a short story

In a corporate London where the hustle and bustle of everyday life is fuelled by the inevitable rat race to achieve wealth and power, a beautiful sport flourishes from North to South, from East to West. Padel. A racket sport designed for all, to reinvigorate the mind and exercise the soul. 

Perhaps the stresses of business life is why successful Mexican businessman Enrique Corcuera set up the first-ever padel court in 1969. Alternatively, he’s simply just a legend. 

Padel is now wildly popular in Spain with more than 20,000 padel courts and an estimated six million active players. Behind football, it’s the country’s second-most-popular sport.

Since 1992 this racket sport has been played on English soil and in recent years has grown to become a sporting trend that is here to stay. It is not only a beautiful, graceful sport for anyone with any sort of hand-eye coordination to play but it truly takes the mind away from the stresses of London life. 

The next chapter in this sports recent history is the birth of PADL LDN. We exist to build a community of padel players who, yes, want to exercise and thrive in sport but more importantly live a happier, healthier and more connected life. 

Welcome to PADL LDN. Just enjoy it.