Journal
What to Look for in a Padel T-Shirt
A padel t-shirt sounds like a simple purchase. It's not. The wrong one restricts your movement, soaks through in the first set, or looks so obviously sporty you're changing before...
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On Court vs Off Court — Building a Padel Wardrobe
Most padel players start by wearing whatever they'd wear to the gym. But padel has a way of becoming a bigger part of your life than planned. Here's how to...
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How to Build Padel Club Kit Your Members Will Actually Wear
Most padel club kit is an afterthought. A polo with a logo. A hoodie from a catalogue. Here's how to create custom padel club apparel your members actually choose to...
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The Best Padel Hoodies in the UK 2026
A padel hoodie is one of those pieces of kit that sounds simple until you try to find the right one. There are plenty of options. Most of them are...
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The First week of Trading - The AP Club Journal, Entry 5
What nobody tells you about launching
Everyone who launches something thinks it will fly off the shelves.
It doesn't. Not usually. Not at first.
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Building the Website - The AP Club Journal, Entry 4
Shopify is remarkable. Not because it's easy — it isn't, not really — but because it's possible.
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The Club Idea - The AP Club Journal, Entry 3
British padel clubs have a problem. They want to give their members something to wear — something that builds identity, community, belonging. But the options are terrible.
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Why British Padel Is Having Its Moment
We started AP Club at the back end of 2025 because we could see what was coming. The sport was growing. The kit wasn't keeping up.
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What Is Après Padel — And Why It Matters
If you've played padel more than twice, you already know what après padel is. You just might not have had a word for it yet.
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What Should I Wear for Padel?
Once padel becomes a regular part of your week — and it will — what you wear starts to matter.
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Finding a Supplier - The AP Club Journal, Entry 2
The gap between a mockup and an actual garment is enormous.
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AP Club Drop 1 — Everything in the Range Explained
Drop 1 is AP Club's first collection. Ten pieces, designed together, for British padel players.
Here's more about everything in the range.
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How to Choose Padel Kit — A Practical Guide
Padel is one of the few sports where what you wear genuinely matters beyond performance. You're on a glass-walled court, visible from every angle, often in a club environment where...
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Why British Padel Kit Has Never Been Good Enough — Until Now
For years, British padel players have been making do. Making do with kit that wasn't designed for padel. Making do with brands that spotted a trend and added a padel...
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Where It Started — The AP Club Journal, Entry 1
It started with a bad hoodie.
Not dramatically bad. Just... not quite good enough.
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Why We Built AP Club
Every piece in Drop 1 was designed together so it all works together. The hoodie goes with the play tee. The gilet works on court and at the coffee shop...
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