Trading Pins And Youth Baseball Are A Winning Combination

Trading Pins and youth league baseball go together like, well, a ball and a glove. In recent years, trading pins have become a cherished part of the traditions of baseball, with pin trading spots at games and tournaments around the nation in which players, coaches, parents, officials and even spectators participate.



Little League Baseball introduced its first official trading pins in the 1980s. In the ensuing years, the popularity of pin trading in Little League, coupled with the expansion of Olympic trading pins, has exploded into a worldwide hobby. It’s understandable why trading pins are so popular. Their bright, colorful artwork is attractive, and they frequently come with add-ons that people can play with. The bottom line is, trading pins are fun. They’re also easily affordable. As a result, you’re unlikely to see a team at the Little League World Series that doesn’t have its own custom-designed trading pins.



Not willing to leave all the fun of trading pins to baseball, other youth sports such as hockey, soccer and even football have started to collect and trade pins as well. Trading pins are popular in these sports too, but nowhere are they more popular than in the baseball world.



With a variety of styles available, it’s easy to create custom trading pins with a great design for any team, no matter what budget you’re working with. The graphic artists at any good provider of trading pins can help you create a design for your trading pins that will make the other teams clamor to trade for them.



Great designs for trading pins are easy and fun to create. Start with the basics. Pretty much every baseball pin will have a baseball diamond, a bat or a ball on it somewhere, sometimes even all three. Then work your team’s mascot into the design. If your team doesn’t have a mascot yet, the artists at the pin supplier can help you create a great one.



After that, if you want to boost the trading value of your team’s trading pins, add options. The range of add-ons that you can add to your team’s pins will boost the trade value. In some cases, traders might offer 2, 3, or even more of their pins for one of yours. It’s easy to mix and match options to create trading pins that other teams will want to trade for.



Glitter is a good place to start. This economical option gives your trading pins a rich, luxurious look that stands out and won’t break the bank. Danglers are another great option, a way to add the year of the tournament to your pins. If you’re on a tight budget, you can replace the danglers each year (or add another one) without replacing the main trading pins.



To really launch the trading power of your team’s trading pins into orbit, add motion. Spinners, sliders and bobble heads add a fun "play" element to your trading pins, and create an arresting visual image as well. They’ll really send the other teams swooning for your teams pins. If you really want that mascot to stand out, give him/her flashing eyes. Blinking LED lights are a great way to draw attention to your team’s trading pins.



Ultimately, your team’s pin design can be just about anything you want it to be. The only limit to your trading pins is your imagination. It’s easy and fun to create trading pins that your players will love and that other teams will want to trade for.