Affiliate disclosure

How this site makes money — and what it never touches.

The short version: some paddle and gear links here are affiliate links. If you buy after clicking one, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Our court listings, city pages, rankings, and directory carry no affiliate links and are never influenced by them.

What's independent

Everything about where to play. Court and city pages, the map, community rankings, and the directory are researched against each city's own recreation department pages. No venue pays to be listed, ranked higher, or featured — and no affiliate relationship changes any of it.

What may earn a commission

Only paddle and gear links, on the paddles & gear page and in the paddle quiz results. When you buy a paddle or gear through one of those links, the retailer or brand may pay us a referral commission. You pay the same price either way.

Why we do it this way

Court research takes real time to keep current, and affiliate commissions on gear are what let it stay free and ad-free. Keeping the money strictly on the gear side is how the court data stays trustworthy.

How affiliate links work

Plain-English, the way the FTC asks sites to explain it.

The firewall

No affiliate commission, retailer, or brand has any influence on which courts we list, how they're rated, or where they rank. Community rankings come from visitor votes on /rankings. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed here first.

This complements our privacy policy, which covers cookies and the data affiliate programs may set once you reach a retailer's site.

Last updated: July 2026. Questions about this disclosure can be sent through the correction form.