Intriguing Footwear

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Kyle Taylor
February 05, 2025

In today's edition, we touch on intriguing footwear, introduce you to RADL Jobs, and cover some of the latest business headlines.

In The News:

  • BOAST, the Irreverent Cult Tennis Brand, Sponsors the Delray Beach Open: Tasked with collecting and distributing balls, towels, and drinks for players, ball kids have one of the most rigorous jobs on the court and are a constant presence. Their responsibilities call for premium performance apparel, a quality that heritage tennis brand BOAST is known for and will bring to the Delray Beach Open, Feb 7th-16th, 2025.

  • Beginning of Season Discount for Wholesale Orders at Coastal Pickle: Coastal Pickle is offering a 20% off discount for all wholesale orders placed by February 28th for delivery in May. Coastal makes high-quality pickleball paddles, perfect for stocking your inventory with the latest and best-selling models. Coastal also specializes in custom pickleball paddles with low MOQ’s for a unique club branding experience.

  • The Collegiate Pickleball Tour: A New Era in Crowning College Champions Big news for collegiate pickleball! DUPR and the UPA are joining forces to launch the Collegiate Pickleball Tour (CPT) in 2025, taking the sport to the next level with expanded competition, elite showcases, and a major prize purse.

  • ATP Tour & Polaroid Eyewear Forge Global Partnership: ATP is proud to announce Polaroid Eyewear as the ATP Tour’s Official Eyewear Partner, through 2027. The iconic brand will activate at a selection of ATP Tour events and has announced top ATP player Lorenzo Musetti as Polaroid Eyewear Ambassador for 2025. The partnership will see the brand activate at the Mutua Madrid Open, the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, and the Swedish Open, unlocking exclusive experiences for fans.

  • AXS and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Renew Long-Standing Partnership - AXS, a global leader in ticketing, and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, home of the iconic BNP Paribas Open, announced today a partnership renewal. All tickets to the BNP Paribas Open are digital and managed through AXS’ ticketing technology platform. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden will continue to leverage a number of industry-leading ticketing technology solutions from AXS, including AXS IQ, AXS Mobile ID, data and reporting, and 3D maps.

Intrigue™ Tour - Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

APPAREL
Wilson Sporting Goods Releases First Women’s-only Tennis Shoe: the Intrigue

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. recently launched the Intrigue™ Tour, the brand’s first high-performance tennis shoe built exclusively for women. Engineered for comfort, style, and a fast-paced modern game, the Intrigue offers a fit informed by extensive athlete feedback and advanced technology, empowering women to play gracefully and win with grit.

Developed in close collaboration with Wilson Athlete Marta Kostyuk, the Footwear Team at Wilson worked on an expedited timeline to build Marta a sneaker that is not only responsive and comfortable, like a running shoe, but allowed her to play a more dynamic, aggressive style of game.

Sqairz Pickleball Shoe: Precision, Power, and Stability in Every Step

SQAIRZ, the leader in performance-based athletic footwear, announced the launch of its first-ever pickleball shoe, meticulously crafted to meet the unique demands of one of the fastest-growing sports in America. Developed in collaboration with elite pickleball players and ProXR Pickleball, the SQAIRZ XRZ™ pickleball shoe is designed to enhance players’ performance, minimize injury risks, and withstand rigorous use, offering stability, precision, and unmatched durability.

JOBS
See the latest industry jobs and racquet career openings.

WILSON – National Account Manager-Softgoods: The National Account Manager’s responsibilities include all customer and non-customer-facing actions within the business, focusing on Community and credibility accounts within the marketplace. A candidate will drive influence cross-functionally, lead without authority, and drive category awareness internally and externally. A candidate’s skillset will be willing to take risks, be able to navigate in rooms with decision-makers, and will find comfort in the unknowns of a new business within a seasoned sales org.

Babolat: Outside Sales Representative – San Diego/Arizona: Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, the San Diego/Arizona Outside Sales Representative position, based within the territory, is primarily responsible for selling Babolat products to businesses and for coordinating all brand activities by performing the following duties:

HEAD Sport: Footwear Product Developer (m/f/d) Racquet Sports: Position to focus on overseeing all technical aspects of the development process for our performance sports shoes. Contribution to the product creation process by providing costing, performance, and technical solutions. Creating and maintaining tech packs for assigned projects, including blueprints, shell patterns, color cads, and material maps. Clear/detailed daily communication with the production team in Asia to carry the product creation process from initial concept through commercialization and production. Monitoring timelines and alerting in case of any delay/deviance.

Promo image for Dunlop FX Series Squash Racquets

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