Athletes wear travel sweats from the moment they leave the house Friday morning to the moment they get home Sunday night. The piece is on camera at the airport, in the team van, walking into the gym, and during the post-game cooldown. A 90-minute training tee disappears into the background. A travel sweatshirt becomes the visual signature of the team for the whole weekend.
For a recruit visit, the travel kit is the first impression. College coaches see eight athletes walk in wearing matching facility crewnecks and joggers, and the facility name lands before the first warm-up rep.
The kit lineup that covers every season:
| Piece | Brand | Use | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crewneck sweatshirt | Bear Grips | Travel day, post-game | $48 |
| Performance hoodie | Champion | Cold mornings, layering | $60 |
| Cotton-blend joggers | Cotton Heritage | Travel bottoms, warm-up | $62 |
| Open-bottom sweatpants | Jerzees | Looser fit, layering option | $55 |
Most athletes buy two of the four (one top, one bottom). Stock all four so they can pick the cut they prefer.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.Bundle the four-piece kit and price it $10-$15 below the sum of individual pieces. The bundle drives higher average order value and gives athletes a one-click answer to "what do I order for travel."
Example bundle math:
The small margin hit per order is more than covered by the volume lift, and athletes who buy the bundle become repeat buyers on other facility pieces.
The travel kit looks best when all four pieces match in color story. Three approaches work:
Offer all three color stories. Most athletes pick one and stay with it. Facility-color tops outsell black tops at facilities with a strong identity color (think red, blue, or kelly green). Black tops outsell at facilities with a neutral identity.
Many facilities offer a name or number upcharge on the travel kit. The piece becomes more personal, athletes show it off more, and the facility captures a $5-$8 incremental margin per piece.
Common add-on configurations:
This works because every piece is printed one at a time. There is no setup fee for a personalized order. The personalization shows up in the production file and ships with the same lead time as a stock piece.
Four pieces, bundle option, name and number upcharge ready. Set up the travel collection in under an hour.
Start FreeBoth. Offer the four-piece bundle as a single product page (drives AOV) and also offer each piece individually for athletes who only want one item.
Most orders produce in 3-5 business days from a US production partner and ship free. End-to-end is about a week. Order two to three weeks before a travel weekend to have time to wash the pieces.
Joggers are stocked in unisex S-XL with 2XL and 3XL available for most styles. Cotton-blend joggers run true to size with a slight athletic taper through the leg.
No. Personalized orders ship in the same window as stock orders. Production handles the name file in the same step as the logo.
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