How PATL Atlanta Built a Padel Community from Scratch (Kevin Ye Interview)
Kevin Ye breaks down how PATL Atlanta grew padel in a tennis/pickle market by building community-first programming, then scaling via smart facility partnerships and expansion (Charleston next).Kevin Y...
24 Feb 21min
Kingdom of Padel: The Indoor Padel Experience San Diego’s Been Waiting For
We’re on a West Coast road trip visiting padel clubs across the United States — and this stop takes us all the way south to San Diego, California at Kingdom of Padel. In this episode, we sit down with...
20 Feb 21min
Padel in Paradise: The SXM Padel Club Story in Sint Maarten | Ricardo Perez Interview
We’re on location in Sint Maarten at SXM Padel Club with Ricardo Perez, Managing Director of SXM Padel Group, breaking down how a “crazy idea” turned into one of the most active padel communities in t...
17 Feb 34min
How Park Padel Built a Lifestyle Club in the Bay Area with Katie Lampert
In this episode of Padel Smash Academy, we’re in San Francisco for a full club review at Park Padel, one of Northern California’s most iconic padel clubs. We sit down with Katie Lampert—co-founder, co...
13 Feb 37min
From Miami’s Padel Boom to LA’s Rise | Abraham Alvarez at Padel Up
In this episode of Padel Smash Academy, we head to Los Angeles to visit Padel Up and sit down with Abraham Alvarez, the club’s Head Padel Coach, to talk about what it really takes to build padel from ...
12 Feb 14min
The San Diego Padel Playbook: Community → Courts → Growth | Taktika CEO Ryan Redondo
Padel doesn’t grow by accident—and San Diego is proof. In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Redondo, CEO of Tactica Padel, to break down how one coach’s idea turned into a real padel ecosystem—start...
11 Feb 32min
AI, Smart Courts & the Evolution of Padel | PlaySight VP Matt Gibson
In this episode of Padel Smash Academy, we sit down with Matt Gibson, VP of PlaySight, to unpack how smart-court technology and AI are transforming padel at every level. From instant highlights and au...
10 Feb 51min
