It was never suggested that YOU call to begin with! :D

Throwing money away on the dry cleaner. Dry cleaner is only for clothes that aren't supposed to be laundered. It's not a "super clean" and won't fix the greyish white. Buy a new shirt and don't wash it with colors that can bleed. Maybe your cotton sox?

I became a big boy years ago...I was leaving for college and mom made sure I knew had to wash the range of clothing.

There are two refs in this house. But I would not entrust the intregrity of my uniform to that of the other sports ref. Besides, he has a tendency of losing (dont know how in this small house)/misplacing clothes that aren't his. Seeing that pants and the shirt are a bit vital, I'll do it myself.

But I have no tips, my shirt is a year old and not being worn this season, so it looks brand spankin new.:(

Really?
 

You're kidding right? Buy a new shirt and while you're at it buy a couple. Why wouldn't you have more then one shirt?

You only wear one at a time so there is actually no need to have more than one.

There's no need, I agree. But, for me, the benefits of doing the laundry once a week as opposed to every day make up for the cost of the extra uniforms.

Exactly....I have several for that reason. I don't have the time to mess with laundry several times per week.

Plus, that is horribly inefficient to do all those small loads....it will waste a LOT of money in utilities. You'd probably break even or even come out ahead after a couple of years by purchasing more uniforms.

I probably have about 12 high school shirts and about 6 or 7 college shirts. I own about 8 or 9 pairs of pants. It takes a while for me to have to do laundry. Then again this is a business and all these are part of the business to help me not have to do laundry all the time. I sometimes go over a week without having to do laundry.

Peace

You're kidding, right? What if your one is defective and splits at the side seam (I had one do that this year)?

Sew it back together or buy another one.

Here are my laundry "rules":

-- whites with whites, blacks with blacks, stripes with stripes (all ONLY); no exceptions
-- stripes on cold, everything else on warm unless there's a stain on the knickers
-- everything hang dries except under garments like tights, briefs, under-socks, etc. which go through an air dry cycle in the dryer

If a striped shirt is fading, either black or white, get a new one. They're cheap. I rotate a minimum of 4 shirts in every season and they last about 2-3 years, depending on the number of games I do. Even starting out, you should never have fewer than 2 shirts in any sport.

Neither of which can be done during a pregame conference in the locker room.

Then you can pin it together or just wear it with a hole in it.

Sewing Circle ...
 

I carry a small sewing kit in my bag, just in case. Only had to use it once in thirty years, but I'm glad that I had it.

There may not be a "need" for more than one shirt (unless there are different requirements for patches that are mutually exclusive), but it sure is a pretty good idea to have a spare.