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AREENA The mobile league management platform that helps organizers run better leagues in half the time.

AREENA started as organizers in 2018, launching leagues across 3 metros in Texas. We did everything - we hired referees, rented space, advertised online, all while developing our own tech to operate our leagues. At the end of 2022, we decided to open up our platform so that other organizers and players across the country could benefit from what we had created. We still operate leagues, enabling us to always stay empathetic to the challenges in this space while having a place to experiment with new cutting edge technology. But we're now a software company, first and foremost, backed by Mucker Capital and the Founders of Sports Engine. An all-in-one league management platform - automated, integrated, and mobile based and proudly serving league organizers across the country on every coast.

06/29/2026

🏓 The best player experiences don’t start at the first match or end with the last one.

Club hosts preseason mixers so teammates can meet before the season even begins, then wraps up every season with a celebration featuring food, drinks, giveaways, awards, and prizes.

League night is just one part of the experience.

The moments before and after are often what build the strongest communities.

🎙 Available on Spotify & Apple
✍️ Full breakdown in bio

06/26/2026

🏓Great communities aren’t built behind a computer.

Club grew from 60 friends to more than 2,000 players without spending a dollar on advertising.

Taylor believes the real growth happened by showing up, meeting people, and becoming part of the community first.📈

Social media helped.
Relationships built the league.

🎙 Available on Spotify & Apple
✍️ Full breakdown in bio

06/26/2026

🏓 Most pickleball leagues have teams of two.

Club built teams of six.

Why?

Because while some players are on the court, others are cheering, taking photos, building relationships, and creating an atmosphere that feels bigger than the match itself.

Sometimes the best league formats aren’t designed around the game. They’re designed around the player experience.

🎙 Available on Spotify & Apple
✍️ Full breakdown in bio

How do you grow from 60 players to more than 2,000 without spending a dollar on advertising?This week, we sit down with ...
06/24/2026

How do you grow from 60 players to more than 2,000 without spending a dollar on advertising?

This week, we sit down with Taylor, Founder of Dallas Pickleball Club, to break down how community, relationships, and player experience fueled one of the fastest-growing recreational pickleball organizations in DFW.

Big themes in this episode:
1️⃣ Building community before marketing
2️⃣ Designing leagues around relationships
3️⃣ Growing through word of mouth instead of paid ads

🎙 Available on Spotify & Apple
✍️ Full blog breakdown in bio

06/05/2026

🎙️ We’re changing up the Sold Out Podcast a bit this summer.

Instead of only talking about how leagues got started, we’re bringing back some of our biggest guests for focused deep dives on the topics league organizers care about most today.

Things like:
• Retention
• Growth
• Sponsorships
• Scaling operations
• Building better player experiences
• Creating community

The goal is simple:
Make this series as practical and valuable as possible for league operators.

So what do you want us to ask?

Comment below or DM us your ideas 👇

🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple
✍️ Read on our blog (link in bio)

06/02/2026

🚨 Just released!

Players told us they wanted an easier way to browse leagues after filtering.

Now, after filtering by sport and day, league results are automatically sorted alphabetically by league title and subtitle.

✅ Scan filtered leagues faster
🔎 Find the right league with less searching
📲 Move from discovery to registration more easily

Small improvements like this help players find what they want faster and help league organizers convert more interest into sign ups.

✍️ Full breakdown in our latest blog. Link in bio!

05/29/2026

🎙️ This summer on the Sold Out Podcast, we’re going deeper.

We’re bringing back leaders behind some of the biggest adult league organizations in North America to unpack what’s actually working inside their leagues right now.

Not surface-level startup stories.

Real conversations around:
• Player retention
• League growth
• Operations at scale
• Sponsorships
• Community building
• Player experience

We want this series to come directly from the people running leagues every day.

What topics or questions should we ask them?

Drop them below or send us a DM 👇

🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple
✍️ Read on our blog (link in bio)

05/27/2026

🔎 Introducing: Smarter League Discovery

Finding the right league should feel fast and intuitive.

After players filter by sport and day, AREENA now sorts league results alphabetically by league title and subtitle, making leagues easier to scan and compare.

✅ Browse filtered leagues in a cleaner, more organized way
⚡ Find the right league faster after filtering
📲 Create a smoother path from discovery to registration

Small UX improvements create a much better player experience and help league organizers convert more interest into sign ups.

✍️ Full breakdown in our latest blog. Link in bio!

05/26/2026

🏆 Introducing: Playoff Brackets

Players can now see the full playoff bracket directly in the AREENA app.

Instead of only seeing the next matchup, players can now follow the entire postseason picture and where teams could advance next.

👀 View the full playoff bracket visually
➡️ See potential advancement paths ahead of time
📲 Follow how the postseason unfolds in real time

A more connected, exciting playoff experience for players and staff.

✍️ Full breakdown in our latest blog. Link in bio!

🎙️ We’re evolving the Sold Out podcast this summer.We’ll be bringing back some of our partners and friends behind 3 of t...
05/20/2026

🎙️ We’re evolving the Sold Out podcast this summer.

We’ll be bringing back some of our partners and friends behind 3 of the biggest adult league organizations in North America for deeper dives on specific topics.

Not just how they got started and scaled their leagues. But what’s actually working today.

• Growth
• Retention
• Scaling operations
• Player experience
• Sponsorships
• And more

We want this series to be driven by the community.

What questions or topics would you want us to cover with them?

Drop them below or DM us 👇

🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple
✍️ Read on our blog (link in bio)

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