A device for receiving a foot or a boot onto a sports apparatus, the device including a support adapted to be located between the sole of the foot or the boot sole and the apparatus. The support includes a retractable abutment and a shock-absorbing arrangement, the abutment opposing the compression of the support up to a set value of the support compression force, the abutment retracting when the support compression force exceeds the set value, the shock-absorbing arrangement being biased beyond this set value.