Custom Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirts — Your Logo on Long-Sleeve

Decorated long-sleeve performance tees for athletic teams, outdoor recreation, sun-protection programs, and corporate-activewear — year-round moisture-wicking activewear.

  • Performance polyester, Dri-FIT, HeatGear, UV-protective, performance blend, and more
  • Heat-pressed transfers, screen print, DTG, and more
  • Free creative proof before production
Free shipping on orders over $250
Free full creative proof for approval
Low minimums on every project
One Tree Planted for every order
Free shipping on orders over $250
Free full creative proof for approval
Low minimums on every project
One Tree Planted for every order

Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirts

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    Port & Company - Long Sleeve Performance Blend Tee Port & Company - Long Sleeve Performance Blend TeeDesign
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    SKU: PC381LS

    Port & Company – Long Sleeve Performance Blend Tee

    $4.88 - $12.04 $5.03 - $12.19
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    Paragon - Aruba Extreme Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirt Custom Paragon - Aruba Extreme Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirt - Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirts available for printing and embroidery at DTLA PrintDesign
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    SKU: 222

    Paragon – Aruba Extreme Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirt

    $14.04 - $34.20 $15.01 - $35.17
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    Nike - Dri-FIT Cotton/Poly Long Sleeve Tee Nike - Dri-FIT Cotton/Poly Long Sleeve TeeDesign
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    SKU: NKBQ5230

    Nike – Dri-FIT Cotton/Poly Long Sleeve Tee

    $19.83 - $47.88 $21.55 - $49.60
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    Under Armour - Men's Long-Sleeve Locker Tee 2.0 Under Armour - Men's Long-Sleeve Locker Tee 2.0Design
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    SKU: 1305776

    Under Armour – Men’s Long-Sleeve Locker Tee 2.0

    $23.74 - $55.30 $24.24 - $55.80

Material Lab

Choosing the right performance long-sleeve fabric guides decoration outcomes, retail feel, and athletic durability. We decorate across Dri-FIT cotton-poly, UV-protective performance polyester, performance-blend cotton-polyester, and HeatGear loose-fit performance polyester construction.

Dri-FIT Cotton-Poly Long Sleeve

Moisture-wicking Dri-FIT cotton-polyester long-sleeve construction across the Nike performance range — soft retail hand-feel with moisture-managing finish, built for soft-hand screen print, heat-pressed transfers, and DTG photographic prints.

Brand-Ambassador & Lifestyle Drops

Best decoration:

Screen Print / Heat-Pressed Transfers / DTG

UV-Protective Performance Polyester

Sun-protection performance polyester long-sleeve construction across the Paragon Aruba range — UV-rated outdoor-recreation finish, built for heat-pressed transfers, soft-hand screen print, and hand-sketched plastisol illustrations.

Outdoor Recreation & Marine Programs

Best decoration:

Heat-Pressed Transfers / Screen Print

Performance-Blend Cotton-Polyester

Performance-blend cotton-polyester long-sleeve construction across the Port & Company Performance Blend range — moisture-managing hand-feel with retail-quality drape, built for bold full-chest plastisol, DTG, and heat-pressed transfers.

Corporate-Activewear & Recreation Programs

Best decoration:

Screen Print / DTG / Heat-Pressed Transfers

HeatGear Loose-Fit Performance Polyester

Loose-fit performance polyester long-sleeve construction across the Under Armour locker-tee range — gym-fit moisture-wicking finish with team-training hand-feel, built for puff embroidery, heat-pressed transfers, and tonal flat embroidery.

Athletic Teams & Team-Training Kits

Best decoration:

Heat-Pressed Transfers / Embroidery / Patches

Decoration Zones

Most visible decoration zones

Choosing the right placement determines your design's impact. These zones show where decoration typically performs best. We don't restrict placement—we guide you to the most impactful options and send a proof before production.

Front Chest

Highest Visibility

Heat-pressed transfer chest hits, soft-hand screen-print full-chest team graphics, puff-embroidered athletic applications, and heritage leather-base raised embroidery patches at front-chest scale.

