Going to State? A Guide to Checking and Refitting Your Athletes’ Equipment
November 21st, 2019Four months ago, the 2019 high school football season kicked-off with high hopes for victories and record-breaking high temperatures. Teams issued and fit equipment and then hit the field for practice. As everyone’s season progressed, some teams found the sweet taste of victory while others found the agony of defeat. We now find ourselves at […]
Eww, That Smell: A Guide to Cleaning Your Football Equipment
September 16th, 2019The offensive smell emitting from your athlete’s football equipment contains bacteria from sweat, skin cells and occasionally blood. These bacteria love to grow and multiply in your athlete’s equipment because it is confined, wet and warm. To avoid your athlete experiencing skin irritation, Staph infection, MRSA and other illnesses caused by these bacteria make cleaning […]
Shedding Assumptions About Fitting Your Kids’ Athletic Equipment Properly
August 19th, 2019“I’ve been fitting my kids’ equipment for years and I know what I am doing.” For the safety of football players across the country, we wish this assumption was true, but the unfortunate truth is that we continue to see athletes wearing equipment not properly fitted. Assuming too much when it comes to fitting your […]
