How to Design a Sports Jersey

With sports being one of America's favorite pastimes, it is pretty safe to say that most of you have participated in some type of organized sports at some point in your lives or know someone who has or does. Whether you play basketball, soccer, football, hockey or any other sport, you will at some point need or want some type of jersey or proper attire for the sport of your choice. As many may know (parents in particular), joining a sports team, enrolling children into sports or even being a loyal fan can become expensive. In addition, many of you may not play sports but are big fans and may want to represent your favorite team by wearing or designing your own jersey or shirt displaying your favorite team. Fortunately, you can design your own custom sports jersey online for much less than you would pay in a sporting goods store.

Things You'll Need

• Credit card

Instructions

1. Find a website that specializes in personalized sports attire. You can simply search "personalized sports jerseys" in any search engine to find a plethora of these sites. One site that will come up for this type of search is hardkor-sports.com.

2. Familiarize yourself with the site. As you are looking over the site, pay special attention to the sidebar. The sidebar will give you the options of: Search, Group Discounts, Sizing Charts, Shipping Info, Terms/Returns, Contact Us, Sports Lettering, Testimonials, FAQ, Sitemap and Closeouts. These options will help you decide if the site will meet your needs for a custom-designed sports jersey.

3. Select your sport. Your options will include soccer, hockey, baseball, softball, football, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, track & field, cheerleading and golf. Most of these sports have certain requirements for how their jerseys are sized and appear, so if you are doing this for a team jersey, be sure that your sport allows the type of jersey you select.

4. Select your jersey style. This option will also show the type of material the jersey is made out of as well as the sizes that are available, whether youth or adult. You will also find your prices here.

5. Choose your color. In this option you will also find a color chart as well as a color key. You can usually view your jersey pattern in each color to see which shade looks best to you.

6. Add your team name or whatever words you want to appear on your jersey. Usually, the site will give you additional information at this point on how to build your jersey. For example, it may ask you where to place the name, where to add your number, or what type of font and style writing you want on your jersey.

7. Select the correct size that is needed. Make sure you buy the jersey big enough to fit comfortably during play or activity.

8. Pay for your personalized jersey using your credit card. Make sure your computer is secured since you're typing in your credit card information. Now, all you have to do is wait for your jersey to be professionally produced and come in the mail.

Tips & Warnings

• Many companies offer embroidery services with the purchase of a jersey. If all you want is a name or a saying on a classic jersey, then this may serve your needs for designing a jersey.

• Never give your credit card information to anyone over an unsecure connection.