How to Design Your Own Soccer Goalie Shirt

Soccer goalkeeping is a specialist position, and keepers often elect to wear their own specialized jerseys. These jerseys have a number of protective features, such as arm and elbow patches, which you can custom design to suit your needs. Draw up your soccer goalkeeper shirt design, so you can approach clothing and sportswear designers in order to have your goalkeeper shirt made.

Things You'll Need

  • Printer
  • Goalkeeper shirt template/outline
  • Sketching pad
  • H and B pencils and colored pencils
  • Pen
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Instructions

    • 1

      Decide which type of collar and main features of the shirt you want before printing an outline or template for your soccer goalkeeper jersey. Print several different goalkeeper shirt templates (see Resources), which allows you to start over if you make a mistake.

    • 2

      Play around with different colors. Remember that, according to the FIFA laws of the game, the goalkeeper's jersey must be distinctly differently colored from the rest of his teammates' jerseys, which enables officials to identify him as the goalkeeper.

    • 3

      Use H and B pencils to sketch in any inserts or padding that you wish your goalkeeper shirt to possess. For example, if you have a scar or regularly graze your hip area on your right side, you could add an additional insert that regular goalkeeper shirts may not have. Draw an arrow pointing to your inserts and write, in detail, exactly what you require.

    • 4

      Draw small marks where your goalkeeper shirt requires your club's badge or insignia. Detail any sponsor names that you are obliged to display on your shirt, as well as your shirt number and the font style you wish to use. Commonly, the font used for the number on a goalkeeper shirt is the same as the outfield player shirts.

    • 5

      Include all of the necessary graphics when submitting your custom goalkeeper shirt design to sportswear designers. Send graphics in the form of e-mail attachments. Add a large, high-quality version of the club's badge, sponsor artwork and the font that you wish used for your shirt number. Indicate what material you want used to make your shirt---commonly, shirts are a blend of polyester and cotton, but you may be restricted by a budget or have a special requirement.