How GearLocker Helped Briar Cliff Softball Kick Off the Season with Zero Gear Hassles

Team Profile

• Team: Briar Cliff University Softball
• Location: Sioux City, IA
• GearLocker user since: 2025
• Sport: Softball
• Favorite feature: Fast, organized checkout with clear gear assignments

A Faster Start to the Season

For Briar Cliff softball, the start of the season usually meant an entire evening spent assigning uniforms, warm ups, and other team gear. Coaches would juggle rosters, size charts, and paper logs.

This year, with GearLocker, the entire team was geared up and accounted for in under 40 minutes. Uniform numbers, helmet sizes, and travel gear were all tracked instantly in the system—no extra paperwork, no follow-up.

Built for College-Level Demands

At the collegiate level, efficiency matters. Between practices, classes, and travel schedules, no one has time for drawn-out gear distribution.

GearLocker helped Briar Cliff coaches:

• Match players to the correct items instantly
• Confirm gear assignments digitally before athletes left
• Keep a running inventory of available sizes and extras

"The accuracy is what impressed me most. We knew, down to the last pair of warm ups, exactly who had what."

Accountability from Day One

Because GearLocker assigns each item to a specific player, athletes knew exactly what they were responsible for—and coaches could easily follow up if something needed to be swapped or replaced.

That accountability will pay off at the end of the season when it's time for returns.

Confidence That Lasts All Season

Instead of starting the season with gear confusion, Briar Cliff softball is starting with a clean slate—and a system that keeps them organized all year long.

"We've already decided this is how we're handling every equipment issue going forward."