DIRECTORS CLUB OF AMERICA + IAPPF

A New Partnership. More Resources. More Value for Your Club. The International Association of Pickleball and Padel Facilities (IAPPF) is proud to partner with the Directors Club of America (DCA) and welcome DCAmembers to the IAPPF community. EXCLUSIVE DCA MEMBER RATE: $449 DCA members can join IAPPF for just $449 annually — a $50 savings off the standard $499 membership. And the value goes […]
Reach the Right Players at the Right Time: Meet Marketing Kit by Playbypoint

Native marketing system, built into Playbypoint’s platform Most clubs run player communication on club management software that have no idea what’s happening on the courts. Email lives in one app, texts in another, and the booking data that should drive both sits somewhere else entirely. Marketing Kit closes that gap: it’s a marketing and communication system natively […]
Your Next Members Are Already on Your Site. You Can’t See Them. The Audience Intelligence Gap Costing Pickleball & Padel Facilities Real Revenue.

Most pickleball and padel facilities are already generating demand through various channels including leagues, clinics, tournaments, social media, paid advertising, and word of mouth marketing. For many, the problem isn’t necessarily traffic. It’s visibility. Most operators know people are visiting their website, but they do not fully understand: As competition increases and advertising costs continue […]
From Brochure to Booking Engine: How Pickleball & Padel Clubs Are Winning Online

Insights from Luke Wade, Founder, Facility Ally If you run a pickleball or padel club, your website shouldn’t just look good—it should be driving bookings, leagues, and events every single day. “The biggest mistake people make is treating the website like a digital brochure instead of an automated sales engine,” says Luke Wade. “If a […]
The full court press: Expert advice for filling and running a successful facility

Running a successful pickleball or padel facility takes more than courts, programming, software, or a few social media posts. As the industry matures, operators are facing a more complicated reality: rising competition, higher customer expectations, labor costs, rent, technology decisions, marketing challenges, and the constant need to keep players engaged. In the new episode of […]