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?

This. Likewise to having a husband who can work household appliances. And an 11 year old son who can do likewise, having not grown up with the idea that laundry is something 'Mums' are magically blessed with special abilities in.

If weather is bad, maybe pop along to local launderette and shove them in drier for few minutes. Won't cost much. Xx

It isn't a big deal is it? Shove it in the machine, put some powder in and press a button. It isn't digging ditches and it isn't brain surgery.

I'd only think it was a big deal if I didn't have a washing machine. I hated hand washing everything when I was a young mum with two kids, no washing machine and no local launderette. I thought I'd hit the jackpot when I got a spin dryer.

If I follow your instructions I end u with a washing machine full of wet clothes. You e forgotten a load of steps. I assume to make it all look so quick and easy. Drying multiple clothes is a PITA for many people.

Oh God yes, you have to either press the tumble dry button if you have a combi machine or heaven forbid move it from one machine to another, close the door cause we have to remember that and then press another button.

Honestly with modern machines it really isn't hard work.

Well we hang dry a lot so it not quite that. Plus folding, having somewhere to put them, remembering to take them.

Since it's such a breeze, the DS can do it.

Or is it one of those magical jobs that is easy when women do it but become impossible when men and boys do?

My dh used to do this, on his turn he paid for a service wash at our launderette, wasn't too expensive

@MrsTerryPratchett I'm not sure why you keep banging on about women being expected to do it and men not being able to operate washing machines.
The OP specifically says rota of all the parents jobs, No-one at the club has suggested only mothers are to take their turn. The individual arrangements about sharing tasks in each player's family's homes is nothing to do with the fact that subs are kept down by everyone chipping in to help. You seem to be banging your own drum here.

We have a rota for my sons team say 20 jerseys so everyone does a run. My daughters Im not sure maybe they sent out but Ive never been asked!

I used to wash my sons teams kit around every four weeks. Not everyone was willing to do it.
I used to take it to the launderette though, I didn't want my machine full of sludge.

Everyone has a drier now? I struggle to wash and dry family loads of clothes with no garden and no drier. Fairly sure I'm not alone.

My husband used to been kit guy gor his footie team, service wash at laundrette every week. He was on team committee so the team paid for it. £15 well spent!

Normal for a rugby team IME (Player + rugby mum here).
It's so the kit stays together and you aren't missing 3 or 4 shirts because x can't make the next game and y forgot to bring the shirt back and z was left it in the changing room/forgot to wash it etc.