Full Back

High Visibility

Full-back heat-pressed transfer compositions, plastisol full-back screen prints, and embroidered back-yoke applications across the back body panel.

Full Sleeve

Accent Visibility

Vertical foil applications, chain-stitch embroidery, color-block geometric panels, and small heat-pressed transfer applications running down the full-length sleeve.

Custom Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirt decoration zones

Expert Guidance

We guide placement and send a proof before production.

Brands

Top brands we decorate on performance long-sleeve

Decoration Library

Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirt Decoration Methods

The full DTLA Print decoration library — built for performance long-sleeve fabrics and athletic-durability decoration outcomes.

Heat-Pressed Transfers

The headline performance long-sleeve decoration. Soft-hand multi-color heat-pressed transfers for photographic full-chest, full-back, and full-sleeve designs on moisture-wicking polyester, Dri-FIT cotton-poly, and HeatGear loose-fit construction.

Technical Screen Print

Plastisol, water-based, and hand-sketched compositions for bold full-back hits and full-chest applications on Dri-FIT cotton-poly, performance blend, and UV-protective polyester.

Eco-Friendly DTG

Full-color digital printing on Dri-FIT cotton-poly and performance-blend — photographic full-chest illustrations for capsule drops.

Premium Embroidery

Puff-embroidered athletic applications, tonal flat-embroidered chest crests, and chain-stitch embroidery on HeatGear loose-fit and Dri-FIT cotton-poly.

Custom Patches

Leather-base raised embroidery patches, chenille rectangular patches, and twill banner patches on Dri-FIT cotton-poly and HeatGear loose-fit.

Foil Printing

Champagne-gold and metallic-silver foil applications for sleeve graphics and full-chest applications on Dri-FIT cotton-poly and UV-protective polyester.

How our performance long-sleeve decoration works

From silhouette selection to final delivery, our streamlined process ensures every performance long-sleeve order is decorated with exceptional quality and on schedule.

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Choose styles & upload design

Browse the curated performance long-sleeve archive across the leading athletic-wear brands. Pick fabric (Dri-FIT cotton-poly, UV-protective polyester, performance blend, or HeatGear loose-fit), colorway, and quantity, then upload your design.

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Proof & approve

Our design team builds a digital mockup with decoration placement, ink colors, and method. Approve your free creative proof before production.

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Production & delivery

We heat-press, screen print, DTG, embroider, or patch your performance long-sleeve tees with precision in our Vernon, CA studio. Quality-checked, packaged, and shipped with tracking. Individual dropshipping available. One tree planted per order.

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Anatomy of a Custom Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Performance long-sleeve tees are built for athletic durability and decoration-ready surface across the chest, back, and full-length sleeve.

Custom performance long-sleeve t-shirt anatomy — ribbed crew, moisture-wicking body, set-in full-length sleeves, ribbed cuffs at wrists, double-stitched hem
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Ribbed Crew Neckline

Reinforced ribbed crew neck designed to retain shape through athletic-team programs and industrial laundering.

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Moisture-Wicking Performance Body

Engineered polyester knit body — moisture-wicking, fast-drying, and breathable through athletic activity.

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Primary Front Chest Panel

The main decoration canvas — flat surface ideal for heat-pressed transfers, soft-hand screen print, and puff embroidery.

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Set-In Full-Length Sleeves

Set-in full-length sleeves with clean shoulder seam — sleeve-length decoration canvas for foil applications, chain-stitch embroidery, and color-block geometric panels.

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Ribbed Cuffs at the Wrists

Ribbed cuffs at the wrist openings — locks the sleeve hem and holds shape through repeat wash cycles.

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Ribbed Crew Neckline

Reinforced ribbed crew neck designed to retain shape through athletic-team programs and industrial laundering.

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Moisture-Wicking Performance Body

Engineered polyester knit body — moisture-wicking, fast-drying, and breathable through athletic activity.

