Archive for the 'Football Uniform' Category

Scoring 40 Points a Game in Youth Football

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The answer may be the Single Wing Offense, it has helped many youth teams everywhere put up numbers like this. My own teams have 'mercy ruled” over 80% of our opponents in the last 6 seasons using this amazing offense. Our record in fall football for these teams was an incredible 62-2.

In 2002 We put […]

Association Football — Our Least Favorite Sport

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Association Football — Not!

Association Football (soccer) is not among our favorite sports. It pits enormously talented, superbly trained, embarrassingly rich super-athletes against one another for a full 90-minutes, in an acrobatic struggle of titans — which routinely ends in a tie/draw. (That makes us weak in the knees just to think about it.) And when […]

Practicing in the Heat in Youth Football

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Some youth football teams have already started practicing others will start next week like us. The common denominator is that for most of us is, we will be practicing in the heat.

There are three major problems youth football players have in hot weather, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. These problems are caused by […]

Gym Uniforms Your Kids Will Want To Wear

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Like everything else, gym or physical education uniforms have evolved over the last twenty years. For many of us, the standard gym uniform when we were in school consisted of a polyester knit pair of shorts and a 2-ply, reversible cotton or 50/50 gym shirt. In many cases, in addition to our school name, we […]

Civil War Uniforms: Double the Value of Your Shirt!

Friday, June 13th, 2008

5 Tips to Creating a Shirt that is not only authentic but also Expensive!

You probably will not start the hobby out as much of a tailor. My first few handmade items were a joke, but eventually I got to where I can put together a good uniform.

Basic sewing skills are all you need to skyrocket […]

Civil War Uniforms: 9 Universal Tips on HOW TO Choose Accurate Yet Inexpensive Buttons

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

1. Get yourself some good buttons. Stay away from plastic and modern buttons. Go with glass, bone, shell, metal, porcelain, 2-hole cat?s eye or Mother of Pearl.

2. Metal buttons are authentic but they have the potential to rust and stain your fabric. Some of the sutlers that sell fabric and sewing items have buttons. Or I […]

Should Public School Children Wear Uniforms?

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

There will always be an argument for and against school uniforms. But though uniforms rob children of their individuality and waste much staff time in enforcing the prescribed dress codes, I am in favor of school uniforms for four main reasons:

1. The uniform itself is a source of identity and provides a sense of belonging. […]

Should Students Have To Wear School Uniforms?

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The great debate continues about should students have to wear school uniforms? There is no definitive answer as it entirely depends upon the persons beliefs. There are benefits for some children who wear uniforms and disadvantages to others.

The main reason schools in America choose not to allow their students to wear their own clothes is […]

In Celebration of Uniforms

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Stand-up comedian George Carlin once remarked, “If it requires a uniform it's a worthless endeavour.” Although often depreciated, the importance of uniforms cannot be denied. Uniforms help us to identify with what we are doing and suffuse us with a sense of purpose and concentration in our undertakings, wether they be professional or recreational, global […]

School Uniforms in America - The Debate Rages On

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Why do we Americans get so hot and bothered about over whether or not our kids should wear a school uniform. Is it that parents have some ingrained opinion from our own childhood, or that law makers have gone so politically correct that even kindergarten individuality and choice needs to be preserved, or have our […]