SINCE 1995

Products designed for athletes. Powered by you.

For 30+ years, S3A has delivered innovative product solutions to the sports industry’s most trusted names

Design and product development

A global network of OEM suppliers

Direct solutions to secondary markets

Collective Strength


We are a partnership of custom manufacturers

S3A unites leading manufacturers through innovative product design, data-driven market research, and direct access to secondary markets. This integrated approach ensures buyers receive products tailored to their needs—unlocking greater customization, competitive pricing, and faster time-to-market.
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COLLABORATIVE

Product Design

S3A works with OEM, ODM and CMT suppliers to develop innovative, sport-specific products for athletes

After researching the market, what matters most is landing on an item that meets the exact needs of your program. We excel at guiding you towards a solution that matches the original idea's effectiveness and has the impact to ensure your success.

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Market Research

Insight from buyers at all levels of competition is a vital part of our process

It’s easy to get tunnel vision and create a product based on what you want to deliver rather than what the customer truly needs. At S3A, we believe that integrating consumer insights is essential to the product creation process—it’s one of our top priorities and a defining strength of our approach.

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Digital Markets

S3A is developing direct sales channels in secondary markets

Gaining a foothold in non-retail sectors like team sports can be both demanding and costly. We simplify your access to these buyers through single-source solutions that reduce your entry costs, enhance your visibility and safeguard your image.

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TOGETHER

Our Goals

Innovation

Our program introduces the latest styles, fabric/material trends and branding techniques to strategic buyers and influencers across the industry

Impact

We are evolving a legacy infrastructure into buyer-focused platforms that simplify the quote-to-order process, reduce pricing, and expand product options.

Control

Manufacturers gain direct access to buyers in secondary markets, giving them greater control over product positioning, pricing, and distribution options

Sustainability

We are dedicated to advancing fabrics and processes that benefit both people and planet.

S3A is taking steps to reduce emissions in our manufacturing facilities and across the supply chain. Through innovations in fabric development, sourcing and manufacturing we can change the industry status quo while impacting the communities where the people who make our products work and live. We prioritize clean working conditions, ethical wages, fair trade and locally-sourced materials.

Are you a specialty manufacturer?

We’ll help you expand your market reach