Custom youth boxing hoodies are the top-selling premium item for boxing gym apparel programs. Kids wear them between rounds, to and from the gym, and at tournaments as warm-up gear, which means they are visible on the gym floor and outside of it. Bear Grips Pro Shops offers youth hoodies with no minimum order, US-printed with your gym logo, starting at under $45. Here are the best styles and how gyms typically run their hoodie programs.
Every youth boxing gym that sells apparel reports the same pattern: hoodies outsell tees on a per-unit revenue basis and often on total units as well. The reason is simple. A hoodie serves more purposes than a training shirt. Kids wear them before the warm-up, between rounds during class, at tournament warm-ups, and in the parking lot on the way home. Parents wear them to watch classes. Siblings want them because the gym logo looks cool.
A $10 profit on a tee and a $12-15 profit on a hoodie makes the hoodie the highest-margin item per unit in the lineup. When a family orders both, the gym earns the margin on both items in the same transaction. Gyms that focus exclusively on tees leave the higher-margin hoodie sale on the table.
Hoodies also have a longer visible life than tees. A kid who wears a gym tee during class changes out of it after training. A kid who puts on the gym hoodie after class wears it to school the next day, to the grocery store with a parent, and to every non-boxing activity. That is free marketing exposure that a training tee cannot generate.
Bear Grips Pro Shops offers youth hoodies that cover the core boxing gym use case:
For boxing gyms that want to offer a youth zip-up option, the adult Classic Zip-Up Hoodie (Gildan) in small or XS works for older teens and coaches who prefer the zip style. Youth-specific zip hoodies are not in the current catalog, so the adult small is the bridge for older youth athletes who want the zip option.
The pullover is the standard recommendation for youth boxing programs because it is simpler to manage as a team piece (no zipper to break or catch), comes in more youth-specific sizing, and reads as athletic rather than casual in photos. For the boxing gym context, pullover is the right default.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.Youth hoodie sizing for boxing programs runs consistently with youth tee sizing but with a slight size-up recommendation because hoodies are worn over a tee. The practical guide by age:
For programs ordering a full class set without individual measurements: order proportionally heavier in the middle range (S, M, L) and lighter at the extremes (XS, XL). A class of 20 youth boxers typically breaks down as: 2 XS, 5 S, 7 M, 4 L, 2 XL in a youth hoodie order. That ratio covers most program compositions without significant leftovers.
The hoodie works best as part of a three-piece kit: performance tee, athletic shorts, and hoodie. All three pieces in the gym color with consistent logo placement create a team look that functions at training, at tournaments, and at any public appearance the program makes.
The most effective color strategy for the hoodie is to run it in the gym's primary color with the logo and gym name on the front chest and an optional back design. Common back design choices: the gym motto, the year the program was founded, or "Youth Program" below the gym name arc. These details make the hoodie feel designed rather than generic.
Gyms that introduce hoodies as a premium upsell typically price them at $15-20 above the base cost, which gives a $12-18 margin per unit. At a gym with 30 active youth members, selling hoodies to half the roster in a season generates $180-$270 in hoodie-specific revenue, on top of whatever the tee and shorts program produces.
See the full revenue math in the boxing gym apparel revenue guide. For the rest of the kit that pairs with this hoodie, start with the youth boxing shirts guide and the youth boxing shorts guide.
Adding a hoodie to a Bear Grips Pro Shop takes the same steps as adding any other product: select the style, pick the color, set the price with the margin built in, and upload the design. The hoodie lives in the shop alongside the tees and shorts, and parents can add it to any order.
The most common setup for boxing gyms is to offer the hoodie at a slightly higher price than the tee (which naturally positions it as the premium item in the store) and let parents decide whether to add it to their order at enrollment time. Gyms that include hoodie purchase as part of a package enrollment fee typically collect more hoodie revenue because the friction of a separate purchase is removed.
The Done-For-You VIP plan at Bear Grips Pro Shops handles all of this automatically: product selection, mockup creation, shop setup, and pricing. For boxing gym owners who do not want to manage the shop themselves, the DFY plan delivers a fully stocked store every month. See the youth boxing gym apparel shop guide to compare self-service and done-for-you options.
No minimum, no inventory. Upload your gym logo and start selling custom hoodies to your youth program today.
Start FreeThe Gildan Youth Hoodie is the primary youth option: a midweight fleece pullover with kangaroo pocket, drawcord hood, and a wide color range. For older teens who have moved into adult sizing, the adult Comfort Soft Hoodie in small is a common bridge option.
Yes. Back printing is available on youth hoodies. Common back designs for boxing gyms include the gym motto, founding year, or program name below an arched gym name. Front and back printing are both available in a single order.
Yes. The Gildan Youth Hoodie is available in a wide range of colors covering most common boxing gym palettes, including black, red, navy, royal blue, and forest green among others. Color availability can be confirmed before placing an order.
Yes. A Bear Grips Pro Shop is built for exactly this. Set up the hoodie in your gym color, price it with your margin, and share the shop link with parents. Every sale ships directly to the buyer and the gym earns the margin automatically.
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