{"id":830,"date":"2023-05-02T13:29:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/beta\/?page_id=830"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:46:12","slug":"thepadelblog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/thepadelblog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4bd8e-6b83c42391d4b0e8f3c582aac4f704ba\">\n.avia-section.av-4bd8e-6b83c42391d4b0e8f3c582aac4f704ba{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brick-Background.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='about'  class='avia-section av-4bd8e-6b83c42391d4b0e8f3c582aac4f704ba main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll 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av-of8na-c77f00259a061d36a68da13ffc786120 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div av-hide-on-mobile column-top-margin'     ><\/div><div class='flex_column av-ilj9i-2726a7f1b73a0d75118c0735c415de78 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fn1xi-1d5036d12f245107c50c90d754ee3cb9\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-fn1xi-1d5036d12f245107c50c90d754ee3cb9 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-fn1xi-1d5036d12f245107c50c90d754ee3cb9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock blog_subheadline av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">On our blog, you&#8217;ll find exciting articles, helpful tips, and interesting background information on this rapidly growing racket sport!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column av-bnpfq-298fb8bafe6effe56f1f061e63511956 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-hide-on-mobile column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-830'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqz9plk7-b9dc3418b0197e5676618c3b8553a900\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mqz9plk7-b9dc3418b0197e5676618c3b8553a900{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mqz9plk7-b9dc3418b0197e5676618c3b8553a900 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  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data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:90}\" class='avia-content-slider avia-content-grid-active avia-content-slider1 avia-content-slider-even  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default   av-no-slider-navigation av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><div class=\"avia-content-slider-inner\"><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-25434 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-1 slide-parity-odd  av_one_half first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-the-best-padel-doesnt-start-on-the-court\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Twelve million'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0369-2-710x375.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-25439 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25439 attachment-magazine size-magazine wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-the-best-padel-doesnt-start-on-the-court\/' title='Twelve million'>Twelve million<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/category\/padel_en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Padel_en<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Twelve million is a beautiful number.\r\nIt looks good in headlines. Easy to quote. Easy to pass along. Easy to nod at, impressed.\r\nBut the number that matters more to us is a different one: six hundred.\r\nAt first glance, six hundred is surprisingly\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-the-best-padel-doesnt-start-on-the-court\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T11:16:16+02:00\" >August 3rd 2026<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0369-2-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1920<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Aleandra Wonko<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/padelcity-logo.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Aleandra Wonko<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-02T13:29:56+02:00\" >2026-08-03 11:16:16<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-08-03 12:06:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Twelve million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-25042 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-padel-is-booming-right-now-2\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Why the best padel doesn&#8217;t start on the court'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Group-369-710x375.png\" class=\"wp-image-25039 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25039 attachment-magazine size-magazine wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-padel-is-booming-right-now-2\/' title='Why the best padel doesn&#8217;t start on the court'>Why the best padel doesn&#8217;t start on the court<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/category\/padel_en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Padel_en<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Padel is full of charming contradictions. From the outside, it looks effortless. Four people. One yellow ball. A glass court. You laugh, play the ball off the walls, apologize for the lucky net cord, and grab a coffee together after the match.\r\nFrom\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-padel-is-booming-right-now-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T12:00:01+02:00\" >July 15th 2026<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Group-369-scaled.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1869<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Aleandra Wonko<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/padelcity-logo.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Aleandra Wonko<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-02T13:29:56+02:00\" >2026-07-15 12:00:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-15 11:53:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Why the best padel doesn&#8217;t start on the court<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-24681 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-3 slide-parity-odd  av_one_half first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-padel-is-booming-right-now\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Why Padel Is Booming Right Now'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A7407073-710x375.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-24477 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24477 attachment-magazine size-magazine wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-padel-is-booming-right-now\/' title='Why Padel Is Booming Right Now'>Why Padel Is Booming Right Now<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/category\/padel_en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Padel_en<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Sports often reflect the times in which they are played. And padel seems to fit perfectly into our modern world.\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re looking for exercise, but without the pressure to perform. For a sense of community, but without complicated club structures.\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/why-padel-is-booming-right-now\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-23T14:41:44+02:00\" >June 23rd 2026<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A7407073-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1707<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Markus Balzat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/padelcity-logo.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Markus Balzat<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-02T13:29:56+02:00\" >2026-06-23 14:41:44<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-29 15:20:25<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Why Padel Is Booming Right Now<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-24690 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-even  av_one_half  real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/what-exactly-is-padel\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='What exactly is padel?'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC08568-710x375.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-24493 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24493 attachment-magazine size-magazine wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/what-exactly-is-padel\/' title='What exactly is padel?'>What exactly is padel?<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/category\/padel_en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Padel_en<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >Curiously enough, there are sports that don\u2019t arrive with a great deal of fanfare. They creep up on you. First, a colleague mentions it. Then videos suddenly start popping up on your timeline. A friend cancels your tennis date because he\u2019s\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/what-exactly-is-padel\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-23T13:28:47+02:00\" >June 23rd 2026<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC08568-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1707<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Markus Balzat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/padelcity-logo.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Markus Balzat<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-02T13:29:56+02:00\" >2026-06-23 13:28:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-29 15:27:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>What exactly is padel?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-24698 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-5 slide-parity-odd  av_one_half first real-thumbnail post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/how-a-lack-of-space-turned-into-a-success-story\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='How a lack of space turned into a success story'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hf_20260513_080021_44760efb-946b-424d-ab8c-6109cc3310de-scaled-e1782740139568-710x375.png\" class=\"wp-image-24466 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24466 attachment-magazine size-magazine wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/how-a-lack-of-space-turned-into-a-success-story\/' title='How a lack of space turned into a success story'>How a lack of space turned into a success story<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padelcity.de\/en\/category\/padel_en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Padel_en<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >When Enrique Corcuera wanted to build a tennis court on his property in Acapulco in the late 1960s, he probably had a lot on his mind. 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