Originally Posted by
Velo Dog
If the team doesn't provide them, I'd be embarrassed to wear them. It's like putting on pads and a helmet to play football with your kids in the park.
As a kid I used to play pickup ice hockey more or less every day during winter. We always wore whatever gear we could afford, plus jerseys of our favorite teams or players. There's nothing strange or odd about donning a pro sports jersey when playing with your kids in the park. The kids in particular will love it.