why sports outfits have stripes on the sides?
148767
Left over fashion trend from the 70s, when everything had wide stripes (and ties were wide and hair was big and clothing was tight).  We looked stupid then.  I don't know why teens want to look like we did.
156519
Tradition , if there is one thing baseball has over other sports is its link to the past.   Many players as they grew older became player managers for their teams and would not only manage the game put would field a position or have themselves ready to pinch hit at certain times. Thus, the need to have a uniform on during games.  Also, coaches stand on the playing field next to 1st and 3rd bases.  However, in modern day baseball I think managers look rather silly in uniform.
1154802
Omg its soccer, if you really care about fashion, then dont watch soccer. i mean who ta hell care about the design? as long as you can distiguish the colors.  geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez.\nthey are just noraml jerseys and not that bad anyway
770516
no, there is a different nlf footballs are bigger and also they don't have any stripes, college and nfl are the same, but college footballs have the stripes
1044358
It was probably already decided a long time ago in discussions between FIFA and the teams involved.\n\nTo the person who didn't understand the question. The problem is that Brazil and Australia both play in almost identical colours, so they can't both wear there first preference kit during their game against each other, one team will have to wear their secondary colours.\n\nAs for which team will wear which, only time will tell. I don't think it's the kind of thing FIFA put on their website.
450771
The german flag has a black horizontal stripe at the top, with a red horizontal stripe in the middle, and a yellow horizontal stripe at the bottom.\n\nThe reasons are long and complex (but mostly relate to tradition with respect the black and gold, and the red possibly coming from the Hanseastic league), and I suggest you take a look at the wikipedia site linked below.
1148569
To take the shirt off, either totally or partially, and then raise it up with one hand is a sign of love for the team or the country, which is represented by the shirt itself. After the ban, players used to wear undershirts with special dedications written thereon. Now this practice has also been forbidden and it is punished with a yellow card, as a warning.\n\nThe kissing is optional as this is a cultural custom, depending upon the nationality of the players. Now, the embracing is universal and it is a rite that demonstrates team work and solidarity.
444161
cause if you look like it it looks like a banner like you see people holding at footballmatches for example, they have a rectangualr peice of cloth with stuff about there team on it, in other words they are advartising there football team.
793693
White with black stripes...;
735490
The NFL has a contract with Reebok which requires the players and coaches to wear their apparel. The NFL receives a lot of money from Reebok for this.
106466
it isn't done just in nba...almost all the basketball teams in the world do this.\ni think it's because of the law. it says that the home team should wear LIGHT shirt and the away team, DARK. of course dark doesn't mean black; colors like: green, red, blue and so on...except for yellow & others that look light.
1024407
To identify players.  The shirts can be used by someone else next year because they have no names on them.  Saves the team money.
991259
Well I think with Basketball they would have to wear a sports jacket under the new Dress code. After all the players that aren't able to play have to. I would actually guess most of it is Dress codes by the league. The NFL though proably just kinda doesn't worry. They proably have a small thing like that the coaches are to look respectable but that's about it. Actually if you look at NFL coaches they usually look pretty reasonably dressy.
480119
It's called a sleeve.  Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson and Lebron James and some other players wear them too.  They are used to keep muscles warm to prevent injury.  Lately though, ever since Kobe started to wear them, a lot of players wear them and it is now considered more fashion than a safety precaution and they will probaly be banned from the league next season.
792824
It represents sportsmanship, and respect.  It is usually more common to see in the World cup, It is a souvenir.  It is not forced to do it, it is up to the players, not all exchange jersey's at times.  It is usually done at the end of the game as to congratulate each other for their efforts.
175586
If you look at guidons (the wooden flag staffs) carried in parades or on display, you see that the flag is achored on the "Star" side.  Moving forward with the flag causes it to unfurl and blow in the wind with the stars leading.  The same is true on uniforms.  The flag is always represented with the stars advancing.
1054766
When you have two teams on the same court, both sides need to be able to distinguish at a glance who they're passing to so that's the reason for the different colors between teams.  \n\nTo help limit confusion, a rule has been established that when you are playing on your home court you will wear white and when you play away from home you wear the dark colors.\n\nThe different colors between teams such as red, black, orange, etc. are determined by the teams and usually have something to do with their home towns colors, but not always.