FAQ

Frequently asked questions about PadelRoster for private padel leagues

This FAQ is based on the product that exists today: invite links, attendance, substitutes, live scoring, standings, stats, budget overview, and launch pricing.

Built from the real product

The copy on this page reflects how PadelRoster is actually structured today: a workflow for private leagues that need recurring sessions, clean attendance handling, fast live scoring, and follow-up after each night.

Getting started

The basics before you launch a league

These are the questions most organizers ask when they are moving a private padel group away from spreadsheets and chat-only coordination.

What is PadelRoster?

PadelRoster is a private padel league platform built for groups that play together over weeks or months. It helps organizers handle season setup, invite flow, attendance, scoring, standings, and follow-up in one place.

Who is PadelRoster built for?

PadelRoster is built for private groups, volunteer organizers, company leagues, and recurring club groups. The current product is optimized for ongoing private league operations rather than large public tournament administration.

How do we get started?

You can sign up with email, create an organization, create a season, optionally add a recurring session rule, and share an invite link with your players. That gives you a usable private league setup quickly without a heavy onboarding process.

Can players join through an invite link?

Yes. Invite links are part of the product, so players can join the right league without manual spreadsheet administration.

League nights

How PadelRoster handles recurring sessions

The product is designed around real session nights, where the organizer needs less admin before, during, and after play.

Can I schedule recurring session nights?

Yes. PadelRoster supports recurring schedule rules with weekday, time window, weekly or biweekly cadence, and generation of planned sessions. Organizers can also assign player groups such as A, B, C, and D.

How do attendance, absences, and substitutes work?

Players can mark themselves as confirmed, declined, or substitute. When someone drops out, PadelRoster can create substitute requests so the organizer gets a cleaner workflow around absences.

Can substitutes be notified and accept directly?

Yes. Eligible substitutes can receive substitute requests and accept them directly, which removes a lot of manual back-and-forth for the organizer.

Can I use PadelRoster on mobile during session night?

Yes. The app is built mobile-first for live session use. Organizers can generate the next match, record scores quickly, and keep the evening moving from the phone.

What happens if the connection drops while we are scoring?

The product includes offline queueing for score saves and next-match actions. That means critical live-session actions can be retried and synced instead of forcing the organizer back to manual notes.

What scoring formats does PadelRoster support?

PadelRoster currently includes Americano, Mexicano, and Classic Tennis in season setup. In day-to-day private league use, the product is especially optimized around point-based flows such as Americano and Mexicano. It is also important to separate scoring formats from broader competition structures like round robin and knockout.

Can we run mixed Americano or mixed Mexicano?

Yes. Mixed Americano and mixed Mexicano can be run in private groups, while the mixed pair composition is currently managed by the organizer rather than enforced as a separate system format.

Standings and fit

What you can track, measure, and pay for

PadelRoster is strongest when the goal is continuity across a private season, not just one-off match creation.

Does PadelRoster show standings and player stats?

Yes. PadelRoster includes live standings, player stats, head-to-head views, milestones, session recaps, season highlights, and optional Elo ratings.

Can we track league costs and expected share per player?

Yes. The budget overview lets you track costs such as court rental, balls, events, and other items, and then shows the expected share per active core player.

Does PadelRoster handle participant fee collection?

Today the product is strongest on budget visibility and clear cost sharing for private groups. The current positioning is not a broad participant fee collection platform for public tournaments.

Can we export our data if we leave?

Admins can download a CSV seasons report from settings today. If you need a broader export before moving a league, contact us so we can confirm what is available for your setup.

How does PadelRoster handle GDPR and privacy?

PadelRoster has a public privacy policy and terms of service, and we handle account, league, payment, and usage data with GDPR in mind. See the Privacy Policy page for details or email privacy@padelroster.com if you have data questions.

Can we start for free during launch?

Yes. New customers can currently use PadelRoster for free during the launch phase. That lets a group test the full workflow with real players before regular pricing starts.

When does launch pricing end?

There is no fixed public end date yet. This pricing page reflects the current launch status, and the regular season price shown there is the price we expect to use once launch access closes for new customers.

Is PadelRoster meant for knockout tournaments and public brackets?

Not primarily. PadelRoster is currently positioned for private recurring leagues. If you need open registration, public brackets, knockout trees, or broader tournament structures, that is a different problem space from the product's current core flow.

Do all players need to use the app?

No. One organizer can run the league, but players get much more value when they use the product for invite links, attendance, substitutes, live standings, and stats.

Still deciding if PadelRoster fits your group?

Start free during launch if you want to test the workflow with your own group, or send us your setup and we will tell you quickly whether PadelRoster is the right fit today.