--- title: "sliding shorts baseball youth — Niche Verdict: Skip it (47/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/sliding-shorts-baseball-youth" last_updated: "2026-07-10T00:15:54.761Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($21K/yr) — sliding shorts baseball youth doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($21K/yr) — sliding shorts baseball youth doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "sliding shorts baseball youth — Niche Verdict: Skip it (47/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **sliding shorts baseball youth** **Skip it****47/100 ** a small market ($21K/yr) — sliding shorts baseball youth doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$21K** **Growth (1y)** **+181.0%** **Products** **61** **Brands** **20** was 12 a year ago **Sellers** **46** **Price range** **$7.56–$53.94** **Returns** **5.5%** **Rating** **4.6★** **Skip it** Scored 47/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **1** ×0.30 Growth **74** ×0.30 Competition **81** ×0.20 Quality gap **28** ×0.10 Returns **55** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +181.0% year over year. 4K2KPrime Day '24Spike '24Spike '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5× ## **Competition** - Youper39% - COOLOMG16% - KOOPOW14% - Franklin Sports7% - Under Armour5% - CHAMPRO3% - Other (14 brands)16% Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 20 brands and 46 sellers compete here. **Brands** **20 **▲rising was 12 a year ago **Sellers** **46** **Top 5 brand share** **81%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![COOLOMG Athletic Cups Youth Boys Sliding Shorts with Protective Cup Baseball Football MMA Lacrosse Hockey White M](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mY0o0bPbL.jpg) [**COOLOMG Athletic Cups Youth Boys Sliding Shorts with Protective Cup Baseball Football MMA Lacrosse Hockey White M**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T3K428D) COOLOMG$18.474.6★2,8718%▼falling 2 ![Youper Youth Elite Compression Padded Sliding Shorts w/Cup Pocket for Baseball Football (White Small)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41qQB2mJ8yL.jpg) [**Youper Youth Elite Compression Padded Sliding Shorts w/Cup Pocket for Baseball Football (White Small)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VN327Z8) Youper$17.724.7★1,8906%▼falling 3 ![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Large)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RftfllSNL.jpg) [**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Large)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7VK3CQ) Youper$19.434.7★4,5476%▲rising 4 ![Youper Youth Elite Padded Baseball Sliding Shorts w/Soft Cup (Small) White](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xUbLqZEOL.jpg) [**Youper Youth Elite Padded Baseball Sliding Shorts w/Soft Cup (Small) White**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VBL5FVQ) Youper$19.704.7★1,5235%▼falling 5 ![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31kelodgVlL.jpg) [**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MCKKS2T) Youper$19.354.7★4,5474%▲rising 6 ![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Medium)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RftfllSNL.jpg) [**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Medium)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7HL68V) Youper$19.374.7★4,5474%▼falling 7 ![COOLOMG Youth Boys Baseball Sliding Shorts with Soft Athletic Cup White M](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YLN9tMixL.jpg) [**COOLOMG Youth Boys Baseball Sliding Shorts with Soft Athletic Cup White M**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQP6GKVM) COOLOMG$19.044.6★1664%▼falling 8 ![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Cup Pocket for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41z2UrCsyUL.jpg) [**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Cup Pocket for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M6TT9B5) Youper$14.234.7★1,3634%▲rising 9 ![KOOPOW Youth Boys Padded Compression Sliding Shorts Pants with Soft Protective Athletic Cup & Pocket Baseball Slider Underwear for Kids Baseball Football Lacrosse (0933W XS)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41zmNJL3jdL.jpg) [**KOOPOW Youth Boys Padded Compression Sliding Shorts Pants with Soft Protective Athletic Cup & Pocket Baseball Slider Underwear for Kids Baseball Football Lacrosse (0933W XS)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B72NJ4H1) KOOPOW$13.584.6★6863%▲rising 10 ![COOLOMG Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Protective Cup Boys Baseball Compression Shorts Football Lacrosse Slider Black M](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41EB+HcKqVL.jpg) [**COOLOMG Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Protective Cup Boys Baseball Compression Shorts Football Lacrosse Slider Black M**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YPVHQ42) COOLOMG$20.844.6★3443%—flat 11 ![Franklin Sports Youth Sliding Shorts - Small](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CiLwK6HrL.jpg) [**Franklin Sports Youth Sliding Shorts - Small**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JHRPMPA) Franklin