Journal

Notes from a club that isn't built yet.

Writing about padel in London from inside the problem of trying to open somewhere in it — where to play while we're not open, how the game actually works, and what we find out along the way.

This is new, and there is one post. Rather than pad it out, we will say so: more are being written, and the guide already covers the rules, the tactics and the kit in depth.

Posts

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Meanwhile, the guide

Six pages on the sport itself, written to be the clearest version of each answer rather than the longest:

• What is padel? — the sport in one page
• Padel rules — checked against the FIP rulebook
• Padel scoring — and the Golden Point most leagues use
• How to play — where to stand, which shots to learn
• Your first session — what to wear, what to expect
• Equipment — what to buy, and what not to buy first