Bear Grips Pro ShopsPickleball and Padel Club Apparel: Skip Lululemon, Build the Club's Own Line
- Pickleball and padel are both growing fast enough that lifestyle brands like Lululemon now market court apparel directly at that crowd.
- A club or academy building its own kit keeps the club name on the court instead of a retail brand's.
- Polos, skorts, and performance tanks from $19.88 to $34.88 VIP base cover most club kit needs.
- No minimum order means every member and coach orders their own size without the club pre-buying stock.
Pickleball and padel have grown fast enough that mainstream activewear brands now build court-specific lines around both sports. That is good news for the sports and slightly awkward for the clubs running them, since a court full of members in the same retail brand does not say anything about the club itself. A club, academy, or ladder league that prints its own polos, skorts, and tanks keeps the identity on the court where it belongs, without needing every member to shop the same retail label first.
Why court sports attract lifestyle brand attention
Pickleball and padel both skew toward an audience with disposable income and a habit of buying branded athleisure, which is exactly the customer lifestyle brands chase. That attention is a signal the sport is growing, not a reason every club needs to dress its members in the same national brand.
Retail court apparel vs a club-branded kit
| Factor | Retail lifestyle brand | Club-printed kit |
|---|---|---|
| Whose name is on court | The retail brand | The club or academy |
| Sizing for the whole roster | Each member buys separately at retail | One design, every size, one order per member |
| Minimum to start | Retail price per piece, no bulk needed but no club branding either | No minimum, club branding included |
| Who keeps the margin on club sales | The retailer | The club |
The starter club apparel lineup
- Performance polo: Men's Performance Polo Shirt at $34.88 VIP base
- Women's skort: Sport-Tek Women's Skort at $34.88
- Court tank: Performance Workout Tank at $19.88
- Club hat: Mesh Snapback at $25.88
Most clubs start with the polo since it doubles as coach and league apparel, then add the skort and tank once a design is proven.
Coaches, academies, and ladder leagues
A coaching program or academy has a slightly different need than a social club: coach polos need to look distinct from student apparel, and ladder leagues often want a rotating design per season. Both work the same way on a print-on-demand shop, since new designs replace old ones without leftover stock to sell through first.
Setting up the club shop
Open a shop for the club or academy, upload the logo, and share the link in the league group chat or the front desk QR code. Members order their own size and pay the club's set retail price. See coach polos and quarter-zips for the coaching staff kit specifically.
Build Your Club's Own Court Kit
Polos, skorts, and tanks from $19.88 VIP base. No minimum, the club sets the price.
Start FreeFrequently Asked Questions
Does this work for both pickleball and padel clubs?
Yes, the same polo, skort, and tank lineup works for either sport. Some clubs run both sports under one shared shop.
Can a ladder league change the design each season?
Yes. A new season design simply replaces the old one, with no leftover inventory from the previous season to clear.
Do coaches need different apparel than members?
Many programs give coaches a distinct color or a "staff" mark so students and coaches are visually distinct on court.
Who sets the price members pay?
The club sets the retail price on top of the VIP base and keeps the margin on every order.
