Not So Mainstream Sports Uniforms
As manufacturers of high quality, custom-made athletic uniforms we are accustomed to doing a majority of our business in the so called “major” sports. By that I mean baseball, basketball and football. Certainly, soccer and sometimes lacrosse have become quite popular as well; particularly in certain areas.
Wrestling Is More Popular Than We Thought
I am still amazed however by the popularity of non “mainstream” sports. This year in particular we have sold an enormous amount of wrestling uniforms. Much of this business is a result of increased efforts on our part to improve the wrestling section of our website. Admittedly, we are getting a tremendous amount of e-mails and phone calls as a result of this. The number of young people participating in this sport is quite remarkable; particularly in the Midwest. Wrestling teams typically buy singlets to compete in; they also require accessory items like warm-up suits, shorts, t-shirts and sometimes even team jackets. A normal college or high school team might buy
15 or 20 sets of each. A youth team might buy double or triple that amount however. Youth wrestling is extremely popular. It is very easy now to provide a quality uniform for wrestling. Regardless of the age group or level of the wrestlers a sublimated Lycra singlet is undoubtedly the way to go. Certainly, there are different grades of Lycra but the stretch and comfort of this fabric, regardless of the weight, is ideal for this sport. Add in a lightweight yet durable printing method like sublimation and you have the perfect uniform. Of all of the uniforms that we produce for sports of all kinds, wrestling is the easiest to make a recommendation for. A sublimated Lycra wrestling singlet is the perfect uniform.
Other Not So Mainstream Sports That We Service
The sheer numbers of young people that are participating in wrestling has been a real revelation to us. We had no idea that the sport was so popular. I have a feeling there may be other sports (volleyball, track and field, etc.) that may be just as popular at the youth level. We are probably just not aware of it because we have not devoted the effort to them that we have to wrestling. Since we were successful with wrestling, we decided to take a look at our web pages for some of the other sports as well. Along with the new baseball section that we announced back in November, we've also redeveloped our softball and men's lacrosse sections (and we plan on continuing this work with other sports). Our new Softball Uniforms area is split out into the following categories:
Our new Men's Lacrosse Uniform section is now divided between these areas:
From all of us here at Cisco Athletic - Best wishes in 2009!
