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For tennis and padel apparel, the first decision is whether you are dressing club members or stocking a shelf. The two orders are planned differently even when the T-shirt is the same. A club buys for its own members, in the colours of one crest, and reorders when the season turns. A brand or pro shop buys the size curve it expects to sell, in colourways planned a season ahead, and reorders what sold.
Club collection or retail assortment
A club that also runs a pro shop is both, so plan the two as separate lines in the same enquiry: the crest garment for members and the plain branded skort for the shop are different styles even if they share a pattern. Clubs, teams and academies and sportswear brands describe how each type of order is handled, and the teamwear and corporate page sets out the programme timeline they share.
Catalogue categories for a court collection
A tennis or padel collection is built from the catalogue categories below. Voyager Sportswear also makes polo shirts for clubs.
| Garment | Catalogue category | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Crew-neck match and training tee | T-shirts | Cap, short or long sleeve is a pattern choice per style |
| Skort | Shorts and skorts | Liner, ball pocket and length confirmed on the sample |
| Shorts with pockets | Shorts and skorts | Pocket depth for a ball is a measurement in the tech pack |
| Warm-up and bench jacket | Jackets | Crest placement and zip type |
| Presentation set | Tracksuits and sets | Decide whether jacket and trousers are one style or two |
| Training top | Training tops | Long sleeve for early sessions |
What to confirm on the sample
A court garment fails on details that a drawing does not show. Write these into the brief and check them on the fit sample while it is worn, not laid flat.
- Ball pocket in the skort liner: which side, how deep, and whether a ball stays in it through a lunge and a change of direction. A pocket that holds a ball standing still and drops it moving is the usual failure.
- Skort liner length and the outer length over it, measured on the body, with the liner hem not showing below the outer.
- Sleeve length on the tee: cap, short or long, with the arm raised for a serve or an overhead. Back length under the same movement, so the hem stays down.
- Waistband on the skort and shorts: height, whether it has a drawcord, and how it sits after a session.
- Pocket position on the shorts, so a ball does not sit against the thigh at the ready position.
Each item is a line in the tech pack with a measurement, and the sample is approved against that line. Fit approval, measurements and grading covers how one corrected sample becomes the graded run, and specifying stretch and recovery covers what to ask of the skort and liner fabric.
Retail sizes and the pro shop
If the club or pro shop needs neutral packaging, its own labels, individual bags or cartons split by size or style, put each of these in the packing brief, and give the club and shop quantities separately.
Example: member clothing and a shop assortment
A club may order crest training tees for members together with plain branded shorts and skorts for resale. The member order goes to known wearers, while the shop assortment is allocated by expected demand. Keep quantities and packing instructions separate even when the garments share a colour, and say whether the shop needs individual labels and whether the club order should be grouped by team.
Fabric and development questions we can help resolve
Send the intended court use, garment references, quantities and any measurements you have. Say whether you need ball pockets and an inner short, because both have to be assessed for the proposed construction. The fabric choice has to take account of coverage in light colours, stretch for lunging and serving, and how the outer and inner layers move together, none of which the words “tennis fabric” define.
Voyager Sportswear can help you settle the fabric direction, pattern details, logo method and sample plan. If a specialised ball pocket or another feature is not shown on an existing product reference, ask for a feasibility review before it goes into the final order. Approve the top and bottom together as physical garments, because matching colour names alone do not make a finished set.
Questions and answers
Does Voyager Sportswear make polo shirts for tennis and padel clubs?
Yes, Voyager Sportswear makes polo shirts for tennis and padel clubs. A club collection can also include crew-neck match and training tees, skorts, shorts with pockets, warm-up and bench jackets, presentation sets and long-sleeve training tops. For a polo shirt, state the collar, the placket and the sleeve length in the brief and confirm them on the sample.
How do you test the ball pocket in a tennis or padel skort?
Test the ball pocket in a tennis or padel skort on a worn fit sample rather than a flat one. The tech pack should state the pocket's side and depth, and the sample should show whether a ball stays in through a lunge and a change of direction. The usual failure is a pocket that holds a ball standing still and drops the ball when the player moves.
How should a tennis club order member clothing and pro shop stock together?
A tennis club should put member clothing and pro shop stock on separate lines in the same enquiry. Member garments are allocated to known wearers, while the shop assortment is allocated by expected demand, and a crest garment for members and a plain branded skort for the shop are different styles even on a shared pattern. Give each line its own quantities, labels and packing instructions, including any individual bags or size-split cartons.
For an enquiry
Send the garment and design (or a reference), quantities by style and size, your fabric requirements, any numbers required, the destination and the date you need the goods. Voyager Sportswear usually sends a first reply within 24 hours. Request a quote
