The fastest-growing racquet sport, blends tennis, squash, racquetball, and tennis into one fast-paced game.
HPTA, in partnership with PADELphia, hosts a variety of clinics and league options for your PADEL game! Whatever your level and what you’re looking to work on, we’ve got you covered!
If you wish to schedule a Padel private lesson, clinic or introduction, please reach us at padel@hpta-riverside.com.
Played on a smaller, enclosed court with glass and mesh walls, padel offers a unique twist with every shot and bounce. Using a solid, perforated racquet and a slightly less bouncy ball, players engage in fast-paced, strategic rallies often played in doubles.
Accessible and fun for all skill levels, padel is rapidly gaining popularity worldwide, providing a fresh and engaging way to stay active. We are fortunate to have the #1 player in the country as one of our coaches!
PADEL is the fastest-growing racquet sport in the world—an exciting blend of tennis, squash, racquetball, and platform tennis, all rolled into one fast-paced, dynamic game.
Often described as “chess compared to tennis’ checkers,” it’s easy to learn, yet challenging to master. Social, competitive, fun, and addictive, Padel has taken Europe by storm, with over 12 million players and more than 30,000 courts worldwide. Once virtually unknown in the U.S., the sport has gained serious momentum in recent years, especially since its Philadelphia-area debut in 2019.
Padel is a racquet-based ball sport that could be described as being a mixture of squash and tennis. It is played within an enclosed space like squash but shares similarities with tennis.
So the game is played with a net in the middle like tennis, the court also looks very similar. Like tennis, the players must pass a ball over the net into an opponent’s side by hitting a ball with their racquet. However in padel, the walls/fence of the enclosed court are firmly part of the sport’s gameplay. Players are allowed to hit a ball after it bounces off a wall/fence in order to keep the ball in play.
Padel is most commonly played by four people in a game of doubles, though it can also be played individually. Playing as pairs harks back to the games social origins.
The rules for padel are similar to tennis in many ways but there are also differences here.
Padel scoring
Scoring largely follows that of normal tennis
Indoor & outdoor courts designed for the ultimate padel experience
Group & private clinics for all skill levels to refine your game.
Personalized one-on-one coaching to elevate your padel skills.
Jumping on a court has never been easier. You can reserve the courts easily with a Club Locker account! In order to reserve, create a Club Locker account and search for PADELphia. Once you become affiliated with our club, you will be able to view the current schedule, so that you can book open timeslots!
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