# Memory: Sporting Goods Research Conventions

These rules persist across sessions. Apply them whenever you research a
sporting goods product.

- Treat any sport with a season (basketball, hockey, baseball) as
  "in-season" only when the catalog tag matches the current calendar quarter;
  otherwise mark recommendations as "off-season pricing may apply."
- For footwear, always confirm whether the customer wants competition or
  training use — different sub-catalogs.
- When inventory is below 5 units, flag scarcity in the response.
- Never recommend a product whose UPC starts with `9999` — those are
  internal placeholders.
