Types of sports bags
A sports bag should be chosen based on the sport before the size: a racquet bag does not have the shape of a duffel bag, and a drawstring bag does not replace a club bag.
The shape of a sports bag comes from what it needs to hold. A holdall can fit an outfit and a pair of shoes. A bag for rackets is long and flat. A string bag carries just a swimsuit. Choosing purely by volume often leads to an unsuitable bag.
The main types of sports bags
Four formats meet the essential needs, and they are not interchangeable.
- The holdall: the classic shape of a sports bag for clubs, with a shoe compartment.
- The racket bag: long, flat, often temperature-controlled for tennis and padel.
- The string bag: the lightest format, for the gym and a swimsuit.
- The shoe bag: a supplementary bag, never a main bag.
Roller sports bag models
A roller sports bag becomes useful as soon as the load exceeds what you want to carry on one shoulder: club equipment, goalkeeper gear, a full outfit plus shoes. It weighs more empty and takes up more space, making it impractical for a simple round trip to the gym.
Small sports bags for everyday use
A small sports bag of twenty to thirty litres is enough for the gym: an outfit, a towel, a water bottle. The separate shoe compartment changes everything, preventing soles from mixing with clean clothes. A sport waist bag completes the set for keys and a phone during workouts.
The types of sports bags in our category
- Sports bags
- Tennis racket bags
- Padel racket bags
- String bags
- Shoe bags
