Racquet Network Clubhouse

Racquet Network was created in 2004. Since then, we have had many years over which to observe who is and who is not successful at becoming a frequent player. Below are our five best tips for succeeding and becoming a frequent player.

Tip 1 – Be Genuine

Our most successful players are genuine about who they are. They use a real name, they post a photo of their smiling face and they complete all six pages of their player profile. If they are part of a ladder or a league, most even post a phone number so that other players can reach them. On the other hand, players who look like they are hiding something don’t do well in our network. Player profiles without photos are usually ignored. So are profiles in which the user has filled out only the basic information required at registration.

It is up to every player in our network to decide how much information they want to post about themselves. But we can tell you from experience that players who hide behind usernames and pet photos are not taken very seriously by other frequent players. As a result, they end up playing very few games and meeting nobody new.

Tip 2 – Smile

The photo that each player chooses for their profile is important. Over the years we’ve seen players post action shots, formal business portraits, cartoon figures, cute little animals, hot cars, girls in bikinis and many more variations on similar themes. Nothing in our experience – NOTHING – is more effective than a closeup of your smiling face. More than anything else, players want to see your eyes. So avoid long shots, hats, sunglasses or anything else that prevents people from seeing your eyes. And SMILE. Players who have changed their avatars from serious faces to smiling faces tell us that the response from other players is often immediate.

Tip 3 – Report Scores

It is a HUGE mistake to join this network and then sit back and wait for people to contact you. If you want to play frequently, you need to break in and start friending and messaging other players immediately. Once you start playing and reporting scores through our Social Ladders, other players will start to take you seriously. In fact, most active players in our network don’t bother extending their searches beyond the names of active players on the Social Ladders. So if your name isn’t on a scoreboard, most active players may not even notice that you exist.

Tip 4 – Join Groups

Recently, Racquet Network underwent a significant move from our old website to our brand new website called the CLUBHOUSE. The main reason for this was that the Clubhouse would allow our players to divide themselves up into groups. Under this new system, tennis players from Houston, TX, can now join the HOUSTON TX TENNIS NETWORK & SOCIAL LADDER, squash players from Toronto can now join the TORONTO ON SQUASH NETWORK & SOCIAL LADDER and so on.

Free Public Groups with the words SOCIAL LADDER in their title have free scorekeeping features. If you want to play games, report scores and start earning Pro Shop Credits, you will have to join the Social Ladders for your sport in your city. Once you do that, you can start reporting scores immediately. (Note: if a group does not exist for your sport/city yet, please let us know. We will create one for you.)

Tip 5 – Be Social

Active players on our SOCIAL LADDERS rise to the top by having played with three or more opponents over the past 30 days. The more they play, the higher they rank. Internal studies of Racquet Network players show a clear correlation between rankings and invitations to play. The higher players are ranked on our Social Ladders, the more often they are invited to play.

So, to summarize. Be genuine about who you are and don’t be shy about contacting other players. Everybody is here for the same reason: we all want to play. Most of us want to play a lot.

Start by completing your profile. Then join a group that interests you. If you are lucky, an active group will be waiting for you. If not, you and your friends may be the first players in your city/sport to start reporting scores. No worries, though. That will put you all at the top of the ladder and make you the first successful players in our network from your city. Your success will inspire others and soon you will have a thriving, active nucleus of players growing around you.

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