The Best Sports Gear Gifts of 2016
Shopping for the holidays can be incredibly stressful. You want to get the right gift for that special person in your life. We get it.
That's why we're here to help. Let Bleacher Report do all the dirty work and sift through all the bad gifts to come up with the best options for sports fans.
Today we're looking at gear. For the sports fan who wants to look good while they're working out, playing five-on-five or just getting some work done. Here is what you need.
Carhartt Sandstone Sierra Jacket
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This is for the tough, outdoorsy sports fan in your life. The one who idolizes Madison Bumgardner. This jacket is for the guy who sneers at Cross Fit and gets his workout from chopping wood and building a barn all before breakfast.
You've seen these jackets around and they're always worn by badasses. So if you've got a badass sports fan in your life, look no further.
Nike Storm-FIT Hybrid Gloves
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We have to face the obvious. Winter is here and it's not going away for a little while. So if we're going to be bundled up, we might as well be comfortable while we do it.
These gloves will keep your hands warm but not hot. You can still use your phone, and they have great grip so you don't have to do that thing where you have to take your gloves off any time you actually need to use your hands.
Perfect for running but also if you just need some gloves.
The Lululemon All Day Duffel
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If you're going to work out, you need something to carry all your stuff. Sure you could go with just your average duffel bag and look like a rube, or you could get the best duffel bag that science has to offer.
It has pockets galore so that everything doesn't end up being smushed together and smelling like gym socks, the material is easy to clean and water resistant and (let's face it) it looks awesome, and looking cool is 90 percent of the reason we all work out anyway.
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FlipBelt Running Belt
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I have worked most of my life to legitimize the fanny pack. I think it's a perfectly fine accessory and extremely handy. However, it has been derided as lame and dorky by all the "haterz" out there. So an alternative was necessary.
Enter the running belt, which FitBelt has perfected. It's like a fanny pack except you don't have a huge bulge sticking out around your midsection.
Everything stays nice and tucked into your body. There's room for everything in there. I'm not sure why you would ever want to exercise with a kitchen sink, but I'm pretty sure it would fit in there.
Game Day Box
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Even with the sports gift experts at Bleacher Report helping you, I understand if there's still some uncertainty on your part with what to get. In that case, why not get a subscription box where gifts are specifically curated for that particular sports fan each month.
You better hurry if you want this to come by Christmas, but it's a great gift to give all year round, and you'll get some cool stuff in there that you never would have thought of yourself.
The Lace Case
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Got a hockey fan you're looking to buy for? Well they needed this phone case yesterday.
Cool looking phone cases are a hot commodity, and this will stand out from the pack. I'm not even a hockey fan and I want one of these.
Compression Tights
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There's nothing sports fans like more than being able to emulate our heroes when we play ourselves, so why not look to Karl-Anthony Towns for inspiration.
Shooting sleeves are a thing on the past. What's cool now are compression tights. Walk onto the court sporting a pair of these bad boys and people will know that you're for real and you are serious about blood circulation. It's a deadly combination.
Seriously, though, compression shorts are a great price-effective gift for any athlete.
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