Refuse Ordinary: How SLYCE Sport Backs the Next Generation of PPA Athletes

Pickleball's fastest-growing stage isn't just the pro bracket — it's the wave of young, hungry competitors climbing toward it. At SLYCE Sport, we built our Sponsored Athlete Program to meet that wave head-on, giving rising PPA talent the gear, visibility, and support system they need to turn potential into podiums.

More Than a Logo on a Cap

Sponsorship at SLYCE isn't a transaction — it's a partnership. When an athlete joins the roster, they're not just handed a SpeedCap and sent on their way. They become part of a brand built specifically for performance: SpeedCaps engineered for on-court agility, SpeedCoins for the split-second calls that decide matches, SLYDRs and GRYPs designed to give every player an edge that actually shows up in the score.

For athletes still building their name in the sport, that gear matters. But what matters just as much is what surrounds it — a brand willing to invest in them before the world knows their name.

Backing Talent, Not Just Titles

Our roster includes athletes at very different points in their careers — from, the World No. 8 CJ Klinger, down to emerging competitors like Jace Morris, Eduardo Santini, Joel Poland, Ethan Dysert, Ian Simms, and Naomi Nguyen. That range is intentional. SLYCE doesn't just sponsor athletes who've already arrived; we sponsor the ones on their way.

For up-and-coming players, that means:

• Performance gear, so equipment is never the thing holding a young athlete back
• Content collaboration, giving athletes a platform to build their personal brand alongside SLYCE's — carousels, Reels, and campaign features that put their game in front of a growing audience
• A built-in community, connecting newer athletes with more established teammates on the roster
• Real accountability and structure, with clear expectations (like regular social content and FTC-compliant partnership posts) that mirror the professionalism athletes will need at every level they climb

Growing Together

Every SLYCE athlete agreement is built around a simple idea: mutual investment. Athletes commit to representing the brand authentically on and off the court; SLYCE commits to showing up for them — through gear, exposure, and a genuine stake in their trajectory. As athletes move up the PPA rankings, the partnership grows with them, from entry-level support toward the kind of visibility our top-tier athletes already enjoy.

It's a model built on the belief that today's up-and-comer is tomorrow's World No. 1 — and that the brands willing to bet on that early are the ones that end up defining the sport.

It's Your Game

SLYCE Sport was founded on the idea that ordinary isn't good enough — not in product design, and not in how we treat the athletes who trust us to be in their corner. Supporting young PPA talent isn't a side initiative; it's core to who we are. Because every World No. 1 started as someone's underdog.

Refuse Ordinary. It's Your Game.