Derbyshire's First Padel Tennis Court
Padel Tennis came to Derbyshire in April 2022 when we opened the first Padel court in the county.
It is a growing sport with players of all ages. It is easy to play, with a smaller court and underarm serving, but incorporates skills slightly different to tennis, including hitting off the glass walls. Padel is very social as it is only doubles format in a more enclosed space.
Sophie Brealey, who works at PDH Sports in Duffield has written an excellent blog explaining all about Padel, the rules and some playing tips - The Complete Guide to Padel Tennis.
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How Can I Play
To play Padel at Church Broughton, you can either Pay and Play - just pay and book online through our Booking Page - or join the club as a Padel Member and then it is free to play for the year - go to our Membership Page for details.
Padel Groups
We welcome suggestions from our Padel members about events and sessions that you'd like to run. Currently we also run two social sessions during the week. These are free to Padel members and you can book on using the contact numbers below:
- Ladies Social Sessions on Monday evenings 5-7pm, Tuesday & Wednesday mornings 10:30-12 am - contact Julia Booth - 07989781339
- Men's Social Sessions on Tuesday (5-^:30 pm)and Thursday evenings (6-7:30pm) - contact Lewis Nicholson - 07795 263989
We also have a monthly Padel Ladder for our Padel members. You'll be put into a box of four players of approximately your level and arrange a time to all meet during the month. Everyone plays one set of doubles with each other player as partner. The player winning most games moves up the ladder the following month, the least gets relegated to the box below - contact Dave Bryon to enter on 07792 985056 or david@clide.co.uk
When you join the club, you can be added to various WhatsApp groups to help join the social sessions or find players to play with.