Up until a couple of years ago, Florida and Texas were the only two states that were home to more than one padel club. Then California and New York joined the party, thanks in large part to San-Diego-based Taktika Padel and Brooklyn-based Padel Haus. Now, with each passing week, it seems that we’re getting news that there will soon be even more states with multiple padel clubs. Among them:
Arizona: While you don’t hear all that much about padel in The Grand Canyon State yet, it is home to clubs in both Phoenix and Tucson, and I recently had someone reach out to me who is in the process of opening a second club in Tucson.
Colorado: Although Parker Racquet Club is Colorado’s first and only padel club thus far, it will soon be joined by Padel Haus Denver, which is setting up shop in an up-and-coming downtown neighborhood known as River North or “RiNo.” Furthermore, I’ve been in touch with at least three other groups who are actively looking to open clubs on the Front Range in the near future.
Connecticut: While Sports Haus has established itself as the premier padel club in the region, it will soon be joined by another similar concept just up the coast in Branford known as Smash Padel and Pickle Club.
Georgia: RedPADEL recently hosted one of their 2024 Circuit tournaments at the two clubs currently operating in Atlanta, pATL and the Millsap Padel Club (which is a private, one-court club just outside the city).
Massachusetts: Seemingly overnight, The Bay State went from having no padel to speak of to multiple padel clubs in the Boston area alone. While Sensa Padel is the only one currently open, it looks as though the Massachusetts padel boom is well underway.
New Jersey: The garden state will soon be home to not just one, but three, brand new padel facilities thanks to efforts from Centercourt Padel in Morristown, And Padel in Oakland, and the soon-to-open Padel United Sports Club in Creskill, which we just published a feature article about.
North Carolina: Charlotte Padel Club recently doubled the number of courts available to its members to six, and there are an additional three courts available to members of North Hills Club in Raleigh.
Pennsylvania: The pioneering project known as PADELphia brought the state’s (and some of the country’s) first publicly accessible courts to Venice Island just outside Philadelphia some years back. Now, not only does PADELphia have a second expanded location, but a concept known as Ballers will soon bring more padel to the Philly area in very stunning fashion. Meanwhile, RCW Athletic Club offers padel in Lancaster, and numerous courts are now open to members of old-line clubs in the Philly suburbs like the Merion Cricket Club and the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Tennessee: Given what a hotspot Nashville has become and how many people are flocking there, it probably comes as no surprise that multiple padel clubs are set to open in the Music City in the very near future, including offerings from Padel Haus and Sensa Padel.
South Carolina: The homespun racket-sports-loving project known as the Columbia Racket Club was home to the first and only padel court in the state for awhile. But now LTP on Daniel Island has added one court and reportedly plans to add at least one more. Meanwhile, there are groups actively working to bring dedicated padel clubs and courts to Charleston, Greenville, and Hilton Head, as well.
Virginia: Richmond’s soon-to-open Padel Plant promises to be one of the most unique and visually stunning clubs anywhere in the U.S. Meanwhile, as I learned in a recent interview with its go-getting COO, Tim Bainton, Epic Padel will soon be delivering its own unique brand of club to both Tyson’s Corner and Alexandria in Northern Virginia. There is also one court available to the members of the Greencroft Club in Charlottesville.
By my count, there are now 15 total states that have more than one padel club, and with first clubs already open — or about to be — in states like Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, and Vermont, it’s likely only a matter of time before we see the number of states with multiple padel clubs double or even triple from here.
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