About Six Yard
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Six Yard is an online store for one player on the pitch: the keeper. We sell original long-sleeve goalkeeper jerseys for youth and adult keepers, a second shirt for clash days, keeper pants and shorts, and a few warm-up layers. No gloves, no brand catalogue, no club kits. This page explains what the store is, why it is built around the corners of the goal, how the colour choice works, and what you can expect when you order. Six Yard is based at 3468 Cedar Grove Dr, Fort Pierce, FL 34946, US, and you can reach us at support@sixyard.shop.
Six Yard in brief
- What we sell: long-sleeve keeper jerseys, second shirts, pants, shorts and warm-up layers. Adult S to 5XL, youth XS to XL.
- The idea: every corner of the goal is a colourway, and the store helps you pick one that stands apart from the other shirts on the pitch.
- Designs: drawn for Six Yard; no club crests, league patches, brand stripes or real player names.
- Delivery: 1-3 business days to get your order ready, then 7-14 business days to arrive, free, in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Ships from the USA.
- Returns: 60 days with a free return label; refund within 7 days of the return arriving.
The name on the door
The six-yard box is the small rectangle chalked in front of the goal. It is the one part of the pitch that belongs to the keeper: where goal kicks are taken, where the keeper comes for crosses, where the back line is organised. Our name comes from there, and so does our logo, which is the top-left corner of a goal frame, post meeting crossbar, with a ball sitting in the top bin.
We chose the keeper’s box because the keeper is usually a footnote in a sports store. Keeper shirts tend to sit at the end of a team-kit order or on the last page of a glove catalogue. Six Yard turns that around: the keeper’s shirt is the whole store.
Why every corner is a colour
The rules of the game ask one thing of a keeper shirt that they ask of no other shirt: it has to look different from everybody else on the pitch, both teams and the referee. So the colour is not just taste; it is the main decision. We built the shop around that decision.
| Corner of the goal | Colourway | Sits close to these team colours |
|---|---|---|
| Top left: Top Bins | Magenta | Red, pink, purple |
| Top right: Upper 90 | Volt | Yellow, green |
| Low left: Near Post | Orange | Orange, red, yellow |
| Low right: Far Post | Teal | Green, sky blue, royal blue |
| Centre: Down the Middle | Graphite | Black, navy, grey |
On our homepage you stand on the penalty spot and take a shot: tap a corner, and the keeper on the line leans that way and changes into that corner’s colour. Underneath, two rows of team-colour dots let you set what your own team and the other team wear, and the corners that would sit too close to them fade out. On every product page the same goal frame, smaller, is the colour picker for that shirt. It is a simple guide, not a ruling: the referee and your league always have the final word.
The second shirt
Sooner or later every keeper meets a team that walks out in nearly the same colour. If there is no spare in the bag, the keeper ends up in a pinnie pulled over the top, or the start waits while someone finds a shirt. We think the second shirt deserves its own shelf. The Second Shirt holds a First & Clash pair with the same name and number in two corners that are far apart, a half-and-half split for unknown opponents, and a no-name back-up shirt with a plain 13 for whoever ends up in goal. The keeper bag on our homepage lets you build the pair: pick your first corner, and it only offers partners that do not clash with it.
What is on the shelves
- Keeper Jerseys: adult long-sleeve jerseys, from the Name & Number shirt to set designs such as Diamond Net, Angle Lines, Crossbar, the Six-Yard Box chalk line and the plain Clean Sheet.
- Youth Keepers: youth jerseys with name and number or set designs, and a jersey-and-shorts set, in YXS to YXL.
- The Second Shirt: the pair, the split shirt and the back-up 13.
- Pants & Shorts: full-length pants, 3/4 pants and shorts in corner colours.
- Training & Warm-Up: a training top, a quarter-zip for before kick-off and a Number One hoodie.
Why long sleeves? Because keepers land on their elbows and forearms. On turf and hard winter ground, sleeves to the wrist are what most keepers want, and the shirts are drawn for that.
Original designs, and what we leave out
Every Six Yard design comes from the keeper’s own world: the net behind the goal, the two lines from the posts to the ball that every keeper coach draws, the chalk of the six-yard box, the crossbar seen from twelve yards out, the parry that pushes a shot wide. We draw these ourselves.
