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
Mike Dorfman (PPL CEO) on Taking Padel Mainstream
Padel Smash Academy sits down with Mike Dorfman, CEO of the Pro Padel League (PPL), live from Miami during Art Basel week at the Scope Art Fair. Mike breaks down the vision behind bringing the PPL Cha...
9 Feb 16min
When Art Meets Padel: Ryan Keeley’s $1.5M Court at Art Basel
In this special on-location episode of Padel Smash Academy, we sit down with Ryan Keeley, the artist behind one of the most ambitious fusions of art and padel to date. Recorded during Miami Art Week, ...
6 Feb 9min
Junior Padel in the USA.: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
In this episode of Padel Smash Academy, we’re on location at Padel X in Boca Raton with Jaume and Lorena Rouillon—two of the leading coaches in the U.S. and the U.S. National Junior Team coaches—to br...
4 Feb 23min
Jamie Fermosell: US Open Champion, Premier Padel Grind, and Why the USA Is the Biggest Opportunity in Padel
In this episode of Padel Smash Academy, we sit down with Jamie Fermosell — the reigning US Open Padel Championships champion — to unpack the real story behind his rise from elite tennis in Spain to wi...
3 Feb 37min
