About Us

 

Pickled Paddler is a pickleball apparel company working to define an aesthetic unique to the growing sport of pickleball. Much like other sports, pickleball has its own fun and inclusive vibe. For the owners of Pickled Paddler, Lindsay Ems and Stacey Phillips, the goal is to translate this vibe into fun and functional athletic apparel. We love creating the shirts that spark conversations on the court!

Just like the sport we love, our brand is created with these values in mind: FUN, friendship, inclusivity, community and competition. Our mission is to design gear that helps communicate the aspects of pickleball that bring people together!



The brand started a few years ago when four neighbors from Indianapolis, Indiana couldn't find a shirt they wanted to wear on the court. These founders formed a company and started sharing our designs with others in our community and online. Since, our online business has been extremely successful. We sell on our website and on Etsy.

We love hosting pop-up sales at local tournaments! We are always looking for racquet club partners to collaborate with!


At multiple local tournaments throughout the year, we set up a vendor booth to showcase our products! We will post about the events we plan to attend on our Instagram page, @pickledpaddler! Give us a follow! 


About our Pickleball products

Pickled Paddler t-shirts are made from an amazing tri-blend fabric that is sort like a well-loved cotton t-shirt, but that also wicks moisture from the skin. It’s perfect for wear on the court and happy hour after. We hear from customers all the time who love the feel of our shirts. 

Pickled Paddler shirts often start as ideas that we get from our pickleball friends. Once the design is completed, Lindsay sends it via computer file to a company who prints it on transfer paper. Most often these are printed with plastisol ink (the same ink used in standard screen printing). We receive the designs printed on transfer paper and when we print a shirt, we use our heat press to adhere the design to the shirt, visor, hat, towel, etc. This process allows us to also create custom designs for our customers!

 

About our game

If you play Pickleball in Indiana, chances are you already know us! Lindsay plays with an array of groups in Indiana including in Anderson, Bloomington, Carmel, Columbus, Fishers, Franklin, Greenwood, Indianapolis, Noblesville, Pendleton, Ft. Wayne, and Zionsville. She also teaches and coaches pickleball at Butler University


When we travel, which we love to do, we take our paddles. So far, we’ve played in the Netherlands, the Bahamas, on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, Cincinnati, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Mexico, Missouri, Michigan, Seattle, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Watch out, we may be visiting your home court soon!