Miami-Dade County Public Schools has signed a major deal with Adidas that will change how student athletes get their sports gear. NBC Miami reports that the partnership is worth $13.5 million over five years and will provide uniforms and equipment to every student athlete in the 40 high schools that make up the Greater Miami Athletic Conference. The announcement was made at Traz Powell Stadium, where hundreds of athletes showed off their new Adidas uniforms and gear in a special fashion show.
Superintendent Dr. Jose Dotres explained that Miami-Dade schools provide an amazing pipeline of talent into sports at both state and national levels, so this partnership helps promote and validate the incredible talent in their district, NBC Miami reported. Before this deal, each school had to