Washing the whole team kit

[PurpleBirch]

DS has joined a new rugby team and they have a very organised WhatsApp including a rota of all the parents’ jobs. Fair enough, I’m very happy to participate mannjngbyhe car park, cooking food for after etc. This includes taking turns to wash the whole team shirts. Is it just me or does it seem a bit silly to take home 20 dirty teenage size shirts to wash and dry instead of each taking their own and wearing them to the match the following week?

There are more than enough shirts per player. It’s our turn in a couple of weeks and I’m already hoping for good weather!

I want to question the logic but DH thinks just do it and don’t rock the boat.

Do any of your DC teams do this?

Husband takes to laundrette. Sorted.

This is a way of making sure they don’t go walk abouts and also means players can switch positions and have the correct number. At our club you buy and wash your own shirt but we don’t have numbers on them.

I used to do this on a regular basis never had a problem with doing it,

One of the reasons is to ensure the jerseys maintain the same colour.

I remember my Nan doing the football team strip for my Uncle’s team back in the 70s…in a twin tub that took up most of the kitchen and filled the rest of it with steam and bubbles 😁… a lovely memory 💙

I think I’d be tapping my lovely washing lady up for a couple of extra loads that week 😂 Would be £30 well spent!

I wish this happened in football. The amount of kids who drop out part way through a season but refuse to hand back their kit. I can only dream of a team all dressed in matching kit rather than cobbled together odds and ends.

They can manage to do it when there isn't a woman in the building. Well, they'll probably put the new roll on the floor, but they're halfway there.

But can they get rid of the cardboard roll from the old one?

We did that it was great, I always used double dose of powder and tried not to breathe when loading it in!

So all 3 of my children have played team sports and we have never been involved in teams that do this - always just take and wash your own kit

This has been done by millions of parents for many many years! It’s part of the routine! It’ll only be once a season probably! Don’t be that parent!

I think the main reason, apart from individuals forgetting etc, is to keep the kit the same colour. You only need a couple of Mums who use a particularly non bio washing powder, with a tad too much bleach, and the kits will vary a lot in colour. The kits have washing instructions, it’s not difficult, most kits dry easily.
Why make a song and dance over who puts the kit in the machine, and presses a button? Lifting the clean kit out and pegging it on the line is hardly arduous! This chore is nothing compared to the work put in by the rugby trainers, who organise the games, the training sessions, and sometimes the rugby tours.

It goes with the territory, just get on with it, it's only once in a while.

You only need a couple of Mums who use a particularly non bio washing powder, with a tad too much bleach, and the kits will vary a lot in colour.

Maybe ask yourself that's wrong with that statement, @Keeper11, and something might dawn.

You can question the logic but looks a bit suss if you only question it when it's your turn.

Kits are expensive and too many kids leave. They all have to stay together.

My husband’s teams did this every week. It simply meant everyone was involved.

it harder to forget a bit of kit when you have 20 kits to remember! 😃

Both DD’s play football and DH is DD2’s coach I only was their shirts and the goalie shirt for the U7’s team as everyone has a go.

When my DH played Saturday morning football each guy had to take a turn of washing the kits. It included shirts shorts and socks! The socks were the worst they smelled of ammonia! I have to say I loved when it was my turn and loved it even better when I could hang them on the washing line. I took pride in washing them.

This is EXACTLY why clubs do it this way. Though in my team there's invariably an email- of-shame where someone 'fesses up to having taken their shirt home.

Daft idea imo. One muddy kit once a week is far better than an overwhelming amount to wash AND get dry - what about those who live in small flats without gardens? Sod that gif a game of Rugby.

You need to introduce your four teens to the concept of doing their own team laundry, especially if the teens are boys.

I'd only make a song and dance if the 'people' expected to do this are 'mums'. Because why? Men and boys love machines, right? Zoom zoom digger. Zoom zoom washing machine.

I'm so glad I have a fully functional husband. Knows how all the machines in the house work. Like a boss. He can find his arse with both hands too.

If is not viable for each player to take their own shirts and wash them because they may not be playing the following week, or due to work only playing second half etc. It makes sense for one person to wash the whole bundle.