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Post by airraider on Aug 27, 2008 18:34:10 GMT -6
Those of you who use the wrist coaches.. how often do you wash them? I try to wash them every other day.. but man.. they stink really bad on that non-wash day.. but you cant dry them.. so they usually stay wet 24/7..
and advice on how to better clean them?
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Post by davecisar on Aug 27, 2008 19:07:48 GMT -6
We only use them in practice 1 day per week at the youth level and wash them every other week in cold water, air dry.
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Post by morris on Aug 27, 2008 19:14:24 GMT -6
They need to be washed everyday with a cap full of color safe bleach. Then hang them to dry. That was the advice from the "The System" clinic. The guy talking about it said they had kids getting infections from them.
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Post by airraider on Aug 27, 2008 19:26:48 GMT -6
They need to be washed everyday with a cap full of color safe bleach. Then hang them to dry. That was the advice from the "The System" clinic. The guy talking about it said they had kids getting infections from them. I might have to start doing that.. might go ahead and invest in about 20 more just to have some in the rotation.. The other problem.. I laminate my cards.. and they tend to vacuum seal themselves in and have to be forced out.. Also.. I have exactly 100 plays on my bands.. and these we are using are some of the smaller bands I have used.. |
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Post by cmow5 on Aug 27, 2008 19:51:34 GMT -6
I wash mine everyday and I swear they dry in like 15 minutes or so. But I know how you feel. I have forgotten to wash mine a couple times and man was it nasty!
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Post by wingtol on Aug 28, 2008 4:43:32 GMT -6
Not being a big user of the wrist coaches I have never thought to wash them before. Fun this came up since we were just commenting on the one we are using for our tackle this year who can't remember all his rules and how it looks like it has been through a war already. It's gone from white to black. Time to wash it I guess.
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Post by coachweigelt on Aug 28, 2008 5:08:23 GMT -6
We wash them after each game! But although we had one guy wo did not clean his clothes and pads for the whole offseason, and shows up to the first practice after 6 month with the same unwashed clothes... Omg, nobody was able to get close to him  |
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Post by dacoachmo on Aug 28, 2008 5:24:55 GMT -6
I put a big wad of newspaper in them. the paper absorbs the dampness, I use Febreeze and wash them often. (guess I should this year). Last year I would Wash them, Put newspaper in them in and run a string through all and hang to dry. I would check the dampness of the newspaper and swap it for dry one. Don't forget to sun dry!
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Post by tog on Aug 28, 2008 6:00:22 GMT -6
we have just done away with ours
we signal everything in
makes life a whole lot easier for the coaches
and the players pick up on the signals quick
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Post by seawolf93 on Aug 28, 2008 10:31:41 GMT -6
tog-- don't have anything to add on the topic, but I just love that graphic of Earl Campbell destroying the defender. totally geeks me up.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2008 11:24:26 GMT -6
Our kids buy their own, or we tape cheap ones on to their arm, but they hate it
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Post by piquaindian on Aug 31, 2008 20:59:35 GMT -6
How do you guys wash them? Funny this topic came up as I have mine sitting here in front of me that needs washed. My QB wears it and we have a game next Sunday. Do you just throw it in the washer with your white clothes?
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Post by cmow5 on Sept 1, 2008 10:31:34 GMT -6
I just throw mine in the washer with any clothes. then let it air dry.
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Post by scoresomemore on Sept 2, 2008 20:25:52 GMT -6
here's something we found helpful.
we have a piece of plywood hung on the office wall with "coat hooks" screwed into the wood. we basically just hang them on the hooks every night and it really helps dry them out for the following day.
we wash them often too, but every day just isnt practical for us, so in the mean time a spot to hang them with good air flow/circulation helps dry them out.
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Post by airraider on Sept 2, 2008 21:36:06 GMT -6
I just bought 16 of the Alleson brand neoprene wrist coaches with the 3 windows.. havent tried them out yet.. but they are bigger.. and I assume less likely to retain sweat than the old ones..
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Post by midlineqb on Sept 3, 2008 15:58:26 GMT -6
Don't let the players take them home for the moms to wash!!! Have you ever seen one of those plastic windows after it has gone through the dryer. Not a pretty sight. We washed ours once a week until we couldn't stand the odor, then started washing them daily.
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Post by canyoncoach on Sept 4, 2008 6:29:04 GMT -6
The only thing I can say is that I have my Quarterbacks put them on there belt so they take a little longer to start smelling...but midlineqb is right do not put them in the dryer it's badnews!!
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Post by deaux68 on Sept 4, 2008 17:13:44 GMT -6
I washed mine last night and set them in front of the fridge. They were dry pretty quick.
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Post by rjam on Sept 7, 2008 20:30:30 GMT -6
I washed mine last night and set them in front of the fridge. They were dry pretty quick. I am lost on the fridge thing? do you eat alot and go open and shut the fridge to air dry them? explain please? |
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Post by poweriguy on Sept 9, 2008 17:17:17 GMT -6
I washed mine last night and set them in front of the fridge. They were dry pretty quick. I am lost on the fridge thing? do you eat alot and go open and shut the fridge to air dry them? explain please? HAHAHAHA!!! Though it is true coaches tend to "eat alot" I think what he means is that at the bottom of most refrigerators, the hot air from the compressor and mechanicals is vented out though the front of the fridge at the floor level. |
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