getTING started WITH DINKR

At DINKR, our passion for pickleball has driven us to enhance the way you connect and play. We created DINKR to simplify game scheduling with friends and to make it effortless to find new playing partners, whether you're on your home courts or traveling.

Pickleball is more than a sport—it's a rapidly growing community of dedicated and enthusiastic players. Our mission is to celebrate and support this vibrant community, fostering its growth and bringing more people to the court.

We believe in the spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie. Every game scheduled through DINKR embodies our core values: respect the game and your fellow players, be gracious in victory and generous in defeat, and cultivate friendships that enrich your playing experience.Above all, our philosophy is simple: play hard, play fair, and play more.

Read on to learn more about how to get started, and get in the game!

1. SET UP YOUR PROFILE

  • First things first, let's set up your profile. Beyond the usual name and email stuff, we want to know what makes you tick on the court. Are you a lefty or righty? What's your playing style? Got a favorite paddle? Oh, and don't forget to add your player rating – whether it's your best guess or an official DUPR rating.

    • Enter standard biographical information

    • Add playing details: handedness, style, preferred equipment

    • Input your player rating (self-assessed or external like DUPR)

2. JOIN 1 or MORE VENUES

  • Now, tell us where you love to play. Is it the fancy club down the street? The public courts at the park? Maybe the rec center where your league meets? Add them all! And guess what? When you're bitten by the travel bug, DINKR's got your back with a travel mode to find courts wherever you roam.

    • Add regular play locations: clubs, public courts, rec centers

    • Use travel mode to find venues away from home

3. CREATE YOUR SQUADS

  • Here's where the fun begins! Create your dream teams with Squads. Give them cool names like "Pete's Powerhouse Players" and add your pickleball pals. Just remember, you can only add players who share your venues. Can't find your buddy? No worries – invite them to DINKR with a single tap!

    • Name your squads

    • Add players who share your venues

    • Players can be added to multiple squads

    • Build curated lists of fellow players

    • Invite new players to DINKR if they're not found

4. FIND A LOBBY

  • Each venue has its own 'lobby' – think of it as a virtual hangout for all the players there. We'll come back to this unique feature soon, promise!

    • Each venue has a 'lobby' of all associated users

    • Useful for finding players beyond your squads

5. Create a game

  • Alright, you're all set to create your first game. Hit that 'create game' button, tell us when and where, and set your player rating preferences. Now, here's the DINKR magic: use your Squads to send out invites. Pick which squads get first dibs, set send times for each, and let DINKR do the rest. Once your court's full, we'll stop the invites. Easy peasy!

    • Click 'create game'

    • Set location, time, and player rating parameters

    • Use Squads feature for invitations:

    • Select squads and set send times for each

    • DINKR sends invites sequentially

    • Invites stop once the game is filled

    • Optionally extend invites to venue lobby if spots remain open

6. KEEPING SCORE

  • Time to play! Whether it's a casual Saturday morning game or a fierce league match, DINKR's got you covered for scoring. Customize the screen to match your court's colors (because why not?), set up your pairs, and log those points. Switch up the teams as much as you want – we're flexible like that!

    • Select 'score match' for any game type

    • Customize UI to match your court colors

    • Assign players to pairs

    • Enter scores and change pairings as needed

7. TRACK YOUR Dinkr rating

  • As you play and score games, you'll see your DINKR rating evolve. Think of it as your pickleball social credit score – it helps you find great matches when you're playing away from your usual crew. It works alongside official ratings to make sure you're always in for a fun, competitive game.

    • Scores update your DINKR rating

    • Use alongside formal ratings for accurate social matching

8. Review your STATS

  • Curious about how you're doing? Hop over to your personalized dashboard. It's like your pickleball diary – wins, losses, who you've played with, your epic streaks. It's all there to help you see how far you've come and where you might want to up your game.

    • Access your personalized dashboard

    • View playing history, win/loss records, trends, and streaks