On this page
- The uniform brief template
- Briefing a reversible jersey
- Grading for tall size runs
- Numbers on the front and the back
- Colour consistency across the set
- Approve the jersey and shorts on a player
- Example: matching kit does not mean matching size
- What you can leave open in the first enquiry
- Questions and answers
- For an enquiry
Voyager Sportswear manufactures custom basketball uniforms for teams and clubs. We develop the jersey and shorts together as one set, add warm-up garments where the brief asks for them and also make reversible practice jerseys. In the brief, give quantities for each piece separately, the front and back numbers and a size run that may add body length in the larger sizes.
The uniform brief template
Working through this list lets us assess the garments and the costing together, and settle any open points before sampling.
- Garments: jersey only, jersey and shorts, or jersey, shorts and warm-up.
- Colourways: home, away and any alternate, naming the base colour of each.
- Reversible jersey: yes or no. If yes, describe both faces (see below).
- Cut: men's, women's or unisex block; sleeveless or with a cap sleeve; neckline.
- Size run: smallest to largest, with the expected split if you have it.
- Numbers: front, back or both; digit height on each; font; outline colour.
- Number list: each number with its jersey size and colourway, if the jerseys are numbered.
- Sponsors and crests: positions on jersey and shorts, and whether they are the same on every garment.
- Artwork: vector files for logos, colour references as Pantone or as a physical swatch.
- Fabric requirements: what you need, in your own words (weight, handle, mesh or not), so the quotation can answer it.
- In-hand date and delivery country.
Briefing a reversible jersey
Voyager Sportswear makes reversible basketball jerseys, with one face in the home colour and the other in the away colour, a common garment for practice and scrimmages. The construction differs from a single-face jersey: two printed shells, seams that must look clean on both faces, no interior labels in the usual place and numbers that read correctly from either side. Describe both faces in the brief.
Grading for tall size runs
In a basketball programme the larger sizes may need extra body length as well as extra width, and a youth order needs its own size range. Grading builds the size range from the approved base size. Record the length increments alongside the width increments and check representative sizes before you approve the range.
Say in the brief which measurements matter to you. Back body length and armhole depth on a sleeveless jersey are the two that set a basketball grade apart from a football one. The size set is where you check the extremes of the run, not just the sample size, so ask for the smallest and largest sizes in it. Fit approval, measurements and grading explains how to read a measurement chart and what a tolerance means when bulk is measured.
Numbers on the front and the back
When the jerseys are numbered, the number list has one line per jersey: number, size and colourway, and its totals have to agree with the size breakdown. A number that appears on a home and an away jersey takes two lines. Size breakdowns and numbering for bulk jersey orders shows the layout and the check for duplicate numbers to run before the list is released.
Colour consistency across the set
A uniform is judged on whether the shorts match the jersey at arm's length, and whether an away set from a second run matches the first. Review the fabric chosen for each piece, the artwork colour references and the jersey and shorts samples as a pair, not the jersey on its own, because different fabrics can reproduce the same artwork colour differently. Ask for both samples together and compare them side by side under the light the team plays in: a colour can look different under sports hall lighting than in daylight. Where a colour has to match a club reference exactly, colour matching artwork to production explains the strike-off and what to compare it with.
Approve the jersey and shorts on a player
On the sleeveless jersey, check the armhole while the player shoots and reaches overhead. Too large an opening can expose areas the team expects to be covered, and too small a one can restrict the upper arm. Check shoulder width and neckline together, then body length, tucked in or worn loose as the team intends. A taller size may need a different length increment, not just more chest width.
For the shorts, agree the rise, waistband and leg opening as well as the inseam, and try them in a defensive stance and a full stride. Note whether an inner layer will be worn, so the sample is tried in that combination. The fabric has to give the right coverage and stretch and suit the large front and back numbers, so say whether you want a mesh texture or a smooth surface.
Example: matching kit does not mean matching size
In a team order, one player might take an L jersey and M shorts, with a home and an away jersey but only one pair of shorts. Keep the quantities by size for each garment separate in the size breakdown. Counting “sets” instead can give the right number of jerseys and the wrong number of shorts. Say whether jerseys and shorts are packed by size or as sets, and confirm what the packing covers.
What you can leave open in the first enquiry
Send the uniform drawing or a reference, approximate quantities, the size range, number positions, the delivery country and the date. You do not need to specify every seam or fabric construction before contacting us. Voyager Sportswear can go through the fabric direction, the sample size, artwork preparation and how the top and shorts are developed together with you. Any specialised construction is assessed separately before it goes into the quotation.
Questions and answers
Does Voyager Sportswear make reversible basketball jerseys?
Yes, Voyager Sportswear makes reversible basketball jerseys for practice and scrimmages. A reversible jersey has one face in the home colour and the other in the away colour, so it uses two printed shells, seams that present cleanly on both faces, no interior labels in the usual place and numbers that read correctly from either side. Describe both faces in the brief, with the colours, the number positions and the artwork for each.
Which measurements matter most when grading basketball jerseys for tall players?
Body length at the back and armhole depth on a sleeveless jersey are the two measurements that separate a basketball grade from a football one. Larger basketball sizes may need extra body length as well as width, so record length increments alongside width increments. Ask for the smallest and largest sizes in the size set and check those extremes, not only the sample size, before approving the range.
Should a basketball uniform order be counted in sets or per garment?
Count a basketball uniform order per garment and give each garment its own quantities by size. One player might take an L jersey and M shorts, or a home and an away jersey with only one pair of shorts, so counting sets can give the right jersey quantity and the wrong shorts quantity. State whether jerseys and shorts are packed by size or as sets and confirm the packing scope.
For an enquiry
Send the garment and design (or a reference), quantities by style and size, your fabric requirements, any numbers required, the destination and the date you need the goods. Voyager Sportswear usually sends a first reply within 24 hours. Request a quote
