The Story of Padel at Maldon in Essex goes back to 2018, and 3 iterations to become the 4 court centre, with 3 covered courts that is Padel United UK today.
A Padel revolution in Essex? Sort of. Â
It’s one that has continued a pace since the first RT Padel centre started life at Park Drive Padel Club, opening in August 2018 at Maldon, Essex with the motto to ‘live the padel life’; and they surely did with 3 courts and a great community venture, seeing 100 players regularly playing padel and perhaps the biggest junior section of players in the country.Â
RT Padel soon became Go Padel in 2019, and the growth of the Junior membership and community sessions continued, with notable young players Nikhil Mohindra and Sam Jones cutting their teeth as players and coaches at the club.Â
The Home of Padel Tour start here in May 2021, and this is a great story of growing the participation in competition, and now growing the profile of elite players in UK Padel.Â
A 4th court, a panoramic show court was installed in September 2021, then from November 2021 canopies were added over 3 of the 4 courts here as GoPadel became the UK arm of Padel United,
And whirlwind story of Padel in the East, some of the trend setters in the padel club business.
The Story of Padel at Maldon in Essex goes back to 2018, and 3 iterations to become the 4 court centre, with 3 covered courts that is Padel United UK today.
A Padel revolution in Essex? Sort of. Â
It’s one that has continued a pace since the first RT Padel centre started life at Park Drive Padel Club, opening in August 2018 at Maldon, Essex with the motto to ‘live the padel life’; and they surely did with 3 courts and a great community venture, seeing 100 players regularly playing padel and perhaps the biggest junior section of players in the country.Â
RT Padel soon became Go Padel in 2019, and the growth of the Junior membership and community sessions continued, with notable young players Nikhil Mohindra and Sam Jones cutting their teeth as players and coaches at the club.Â
The Home of Padel Tour start here in May 2021, and this is a great story of growing the participation in competition, and now growing the profile of elite players in UK Padel.Â
A 4th court, a panoramic show court was installed in September 2021, then from November 2021 canopies were added over 3 of the 4 courts here as GoPadel became the UK arm of Padel United,
And whirlwind story of Padel in the East, some of the trend setters in the padel club business.
Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK
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Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK
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UK Padel teams up with Act Sports to help expand popularity of padel in UK
UK Padel joins forces with global sports turf brand Act Sports to reinforce the sport's popularity in the UK and back its County Championships. "We're happy to have the support of a leading global padel brand that shares our high ambitions," says Nick Baker, CEO at UK...
UK PADEL Schools Championship
Twenty-one teams across boys, girls and mixed took part in a groundbreaking first ever UK PADEL Schools Championships on Sunday 29th September 2024 at Rocket Padel Bristol. The focus of the day was a celebration of all things UK PADEL: bringing together players from...
UK PADEL expansion to Cornwall
UK PADEL will bring the burgeoning, super-sociable sport of padel to Cornwall’s first coastal aparthotel on the edge of Newquay this October. 5 minutes’ walk from Porth beach and looking out over the ocean from its clifftop location – SeaSpace is rewriting the...
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RULES
What Is a Padel Court?
What Is a Padel Court? A Padel court sits somewhere between a tennis court and a squash court. The ground-markings are similar to those of tennis with two service boxes on each side of a tennis-like net, and another zone at the back of the court. This zone is,...
Who and what is a Bandeja?
Who or what is a Bandeja? I hear you ask… Bandeja is the Spanish translation for the word ‘tray’. I know confusing, right? Well, actually it’s not, you see in Padel terms Bandeja means a sliced volley. In Padel, a player's aim is to keep their opponent at the back of...
The Racket
The Racket Almost uniquely among racket sports, the Padel racket has no strings. Instead, the impact surface is generally made of fiberglass or carbon fiber, resting above a rubber core in a carbon or fiberglass frame. But, as with most sport equipment, there is quite...
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