Did Santa bring any gear?
 

I'll start...

Just made reservations for my second Pod since Santa brought me some officiating gear. ;)

I got a few pairs of the Underarmour Heat Gear black socks.

Looking forward to trying these out during the Holiday Tournament weekend!

I bought these for myself last weekend as a holiday present to myself...

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(Reebok Talkin Crazy)

I've worked 5 or so games in the new shoes and love 'em.

I also got pair of black socks, along with some McDavid undershirts

IHSAref Was A Naughty Boy ...
 

You got underwear for Christmas? That's one step above getting coal in your stocking.

A new CCA jacket with some Smithy Shirts and Pants.

Santa brought new pants, shirts, and ties so at least I'll look good when I ARRIVE at the gym! ;)

Is this the new gear that helps you communicate with coaches or the one that's designed to not hear crazy parents???

I think those are the ones that are so long you can pull them over your ears to mute crowd and coach noise. :D

I got a new puppy for Christmas. Actually got him a few days before. My vet says he's a malmutt. I like my new puppy.

Congrats. Dogs are the coolest. A guy I know has a pitweilerman. It's a pit bull, rottweiler, doberman mix. Great with kids. ;)

But lots of fun for embarrassing your 8 year old daughter.

The only gear I got was black socks.

Was Scrapper1 Naughty, Or Nice, This Past Year ???
 

Hey, it could have been worse. He could have brought you one of those whistle devices that keeps track of the arrow. Even though it's only in print, and hard to pick up, I sense some sadness in your post. Be a good boy and Santa will bring better gifts next year. I'll put in a good word for you.

Bad Zebra got it! ;)

I typically ask Santa for cash, and then I get the tax deduction for buying the gear I would have asked him for.

I will venture a guess that your iPOD looks different from anyone else's.

Something like these.

Bought myself a new whistle the other day. Got money for Christmas so I'm buying a new pair of pants. Might have to spring for some new shoes too with some of the money. Oh yeah, got a new huge Adidas duffel bag from the wife to replace the tiny bag I've been using.

My Son purchased me a new rolling bag. So now I have to clean out the old one and find new places for each item to "live".

I got new shoes for both BB (Nike Air Max Torch II) and BSB (field shoes--Mizuno Wave Trainers.) My wife made a crack about she felt like she was buying for a woman this year, then I gently reminded her who had an entire corner of the closet dedicated to shoes.:p

Merino wool 'smart' sox..................aahhhh!!!

A little extra cash, may spring for new Sansabelt pants.

Bought my new shoes from eBay. Nike Air Max 97s.

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I got a new free-range, organic, natural fiber whistle with a hemp lanyard. Hey - this is Oregon. On the whistle, it says "no plastic was harmed in the manufacturing of this product".

Whoa, Nellie! Are those SUEDE?!?

Yep, the top part is. There is at least one guy in my association that has these same shoes. He's a veteran guy who does D2 games as well. I figure if they're acceptable for him they'll work for me. At the big holiday tournament here I saw a couple of other guys wearing suede shoes also. I think they were Jordans.

Aren't suede shoes really heavy? I remember the old suede Chuck Taylors!

I have some Puma shoes that are suede and they're very light. I wouldn't imagine it will be a problem.

I would imagine that the problem would be those unsightly scuff marks! :eek:

Who's the veteran guy, Carl Perkins?

Nah, he got bounced for trying to pass off blue for black.

I wore the Nikes for the first time tonight and they are AWESOME. Easily more comfortable than the Reebok patent leathers that I have worn for about a year now. They're very light too.

Side note, if anyone needs new gear, getofficial.com is great. I ordered some new Sansabelt pants from them on Sunday night. They were shipped Monday and I had them today (Tuesday). Granted I only live about 3 hours from them, but they still shipped the pants really quickly.