16/08/2026
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ต.
One of the recurring challenges we have encountered at PadLike, as many pickleball courts do during open play, is double stacking and other rotation-related situations that can result in some players getting more court time while others are still waiting for their turn. We understand how frustrating this can be, which is why we have been making a conscious effort since early this year to strengthen the implementation of our open play rules.
Recently, we came across a post from a player who shared an unpleasant experience at PadLike. We are genuinely sorry that the situation left the player feeling frustrated. That is never the experience we want for anyone who comes to our court.
Because the post concerned the way the rotation rules were implemented, we felt it was only fair to look into what happened before making any conclusions. We reviewed our CCTV footage, spoke with the players involved, and retraced the sequence of events.
Based on our review, three players from the group who were supposed to play next had already gone home, leaving only one player from their group. To avoid delaying the game, three players from the next group, which included the player who made the post, were asked to fill the three vacant spots.
As part of our open play system, incomplete teams are filled by the players next in the rotation order. During this exchange, one of the three players who was asked to fill in offered the player who made the post the opportunity to take the available slot and play instead. However, the offer was declined, and the player subsequently left the court.
We are sharing these details not to argue with anyone or dismiss how the player felt as we understand how frustrating situations like this can be. We are simply providing the context because we believe our players deserve to know what happened, especially when a public post concerns an incident that affects the wider PadLike community.
At PadLike, we believe in ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ. Behavior that goes against these values is not tolerated by management. At the same time, we believe in accountability. Every player is responsible for their own behavior. Management can establish rules, remind players of proper conduct, and take action when necessary, but we cannot control every individualโs choices.
๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
A playerโs behavior does not automatically represent the values of PadLike, its owners, its management, or the entire PadLike community.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ: ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ, ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
Thank you to everyone who continues to play with us, support us, and help make PadLike the community that it is. We will keep listening, keep learning, and keep doing our best, ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐.
