Spanish courts. A London home. A members’ club built around the simple pleasure of playing together.
Ninety minutes on court.
Something to look forward to all week.
Chapter one
Padel reached Europe in 1974 and has been part of ordinary life in Spain ever since. London is only now catching up. Padel Playa is our answer: courts made in Spain, a club built around them, and somewhere worth sitting when the ninety minutes are up.
The club, not just the court
A close match is a fine thing. So is knowing the people on the other side of the net.
We’re building a club where both matter. Led by Andrew and George Criticos, Padel Playa brings Spanish-made courts and a proper club spirit to London.
New to padel?
01 / THE GAME
Padel is played in doubles on a court enclosed by glass and mesh. Think tennis, with a little help from the walls.
02 / THE GAME
An underarm serve, a compact racket and rallies that last. It is an easy game to get into, with plenty to keep you coming back.
03 / THE GAME
Time to find your rhythm, get a proper game in and enjoy the last point as much as the first. No rushing you off at sixty.
Padel, in four numbers
10 × 20
metres
The court, walled in glass.
90
minutes
One session, start to finish.
4
players
Always doubles. Never a solo sport.
10
minutes to learn
Then a lifetime to get good.
A short history
1969
Acapulco
A garden. A paddle. A new game.
1974
Marbella
The first courts in Europe.
Today
Spain
A game woven into everyday life.
Next
London
A new home in London.
What to expect
A club built around coaching and good company, from the first session you ever play to the one you are training for.
Courts made in Spain: three metres of glass at the back, mesh above, and a surface that gives you the same bounce every time.
Coaching from people who play the game properly and can teach it, whether it is your first week or your fifth year.
One to one, on your own court, at your own pace. Grip, serve, the wall, the volley, in that order.
Four players, one coach, ninety minutes. Grouped by level rather than by whoever turned up, so every court is competitive.
Ninety minutes, a coach and a racket, for people who have never held one. Nothing to bring but trainers.
A proper pathway in levelled blocks that run in terms, from your first session to your first tournament.
The club calendar
Coaching is how you get good. This is the rest of it: the weeknight four, the box league, the afternoon your team will actually talk about.
Eight ways to make it your game
Socials
A weeknight of short matches and mixed fours, with time to sit down afterwards.
Socials
Longer format, more courts, and the afternoon to fill.
New to padel
Ninety minutes, a coach and a racket. Nothing to bring but trainers.
Coaching
One to one, on your own court, at your own pace.
Coaching
Four players, one coach, ninety minutes of actual padel.
Academy
A proper pathway, from your first session to your first tournament.
Competition
Box leagues, club nights and finals worth staying for.
Groups
A court, a coach and an afternoon your team will actually talk about.
01 / 08
The album
Evening play
Socials
The shape of it
The game
The club
Kit
The court
Competition
The club
An invitation
Founding members hear first, and choose first.
One email when we open. One when founding memberships are released. Nothing else.
Sign the book
A name and an email address. It takes a moment, and it is the only thing we will ever ask you for.
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