About the Markwort Collegiate Football Down Box and Chain Set - Orange/Black
The Markwort Collegiate Football Down Box and Chain Set gives a chain crew everything it needs to mark the line to gain and the current down from the sideline: a padded down box and two padded chain poles joined by a 10 yard chain. The poles stand 7 feet 5 inches tall with orange banners and 16 inch padded bullseye targets, so officials, coaches and fans can find the marks from anywhere in the stadium. It suits high school, middle school, youth league and recreation department football programs that run their own home games.
Padding Where Players Make Contact
Sideline gear ends up in the path of play. A sweep gets pushed out of bounds, a receiver runs out of room, and the chain crew has to drop the poles and get clear. Both chain poles are wrapped in black foam and the down box carries black foam padding, so a player who runs into the equipment meets a padded surface instead of a bare pole. For a school that hosts several levels on the same field, from freshman games to varsity Friday nights, that padding is the part of a chain set that matters most.
Marks You Can Read From the Press Box
A chain set only works if everyone can see it. The tall poles lift the orange banners well above the sideline crowd, and the round padded bullseye on top of each pole gives the referee and the head coach a clear target when they glance over to check the distance. The orange and black color scheme stands out against grass and turf in afternoon sun and under stadium lights.
Who This Down Box and Chain Set Is For
- High school and middle school athletic departments outfitting a home football field
- Youth football leagues and recreation departments that run their own game days
- Programs replacing a worn or mismatched chain set with a matched three-piece set
- Booster clubs and volunteer chain crews who want padded, easy-to-read markers
Markwort Collegiate Down Box and Chain Set Specifications
- Sport: football
- Pieces: padded down box and two padded chain poles
- Height: 7 ft 5 in
- Chain: 10 yards, connecting the two chain poles
- Banners: orange, padded
- Bullseye: 16 in, padded
- Pole padding: black foam
- Down box: padded with black foam
- Colors: orange and black
- Weight: about 15.4 lb
What Is Included
- One padded down box
- Two padded chain poles with orange banners and 16 inch bullseyes
- One 10 yard chain
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the Collegiate set different from a basic chain set?
The Collegiate set stands 7 feet 5 inches tall and uses orange padded banners with 16 inch padded bullseyes on top of black foam-wrapped poles. It is the step up for a field where visibility from the stands and the press box matters.
Does the set include the chain?
Yes. The two chain poles are connected by a 10 yard chain, and the padded down box is the third piece.
Can a school order this with a purchase order?
Yes. See our school purchase orders page for the W9 and purchase order process, or request a quote from this page if you are outfitting more than one field.
Outfitting a School Football Program
This set is part of our school and PE equipment collection for schools, rec departments and PE programs. Teams that also run practice on the same field often add a set of agility cones for warm-ups and footwork stations.