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Primary Front Chest Panel

The main decoration canvas — flat surface ideal for heat-pressed transfers, soft-hand screen print, and puff embroidery.

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Set-In Full-Length Sleeves

Set-in full-length sleeves with clean shoulder seam — sleeve-length decoration canvas for foil applications, chain-stitch embroidery, and color-block geometric panels.

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Ribbed Cuffs at the Wrists

Ribbed cuffs at the wrist openings — locks the sleeve hem and holds shape through repeat wash cycles.

Built for athletic teams, outdoor recreation, sun-protection programs, and brand-ambassador kits

The premium performance long-sleeve choice — year-round coverage with athletic durability and retail-quality drape.

Athletic Teams & Team-Training Kits

Athletic Teams & Team-Training Kits

Hand-illustrated anime-style athletic figure heat-pressed transfers, hand-sketched front-chest emblems, and color-block geometric sleeve panels on Dri-FIT cotton-poly and HeatGear loose-fit polyester — built for team-training programs, athletic-team kits, and championship merch.

Outdoor Recreation & Marine Programs

UV-protective full-back screen prints, hand-sketched coastal compositions, and heritage leather-base embroidered chest patches on Paragon UV-protective polyester and Dri-FIT cotton-poly — for fishing-charter rollouts, sailing kits, and outdoor-recreation programs.

Brand-Ambassador & Capsule Drops

Foil sleeve applications, DTG photographic full-chest illustrations, and puff-embroidered athletic applications on Dri-FIT cotton-poly and performance blend — for capsule drops, brand-ambassador kits, and retail-merch programs.

Corporate-Activewear & Wellness Programs

Tonal flat-embroidered chest crests, chain-stitch embroidery, and heritage chenille rectangular patches on performance blend and HeatGear loose-fit — for corporate-activewear rollouts, wellness programs, and recreation leagues.

Custom Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirts for Athletic Teams, Outdoor Recreation, Corporate Activewear, and Every Performance Long-Sleeve Project

Custom performance long-sleeve t-shirts are the year-round athletic-team and outdoor-recreation canvas — moisture-wicking polyester, Dri-FIT cotton-poly, UV-protective sun-protection polyester, and HeatGear loose-fit performance polyester, built for athletic-team programs, team-training kits, outdoor-recreation rollouts, marine programs, corporate-activewear, brand-ambassador drops, and wellness programs.

At DTLA Print we specialize in heat-pressed transfers, technical screen printing, eco-friendly DTG, premium puff and flat embroidery, heritage leather-base and chenille and twill banner patches, and foil printing across the curated performance long-sleeve archive — Nike Dri-FIT Cotton/Poly, Paragon Aruba Extreme, Port & Company Performance Blend, and Under Armour Locker Tee. We handle every order in-house in Vernon, CA. Every order includes a free design proof before production begins.

Heat-pressed transfers and screen prints on performance long-sleeve

Heat-pressed transfers are the headline performance long-sleeve decoration. Soft-hand multi-color transfers for photographic full-chest, full-back, and full-sleeve designs on moisture-wicking polyester, Dri-FIT, and HeatGear bodies — paired with bold soft-hand screen prints on performance-blend and UV-protective polyester for outdoor-recreation and athletic-team programs.

  • · Soft-hand multi-color heat-pressed transfers on moisture-wicking polyester
  • · Bold soft-hand screen print on Dri-FIT cotton-poly, performance blend, and UV-protective polyester
  • · Tested on Nike, Paragon, Port & Company, and Under Armour performance long-sleeve bodies

Puff embroidery and heritage patches on performance long-sleeve

For team-training programs, brand-ambassador kits, and corporate-activewear rollouts, we puff-embroider raised athletic applications on HeatGear loose-fit and Dri-FIT cotton-poly chest panels; heritage leather-base raised embroidery patches and heritage chenille rectangular patches sewn directly to the chest deliver retail-ready team-training finish.

