How much gear do you buy as parents? High school and travel and college? And then what do you do with it?
I look terrible in a baseball hat, so I never get them. I had two t-shirts for high school, one with my son's name and number. I bought a bunch of plain shirts in the travel team's colors. I got a sparkly t-shirt for college. A t-shirt for each summer collegiate team, plus some other swag items. Now the question is, for a one-year grad year, do I get anything?!
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Went to a camp, coach said they make 5mm on hoodies and hats alone, they figure that in when recruiting kids. (Families buying)
I coached travel softball and baseball. So I had the tees, golf shirts, visors and hats with logos.
I’ve never been a fan of baseball hats. I wear visors. I still do cycling and every day warm weather wear.
My daughter gave me her freshman year visor. It was good for seven more years of high school softball and baseball. I purchased college visors of both kid’s schools from the online bookstore. I bought the Northwoods visor. Local people asked why I had a middle of nowhere visor.
The best hand me down was my son’s last years, college, athletic sun glasses.
We live in the land of the Florida Gators so the gear is endless. You name it we have it. I have a whole cup collection from the concession stand. I even have Gator blue and orange Nike sneakers. Alumni Hall is just about on every large campus with the best stuff but expensive so the coach's discount helps. The local Walmart and Dollar General are winners for everything. Lots of wrist jewelry and my fav socks and dog gear.
I don't think that I would buy gear for one year, but since you are in state go for it.
The hats..... could open a store with those!
Get whatever makes you feel good and don’t worry about it… I’m on the other end of the spectrum; I’ve got one polo shirt with a small Guardians logo and that’s it… I’ve never worn team stuff, not even hats – it’s whatever’s right for you, there’s no wrong answer.
As for stuff I’ve kept that his stuff, that’s another story. I’m approaching hoarder status on game hats, I have at least one game hat from every team from t-ball to the MLB. I’m going to hang on to them for his future kids (God willing).
I have a shirt or hat from my kids' college teams and summer collegiate teams. I don't generally wear the caps but nice to collect.
For high school, travel and college I bought a hat and polo. Still in my closet, but probably not for much longer.
The best fan gear I got was my oldest son's college jersey which he mounted into a shadow box for Father's Day. I'll be hanging onto that for a long, long time.
Being from NW Ohio (son played HS and college in NW Ohio) my gear consisted mostly of pullovers and hoodies lol. Had to wear a pullover for almost every HS game other than maybe the last few games of the year....and maybe the tourney games. College baseball in Ohio in mid-March is brutal....but fortunately I'm hot blooded and most games could handle the cold in just a hoodie, while other fans were wearing snowmobile suits lol.
11 years later, I am still giving away our (and my son's) swag stuff from high school. There is a hs baseball player the next street over and the son and dad have loved the hand-me-downs.
Jerseys? I have bought many in additions to ones that were given to me. My latest purchase is one issued to my son last season. I won it in an online auction/fundraiser. It is a bold colored uniform I like a lot. It celebrates Jewish Heritage Night, presented by the Jewish Community Centers of Long Island.
I really like many of the other theme night jerseys I have, too.
I like that shirt!
Son was a Duck also! They have great fans!
