are there several teams who do not have the names printed on the back of their jersies?
2007-03-17 18:07:02 · 5 answers · asked by icunurse85 7 in Sports ➔ Basketball
There several reasons. First off, a lot of coaches have the philosophy that a player should be "playing for the name on the front of the jersey instead of the back" (in other words playing for his/her team and not his/her self). So they won't put the names on the back of the jerseys.
Some schools also uphold the tradition of not putting names on the back of the jerseys. For example, Indiana University doesn't put the names on the back of the jerseys. And matter of fact the uniforms haven't changed much (except the length of the shorts) in the decades they've had the uniform style. You just have to see the red and white striped warmup pants to know it's gotta be a tradition thing.
Also, depending on the size of the school and their budget they may not be able to afford new uniforms every year. So this could be a deciding factor, especially for small mid-major schools, to not have the names on the back of the jerseys.
It's definitely not unusual to see it if that's what you're wondering.
2007-03-17 18:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by sweetie_tdp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some schools just follow traditions. other don't have the budget to do that. others don't want make it more about the team an individual . so whats the others posted it right now the money.
2007-03-18 01:36:20 · answer #2 · answered by dizzle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alot of teams follow traditions which the older jerseys had no names on them including professional sports some schools kept their uniforms that way others changed it didnt get popular for college teams to get names on the jerseys until about the early to mid 80's
2007-03-18 01:14:01 · answer #3 · answered by bao187 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some schools try to emphasize the team, instead of individuals.
2007-03-18 01:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by rwhz199 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-18 01:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by BLACKWALLSTREET 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