Trailhead Union Norway: Football Academy Training Kit Laboratory Test Report
Trailhead Union is a Norway-based brand whose football academy training kit is one of its most demanding programmes. This report documents the laboratory qualification of the moisture-wicking polyester single jersey supplied to Trailhead Union for its football academy training kit. Every figure below was produced on bulk fabric, not on an approval swatch.
Trailhead Union: Moisture-Wicking Polyester Single Jersey in use during daily squad training in all weather
Evaluation background
The programme covers training shirts, shorts and warm-up tops, used for daily squad training in all weather. The environment is contact, sliding and heavy perspiration and the requirement written into the brief was tear resistance with colour consistency across a squad. Fabric was selected on that basis rather than on price alone.
Fabric under evaluation
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Fabric | Moisture-Wicking Polyester Single Jersey |
| Composition | 88% polyester / 12% spandex |
| Weight | 160 GSM |
| Width | 170 cm |
| Primary function | moves sweat to the outer face so it can evaporate |
| Target | moisture management class 4-5 |
| Test method | AATCC 195 |
| Additional note | one-way transport index above 300 |
| Certification | OEKO-TEX Standard 100 |
Moisture-Wicking Polyester Single Jersey close-up showing the fabric surface
Samples and conditioning
Three bulk lots were sampled at random and conditioned for 24 hours before testing. Results are reported as the worst of the three, which is the number a brand should plan around.
Test methods
The primary method was AATCC 195, supported by dimensional change to AATCC 135, pilling to ISO 12945-2 and colour fastness to ISO 105-C06.
Evaluation session with the Trailhead Union team
Results
The fabric reached moisture management class 4-5, with one-way transport index above 300. All supporting tests passed the agreed limits, and the report carries the lot numbers so the results can be reproduced.
Interpretation
Numbers only matter against the use case. For football academy training kit the relevant result is that the fabric keeps moves sweat to the outer face so it can evaporate after conditioning, which is what protects the wearer during daily squad training in all weather.
Test records and inspection notes for the Football Academy Training Kit
Scorecard
| Criterion | Result |
|---|---|
| Primary function | 4.5 / 5 |
| Dimensional change | 4.7 / 5 |
| Pilling grade | 4.4 / 5 |
| Colour fastness | 4.6 / 5 |
| Consistency | 4.5 / 5 |
“Development was transparent from the first sample and bulk matched the approval exactly.” — Trailhead Union Technical Team
Packed bulk rolls before shipment to Norway
Verdict and recommendation
The bulk fabric met every agreed target. The lot is released and we recommend repeating the same test set on each future delivery of the moisture-wicking polyester single jersey. For Trailhead Union the practical next steps are to keep the current specification for the repeat, retain the shade standard, and issue AATCC 195 results with every lot so any claim can be supported with data.
