Gilman Gear

With a broad market reach and over 23 product patents, Gilman Gear is a Connecticut-based manufacturer of football field training equipment and gear for lacrosse, basketball, wrestling, and strength and conditioning. Since its inception in 1929, Gilman Gear has emerged as an athletic equipment innovator and industry leader. This particularly applies to football. The company is a leading supplier to the NFL, CFL, NCAA college football and high school football in all 50 states..

Popular football field training products available at www.gilmangear.com include blocking and tackling sleds, dummies and shields and more specialized equipment for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and all other positions on a football roster.. In addition, the company manufacturers Game Day equipment for the football field including Goal Posts, Goal Post Pads, Pylons, Sideline Markers, End Zone Nets and Chain Sets. The company helped develop the Pylon Cam which is used by all major broadcast networks. As a service to the football coaching community, the company produces several instructional DVDs that feature NFL coaches discussing subjects such as how to develop offensive lineman to how to run specific offenses such as the inside and outside zone..

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Gilman Gear’s pivoted operations to the manufacture of personal protective equipment. Such items include isolation gowns, surgical gowns, bouffant scrub caps and a patented disposable AAMI Level 4 BVB fabric isolation hood.