Football Lapel and Trading Pins!

With a rise in popularity, pin trading in football is an excellent way to show off your team's logo while meeting other players. Pin trading at tournaments displays a strong quality of sportsmanship. 

Contact Metro Pins for your team's customized football pin design!

What kind of trading pin should you get for your team?  Soft enamel pins and photoscreen pins are the two most popular choices for football teams.  With soft enamel pins you can feel the pin design's surface texture.  Photoscreen pins are flat and polished smooth, providing full color and magazine-quality detail.  Soft enamel pins take longer to make, so keep that in mind.

What size football pin to get?  The average team trading pin size is 1.75". 90% of football teams pick either 1.50", 1.75" or 2.00" pins.  9% get larger pins and less than 1% get smaller (we WILL try to talk you out of a small size). 

How many football pins do I need?  The average order quantity for football teams is about 500 pins. That's also where our pricing rocks!  Plan for one pin per player per team. 20 players on your team and 25 teams in the tournament means 500 pins.

It's also an excellent idea to order extra pins for team fundraising! Try ordering 50 - 100 more pins (this could even result in lowering your price per pin, depending on order size) and selling them as "fundraiser pins" for $10 each. It's an easy way to ask for donations while giving something back in return. This strategy works very well for several teams that order from us each year!

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