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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.
Michigan has exactly one padel club. Zmash Padel opened in Sterling Heights in January 2024, built by three former Detroit Red Wings and a Swedish pro, and it still has the state to itself. Here's what's inside — and why it quietly stopped being America's largest indoor facility without changing a thing.
Padel + Pickle in Olivette opened with six panoramic courts under 30-foot ceilings — the first padel courts in St. Louis and the first anywhere in Missouri. Here's what the 42,000-square-foot club is actually like, why it paired padel with eight pickleball courts, and how to book a court.
Louisiana has exactly one place to play padel, and it's inside a Metairie bowling and entertainment venue co-founded by Drew Brees. Two indoor courts, 28-foot ceilings, $30–$40 an hour. Here's what's actually there, how to book it, and why the Gulf Coast's padel map still has a hole in the middle.
Kentucky has exactly one padel club, and it sits on the banks of the Ohio River. pATL's Waterfront Park location brought three outdoor courts to Louisville in partnership with a pickleball venue, and it remains the only place to play in the state. Here's what's there, how to book, and which Ohio Valley clubs are next.
The Northeast now has 64 padel clubs and at least 171 courts across seven states. New York holds more than a third of them and Pennsylvania quietly reached double digits — but three of the region’s four opening-soon clubs are in New England.
NewGen Racquet Club, a four-sport indoor facility 15 miles north of downtown Columbus, has confirmed padel is coming to Lewis Center. Area listings put the plan at five courts, though the club has not announced a date. Here is what we know, and where Columbus padel stands today.
Fort Wayne Country Club, founded in 1908, has opened the first outdoor padel court in Indiana — and the first padel court of any kind in the state's northeast corner. Here is what the members-only court means for the region, and where else Indiana players can find a game.
Padel Square is building a seven-court indoor facility at 14303 Inwood Rd in Farmers Branch — enough capacity to make it the largest padel club in Dallas-Fort Worth. Membership pricing and a full amenity list are already published; an opening date is not. Here's what the club has committed to on paper.
King of Padel will operate six outdoor padel courts and ten pickleball courts at West Harbor, San Pedro's $550 million waterfront development. Timed to the grand opening later in 2026, it will be the largest outdoor racquet club in Los Angeles.
Padel California, the team behind the state's first dedicated padel club in Oceanside, is bringing five outdoor courts and a clubhouse to Whittier — the first padel club in East LA County, where players currently cross town for every match.
Charleston is going from three padel courts to twelve. Atlanta's pATL brand is building its largest club yet in Mount Pleasant, while The Point Racket and Social Club is prepping two courts at Trophy Lakes on Johns Island.
Open Play Pickleball & Padel is building eight padel courts — two indoor, six seasonal outdoor — alongside 11 pickleball courts in Hopkinton, MA. Here's what's planned, what membership costs, and how MetroWest's first padel facility fits into Boston's fast-growing scene.