On the court or on the field, uniforms are the mandatory fashion statement. But when it comes to game day attire and what students athletes wear to school, there’s still a level of uniformity in how a team dresses.

“It teaches unity. I think for athletics, athletes are held to a higher standard if they are going to be a part of the athletic program, we’re going to expect them to hopefully act differently,” campus athletic coordinator Coach Burtch said. “Game day attire incorporates that and we’re just going to hold them to a higher standard. We want them to look different and act different.”

For players, wearing the same thing or dressing similarly on game day serves a dual purpose.

“Dressing up represents a way to show support in coming together as a whole,” junior varsity girls basketball player Kennya Sanabria said. “Our team coming as one shows respect and honor to have the privilege to play on the court with our teammates.”

Some teams wear their jerseys on game day, but others step it even more wearing outfits that would fit in at church or on a date.

“Part of the reason why we like to dress nicely on game days, is so that we can draw some attention to our program and our athletes in the classroom. Also to try and get people to come be a part of the ball games and environment that we have,” girls’ freshmen basketball coach Rachel Spear said. “We’re excited about what we’re doing in our program and like to represent ourselves well not only on the court, but also when we are at school in the classroom.”

Correction: Catie Reeves is the writer not Kasey Harvey as originally indicated.