  • · Puff-embroidered raised athletic applications on HeatGear loose-fit and Dri-FIT cotton-poly
  • · Heritage leather-base raised embroidery patches and chenille rectangular patches
  • · Tonal flat-embroidered chest crests and chain-stitch sleeve embroidery

Every performance long-sleeve fabric and style in one curated archive

From heat-pressed transfers and screen prints, to DTG, puff embroidery, and heritage patches — the full DTLA Print decoration library on Dri-FIT cotton-poly, UV-protective polyester, performance blend, HeatGear loose-fit, and more. Pick the fabric and decoration method that matches the brand story.

  • · A curated archive across Dri-FIT cotton-poly, UV-protective polyester, performance blend, HeatGear loose-fit, and more
  • · Heat-pressed transfers, screen print, DTG, embroidery, patches, and more
  • · Full DTLA Print decoration library across every performance long-sleeve fabric

Performance long-sleeve quantities, programs, and fast turnaround

Performance long-sleeve orders are welcome at any volume — low minimums on every project, bulk discounts on heat-pressed transfer, screen print, DTG, embroidery, patch, and foil runs at volume. Standard production is 10–14 business days after proof approval, with rush production available for outdoor-recreation, team-training, and brand-ambassador rollouts. Individual dropshipping available on every order.

Any qty no minimum
10-14 day turnaround
Free digital mockups

Questions about Custom Performance Long Sleeve T-Shirts?

FAQ

Everything you need to know about performance long-sleeve fabrics, decoration methods, athletic-team treatments, bulk pricing, and delivery.

What's the best fabric for a custom performance long-sleeve t-shirt?

Depends on the program. Dri-FIT cotton-poly (Nike) is the brand-ambassador and lifestyle-drop choice — moisture-wicking finish with retail soft-hand drape. UV-protective performance polyester (Paragon Aruba) is the outdoor-recreation and marine choice. Performance-blend cotton-polyester (Port & Company) is the corporate-activewear and recreation pick. HeatGear loose-fit performance polyester (Under Armour) is built for athletic-team programs and team-training kits.

Can you decorate Dri-FIT and other moisture-wicking polyester long-sleeve tees?

Yes. Heat-pressed transfers are the headline decoration on Dri-FIT cotton-poly and moisture-wicking polyester — soft-hand multi-color transfers for photographic chest, back, and full-sleeve designs. Screen print works on Dri-FIT cotton-poly, performance blend, and UV-protective Paragon polyester. Puff embroidery and tonal flat embroidery work on HeatGear loose-fit and Dri-FIT cotton-poly.

What's the difference between heat-pressed transfers and screen printing on performance polyester long-sleeve tees?

Heat-pressed transfers use soft-hand multi-color transfer film applied with heat — best for photographic full-chest, full-back, and full-sleeve designs on Dri-FIT cotton-poly, moisture-wicking polyester, and HeatGear loose-fit. Screen print uses plastisol or water-based inks pushed through a stencil — best for bold full-chest applications, hand-sketched plastisol illustrations, and full-back hits on Dri-FIT cotton-poly, performance blend, and UV-protective polyester.

Are custom performance long-sleeve tees machine-washable?

Yes. Follow the garment label — most performance long-sleeve tees are machine-washable cold and tumble-dried low. Turn inside-out before washing for longest print life on heat-pressed transfer, screen-printed, and puff-embroidered decoration.

Do you offer bulk pricing on performance long-sleeve orders?

Yes. Bulk discounts apply at volume across heat-pressed transfer, screen print, DTG, embroidery, patch, and foil runs on the full performance long-sleeve archive. Reach out for a custom quote tailored to your athletic-team, outdoor-recreation, corporate-activewear, or brand-ambassador order.

How quickly can I get custom performance long-sleeve tees for an outdoor-recreation or athletic-team rollout?

Standard production is 10–14 business days after proof approval. Rush production is available for outdoor-recreation programs, athletic-team rollouts, and brand-ambassador drops. Every order ships with tracking and we plant one tree per order placed.