<p>I have a soccer tournament in three weeks, and my team needs some sort of inexpensive way to present ourselves. Someone suggested that we get Hanes shirts and draw on them, but I personally would rather use the money towards something that we can use again in the future.</p>
<p>Does anyone know of any good online retailers that allow you to buy inexpensive team jerseys? I’m fine with cotton, but polyester would be awesome.</p>
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<p>also, any comment on where to get a quality ball? Sadly, I have never ventured outside the walmart quality mitre balls that, quite frankly, feel like a sack of potatoes. People have suggested eastbay, but I’m wondering if there are better retailers. I just want a ball that actually lets me aim my shots and would last me 6+ months. I’m not familiar with the different ball constructions and materials, so any suggestions in that area is also appreciated.</p>
<p>any info is appreciated. thanks</p>
<p>I’ve always used customink.com for pretty much all of my shirt-related needs.</p>
<p>Outside of that, I’d visit soccer.com (Eurosport) and you can pick out of your price range from there. You can get a more-than-adequate ball for $20-$40, but they go up to around $175 if for some strange reason you want Premier League or MLS match official balls. I’ve had the best luck with Select and Adidas, but I’m sure Nike is also a great brand. Those just tend to be the balls I’ve used over time and have lasted a long time. Also YMMV but if you get a ‘team’ ball or something like that, the color will eventually start to scuff off. Also depending on when you’ll be practicing, you might be interested in getting a ‘hi-vis’ ball, as those are the bright bright yellow/neon balls that are easier to see at dusk.</p>
<p>Boathouse does really nice stuff- all custom sublimated, but will cost you extra.</p>
<p>today, I went to tj maxx, of all places. They had 2 soccer balls hiding under a shelf. One of them was an average nike ball, and the other one was a T90 tracer official match ball, retailing for $149 online and selling for $60. that’s crazy… If they had any clue what they were doing, they would’ve sold it for more. It was a quality ball, but I didn’t buy it. Now I’m starting to regret it, seeing that they retail for so much more online. It would have been more of a memorabilia than a training ball though.</p>
<p>I’m curious about the new 18 panel construction they used at the last world cup. It’s suppose to shoot like a bullet and bend really well, with loss of control. But idk, I think I’ll just settle for a nike ball</p>
<p>The 18-panel generally means it’s easier to ‘bend it like Beckham.’ I’ve played with one before and didn’t notice that much of a difference, other than it does go with a bit more accuracy. I tend to have some bend in my shots anyways, and I didn’t notice it exaggerate that.</p>
<p>Yea well I probably wouldn’t notice a difference either. The thing is I actually want to get used to shooting knuckle balls. I mean just [how</a> sick is that](<a href=“Giovanni Van Bronckhorst 'Magical Goal' Vs Uruguay - YouTube”>Giovanni Van Bronckhorst 'Magical Goal' Vs Uruguay - YouTube)?</p>
<p>Right now, my follow through is sending the ball skyward…</p>
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<p>Anyways, this is getting completely off topic. I think my team will just have to go skins.</p>
<p>Not sure what your follow through looks like, but the key to getting solid power behind a shot is to keep your toes down and ankle LOCKED. Any ankle floppiness and things don’t go quite like they should.</p>
<p>Right. I blame the walmart ball, honestly. With pressure, it feels like a rock and gets no air. Without pressure, it’s like a marshmallow and just goes skyward; I have to really change my technique just with different pressures. But I ordered two sweet balls from dick’s, so hopefully they get here soon. One of them is a nike t90 strike (I believe) for $15. thank you clearance!</p>
<p>I withdraw my previous comment. Knuckle balls are damn hard. And it’s not just my follow through; It’s everything!</p>
<p>As far as jerseys go, you may want to see if you can (a) get a large number of same color plain jerseys from some place like Target or Walmart, and (b) if there are any local screen printing companies that already have screens with the desired numbers (so that you won’t have to pay setup costs).</p>
<p>If you do have to pay screen setup costs, then note that you can have make twelve different jersey numbers with three non-zero numbers, or twenty different jersey numbers with three non-zero numbers, which can minimize the screen setup costs for your jerseys.</p>
<p>For example, with screens for the numbers 1, 2, and 3, you can make jersey numbers 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33.</p>
<p>good idea. but someone on the team already took care of it.</p>