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An insert for use with a conventional sports bag for organizing, carrying, drying, and storing sports gear. The insert has mesh pockets, straps for attaching clothing and equipment to the insert, and loops for suspending the insert from a hook. The insert can easily be pulled into a shape that fits

An insert for use with a conventional sports bag for organizing, carrying, drying, and storing sports gear. The insert has mesh pockets, straps for attaching clothing and equipment to the insert, and loops for suspending the insert from a hook. The insert can easily be pulled into a shape that fits into a conventional sports bag. Once inserted into the sports bag, all the pockets on the insert remain fully functional and accessible, with the openings of the large mesh pockets and the full-size mesh pocket being readily accessible from the top of the sports bag.

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1. An insert for carrying and storing sports gear, said insert comprising:a flexible fabric sheet comprising a mesh fabric and a dimensionally-stable fabric, said fabric sheet being substantially flat and having a front surface and a rear surface, an upper edge and a lower edge, and an upper section

1. An insert for carrying and storing sports gear, said insert comprising:a flexible fabric sheet comprising a mesh fabric and a dimensionally-stable fabric, said fabric sheet being substantially flat and having a front surface and a rear surface, an upper edge and a lower edge, and an upper section, a lower section, and a middle section disposed between said upper section and said lower section, said fabric sheet having a width dimension; wherein said front surface and said rear surface of said upper section are made of said mesh fabric and said upper section includes said upper edge, a first loop extending from said upper section, and an upper pocket; wherein said front surface and said rear surface of said lower section are made of said mesh fabric and said lower section includes said lower edge, a second loop extending from said lower section, and a lower pocket; and wherein a reinforcing rod is disposed in said middle section, said reinforcing rod having a length corresponding substantially to said width dimension of said fabric sheet and extending across said fabric sheet. 2. The insert of claim 1, wherein said fabric sheet has an intermediate upper edge at a junction between said upper section and said middle section and an intermediate lower edge at a junction between said lower section and said middle section;wherein said reinforcing rod includes an upper rod and a lower rod; and wherein said lower rod is disposed in said intermediate lower edge and said upper rod is disposed in said intermediate upper edge. 3. The insert of claim 1, wherein said fabric sheet is suspendable from said first loop and/or said second loop.4. The insert of claim 1, wherein said first loop and said second loop are formed by stitching a fabric band onto said rear surface of said upper section, said lower section, and said middle section in a continuous-loop configuration that forms along said rear surface of said fabric sheet two reinforcing bands, said upper loop, and said lower loop.5. The insert of claim 1, wherein, in said upper section, said rear surface includes a rear layer and said front surface a front layer, and wherein said upper pocket includes two front-facing upper pockets formed by said front layer and said rear layer, said two front-facing pockets being disposed side-by-side and an internal pocket area of each of said front-facing upper pockets being accessible from said upper edge.6. The insert of claim 5, wherein said front-facing pockets have side surfaces formed of said dimensionally-stable flexible fabric.7. The insert of claim 6, wherein at least one of said side surfaces of each of said front-facing pockets has a side pocket with an upper pocket edge, and wherein an internal area of said side pocket is accessible from a direction from said upper edge at said upper section.8. The insert of claim 1, wherein, in said lower section, said rear surface includes a rear layer and said front surface a front layer, wherein said lower pocket is formed by said front layer and said rear layer, and wherein an internal pocket area of said lower pocket is accessible from said lower edge.9. The insert of claim 8, wherein said lower pocket has side surfaces formed of a dimensionally-stable flexible fabric.10. The insert of claim 9, wherein at least one of said side surfaces of said lower pocket has a side pocket with a pocket opening-edge, and wherein an internal area of said side pocket is accessible through said opening-edge from a direction from said lower edge.11. The insert of claim 1, wherein said dimensionally-stable fabric is water-impermeable.12. The insert of claim 1, wherein said mesh fabric is a stretchy fabric.13. The insert of claim 1, wherein said fabric sheet is substantially rectangular in shape; and,wherein, when said upper loop and said lower loop are brought into an overlying position, said fabric sheet is pulled into an insert configuration that is insertable into a conventional sports bag. 14. The insert of claim 13, wherein, when said fabric sheet is inserted into said sports bag, said lower edge and said upper edge of said fabric sheet are facing upward toward a conventional top opening of said sports bag.15. The insert of claim 1, wherein said middle section is made of dimensionally stable fabric.