Keeping the equipment supply up-to-date

Even though some communities require players to provide their own equipment, the coaches and I decided it was best to continue supplying equipment for our players.  We don't want to put up any barriers to their playing football.  If someone wants to purchase their own equipment, that's fine too.

Got some shoulder pads and pants from Taho Sports.  The shoulder pads were $20 each.  Pants were discounted too.  They purchased extra equipment so that kids would have something for their Titan football camp.  They still had a surplus of this.

I drove up to their Fridley office.  We went into the back room, and they started pulling pads out of boxes.  All in all, I purchased 11 shoulder pads of varying sizes.  Plus, I got some pants with the pads built-in and some with the snaps for pads.  The built-in are nice for the grade 2/3 players.  Last year, we gave them the first crack at the built-in pants.  Altogether I spent less than $500 for everything.  I think a little bit of investment here and there is the best approach.  Just rotate the stock we have.

Something to keep in mind down the road is helmets.  We have plenty of helmets.  Just need to ensure they are playing with decent ones.  I learned that after a while, the padding inside the helmet gets hard, and that gets to be a bit uncomfortable for the players!