Back to School

It's already the end of August, and we all know that means Back to School…

Shopping for books, school supplies, backpacks, lunch boxes, clothes, shoes and socks (of course) and more!  Completing forms, forms and more forms (registration, emergency contacts, lunch orders, PTA memberships – all in triplicate!)  Getting kids registered for fall sports and after school programs.  Figuring out carpool and so much more!  We already miss summer and it's not even over yet!

While sockprints may not be able to help you with carpool, we can help you create some cool new custom socks for your upcoming Back to School activities.  Take a peek at these new Back to School ideas.

In Southern California we are gearing up for a lineup of fall sports including football, soccer, volleyball, and cross country track.  Our socks are great for teams and fans alike to wear throughout the season.  We can personalize each pair of socks with player numbers and your team or school logo.  Why not print the team fight song on the side of a knee high?

Heading off to college?  We've got lots of ideas for personalized socks that are perfect for everyone from the freshman to PHD candidate!

Never created custom socks at sockprints before?  Here are a couple insider tips to explore.

• Sign up for our newsletter and receive a 25% off coupon toward your purchase.  This discount is a great way to try our socks for less! 
• Giveaways!  From time to time we host giveaways on our blog, The Happy Sole, and we also work with other sites for reviews, promotions and giveaways too!  Here are three sites currently running Back to School sockprints giveaways.  Check out their websites for rules and to enter.  Contests end soon!
• Two Classy Chics 
• The Adventures of Paul and Natalie 
• Second Time Around

Sports Moms

What makes a mom a “sports mom”? On most weekends throughout the year sports moms rise prior to dawn and go to sleep well after dusk making sure the gas tank is full, water bottles packed, the alarm set, and directions to the sport venue printed out. Now, the idea of a “soccer mom” or a “sports mom” is a pretty amusing stereotype that teenage and young adult women like to joke about, saying that they will never become one. The transformation, however, from a single, fun-loving and free-spirited twenty-something to the thirty-something sports mom is pretty much inevitable. That’s not to say that every parent pushes their kids into sports and that’s not to say that every kid must be involved in sports; chess club is perfectly fine too. What defines a sports mom is something truly unique and special. She is the mother who enrolls her kids in every sports clinic possible over the summer, buys the best equipment, and has a tendency to coach from the sidelines (whether this “assistance” is welcome or not). While supporting the rest of the team, she has eyes on only one player, hoping her child doesn’t get injured or make a costly mistake while in the game, or stressing out when they are sitting on the bench wondering what is wrong with the coach. Sport moms’ support, protect and defend their child when it comes to their sport, and kids learn that discipline, teamwork, and practice pay off, sometimes at a very early age. These are personality traits that spill over into all aspects of a child’s life.

As a daughter of one of these sports moms, I am beyond thankful for the drive that she instilled in me. She supported me in so many sports I now play ranging from soccer to swimming. Although I stopped playing organized, competitive sports in high school, every day for years I have been very active. I attribute this to her. And even more, as the older sister of an ardent club soccer player, I have been able to watch not only her play, but also observe the many personalities of the sports moms from the sidelines. I have been provided some great opportunities to apply my psychology studies on these parents during the games. It is pretty entertaining and funny. I think a reality show, “Real Soccer Moms of Southern California” might not be a bad idea!

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