INTRODUCTION
Over the past 15 years there has been a huge increase in
participation in active sports all over the world. Healthier
lifestyles are leading to greater sports participation; more sports have been
invented and many old sports have been popular. The highly competitive world of
sports has given rise to more professional sports persons who are conscious
about their sportswear & also demand more specific functions to be
performed by sportswear.
Design of
active sportswear is still a subject of research for many companies. As a
result of this new fibre, fabrics & finishes are developed to satisfy the
stringent requirements imposed by contempory sports trends.
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In the
first half of 20th century sportswear was not scientifically designed
due to non-availability of specialty fibres. But today, designing of sportswear
is receiving scientific inputs. May be the knowledge, expertise &
experience we gathered in last century is used now to design sportswear
appropriate for specific sports. Increase
in the participation in sports activities is accompanied
by the development of appropriate performance sportswear tailored to meet the
different requirements of different sports. Tremendous progress had been made
in the development of specialty fibres, yarns, fabrics & finishes for
active sportswear.
MARKET FOR SPORTSWEAR:
According to the study conducted by David Rigby Associates,
the consumption of sportswear was 237 Ktonnes in 1995 & is estimated to
increase up to 390 Ktonnes by 2005. It is expected that it will grow at
fascinating rate & will reach the value US $ 2.35 billion by 2005 (2).
Let’s look at the forces which are responsible for the astonishing growth of
sportswear market.
Increase in the sports participation in active
sports in last decade or so.
Constant pursuit victories & record braking
performance, outstanding marksmanship & high level of professionalism in
sports had imposed stringent demands on sports textiles.
In fiercely competitive world of sports, ‘performance
’has become key & issues like Moisture management,
temperature regulation, stretch, lightness, wind and water resistance and
frictional reduction have became more important.
Developments in technology such as emergence of new polymers,
fibres, yarns, method of fabric production & innovative finishes had helped
in meeting the specific requirements of sportswear.
Apart from sportswear, textiles also found applications in the areas
like reinforcement of sport goods, performance shoes, climbing ropes &
artificial turfs related to sports.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES:
According
to David Rigby Associates, new consumers groups are emerging, they
are
Children, and now the
grandchildren of baby - boom generation is continuing the lifestyle pioneered
by them. (CATCH THEM YOUNG)
Over 55-Agegroup (The"
Third Agers") is growing rapidly in many developed countries. They want to
take part in fitness related activities and can afford to buy the appropriate
clothing and time.
Women are moving into aerobics
to becoming much involved in competitive
Sports such as hiking.
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