New ASA Shirts

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by BretMan

...And was hoping that maybe ASA had come out with a new shirt that didn't breathe like Saran Wrap or have the texture of sandpaper!

You guys who are in the know ASA wise....is there any possibility of this happening:
1) Any time soon?
2) In the foreseeable future?
or 3) No?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by KJUmp

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You guys who are in the know ASA wise....is there any possibility of this happening:
1) Any time soon?
2) In the foreseeable future?
or 3) No?

There was some discussion at the last ASA Council meeting on this issue. ASA properties has been researching some alternative fabrics, but they have said that the issues they are running into are the durability of lighter weight fabrics and the cost. Evidently, the lighter weight fabrics cost more.

I seem to remember a thread about this as well. I will see if I can find it.

Here it is: Additional Notes from Umpire Committee

[cteben]

umpire bears the cost. ASA make the profits, they just pass on the cost.

Originally Posted by Andy

There was some discussion at the last ASA Council meeting on this issue. ASA properties has been researching some alternative fabrics, but they have said that the issues they are running into are the durability of lighter weight fabrics and the cost. Evidently, the lighter weight fabrics cost more.

I seem to remember a thread about this as well. I will see if I can find it.

Here it is: Additional Notes from Umpire Committee

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Andy

There was some discussion at the last ASA Council meeting on this issue. ASA properties has been researching some alternative fabrics, but they have said that the issues they are running into are the durability of lighter weight fabrics and the cost. Evidently, the lighter weight fabrics cost more.

I seem to remember a thread about this as well. I will see if I can find it.

Here it is: Additional Notes from Umpire Committee

Smitty puts out an affordable, well made umpire shirt with performance fabric.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Andy

There was some discussion at the last ASA Council meeting on this issue. ASA properties has been researching some alternative fabrics, but they have said that the issues they are running into are the durability of lighter weight fabrics and the cost. Evidently, the lighter weight fabrics cost more...

Somehow, I've managed to get this far in life without depending on the ASA to make the cost/quality/wear-ability, etc. decisions for me in all of my other items of apparel. Why does ASA feel the overwhelming desire to "protect" me from myself when buying uniforms?

Just offer a choice! What's wrong with that? Let the umpires make their own decisions on what trade-offs they want to make on durability, fabric, and cost!

As I said in the other thread, if they want to tackle a useful issue with uniforms, fix the heather gray fade to pink in nothing flat issue.

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Somehow, I've managed to get this far in life without depending on the ASA to make the cost/quality/wear-ability, etc. decisions for me in all of my other items of apparel...

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well, look who emerged from his cave!

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by BretMan

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well, look who emerged from his cave!

Well, with this winter, it certainly wasn't a snow cave!

I notice you've been making a valiant effort at CPR for the NFHS board, but NFHS may have done irreparable harm with their silly "Officials Association members only" move...

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Well, with this winter, it certainly wasn't a snow cave!

I notice you've been making a valiant effort at CPR for the NFHS board, but NFHS may have done irreparable harm with their silly "Officials Association members only" move...

I quick checking that board when it was down for so long. How long has it been back up???

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

I quick checking that board when it was down for so long. How long has it been back up???

I think that it started up last fall. It's like a ghost town over there.

Google "NFHS Arbiter" and you'll get a link.

[Welpe]

Bret, the Dalco shirts are still the same unless my local supplier has tons of old stock.

Smitty is my favorite shirt. Not even the Ump Attire shirts can match up and I love their football/basketball stripes.

[shipwreck]

I too like the Smitty shirts. I like the feel of the material. Dave

[Gulf Coast Blue]

I loved the buttons that turned pink.....but am not a fan of the grey pants......I like Navy......good polyester won't show sweat as much......but a wool blend like many of the manufactures sure will.

Joel

BTW.....good photoshop job....

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by KJUmp

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You guys who are in the know ASA wise....is there any possibility of this happening:
1) Any time soon?
2) In the foreseeable future?
or 3) No?

IIRC, this came up at the NUS in Burlington this year. They wanted to get the shirts sometime this year, but there are issues with changing over the inventory and getting the supplies up.

My understanding from a couple sources is that they'd probably go with something more like the Dalco shirts.

[Sapper33]

will be out middle of April, according to our Region UIC. He put this out on 25 March. Said cost would be about $32.00.

[BretMan]

Purchase Officials Supply (in Akron) has been supplying our local high school group (in Columbus) Smitty brand shirts with the Ohio High School Athletic Association embroidered on them (a more intricate design than "ASA" and with multiple colors of thread) for $25. Their regular price through their website is $30. Plain Smitty shirts, with no logo, run $24.

Oh, yes...and they include a pocket!

These are lightweight shirts using "high-tech" fabric, they breathe, they're generously cut and roomy. So I guess that shirts like this can be had for just a tiny premium over the old ASA shirts.

Unless Dalco has changed their material (which wouldn't be a big surprise, since most of the manufacturers seem to be going that way) these were always some of my least favorite shirts. The material was stiff and wrinkled easily. No matter how I washed or dryed them, they came out wrinkled and they's get more wrinkled just hanging up in the closet. The material was so stiff that it wasn't even like normal wrinkles. It was more like hundreds of small permanent creases! And the mesh on these was so wide that you could read the logo on your chest protector or undershirt.