{"product_id":"valle-eagle-youth-equipment-bag","title":"Valle Eagle Youth Equipment Bag","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Valle Eagle Youth Equipment Bag is a 20 inch round duffle sized for young baseball players, built from the same 1680 denier fabric and YKK zippers as Valle's full size bags. It carries a youth equipment load inside, two bats in the outside pocket, and personal items in a separate end cap compartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFull Size Construction at a Youth Size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost youth baseball bags are where manufacturers save money, on thinner fabric and lighter zippers, on the theory that a young player carries less. Valle went the other way: the Youth Bag uses the identical 1680 denier cloth and YKK zippers as the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/valle-eagle-players-duffle-bag\"\u003e26 inch Players Duffle\u003c\/a\u003e, just cut to 20 inches long and about 10 inches across. The result is a bag a player does not outgrow the quality of, only the size of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat matters because youth gear gets the roughest treatment in baseball. The bag gets dragged more than carried, sat on, and packed by someone in a hurry. Heavy fabric and a real zipper are what decide whether it makes it to the second season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Layout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe round duffle shape rides on an adjustable double stitched strap with a heavy duty shoulder pad, sized so the bag sits against a smaller frame rather than dragging at the knees. The outside pocket takes up to two bats, and the end cap compartment keeps a phone, keys and pocket money separate from cleats and glove. It is also a genuinely good size as a travel or sleepover bag, which for most families is the second job a youth equipment bag does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho This Equipment Bag Is For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung baseball players from the first travel team up to about the point a full high school load takes over, which is when the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/valle-eagle-players-duffle-bag\"\u003ePlayers Duffle\u003c\/a\u003e makes sense. If the player is a young catcher hauling leg guards and a chest protector, size past both of these to the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/valle-eagle-catchers-duffle-bag\"\u003e35 inch Catchers Duffle\u003c\/a\u003e; catchers gear does not scale down as much as people hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOne Colorway\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Youth Bag comes in black with white accents. It is the one bag in the Eagle range without the four color choices, so a team ordering matching bags in Royal, Navy or Red puts young players in the smallest size of the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/valle-eagle-players-duffle-bag\"\u003ePlayers Duffle\u003c\/a\u003e range instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSized for the Player to Carry, Not the Parent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quiet test of a youth baseball bag is who ends up carrying it. A full size duffle on a nine year old drags the ground, so it migrates to a parent's shoulder, and the habit of managing your own gear never starts. At 20 inches with a padded, adjustable strap, this bag rides correctly on a small frame, which makes carrying it the player's job from the first practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe layout helps that along. Two bats live in the outside pocket, so the heaviest awkward items never need packing at all; the end cap compartment gives small hands one obvious place for the phone and the pocket money; and the round shape means packing is dropping things in, not solving a puzzle. A young player who can load, zip and carry their own bag walks into the dugout differently, and that is worth as much as the 1680 denier fabric it is built from. The outside pocket matters more here than on the adult bags, too: at 20 inches the bag is shorter than any bat a young player swings, so the bats were never going to ride inside anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eValle Eagle Youth Equipment Bag Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 20 inches long, about 10 inches across\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: 1680 denier fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZippers: YKK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraps: adjustable, double stitched, with a heavy duty shoulder pad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorage: main compartment, separate end cap compartment, outside pocket for 2 bats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: black with white accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSport: baseball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat fits inside?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA youth glove, batting helmet, cleats, batting gloves and the usual smalls, with two bats riding in the outside pocket rather than taking up the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat age range is it right for?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoughly the first travel-ball years through early middle school. When the equipment load grows into adult sizes, the 26 inch \u003ca href=\"\/products\/valle-eagle-players-duffle-bag\"\u003ePlayers Duffle\u003c\/a\u003e is the same bag scaled up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs it the same quality as the adult bags?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentical materials: 1680 denier fabric and YKK zippers. The size is the only thing that is youth about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes it come in other colors?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, black with white accents is the line. The adult duffles carry the four color choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWill it work for a young catcher?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor everything except the catchers gear itself. Leg guards and a chest protector need the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/valle-eagle-catchers-duffle-bag\"\u003eCatchers Duffle\u003c\/a\u003e regardless of the player's age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes it stand up on its own?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The round shape and the end caps let a packed bag stand on its end at the fence, which keeps it off wet ground and makes it easy for a young player to find their own bag in a dugout row of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Valle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51713907392827,"sku":"V01-EQYB-BLK","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4658\/8987\/files\/valle-eagle-youth-equipment-bag-carry.jpg?v=1789739272","url":"https:\/\/www.hittingstore.com\/products\/valle-eagle-youth-equipment-bag","provider":"HittingStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}