Always wondered what the difference is between a training top and replica shirt? Well in this article i will explain these products in more depth; it is often very hard to tell the difference with them these days. Manufacturers such as Nike, Adidas and Puma are trying to better themselves each year by producing more modern training shirts which scream quality, lightweight material and plenty of character and colour.
Many years ago train
ing tops were not as popular as they are today, most of them were plain shirts, depending on how far back you go some really old football training tops were made from cotton and not the polyester materials you find that they are made out of today. Some old football training tops did not used to feature a club crest either, they were usually released quite plain, some did use the club badge but the majority did not.
Back then you could easily tell the difference between a replica shirt and a training top, even though the official replica jerseys were not the quality they are today they still featured the embroidered football club crest, manufacturer logo and shirt sponsor while most of the training tops did not.
Back to the present, the training tops that are designed today are also made using various technologies designed to help you enhance your performance and give 100%. With replica shirts they are also made using these special fabrics, this is another point that makes these products seem so similar.
Nike, Adidas and Puma all have their own technologies, Nike has their Dri Fit technology, Adidas their Climacool and Puma's is Dry Cell. All of these have the same object and that is to keep the wearer feeling cool, dry and comfortable by using special fabric that wicks away sweat from the body, this is the same in both training jerseys and replica football shirts helping the athlete to play for longer in comfort.
The way that manufacturers are designing football training tops today are starting to look and sound more and more like the shirts that the squad wear during the football match. The official shirts as worn by the team always feature the club crest, usually found on the left side but can be elsewhere such as in the centre, the manufacturer logo and the shirt sponsor. This is the case with the training jerseys also; the only difference nowadays seems to be the colour, in some cases.
For example i have picked out one new product which is the Manchester City Sky Blue Training Top 2013-14, this is light blue in colour exactly the same as the home shirt and it features the club badge, Nike logo and shirt sponsor in the same colours. The only difference is the colours on the sleeves; if someone were to wear this training top underneath a long sleeve jacket you would automatically think that it was the replica shirt.
The way these tops are changing and becoming so similar benefits many people, mainly those who cannot afford the latest shirt each year for themselves or a child. An authentic Premier League shirt can cost as much as £39.99 each and that is without any name and number printing, you could however pick up a training top that looks very similar for around £21.99 which is a big price difference.
As well as carrying the same replica look as the player shirts they also sport features such as mesh panels, these are also used on football shirts to aid ventilation for the squad and enhance breathability. So what's not to like about football training tops?
Would you be more inclined to buy a training top over a replica top now? Do you think that the two items are so similar that there should not be such a big gap in the prices?
Emily writes exclusively for Soccer box, you can view a range of various football training tops for different teams from the Premier League to internationals.
Many years ago train
ing tops were not as popular as they are today, most of them were plain shirts, depending on how far back you go some really old football training tops were made from cotton and not the polyester materials you find that they are made out of today. Some old football training tops did not used to feature a club crest either, they were usually released quite plain, some did use the club badge but the majority did not.Back then you could easily tell the difference between a replica shirt and a training top, even though the official replica jerseys were not the quality they are today they still featured the embroidered football club crest, manufacturer logo and shirt sponsor while most of the training tops did not.
Back to the present, the training tops that are designed today are also made using various technologies designed to help you enhance your performance and give 100%. With replica shirts they are also made using these special fabrics, this is another point that makes these products seem so similar.
Nike, Adidas and Puma all have their own technologies, Nike has their Dri Fit technology, Adidas their Climacool and Puma's is Dry Cell. All of these have the same object and that is to keep the wearer feeling cool, dry and comfortable by using special fabric that wicks away sweat from the body, this is the same in both training jerseys and replica football shirts helping the athlete to play for longer in comfort.
The way that manufacturers are designing football training tops today are starting to look and sound more and more like the shirts that the squad wear during the football match. The official shirts as worn by the team always feature the club crest, usually found on the left side but can be elsewhere such as in the centre, the manufacturer logo and the shirt sponsor. This is the case with the training jerseys also; the only difference nowadays seems to be the colour, in some cases.
For example i have picked out one new product which is the Manchester City Sky Blue Training Top 2013-14, this is light blue in colour exactly the same as the home shirt and it features the club badge, Nike logo and shirt sponsor in the same colours. The only difference is the colours on the sleeves; if someone were to wear this training top underneath a long sleeve jacket you would automatically think that it was the replica shirt.
The way these tops are changing and becoming so similar benefits many people, mainly those who cannot afford the latest shirt each year for themselves or a child. An authentic Premier League shirt can cost as much as £39.99 each and that is without any name and number printing, you could however pick up a training top that looks very similar for around £21.99 which is a big price difference.
As well as carrying the same replica look as the player shirts they also sport features such as mesh panels, these are also used on football shirts to aid ventilation for the squad and enhance breathability. So what's not to like about football training tops?
Would you be more inclined to buy a training top over a replica top now? Do you think that the two items are so similar that there should not be such a big gap in the prices?
Emily writes exclusively for Soccer box, you can view a range of various football training tops for different teams from the Premier League to internationals.
