Junior and Youth Tennis Team Apparel for Clubs and Programs

Bear Grips carries youth sizes in several key products for junior tennis programs:

• Youth Moisture-Wicking Performance Tee (Sport-Tek): Technical performance fabric in youth sizes. The most popular junior tennis shirt in the catalog.
• Youth Athletic Mesh Shorts (Sport-Tek): Lightweight mesh shorts available in youth sizes for court play.
• Youth Performance Long Sleeve (Sport-Tek): For fall and winter junior programs or indoor academy players in climate-controlled facilities.
• Youth Classic Baseball Hat (Valucap): Youth-fitted hat in embroidery format, ideal for junior programs with detailed logos.
• Youth Hoodie (Gildan): Affordable youth hoodie option for academy programs that provide warmup layers.
• Youth Crewneck Sweatshirt (Gildan): Budget-friendly warmup crewneck for youth programs.

Adult sizes (XS and up) also accommodate older junior players and young teens who have grown into adult sizing.

The biggest administrative pain point for junior tennis programs is collecting money from parents. Traditional apparel ordering means the coach or program director collects payments via Venmo, cash, or check, keeps a spreadsheet of sizes, and then coordinates distribution when shirts arrive weeks later.

Bear Grips eliminates all of this. The coach shares a shop link in the parent communication channel (group text, email list, or the club's parent portal). Parents click the link, choose the youth size their child needs, and pay directly. The shirt ships to their home within about one week.

No money handling for the coach. No size spreadsheet. No distribution event. Parents get exactly what their child needs, when they need it.

Private junior tennis academies run more structured programs than recreational clubs. They often want a consistent uniform look across all students: a program shirt, shorts, and hat. The no-minimum model works especially well here because enrollment changes monthly and not every student joins at the same time.

Academies using Bear Grips typically set up a shop with:

1. A program polo or performance tee (mandatory uniform shirt)
2. Program shorts (optional branded bottom)
3. Program hat
4. Optional hoodie for the academy brand

When a new student enrolls, the academy sends them the shop link. They order their uniform directly without any coordination from the academy staff. For academies with 50 to 100 students, this saves enormous administrative time over a traditional bulk-order approach.

See our high school tennis uniforms guide for similar program setup guidance at the school level.

USTA junior programs have their own apparel needs beyond club identity. Tournament team shirts mark a specific event or season and carry a different meaning than the everyday club shirt. USTA Junior Team Tennis (JTT) teams often want a team shirt for each season that captures the year and team name.

Because Bear Grips has no minimums, tournament team shirts can be offered to exactly as many players as are on the roster without ordering extras. A 10-person JTT team can order 10 shirts in 10 different sizes, all shipped individually to players' homes, with no coordination from the team captain beyond sharing the shop link.