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Post by hsrose on May 31, 2016 21:23:24 GMT -6
I was just informed that the varsity locker room will be modified, probably over the summer. Think a square with a door on the bottom/base, and a door in the middle on the right adjoining side. Two sides have no openings. Apparently there have been some ongoing PE class issues so the PE coaches came up with this as their solution. They have gone to the AD and gotten this approved.
Their proposal is to build a wall 10' off of the base wall so there is only a single entrance into the varsity room. The walls would be cinder block. This new room will be 28'x10' with a single door about 10' from the side wall. Not sure what the issues are but apparently they got it sold to the administration. The AD teaches PE for 3 classes and 'works' for one of the PE guys. The other PE guy is the HC that preceded me, I don't know all the dynamics, but they are all three charging down this path.
I am for this move because it gets my gear out of the current equipment room which is 14'x25' and has all of the boys sports. This gives us a lot more room, gets us out of the equipment room, and gives the other teams room to expand. So for me, this is a good thing. I don't care why it's being done, but it benefits the football program so it is a good thing.
I will have a room, 28'x10', with 4 cinder block walls (got to get the maintenance guys involved to do anything, earthquake safety thing here), and a single door. It has lights, power outlets, and air return ducts. They will work the air circulation thing. We currently have 12'x1' shelves on the wall for the helmets. We have to get a ladder to get to the top rows. The Shoulder pads are on two of the vertical racks - we just went through them all and tossed 20 or so FLAT shoulder pads. I have 6 boxes of old jerseys, 2 boxes of practice jerseys, game jerseys and pants, pads, medical, travel bags, all that good stuff. I have the opportunity here to get things setup for much better working area.
What do I put in the room? What do you find are the most effective storage units that you would recommend?
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Post by coachguy83 on Jun 1, 2016 1:37:17 GMT -6
I would recommend having rods for hanging uniforms hung from the ceiling. It makes it easier to organize them, its not as hard on them as being thrown in a box, and most importantly lets you take advantage of space that is usually wasted.
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Post by bigmoot on Jun 1, 2016 5:15:42 GMT -6
Sorry to hijack....what's the best way to store shoulder pads?
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Post by utchuckd on Jun 1, 2016 6:12:23 GMT -6
I second a rod for hanging jerseys. I also like the open front stacking bins for storing most cloth and smaller pads.
We have boards on the wall with nails sticking out that we hang helmets on by their facemask. I don't know if that's optimum or not but it's what was here and works pretty well.
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Post by freezeoption on Jun 1, 2016 6:49:23 GMT -6
the best ways to do shoulder pads, and I was told this by a rawlings guy a long time ago is to lay then on their back, so I store mine on a big shelf laying or on the floor, stacked inside of each other than on their back, I know it takes up more room but it means you will have good condition shoulder pads
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Post by Chris Clement on Jun 1, 2016 12:40:09 GMT -6
Definitely hang the jerseys on rods. If they aren't jerseys that will ever be used in a game again then find a way to get rid of them. Either make them JV game jerseys, practice jerseys, sell them to alumni, or give them away. Same with pants; you should be able to turn old game pants into practice pants and never need to buy practice pants.
Laying shoulder pads on their back may help them last but you can't afford the space.
Since you already have the shelves for the helmets you may as well leave them there. If you need those shelves for something else then put up a pegboard on the opposite wall for the helmets.
It's an awful project but tape together the single pads into matching pairs, and redo it every season before they go back in the tub. It makes equipment day so much easier.
It's a long skinny room so try to put the wettest, dankest stuff near the door and get an airblower of some sort. Regular ventilation isn't going to cut it.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 1, 2016 13:35:32 GMT -6
the best ways to do shoulder pads, and I was told this by a rawlings guy a long time ago is to lay then on their back, so I store mine on a big shelf laying or on the floor, stacked inside of each other than on their back, I know it takes up more room but it means you will have good condition shoulder pads After collecting equipment, I fasten the shoulder pad straps and store the shoulder pads upside down. I try to stack no more than 10 together. Does take up more room but the pads keep their shape and don't flatten out. |
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Post by 19delta on Jun 1, 2016 13:42:29 GMT -6
Regarding the lower-body pad sets, one of the best things we have ever done is gone to integrated game and practice pants. Has eliminated the need to store hip, knee, thigh, and tailbone pads separately.
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Post by freezeoption on Jun 1, 2016 13:45:10 GMT -6
there is ways to keep them in shape, if you got the money to let them flatten then go for it, maybe you can go up high and put shelves up to put them up on one side of the wall, or underneath hanging jerseys, the guy that told me I trust, was a high school coach for a long time then became a rep, said once they flatten they are basically shot
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Post by hsrose on Jun 1, 2016 13:46:30 GMT -6
Hang jerseys, check. Wanted to do that but never had the room.
