If you're selling football helmets, choose a prominent place in your football or helmet section to stock and display them. Stock a variety of helmets so you can meet the needs of all your clients. To cover all of your bases, consider more than just the traditional helmets and stock a selection of football helmets in designer colors and helmets that celebrate NFL and NCAA teams.

Set yourself apart from the competition with both your large inventory of football helmets and exceptional customer service. Train your employees so they're knowledgeable in football helmets information so they can help customers find properly sized football helmets to avoid injuries.

1. Make sure your football helmets list includes a full selection of helmets for adults.

2. Stock football helmets in children's sizes as a part of your inventory.

3. Choose a football helmets provider that offers you good sales terms.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Include adult football helmets in your inventory

Stock plenty of football helmets for adults that include several sizes, colors and styles. Find football helmets to meet the needs of all your adult players so you can avoid sending them and their money to your competition.

I recommend: Adams USA makes adult football helmets in a variety of sizes and colors; click on "Sales Reps" for bulk sales. Schutt, another leading football helmet maker, can also provide you with popular adult football helmets. Become a dealer by contacting them.

Buy football helmets for the smallest of your customers

Remember the smaller members of your clients' families and provide the kids with a good selection of sizes and colors so they can find their own football helmets. Keep the quality high and the prices reasonable, since kids outgrow their helmets and will need them replaced regularly. Keeping a diverse helmet selection at reasonable prices ensures customer loyalty.

I recommend: Riddell, a leading manufacturer, has several options for your youth football helmet inventory. Franklin Sports makes non-regulation college and pro helmets for little kids to enjoy.

Negotiate the best deal with football helmets providers

Create a long-term partnership with football helmets providers to negotiate the best terms possible. Discuss bulk rate shipping discounts and ask about how you can become recognized as a preferred customer to qualify for more discounts.

I recommend: Eric McCrite will fill your inventory of football helmets for both adults and youth, but you have to get approved with a wholesale account with them first. Or let SportsLife Enterprises, which works with dozens of suppliers, help you find the best terms.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Create a catalog or a football helmets directory so you can offer custom-ordered personalized football helmets for your customers without spending your money stocking and storing these more unusual helmets.