Nassau County, Nassau County
DTF Transfers for East Rockaway, NY Youth Sports and Travel Teams
Travel team work is short runs with a lot of variation: one crest, twelve numbers, twelve names, and a parent order that shows up two days later. We print standard DTF transfers at $0.06 per square inch of the design's bounding box, with no minimum, and orders placed by 3 PM Eastern on a business day are handed to the carrier that same business day.
What a 12-player roster costs in transfers
Price is bounding box area times $0.06. A 10 by 8 inch front crest is 80 square inches, so $4.80. A two-digit back number 8 inches tall is roughly 7 by 8 inches, 56 square inches, so $3.36. A player name at 9 by 2 inches is 18 square inches, so $1.08. That is $9.24 of transfers per jersey. Twelve players is $110.88, which clears the $99 free shipping threshold on its own. A 3 by 1.5 inch sleeve year mark adds $0.27 a jersey, $3.24 across the roster. Run your own sizes through the per-square-inch calculator on the site before you quote the team.
Packing a roster of numbers onto a 14 inch gang sheet
DTF gang sheets are 14 inches wide, priced at $0.06 per square inch of sheet area, in fixed lengths from 14 by 18 at $15.12 up to 14 by 72 at $60.48. You pay for whitespace, so packing is the whole game. Numbers sized to 6.75 inches wide run two across inside the 0.25 inch minimum spacing, 13.75 of the 14. A 14 by 72 gives you eight rows, 16 numbers, about $3.78 each. The rate is identical either way, so a loosely packed sheet can cost more than the same art ordered as individual transfers. Run it through the free auto-build packer before you decide.
Press settings for mesh, dri-fit and parent hoodies
Most travel jerseys are polyester or a poly blend, and polyester sits in the lower half of the range: 285 to 300 F, 10 to 15 seconds, medium-firm pressure. Cotton tees and the parent hoodies take 300 to 325 F for the same dwell. Batch by fabric so you are not chasing the dial between garments, and test one transfer on a spare jersey before you commit the roster. Applied to spec, a transfer holds 50 plus commercial wash cycles at 104 F, which covers a full season of washing after every practice.
The week-three callup and the no-minimum rule
A kid joins in week three and now you need one number, one name and one crest. Standard DTF has no minimum order, so a single transfer is a real order rather than a favor. That one 7 by 8 inch number is $3.36 and it runs on the same schedule as a 200 piece job: in by 3 PM Eastern on a business day, out to the carrier that same business day. There is no rush fee attached, because same day is the standard service and not an upgrade. The exceptions sit elsewhere in the catalog: puff DTF has a 10 unit minimum, custom UV DTF has a $35 order minimum, and leatherette patches are 10 per shape and color.
Timing a Saturday tournament from East Rockaway
Standard transit is 2 to 5 business days, expedited 1 to 3. Same-day shipping is not same-day delivery, so back the date up. For a Saturday tournament, a Monday order that leaves Monday can land Thursday or Friday on standard, but that is transit, not a promise. Orders placed after 3 PM Eastern, on a weekend or on a federal holiday ship the next business day, and production runs Monday to Friday. If the date is tight, pickup at our Huntington shop is same business day after production by appointment, and a $19.99 flat-rate local courier option is available at checkout for eligible Long Island addresses.
Bottles, bat bags and other hard goods
UV DTF is the one for hard surfaces: water bottles, tumblers, coolers, clipboards, the rigid panels on a bat bag. It is $0.10 per square inch, so a 3 by 3 inch bottle decal is $0.90 and a 12-player set is $10.80. UV DTF gang sheets run 24 inches wide instead of 14, and UV DTF ships same business day like standard DTF. The specialty UV builds do not, because the cure and build stages are additive: raised UV patches at $0.65 each, dimensional UV graphics at $0.10 and fauxbroidery are 48 hours, and leatherette patches and puff DTF are 72 hours.
Who orders from East Rockaway
Travel team coaches and team parents
You need one crest, a dozen numbers and a dozen names, then a second small batch when two more kids sign up in week three. No minimum on standard DTF, $0.06 per square inch, and the same 3 PM Eastern cutoff either way.
League and booster spirit wear volunteers
Parent hoodies, sibling tees and fundraiser shirts are one artwork repeated 24 to 60 times. An 11 by 11 inch front is 121 square inches, $7.26 per transfer, and the order clears free shipping long before two dozen.
Shops and decorators printing for Nassau County teams
You are pressing other people's rosters and need a supplier that ships the day you order. Gang sheets at $0.06 per square inch of sheet area, pre-cut contour cutting at $0.29 per transfer, and Huntington pickup when a job runs late.
Tournament and showcase organizers
Event tees, staff shirts and bottle decals against a fixed date. Standard DTF and UV DTF both ship the same business day before the 3 PM Eastern cutoff, but transit is 2 to 5 business days, so order against the ship date.
East Rockaway questions
- If I order Monday, will the transfers get to East Rockaway before a Saturday game?
- Possibly, but do not build the plan on it. An order placed by 3 PM Eastern Monday is printed, inspected and handed to the carrier Monday. Standard transit is 2 to 5 business days, so Thursday or Friday is likely and not guaranteed. Expedited is 1 to 3 business days. For a hard date, use expedited or pick up in Huntington.
- Do you have a minimum if I only need one player's number and name?
- No minimum on standard DTF transfers. One number, one name and one crest is a normal order. A two-digit 8 inch tall number is roughly 7 by 8 inches, 56 square inches, so $3.36. It runs on the same 3 PM Eastern cutoff as a full roster. Puff DTF, custom UV DTF and leatherette patches do carry their own minimums.
- What temperature should I press onto polyester travel jerseys?
- Polyester is 285 to 300 F, 10 to 15 seconds, medium-firm pressure. Cotton is 300 to 325 F for the same dwell. Most mesh and performance jerseys are poly, so stay in the lower band and test one piece on a spare before you press the roster. Pressed to spec, transfers hold 50 plus commercial wash cycles at 104 F.
- Can I put a whole roster of names and numbers on one gang sheet?
- Yes. DTF gang sheets are 14 inches wide with fixed lengths from 14 by 18 at $15.12 up to 14 by 72 at $60.48, priced at $0.06 per square inch of sheet area. Keep 0.25 inch minimum spacing between designs. Send 300 DPI PNGs with transparent backgrounds at final print size. Mixed names, numbers and crests on one sheet is the normal way to send a roster.
- Can I pick the order up, or is there local delivery?
- Pickup is at 205 E Main St, Ste 2-1, Huntington NY 11743, same business day after production, by appointment. A $19.99 flat-rate local courier option appears at checkout for eligible Long Island addresses. Shipping is free on orders of $99 and up in the contiguous US, which most full-roster orders clear. Questions: 631-458-3842 or our order desk.
Talk to someone about a East Rockaway order
Call 631.458.3842 or email [email protected]. Pickup is by appointment at our Huntington shop.
Serving East Rockaway
- Township and county
- Nassau County, Nassau County
- Local courier
- $19.99 flat rate, shown at checkout for eligible addresses
- Pickup
- By appointment at 205 E Main St, Huntington