Helmets - We have shelves but they are in the other room and I don't want to move them if I don't have to. Also I got dinged by maintenance because I had some tote boxes on top of a storage case, but they didn't say anything about helmets being 10' up in the air on a 1' shelf. We get earthquakes here so having things up in the air isn't good. Looking at the bar-though-the-earhole type or the shelf cart. Anyone have a preference there, pros/cons?
Shoulder pads - on back is best, but big space eater. Will likely stay with the stack 'em racks.
Misc small items - tote boxes
We issue the kids 5-pad girdles that are theirs to keep. We have to do that 1 time and if they want another then they have to pay for it. So we don't stock the thigh, hip, or butt pads. We also went without practice pants last year and that worked. Still have to have them for scrimmages.
Ventilation - lots of it, check. Not sure when they will be starting this but the power & HVAC will be a big item.
What else should I be thinking of?
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 2, 2016 5:20:12 GMT -6
Sorry to hijack....what's the best way to store shoulder pads? we built a set of rods that we placed on the wall. Basically it was a mini shoulder pad hanging closet. 2x12 (or rough equivalent) board/plywood as the 'wall'. run conduit through the wall about every 14-18 inches, again work it suit the size pads. each 'closet' was 5-6 feet wide they didn't have doors. lay the pads on the rods |
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Post by Coach Hoover on Jun 2, 2016 19:43:54 GMT -6
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Post by the1mitch on Jun 4, 2016 9:34:45 GMT -6
A couple of Amens to the previous posters with subtle variations.
The shoulder pad rack/carts are winners! They let you roll out your gear into a hallway or wherever you do your gear handout and they keep the pads in good shape.
Have rolls of blue painters tape and require kids to tape paired foam stuff. That way no fumbling for "matched" thigh pads etc.
I like the tough black plastic bins for storage of soft stuff that doesn't stack easily. Label them clearly.
Finally do you have a workbench? A 2x6 flat surface sure comes in handy. Also a place to store repair parts and tools?
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Jun 5, 2016 1:20:56 GMT -6
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 5, 2016 21:50:44 GMT -6
We have two large racks  one stores all our cloth and some equipment, the other has special hangers to hang helmets in them. We also have racks that stack shoulder pads, that could also go inside these carts if we wanted to purchase another. Ours are on wheels, but you have the option to put them on rails (as shown in the picture) They are pretty handy and if we were rebuilding an equipment room, It is safe to say they would be centered around buying up a bunch of these carts. They are the Gearboss X-Cart's www.gearboss.com/gearboss/x-carts.html |
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 6, 2016 12:36:54 GMT -6
A local small college has a neat way to maximize space. They basically have those room size rolling file cabinets/bookshelves. One whole wall is 3-4 foot wide floor to ceiling storage bins, that overall is a little less than the width of the room.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jun 6, 2016 13:02:39 GMT -6
Compact shelving?
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 6, 2016 19:18:10 GMT -6
more like a book case on wheels, but stacked right next to one another
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 7, 2016 12:59:13 GMT -6
more like a book case on wheels, but stacked right next to one another Yeah it reminds me of the stacks in libraries at big colleges All the college equipment rooms I've been in are like this You slide/roll them to the side to open up walking space to go get what you need |
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Jun 7, 2016 23:18:16 GMT -6
more like a book case on wheels, but stacked right next to one another Yeah it reminds me of the stacks in libraries at big colleges All the college equipment rooms I've been in are like this You slide/roll them to the side to open up walking space to go get what you need there is a link to what I think the colleges use up above in my earlier post |
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Post by Coachbragg on May 24, 2017 20:44:00 GMT -6
Hang jerseys, check. Wanted to do that but never had the room. Helmets - We have shelves but they are in the other room and I don't want to move them if I don't have to. Also I got dinged by maintenance because I had some tote boxes on top of a storage case, but they didn't say anything about helmets being 10' up in the air on a 1' shelf. We get earthquakes here so having things up in the air isn't good. Looking at the bar-though-the-earhole type or the shelf cart. Anyone have a preference there, pros/cons? Shoulder pads - on back is best, but big space eater. Will likely stay with the stack 'em racks. Misc small items - tote boxes We issue the kids 5-pad girdles that are theirs to keep. We have to do that 1 time and if they want another then they have to pay for it. So we don't stock the thigh, hip, or butt pads. We also went without practice pants last year and that worked. Still have to have them for scrimmages. Ventilation - lots of it, check. Not sure when they will be starting this but the power & HVAC will be a big item. What else should I be thinking of?  I had very little space in ours and am sharing with every other sport. Found this aluminum rack being tossed on a construction site. Was told it is used for running data wire. Anyway, I hung it from the ceiling and was able to hook 30 helmets from it plus stack shoulder pads above it. Opened up a lot of space. |
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