	3	2
3.5	5.5	2	2	X	X	X
4	6	2.5	2.5	2.5	4	3
4.5	6.5	3	3	3	4.5	3.5
5	7	3.5	3.5	3.5	5	4
5.5	7.5	4	4	4	5.5	4.5
6	8	4.5	4.5	4.5	6	5
6.5	8.5	5	4	5	6.5	5.5
7	9	5.5	5.5	5.5	7	6
7.5	9.5	6	6	6	7.5	6.5
8	10	6.5	6.5	6.5	8	7
8.5	10.5	7	7	7	8.5	7.5
9	X	7.5	7.5	7.5	9	8
9.5	X	8	8	8	9.5	8.5
10	X	8.5	8.5	8.5	10	9
10.5	X	9	9	9	10.5	9.5
11	X	9.5	9.5	9.5	11	10
11.5	X	10	10	10	11.5	10.5
12	X	10.5	10.5	10.5	12	11
12.5	X	11	11	11	12.5	11.5
13	X	11.5	11.5	11.5	13	12
13.5	X	12	12	12	X	X