What we leave out matters just as much. No club crests or club names. No league or competition patches. No sports brand logos or signature stripes. No real player names; the sample names on our drawings, such as ALEX and SAM, are made up. And no gloves: plenty of stores already sell them, and a shop that tries to do everything ends up treating the shirt as an afterthought.
Name and number, printed as typed
Three of our shirts take a name and number: the adult and youth Name & Number jerseys and the First & Clash pair. You type up to 12 letters and a number from 0 to 99, watch them appear on the drawn jersey back on the product page, and tick a box to confirm the spelling. We print exactly what is typed and do not send a proof before production. Two habits help: say the name out loud letter by letter, and check the number with the coach, because it may already belong to someone on the team.
For keeper parents
Keeper shirts are often bought by a parent for a young keeper. Parenting a keeper is different from parenting a field player: they stand alone at the back, every mistake is visible, and a shirt that clearly says “keeper” helps a young player feel the position is theirs. We write our pages with that in mind, in plain words and keeper words, and our youth sizes go by size, not by age. If you are unsure about a size, our Size Guide explains how to measure a shirt they already own, and when to go one size up for a base layer or for growing into.
For adult keepers
Sunday-league goalies, five-a-side regulars and the over-30 keeper who has worn the team’s one spare keeper top for three seasons are just as welcome. Adult sizes run S to 5XL. 2XL and 3XL add $2, 4XL and 5XL add $4, on single shirts. One shirt is enough to order; there is no team minimum.
What you can count on
| Topic | What we do |
|---|---|
| Getting your order ready | 1-3 business days; every piece is made after you order |
| Delivery | 7-14 business days, free, to the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; ships from the USA |
| Changes and cancellations | Within 24 hours of ordering |
| Returns | 60 days, with a free return label |
| Refunds | Sent within 7 days of the return arriving |
| Store credit | Never expires |
| Support | Email only, reply within 24 hours on business days |
The full details are on Shipping & Delivery, Returns & Exchanges, Refund Policy and Cancel or Change an Order.
What we do not claim
We would rather be clear than impressive. We do not claim a shirt makes a keeper save more shots; the research on keeper shirt colours is not settled, and the reason to choose a colour is to look different, not to gain an edge. We do not describe fabric, padding or care details until they are confirmed for each blank. Keeper apparel is clothing, not protective equipment. If a detail matters to you before you order, ask us and we will tell you what we know.
How an order moves
- You pick a corner and a size. On the product page, the mini goal frame sets the colour; crossed-out corners are not made in that design. The size buttons sit below, with the size guide one tap away.
- You type the name and number if the shirt takes them, and tick the spelling box.
- You check the confirmation email. If anything is wrong, email us within 24 hours of ordering and we change it.
- We get it ready in 1-3 business days. Every piece is made after you order it, which is why nothing is sitting on a shelf waiting.
- It travels for 7-14 business days, free, from the USA to your door in the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, with tracking.
- It goes in the bag. If it does not fit or does not work, there are 60 days to send it back with a free return label.
How the store is built
Every band on our homepage is drawn rather than photographed: the goal frame, the keeper in the set position, the keeper bag with two slots, the pitch diagram that shows your team, the other team and the referee, the five chalked boxes that lead to each shelf, and the numbers chalked inside a six-yard box. We did it this way so that the site explains the idea even before product photographs arrive, and so that the tools you use to choose a colour are the same everywhere you meet them. None of these tools collects anything; they run in your browser and only link to the shirts.
A note on keeper words
We use the words keepers use. Top bins and upper 90 are the top corners. Near post and far post are the posts closest to and furthest from the ball. A clean sheet is a match without conceding. Off your line is the call to come out and close the shooter down. If a word on our site is new to you, the FAQs explain it, and we keep the instructions plain enough for a first-season keeper and their parents.
Who this store is not for
Honesty saves everyone a return label. If you need gloves, a full outfield team kit, a shirt with your club’s crest already on it, or protective padding confirmed for a particular level of play, Six Yard is not the right shop today. If you need a keeper shirt that stands apart from everyone else, a spare for clash days, or a young keeper’s first shirt with their own name on it, you are in the right box.
Talk to us
Six Yard, 3468 Cedar Grove Dr, Fort Pierce, FL 34946, US. Email support@sixyard.shop; we reply within 24 hours on business days. Before you write, the FAQs and the Help Center may already have the answer. Or go straight to the whole range and pick your corner.