Monday, August 24, 2009

Properly Wash Your Hockey Jerseys or Suffer the Consequences

By Thomas Moore

Hockey is one of the greatest sports in North America. You can play it on concrete during the summer and you can play it on the ice during the winter but the only problem with it is that you need a lot of equipment. Hockey jerseys and hockey equipment can get expensive sometimes so you want to make sure that you take good care of the pieces you already own. It is important to wash your hockey jerseys after every single time you wear them to play hockey so that you don't run into some pretty serious problems with them.

Strong odors are caused by certain types of bacteria. Those bacteria cover your hockey jerseys after the games because they are swimming in your sweat drops and loving it. Sweat and bodily fluids flush out the bacteria in your body and off of your skin but deposit all of that disgusting stuff onto your clothing. If you want to cut back on the smell you're going to have to kill the bacteria and the only way to do that is to wash your jerseys properly.

Bacteria bring strong foul odors but it also brings a dangerous element as well. Bacteria cause infections and some of the worst kinds of bacteria can grow in unwashed fabrics like hockey jerseys and hockey equipment. When you combine porous fabric with sweaty bodies you get a breeding ground for dangerous bacteria. If you put on the pads after they've sat around harboring bacteria for a few days you run the risk of catching some serious skin infections. Play it safe and wash your equipment.

Water and other liquids combined with dirt and grime can really degrade the quality of clothing fabrics. Hockey jerseys when not cleaned properly become less flexible to wear and tear and will be more easily ripped. I've seen guys with giant holes in their jerseys because they forgot to wash them for a few weeks. Now they stink and look terrible. Soaps and conditioners will wash away the dirt and strengthen the fabrics to revitalize the hockey jersey and better protect it against all of those scrapes that occur in a game.

When you don't have a prim and proper hockey jersey your coach might not like playing you that often, especially if you're on a sponsored team. Hockey is a spectator sport after all and the spectators want to see bright colors and well kept equipment. You'll find yourself sitting on the bench if you have a dirty and disgusting hockey jersey on. Don't lose out on the play time.

We've talked about all of the dangers of not washing your jerseys but how do you actually go about washing them? Well, it's simple really. All you have to do is stick them in the washing machine with the rest of your clothes. Be careful to read the washing instruction label on the jersey's tag before choosing the machine settings. Hang dry your hockey jersey and keep it away from the dryer. Follow those simple steps and you'll have a clean jersey to play with every game.

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