Tennis Coaches: Turn Club Apparel Into a Side Hustle

Here is how it works in plain terms:

1. You create a free Bear Grips Pro Shop with your coaching brand or club name.
2. You upload your logo (or have the Done-For-You team build it for you).
3. You add products from the catalog: polos, performance tees, hoodies, hats, skorts.
4. You set a retail price above the base cost. The difference is your margin.
5. You share your shop link with students, parents, and club members.
6. They order on their own time. You collect your margin bi-weekly, automatically.

There is no inventory to buy, no shipping to handle, no returns to process. The entire fulfillment operation runs through Bear Grips and US print partners. You earn money while you are on the court teaching.

On top of the product margins, the affiliate program pays 10% of any referred vendor's subscription forever, plus $1 per unit sold by every referred vendor. If you refer five other coaches to open their own shops, you earn ongoing passive commission on their subscription fees and their sales.

Real numbers for a private coach running individual and small-group lessons:

A coach who also sells to parents (who often want to buy branded gear for their kids) and runs seasonal promotions at the start of each season can push the moderate scenario toward $1,200 to $1,800 per year with no additional effort after the shop is running.

Club managers have access to larger audiences and can drive higher-volume sales through structured promotions tied to membership cycles:

Add a referral affiliate commission from referring two or three other clubs to Bear Grips (10% of their monthly subscription forever) and the income picture improves further with zero additional effort.

Keep the shop focused. More products do not always mean more sales. The highest-converting shop setups typically have six to eight products:

• One branded polo (for on-court players with dress codes)
• One performance tee (training sessions and casual wear)
• One hoodie or crewneck (warm-up and lifestyle)
• One women's option (skort or racerback tank for female students)
• One hat (embroidered snapback or rope hat)
• One premium item (Champion crewneck or quarter-zip at a higher price point)

This lineup covers every occasion a student or member needs apparel and keeps the decision easy. Overwhelm with 20 options and purchase rates drop. A tight six-product shop with compelling branding consistently outperforms sprawling catalogs.

For the full merchandise store strategy, see Tennis Club Merchandise Store. For the influencer and creator angle, see Tennis Influencer Merch.

The best tennis coaches and club managers do not hard-sell their apparel. They wear it. They talk about the design process. They show the product naturally during lessons and at the club.

Promotion that actually works:

• Wear your own shop gear to every lesson. Students notice what coaches wear and ask about it.
• Include the shop link in your email welcome sequence for new students and members.
• Post a photo of a student wearing the gear (with permission) in your social media bio or group chat.
• Announce seasonal releases around natural moments: back-to-school, tournament season, winter.
• Offer a small discount code for new students tied to their first lesson package.

Most coaches who set up a shop and do nothing see modest organic sales. Those who wear the gear consistently and mention the shop link twice per season routinely hit $1,000 to $2,500 in annual income from it.