At tournaments, a decorated clothespin can turn into a tiny surprise from one player to another. Add an encouraging note, clip it on someone from another team, and suddenly a simple pin becomes a reminder that softball is a community, even when you’re competing.
That tournament tradition inspired Get Clipped, SB Lab’s limited edition matching shirt-and-shorts set. But the collection isn’t just about the fun of getting clipped. It’s made for the work that happens after the last tournament: off-season training.
Winter is where the work adds up
The season ends, the fields go quiet, and the next tournament is months away. That gap is where players are made. Winter training, the strength work, the conditioning, the short sprints, the agility drills, is what shows up in your first games next spring, when everyone else is still shaking off the rust.
The catch: winter training happens in gyms, garages, and turf tunnels, often before sunrise or after dark. It's cold outside, it's unglamorous, and nobody is cheering. The gear you train in should make showing up easier, not harder: something comfortable that can move with you, so you can get in, get to work, and get on with your day.
That's where the Get Clipped Limited Edition set comes in: a lightweight, moisture-wicking shirt with matching shorts designed to move, with four-way stretch, a relaxed leg, and an elastic waistband. Comfortable enough for any winter session, coordinated enough that pulling it on feels like game day.
- Strength training: Move through your planned lifts and bodyweight exercises in a set that keeps up.
- Conditioning: Wear it for circuit days where staying comfortable matters.
- Speed work: Head to the track, turf, or field for short accelerations and sprint drills.
- Agility training: Work on shuffles, cuts, and change-of-direction drills in a set made to move with you.
The clothing won’t do the training for you, of course. But having an outfit ready to go can make it easier to show up, get warmed up, and focus on the session in front of you.
The tradition behind the print
If you've never been clipped, here's how it goes. Before a tournament, players decorate clothespins, markers, stickers, glitter, whatever is in the team bag, and often write an inspirational message right on the pin. Then, somewhere between games, they sneak up on a player from another team and clip it onto her bag or jersey.
No points. No trophy. Just a stranger letting you know somebody sees the work you're putting in.
That's the spirit the Get Clipped set carries. The pin print isn't decoration for decoration's sake; it's the sweetest small tradition in softball, worn on your training gear. And it fits winter perfectly, because the work nobody sees deserves its own encouragement.
Maybe your message is keep showing up. Maybe it’s trust the process. Write it down if you have to. Whatever words keep you locked in, carry them into your next lift, sprint, or conditioning session. You don’t need a tournament crowd cheering to make the work count.
And when you do head back to the fields, the print brings a little tournament-day fun along for the ride for those post-game hotel hangouts.
Get clipped
The Get Clipped matching shirt-and-shorts set is a limited edition collection inspired by one of softball’s sweetest tournament traditions, and built for the winter grind. Wear it for strength, conditioning, speed, agility, or the everyday moments around the game. You can find the tee and shorts here.
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