Sports$9.044.7★6,3213%—flat 12 ![Youper Youth Elite Padded Baseball Sliding Shorts w/Soft Cup (Large) White](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xUbLqZEOL.jpg) [**Youper Youth Elite Padded Baseball Sliding Shorts w/Soft Cup (Large) White**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VCMSZ8T) Youper$19.674.7★1,5232%—flat 13 ![Youper Youth Boys Compression Shorts with Soft Protective Cup Sliding Underwear for Baseball Football (Medium White Grey Black)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31gKhyiwUoL.jpg) [**Youper Youth Boys Compression Shorts with Soft Protective Cup Sliding Underwear for Baseball Football (Medium White Grey Black)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JBJWZSQ) Youper$15.164.7★5542%▲rising 14 ![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (Black Medium)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41H1MTM6jEL.jpg) [**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (Black Medium)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G8XX2YN) Youper$19.424.7★4,5472%—flat 15 ![Under Armour Boys Utility Slider 21 Shorts White (100)/Black Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Ciomwf3ML.jpg) [**Under Armour Boys Utility Slider 21 Shorts White (100)/Black Medium**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LMFCY8C) Under Armour$25.024.4★882%—flat **~~Showing 15 of 61 — show all ~~** ## **Product shelf** All 61 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![COOLOMG Athletic Cups Youth Boys Sliding Shorts with Protective Cup Baseball Football MMA Lacrosse Hockey White M](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mY0o0bPbL.jpg)**COOLOMG Athletic Cups Youth Boys Sliding Shorts with Protective Cup Baseball Football MMA Lacrosse Hockey White M** COOLOMG**$18.47**4.6★2,871 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T3K428D) [![Youper Youth Elite Compression Padded Sliding Shorts w/Cup Pocket for Baseball Football (White Small)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41qQB2mJ8yL.jpg)**Youper Youth Elite Compression Padded Sliding Shorts w/Cup Pocket for Baseball Football (White Small)** Youper**$17.72**4.7★1,890 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VN327Z8) [![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Large)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RftfllSNL.jpg)**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Large)** Youper**$19.43**4.7★4,547 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7VK3CQ) [![Youper Youth Elite Padded Baseball Sliding Shorts w/Soft Cup (Small) White](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41xUbLqZEOL.jpg)**Youper Youth Elite Padded Baseball Sliding Shorts w/Soft Cup (Small) White** Youper**$19.70**4.7★1,523 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VBL5FVQ) [![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31kelodgVlL.jpg)**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)** Youper**$19.35**4.7★4,547 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MCKKS2T) [![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Medium)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41RftfllSNL.jpg)**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Soft Protective Athletic Cup for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Medium)** Youper**$19.37**4.7★4,547 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C7HL68V) [![COOLOMG Youth Boys Baseball Sliding Shorts with Soft Athletic Cup White M](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YLN9tMixL.jpg)**COOLOMG Youth Boys Baseball Sliding Shorts with Soft Athletic Cup White M** COOLOMG**$19.04**4.6★166 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQP6GKVM) [![Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Cup Pocket for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41z2UrCsyUL.jpg)**Youper Boys Youth Padded Sliding Shorts with Cup Pocket for Baseball Football Lacrosse (White Grey Medium)** Youper**$14.23**4.7★1,363 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M6TT9B5) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Size-Overall**31% *“Good fit”* **Quality-Overall**16% *“Great product well made”* **Comfort-Overall**15% *“are comfortable”* **Value For Money**9% *“Very nice product for the price point”* **Cushion**4% *“there is sufficient padding”* **Exercise/Sports Suitability**4% *“Great for sports”* **Material Quality**3% *“Very comfortable material”* **Ease Of Use**3% *“Easy for my son”* **Washability**3% *“has held up in the wash”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**2% *“Does the job it's supposed to”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Size-Overall**29% *“the cup itself is very large”* **Stain Resistance**14% **Thigh Fit**7% *“Not even close to fitting athletic thighs”* **Drop/Impact Protection**7% *“No protection”* **Color**7% *“one with a nasty yellow tint to it”* **Quality-Overall**7% *“Seems super cheap compared to the boxers”* **Protection**7% *“No protection”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall81% - Waist Fit5% - Advertised Vs Actual Product2% - Thigh Fit2% - Cushion1% - Comfort-Overall1% - Value For Money1% - Length1% - Material Quality1% - Pockets/Compartments1%