Write for Us Pickleball and Racket Sports: Pickleball and Racket Sports Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Type pickleball and racket sports write for us into a search bar and you'll get a racket business contributor page, a tennis, padel and pickleball submissions page, and then a long run of explainers on how the sports differ from each other. That's useful if you're picking a sport, less so if you're picking an editor. What I'd rather see is the club coach's view: the drill that fixed a group's dinking, how a tennis player retrained their swing for padel walls, what a gear tester noticed after a month with one paddle.

Who reads this? Business owners, freelancers and creators, and a surprising number of them have swapped the gym for a court. They already use my guides to padel versus pickleball and padel for beginners, so they know the basics. A racket sports post here has to give them the next step: a better session, a smarter kit choice or a club night that doesn't fall apart.

60-second pickleball and racket sports guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Do you coach, play regularly at a club or test paddles and rackets yourself
• Is the advice something a newer player can try in a single session
• Does your opening answer the reader's question in the first two lines
• Have you kept out injury treatment and anything that reads like a medical opinion
• If you name a paddle or racket, is it because you've played with it, not because a brand asked

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• First game kit for pickleball and padel, without overbuying
• Choosing a paddle or racket to suit the way you play
• Court etiquette and the rules beginners trip over
• Moving from tennis to pickleball or padel, and what to unlearn
• Drills that fit a short practice session
• Running a social club night or a friendly league
• Doubles tactics explained by someone who teaches them
• Squash and table tennis habits that carry over to other racket sports

If your post could be published on any pickleball and racket sports site with the logo swapped, it is not for us.

What we look for in pickleball and racket sports posts

Each row below is a court topic I'm glad to see, paired with the take on it that won't make the cut.

Topic	What gets accepted	What gets declined
Kit for beginners	What a first timer needs and what can wait	A shopping list built from one brand's range
Paddles and rackets	Hands on notes from playing with the gear	Spec sheets copied from a product page
Rules and etiquette	The court habits that keep a game friendly	A rulebook pasted in full with no context
Switching sports	What a tennis player has to unlearn for padel	Arguments about which sport is best
Club life	How a coach runs a league or social night	Results from last weekend's tournament

What we don't accept

• Medical advice or injury treatment plans
• Equipment promotion written by the brand that makes it
• Match reports with no practical lesson for the reader
• General fitness posts with no racket or court focus
• Previously published posts republished from another site

What you get

• Your article in front of an engaged audience of business owners, marketers and founders
• One relevant, contextual link back to your own site
• A byline and the credibility of an established, high-traffic blog
• Editorial help to make the piece as strong as it can be before it goes live

How to submit

Send your pitch or draft through the contact form. Include the topic, the one specific problem the post solves, and a line on your first-hand experience with it. One idea per pitch works best. You will hear back on whether it is a fit before you write the full draft.

What a strong pickleball and racket sports pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I'd like to write about why pickleball is the fastest growing sport and everyone should try it." A strong one says "I coach a weekly beginners' group at my club, and I want to share the three drills that got nervous players dinking with control, how long we spend on each one, and the mistake that makes people quit in week two." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• The warm up drill a club coach runs before every beginners' session
• Paddle weight and grip size, explained by someone who's tested both
• Retraining a tennis swing for the padel glass
• Kitchen line rules new pickleball players get wrong
• Setting up a ladder league at a small club
• Picking doubles partners so a social night stays social
• Why squash players pick up padel faster than they expect
• Keeping a racket club busy through the winter months

Looking for more places to pitch? The sites that accept guest posts page helps you build a shortlist of blogs in your niche.

The traffic behind a placement here

Straight from Google Search Console, 3 to 30 October 2026: this site was shown 3.6 million times in Google results and received 23,300 clicks. That is the readership a pickleball and racket sports post joins. Want a firmer route than a pitch? Sponsored posts and link placements in articles that already rank are available too, and here is how to partner with me.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept pickleball and racket sports guest posts?

Yes. Pickleball, padel, tennis, squash and table tennis guest posts are welcome from club coaches, regular players and gear testers. We publish practical advice a newer player can use, and we don't take injury treatment advice or brand written equipment promotion.

What racket sports topics do you accept?

First game kit, choosing a paddle or racket, court etiquette and rules, moving from tennis to pickleball or padel, short practice drills and running a club night or league. If it helps someone play better or organise better, it fits.

Do you take wider sports or outdoor guest posts too?

Yes, but team sports and general athletics suit the sports pages better, and hiking, cycling or camping pitches belong on the outdoor page. This page is for tennis, padel and pickleball players. Every pitch reaches the same editor either way.

How long should a guest post be?

Most accepted posts run between 1,200 and 2,000 words. Length matters less than usefulness: a tight 1,200 word post with one clear lesson beats a 3,000 word overview every time. Use short paragraphs, clear subheadings and at least one real example.

Can I include a link back to my own site?

One contextual link back to your own site is fine when it is relevant and helps the reader. Posts written purely to build a backlink with no real value for the reader are not published.

Do you accept previously published content?

No. Every submission must be original and not published anywhere else first, including your own blog, Medium, LinkedIn or a guest slot on another site. Republished or lightly reworded content gets declined, and we check before anything goes live.

Can I use AI tools to help write my guest post?

You can use AI to help with research or tidying your draft, but the experience, examples and opinions must be yours. Posts that read like generic AI output, with no first-hand detail, are declined.

Do you accept sponsored or commercial partnerships?

Commercial and partnership enquiries are handled separately from editorial guest posts. If you are a brand or agency wanting to work together rather than pitch an article, say so in the contact form and you will get the right details back.

How long does a decision take?

We aim to come back to you within a few working days. If the pitch is specific and clearly written, with the result in the first line, the decision is much faster.

Do you edit guest posts before they go live?

Yes. Every accepted post gets an editorial pass for clarity, structure and accuracy, and you may be asked for an extra example or a missing number. The aim is to make your piece as useful as it can be, not to change your voice.

Can I pitch more than one idea?

Yes, but send them one at a time or as a short numbered list with one line each. The strongest pitch goes first, and a single clear idea with a real result almost always beats several vague ones.

How do I submit a pickleball and racket sports guest post?

Send your pitch through the contact form with the topic, the specific result or lesson you will cover, and a line on your own experience coaching, playing or testing gear in pickleball and racket sports. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

Related pages in the write for us family: sports write for us, sports blogs that accept guest posts, outdoor write for us.