Ankle brace

An ankle brace for use with an athletic shoe having a sole with a lower cleated surface, an upper part having an upper end, a lateral side, a medial side, with each of the lateral and medial sides having a plurality of spaced-apart lacing eyelets formed therein which have a shoe lace threaded therein, comprising:

• a lateral brace portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper end, and a lower end;
• said lateral brace portion being positioned adjacent the lateral side of the shoe;
• a medial brace portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper end, and a lower end;
• said rearward ends of said lateral and medial brace portions being operatively interconnected together;
• an upper brace portion having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper end, a lower end, a lateral side and a medial side;
• said upper brace portion positioned above said upper ends of said lateral and medial brace portions;
• a lateral tensioning cord operatively interconnecting said lateral brace portion and said lateral side of said upper brace portion;
• a medial tensioning cord operatively interconnecting said medial brace portion and said medial side of said upper brace portion;
• an elongated ankle strap;
• said ankle strap being operatively selectively removably secured, intermediate its length, to said rearward ends of said lateral and medial brace portions thereby defining a first ankle strap member with a free end and a second ankle strap member with a free end;
• said first ankle strap member extending forwardly from said rearward end of said lateral brace portion, thence downwardly therefrom, thence laterally beneath the sole of the shoe, thence upwardly adjacent said medial brace portion, thence laterally towards said lateral brace portion, thence upwardly and rearwardly with said free end of said first ankle strap member being adjustably secured to said upper brace portion at said lateral side thereof;
• said second ankle strap member extending forwardly from said rearward end of said medial brace portion, thence downwardly therefrom, thence laterally beneath the sole of the shoe, thence upwardly adjacent said lateral brace portion;
• thence laterally towards said medial brace portion, thence upwardly and rearwardly with said free end of said second ankle strap member being adjustably secured to said upper brace portion at;
• wherein said forward ends of said lateral and medial brace portions each have spaced-apart eyelets formed therein and wherein the shoe lace is threadably received therein.