A group of Muslim female athletes in Minneapolis, Minn., have recently unveiled newly designed athletic clothes, tailored to religious modesty but also comfort. The girls, of the Lady Warriors basketball team, created the designs themselves.

In 2008, a college student named Fatimah Hussein founded an all-girls sports league, which now includes the Lady Warriors. Many of the girls, who are Muslim and East African, found that playing sports in their hijabs and skirts was more difficult than expected.

“The girls for years have been telling us, ‘We would like clothing. We would like clothing,’” Chelsey Thul, a lecturer in kinesiology at the University of Minnesota who assisted the girls in their designs, told the AP. The challenge was to make clothing “so they could do that between-the-legs dribble, make that three-pointer, and not have clothing be a barrier.”

As a result, the girls focused on functionality: with one design involving leggings, a tunic, and a head scarf that didn’t fall off when they ran. The other was a basketball uniform with a headpiece and red shirts; and they made sure the outfits covered their arms, legs, neck, and hair.

Muslim women have had to skirt restrictions and regulations about sportswear when competing in national games; they are often banned from participating due to their clothes. But many have been resourceful in designing their own athletic clothes that will allow them to compete while still maintaining their religious integrity. It also brings to mind the Afghan girl skateboarders, who manage to pull off excellent style while wearing hijabs and other Muslim garb.