The Chicago to Seal Beach Collection · Chapter 01

ChicagoSeal Beach

Two drops. One journey. A tee that travels with you to California, and a jersey-and-shorts set that brings the trip home — made once, never again.

👕 Tee preorder · CLOSEDIn CA
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Closes Sat Aug 8 · 8:00 PM CT — in your hands before you fly.
🏀 Set preorder · CLOSEDAfter CA
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Closes Fri Aug 14 · 8:00 PM CT — the commemorative set.
The Route

One journey, two arrivals.

Everything about this drop comes down to timing. The tee has to beat the plane. The set is built to outlast the trip. Orange reaches you before California; blue comes home after.

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Now → Sat Aug 8, 8:00 PM CT

Tee preorder is open

Pick sizes for the whole family. This window sets the exact print count — we order blanks only for what's sold.

Closes Aug 8 · 8 PM CT
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Sat Aug 9

Blanks ordered · production begins

Final counts calculated the moment the tee closes. Blanks ordered against those counts only. Production starts immediately.

Aug 10 – 12

Tees printed & delivered

Shirts finished and in hands before departure. You have your tee before you get on the plane.

In your hands before CA
Wed Aug 13

Departure — Chicago to Seal Beach

Wheels up. Everyone's wearing the journey.

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Fri Aug 14, 8:00 PM CT

Set preorder closes — from Seal Beach

The set stays open one evening into the trip. Last call goes out with everyone already in California.

Closes Aug 14 · 8 PM CT
Aug 15 – 16

The tournament · Seal Beach, CA

Two days of basketball on the coast. The reason for the trip, and the story the set commemorates.

September 2026

Sets arrive home

Made to order after the preorder closes, then shipped. A commemorative piece — the journey shows up at your door to keep.

Remember the journey
The Collection

Two pieces of the same trip.

Buy the tee and the set together and an automatic $10 discount applies at checkout — no code needed.

Product 01 · The TeeBefore California

Chicago to Seal Beach Tee

"Wear the Journey."
from$20
Toddler & Youth $20 · Adult S–2XL $25 · Adult 3XL–5XL $30
Select size
For players, parents, families, coaches & fans. Order one for everyone traveling.
Preorder closes Sat Aug 8 · 8:00 PM CT · printed to order
Product 02 · Jersey + Shorts SetAfter California

Chicago to Seal Beach Jersey + Shorts Set

"Remember the Journey."
$75
Jersey + shorts (with pockets) · single-sided · lifestyle inspired · basketball ready
Edition
Default #26. Type your name/number — the back preview updates live. Tap “Jersey B” to see it.
Select size
Print it exactly like this? LAST NAME · #26
This set is never reproduced — spelling is final.
🏀 Jersey🩳 Shorts w/ pockets🎨 Black or White
Preorder closes Fri Aug 14 · 8:00 PM CT
Made to order. Estimated delivery 3–4 weeks after the preorder closes (September 2026).
Made once, never again. This set will never be reproduced. When the preorder closes, the edition is sealed.

Get both. Save automatically.

The tee travels with you; the set brings it home. Add both to your cart and $10 comes off at checkout automatically — no bundle to hunt for, no code to remember.

🎟️ –$10 applied automatically when the cart has the tee and the set
After the Trip

Show the world you were there.

When the set lands in September, it's proof you made the journey. Post it — the best ones become part of the Cold School story.

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Photograph the fit

Your set, your tee, your family on the trip — however you wore the journey.

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Tag @thecoldschool

So we see it and can share it back to the whole community.

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Use the hashtags

One for this chapter, one that follows you into every chapter after.

#ChicagoToSealBeach#ColdSchoolFamily

Get featured

  • Early access to Chapter 02 before it opens to anyone else.
  • A private 10% offer on the next drop — just for featured members.
  • Your photo shared to the Cold School channels as part of the story.

It's status inside the community — not a discount code. Community over hype.

Good to know

Questions

The Tee closes Saturday, August 8 at 8:00 PM CT. The Jersey + Shorts Set closes Friday, August 14 at 8:00 PM CT. Both times are Central.

The Tee is printed to order and delivered before the August 13 departure — you wear it on the trip. The Set is a made-to-order commemorative piece produced after its preorder closes, shipping September 2026.

No. This jersey + shorts set is produced once and never reproduced. When the preorder closes on August 14, the edition is sealed.

A single-sided jersey and matching shorts with pockets, in your choice of Black or White. Standard is $65; Player Edition (+$10, $75) adds your last name and number on the back of the jersey — default #26.

By size tier: Toddler and Youth are $20, Adult S–2XL are $25, Adult 3XL–5XL are $30. The price updates when you pick a size.

Not a separate product. Add both the Tee and the Set and $10 comes off automatically at checkout — no code needed.