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Insights on padel technology, equipment, court guides, and the growing US padel industry.
Insights on padel technology, equipment, court guides, and the growing US padel industry.
The Pro Padel League opens its 2026 season July 9–12 at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom. Here's what the PPL is, how to get tickets, who to watch, the new PPL II division, and where the season goes next.
Everything you need to know about the NPL — America's largest amateur padel team league. Learn how the USA National Team League works, from city stage to nationals.
Find the best padel shoes for 2026 — expert picks for grip, cushioning, and stability on artificial turf courts.
California is now the third-largest padel state in the country, with 37 clubs and 126 tracked courts across 25 cities. But it got there differently than Florida or Texas — smaller clubs, mostly outdoors, clustered in three metros. Here is the full late-2026 picture, including what each operator has actually confirmed about the six clubs still to come.
Padel's core defensive shot goes almost straight up, so ceiling height quietly decides how the game plays indoors. We track a verified clear height for 108 US clubs, from 20 ft to 85 ft, with a median of exactly 30 ft. Here is what the FIP rulebook really requires, and which clubs have the most room overhead.
Club padel has no umpire — and the FIP rulebook never explains what to do without one. Here is the actual decision procedure: who makes each call, why every genuine line call in padel is a serve call, and what to do about the point nobody agrees on.
Smash defense in padel is a reading problem, not a power problem. Here is how to tell which overhead is coming, where to stand, and which of four responses to pick — plus what the FIP rulebook actually says about chasing a por tres out the side door.
The Hive Padel Club opened on Saturday, September 26, 2026, on Salt Lake City's west side with five indoor climate-controlled courts. Here is what it costs, what else is in the building, and why the widely repeated claim about an outdoor court is wrong.
We pulled every resort, hotel and inn in the US with a padel court on site: 19 venues, 33 courts, and not one of them indoors. Here is what each property actually has, what it costs, and exactly which ones will let you book without a room or a membership.
Miami-Dade's first free-to-play padel courts opened in late August at North Bay Village's AFA International Center. Four outdoor courts, free for residents from noon to 5 PM daily, booked through Playtomic. Here is how the residency gate works and what non-residents can expect.
Three apps take almost all US padel bookings, and they split the country by region rather than nationally. We recorded the booking platform on all 392 active US padel clubs to show which app you actually need in your metro — and the 45% of clubs no app can book at all.
Puerto Rico's most unusual padel courts sit on a working superyacht pier in the Port of San Juan, a short walk from Old San Juan. We verified the courts against Safe Harbor's own photos — but who can actually book them is still an open question.