March has left February in the dust so in the next few weeks countless parents will be shivering in their cars or huddled together on icy cold bleachers while their offspring take to the fields to play an array of sports from baseball to soccer to softball. Sure, spring isn’t far away and the kids suited up in pinstripes and cleats are signs that milder temperatures and more hours of daylight will soon join us like a long lost friend. I’ll be with the likes of you parents as well, so to make my (and your) life easier, I’ve compiled a list of must-haves to survive this time of transition before the real games of spring begin: