Sports Team Backpacks for Middle Schoolers

If your middle school son is an avid fan of a particular sports team, then a team-themed backpack or book bag can be a great way to get the year off to a good start.  My first year teaching at that level showed me that a youngster who loves his team will go all out for it...endless debating over which team rules doesn't matter, he will be loyal, and love to express it!

Logo Baseball Backpack
Available in many team logos.

One strap sling backpacks are popular this year, and whether you opt for a logo sling pack, or for a traditional backpack with a team logo, are good choices if your son loves a particular team.  Featured below are a few examples of logo backpacks and sling backpacks in a sports team theme, clickable for current pricing details at Amazon.

Cute Roxy Backpacks for Tweens

Roxy is a fun brand, when it comes to tween tastes, with lots of bright, colorful school bag choices.  If you are looking for a fashionable, trendy school bag for a tween, these designs are perfect.  And if trendy makes that middle school student just a tad bit more interested in the academic side of the school year, we parents are all for it!

Roxy Juniors So Long Backpack in Black/White
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Roxy Girls Teenie Wahine Butterfly Run Backpack for Tweens

Roxy Junior's Noble Trek Backpack for a Tween, in Turquoise

Roxy Scouting Backpack

Roxy Junior's Lovesong School bag for tweens

Roxy Shadow View School Pack

Roxy Clear Vision Backpack

Roxy Lazy Pony School Bag for Tweens

Roxy World Map Tween Backpack

Roxy World Map Tween School Bag in Black and White Checks

Roxy Junior's Good Feeling Backpack, in Pink and Black Plaid

Volcom School Bags for Middle School Boys

While it may seem that there aren't many cool backpacks for tween boys, there are some options that have interesting graphics, and cool designs.  Volcom school bags are among those which would work quite well for tween boys.

Volcom Boys Backpack, Dark Grey
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through Amazon.

Volcom Archtype Backpack for Tween Boys

Volcom Equilibrium Backpack for Boys in Cyan Blue

Volcom Archetype Schoolbags for Boys, in Plaid

Volcom Boys School Bag, Subset in Red Combo

Volcom Subset Backpack for Middle School Boys, in Black Combo

School Bags for Tween Boys

Picking out a backpack for your middle school son is a little different from selecting a school bag for a tween daughter.  Whereas there are many designs and patterns that are great for girls, the selections for boys at an older level aren't as decorative.  With peer influence, and the potential for teasing, it's best to avoid childish designs altogether.  Messenger bags are a great carrying option, if the style has taken hold at your son's school, but defer to his judgement.  Backpacks are a good choice, but work on your child's storage of materials and books, developing some organizational strategies from the git go. 

Solid Colored school bags are a good choice, as are multi-colored backpacks.  Plaids have become rather popular, and there are some great plaid school bags that work as unisex designs.  Popular emblems, whether sports, or clothing designer related, can be good options, as well.  For the tween who is a sports enthusiast, a team related backpack can be another great option.  Regardless of choice, it's wise to include your son in the selection process.

Quicksilver Backpack in White and Black Plaid
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Quicksilver Men's Backpack, Gray/Blue

Quicksilver Black Backpack for Boys
This is a good option for the middle school student, with
multiple compartments, and a wide opening...avoid the backpack abyss!

Organizational Help for Middle School Tweens

If your tween is having some challenges with grades, take time, together, to review his or her organizational skills.  Take stock of the school bag, and you will probably have a good insight into whether this is an academic problem.  Many tweens just shove their materials into their school bags, sling the backpack over their shoulders, and head to the next class.  Lost papers?  Forgotten assignment?  No surprise, if the book bag is a disaster.

The following articles broach the issue of organization issues with the tween school bag:

Organizational and Academic Help for Middle School Students

Tween School Bags, and Academic Success