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Why the frick is a jersey called a "kit"

Posted on 7/1/10 at 11:49 pm
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 7/1/10 at 11:49 pm
Someone explain this to me...

This is a kit:



This is a jersey:

Posted by Chino
Member since Aug 2008
957 posts
Posted on 7/1/10 at 11:50 pm to
Posted by plaxico
Member since Jun 2009
1157 posts
Posted on 7/1/10 at 11:55 pm to
by definition, it's not really called a kit. a kit would be everything that you'd use to play. which makes sense i think. i don't use it, though.
This post was edited on 7/1/10 at 11:55 pm
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
14424 posts
Posted on 7/1/10 at 11:58 pm to
Kit is everything, shirt, shorts, socks, shin guards and boots/cleats.
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 12:05 am to
quote:

Kit is everything, shirt, shorts, socks, shin guards and boots/cleats.


Sounds like a uniform to me...

Regardless, why does this thread not show the "kit"??
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This post was edited on 7/2/10 at 12:07 am
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 7/2/10 at 12:13 am to
Uniform would be just the shirt, shorts and socks.

That is sometimes called a strip, too. Although strip is a bit ambiguous, because it refers to the basic design....like that Barca, basic strip is the blaugrana shirt with the red shorts and whatever color of socks, that remains MOSTLY unchanged year to year.
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
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Posted on 7/2/10 at 2:17 am to
brah they are european.
Posted by Dallas Tiger
Dallas
Member since Mar 2006
15080 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 3:42 am to
The brits also call your running gear (shoes, shorts, shirt) a kit.
Posted by Meursault
Nashville
Member since Sep 2003
25172 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 6:54 am to
quote:

Regardless, why does this thread not show the "kit"??


I think people use the word "kit" too loosely on this board.
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45218 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 8:12 am to
quote:

The brits also call your running gear (shoes, shorts, shirt) a kit.


And sneakers are called trainers.

A mouth piece is called a gum shield.

Your cleats are called boots.

Practice is called a training session or just training. Imagine if AI were in Ingerland...
Posted by thenry712
Zasullia, Ukraine
Member since Nov 2008
15795 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 8:20 am to
To an extent (to back up my verbiage) it does show the kit, as it shows the shorts and warm-up jacket.
Posted by Methuselah
On da Riva
Member since Jan 2005
23350 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 8:33 am to
quote:

Why the frick is a jersey called a "kit"

Probably for the same reason a team is called a "side".
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45218 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 9:12 am to
A side is the team on the field. You have an entire club that is comprised of multiple sides (first side, second side, third side, etc). Each side is starters plus subs, and for some clubs, some members of the second side are subs for the first side, etc.

This harkens back to pre professional days, and the term is still used in other codes of football.
Posted by Three 6 Italia
Member since Jan 2010
663 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 9:30 am to
Dude a kit can be anything. That right there is a sewing kit, just like there is an emergency kit, hair kit etc.
Posted by pankReb
Defending National Champs Fan
Member since Mar 2009
64698 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 10:08 am to
....the same reason why they call the playing surface a "pitch".



It's because that's what it's called.
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
14424 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 10:22 am to
Don't forget the squad...which is the entire team from which the side and substitutes are chosen. The "Head Coach" is called the manager over there because he has control over ALL on-field activities and the direction of the club, including reserves and youth policy. But he coaches the first team or senior side during their games, too.
Posted by jim712
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
1518 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 10:54 am to
To the genius who started this thread, why do humans call anything what they do? A "jersey" could just as well be a "neup". Geeez. Language 101 dude. Get a clue.
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25604 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 11:00 am to
Isn't the jersey part of a kit?
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
14424 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 11:27 am to
Yes, Colonel, yes it is.
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25604 posts
Posted on 7/2/10 at 1:16 pm to
Thought so.

THIS is a kit (jersey, shorts and socks):


THIS is a jersey (shirt):
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