updated with your requested changes. I took some of the detail out of the helmet as well. let me know if i can improve this idea further for you. thanks.
I like the fonts you used, the helmet is just too detailed to be used for embroidery. I need a solid looking helmet or stylized "T" to be used as the icon.
helmet simplified even more- 2 color logo i also think the angle of this helmet will be better for you than a straight on side view (because many schools have that view/angle for their mascot symbol....just a thought.
new side view look for helmet (if thats more of the direction you want to go) i'm still working on a stylized T for you also...its just coming along more slowly right now.... let me know if i can improve this for you. thanks.
here is another T version i came up with-- i also added a custom type treatment to this one to make the text and the mark coincide with each other through the look of the lines running through them. i can explain my thinking behind it if you want, but if i've done my job right hopefully it will speck for itself. let me know if i can make any more improvements for you.
here is one with the text i previously used (because i know you were fond of that). i will say one thing about the way the 'T' is constructed.... the vertical/horizontal lines it is made of (i have noticed) are a very popular trend in uniforms lately (college football especially). i have seen many teams, namely Oregon & Virginia Tech that have cool, futuristic uniforms that have lines like these running from the shoulderpads down the sides of the jersey underneath the arms. maybe you noticed those too. Also, my wife is an XC coach and the jerseys she ordered her team have similar vertical markings on the back. So i decided to construct a T out of lines similar to those
Sorry to ramble-- let me know what you think. thanks.