#KamiReviewKan: What To Pack For Football.
Ever since organizing a large number of football session, have been asked on a number of occasion by so many people, "What should I pack for a football game?" or "What should I get to fill up my football bag?", and questions similar to the overall theme, how to pack your football bag. In this write up, I will share what items you should get to fill up your football bag before heading for a game.
The Basics -
First up, you, of course need a football bag, like a duffle bag. Preferably the team size football bag that you can fill up a lot of items, comfortably with space to will up more advance essentials. And then, your football boot. The general rule of thumb, when it comes to football boots, you should get a Firm Ground specific football boots. For safety, pack yourself a pair of shin pads, advisable to get one that is lightweight, simple to slid on, does not move much when you are playing, and importantly protects you when it matters.
Moving on in terms of clothing and apparel would be a pair of football socks, that grips your feet to the boot additionally secures your shin pads and legs when you put them on. Next would be your jersey and your shorts for the game. Importantly have an extra pair of underwear, yes, for after the game, cause you don't want to walk around after the game in sweaty and smelly underwear. While in the changing room to change, have a towel along. And secure all those items you played football with in a laundry bag so you can put them in the laundry when you return home.
In Malaysian culture, it is not social football if you don't hang out with your friends after the game. So pack along, an extra t-shirt, pants, and slippers to change into and head to the mamak with your extended footballing family. Finally don't forget to have a water bottle with you at all times to keep yourself hydrated throughout the time of day you are going to play.
Basic list:
Football Bag
Football boot
Shin pads
Football socks
Jersey
Shorts
Towel
Laundry Bag
T-Shirt
Extra underwear
Pants
Slippers
Water bottle
Advance -
When you notice that you have extra budget to fill up the remaining space in your football bag. There are items that are nice to have when you have a healthy extra budget to spend on.
Do invest yourself on compression shorts and compression shirt. In recent years, many people who play sports have begun wearing compression clothes. These snug-fitting socks, shorts, tights or shirts, which squeeze muscles as tightly as sausage casings, are reputed to improve performance during sports and speed recovery afterward.
Packing along muscle gel to relief muscular aches and pains that you may have before or after the game really help. It also helps to have hand sanitizer spray or. Trust me when I say this, after rubbing yourself with muscle gel, you want to get rid of the muscle gel off your hands as quickly as possible. Also get sunscreen lotion if you are going to play on a hot sunny afternoon.
A roll of strapping tape helps to lock and protect any injuries that you may have. Along with securing your shin pads and sock.
Grip socks is a solid investment, for any sportsmen and sportswomen. As more you play with your normal football socks, you will start to notice a wear on the base of your foot, which causes your feet to slide. A pair of light grip socks to wear over them helps with stabilizing your feet.
If you are that type of person who arrives early for matches or gets restless on the sideline, get yourself a football to have fun with while waiting for your friends or be the savior when upon realization the organiser or venue to forgot to provide a ball. A training ball would really surffice.
List:
Compression shorts
Compression shirt
Muscle gel
Hand sanitizer spray
Sunscreen lotion
Strapping tape
Grip socks
A football
There you have it, what to pack for football.
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