The 10 best gifts for padel players

What are the best gifts for padel players? You've come to the right place. If you have someone who is passionate about padel to buy for but you’re lacking inspiration, you’ll love our curated list of gift ideas.

Here are the top 10 gifts that different types of padel and fitness addicts will love to receive: 

1. An environmentally friendly water bottle that self-cleans 

The bottle intelligently turns on every 2 hours to purify both the water you put inside as well as clean the bottle surface itself. Beyond this unique feature, insulation keeps cold liquids cold for 24 hours and enables hot liquids to maintain their temperature for 12 hours.   

2. A timeless sports apparel 

At Epirus, we're constantly looking for ways of making our bags and apparel more versatile whilst ensuring the items are first and foremost designed for padel and other racket sports. Case in point: our brand new cropped leggings. The four way stretch fabric is figure flattering, breathable and fluid with every movement. A unique rear ball pocket holds up to two padel balls in place and out of the way. When the pocket isn't used it lies flat and is virtually invisible. Playing in cool weather? These leggings are warm without being bulky. Playing in warm weather? The cropped fit prevents overheating. Needless to say, the cropped legging style is right at home in the gym, at spin class or at yoga practice.

3. Technical layers you can actually play in

In the category of a functional gift that someone wouldn’t automatically buy themselves, consider the smart skipping rope from Tangram.  The rope is connected to the Smart Gym app which collects data about workout time, number of jumps and calories burned. For the ambitious skipper, the app also suggests a variety of interval cardio workouts beyond merely using the rope for warm up purposes. 

9. Powdered shampoo that activates with water

Two things are undeniably true: it’s very rare to find quality toiletries in gyms and racket clubs AND shampoo escaping it’s bottle and spilling in your bag is THE WORST. With this in mind, we were very intrigued when we came across powered shampoo from OWA Haircare.

The concentrated powder shampoo turns into a sudsy lather when mixed with water and has the same benefits of a liquid shampoo, but in a more sustainable, powder form. The powder is formulated with milk surfactants derived from coconut oil, plant-based rice protein, and aloe vera to condition and hydrate locks. Light and easy to port around with none of the risk of spillage? Great innovation. 

10. A compact microfibre sports towel that holds 4x its weight in water

This convenient travel gym towel folds into a tiny pouch, making it super portable and saving space in a racket bag. The pouch is made of breathable mesh to help keep odors and bacteria from festering, and it features a handy carabiner you can use to clip it onto your bag. Made with 100-percent microfiber, this towel is a great size to use at changeovers during intense matches. 

Bonus gift ideas

11. Padel wristbands

Accessories are always a great option for padel players and lots of people use sweatbands when playing. Large or extra large sizes are especially good for warm locations. These Adidas Padel wristbands come in a variety of colours and sizes.

12. Tacky Padel Overgrips

Every avid Padel player replaces the overgrip on their bat regularly. So a pack of overgrips is another great little accessory to give as a gift. Tournagrip's "Mega Tac" overgrips are particularly sticky and last longer than the average tacky grip.