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PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

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PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

As the autumn of 2012 turns into winter, most amateur soccer players will see their soccer leagues go on hiatus until the spring of 2013. As a result players are left with the choice of indoor soccer, pick-up matches if they can find them or training on their own or with friends to get ready for the next outdoor season.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

With pickup matches and keeping fit in mind, here is a world exclusive look at some of the latest gear you can wear from the late fall to spring with the PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training range. All of the items shown are available at World Soccer Shop and soccer.com. Click on their titles to go to the retailer page for each one.

PUMA Essential T-Shirt

While PUMA calls this top a T-shirt, it’s actually much more than that as it is a technical shirt made of the firm’s moisture-wicking USP polyester fabric.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

It is simple and lightweight and pulls and dissipates sweat quite rapidly. Therefore we think that it is an essential base layer shirt to go under your training outwear this fall / winter. If you are in a warmer environment then you can look good rocking it in a kickaround, during ballwork, drills or at the gym.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

One nice feature of the PUMA Essential T-shirt is that it has double stitching throughout and can survive many pulls from aggressive defenders on the pitch. Another is a side panel that spruces up the top and differentiates it from other training tees on the market.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

PUMA Icon Walkout Jacket

A bit reminiscent of PUMA’s iconic T7 track jacket, the PUMA Icon Walkout Jacket can be used for casual wear, keeping your core warm before and after indoor workouts, outdoor runs or training outside in cooler temperatures.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

Made of polyester for moisture wicking, the PUMA Icon Walkout Jacket is unlike other track jackets in that it does not have a tight-fitting ribbed waistband. What this results in is a garment that allows for unrestricted torso movement beneath the jacket. We think this is definitely a benefit when playing soccer because of all of the sport’s sudden twisting and turning motions.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

The PUMA Icon Walkout Jacket does have a couple of clever and eye-catching design features. The first is a stitched folded down bit of its ribbed collar. Since track jacket collars usually fold down when zipped all the way up anyway, the jacket’s designers built in this effect.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

The other innovative feature of the PUMA Icon Walkout Jacket is the use of one-zippered pocket and one open pocket. The zippered pocket is great for storing valuable like keys when out training while the open pocket can be used to keep your hand warm when taking a break from training.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

PUMA Icon Walkout Pant

As much as we love soccer shorts, when it is cold outside they are the last things you want to train in. Enter the PUMA Icon Walkout Pant!

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

Built for the soccer player, these lightweight pants are tapered at the bottom to provide a tighter fit in the ankle area. This is absolutely essential in soccer as you do not want your pant bottoms getting in the way of your kicking or running motions. When you are ready to cool things down or take off your shin guards and soccer, leg zippers on both sides of the pants run up the leg for approximately 12 inches or 30 cm.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

Lastly, the PUMA Icon Walkout Pant include one zippered pocket for storing valuables or energy gels while training, running or lifting weights. It features a waist drawstring for adjusting its fit and a prominent embroidered PUMA Cat.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

 PUMA Fleece Jacket

Come January 2013 when the weather gets really cold, a track jacket won’t keep you warm as you prepare for your triumphant return to league action in March. At this point, the PUMA Fleece Jacket is a great piece of outwear for those training sessions and pickup matches in sub-freezing temperatures.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

Made of lightweight polyester microfleece, the PUMA Fleece Jacket will keep you warm without slowing your down because of bulk. Elastic wrist cuffs help keep heat from escaping while a collar that zips all the way up will keep your neck area cozy.

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

For a bit of style, PUMA has added grey shoulder panels bordered by white piping to the jacket. Even if you’ll be skipping training on frozen pitches in January, this goes great with a pair the latest jeans.

Thanks to Nicole and Team PUMA USA!

PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range PUMA Fall / Winter 2012 Soccer Training Range

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