Education venues
Looking to enhance your education venue’s sports facilities? Padel is a fantastic option that offers a fun experience for students of all ages, can boost your physical education programmes and foster a vibrant sense of community among your students.
Padel is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, especially among young people. It’s incredibly easy to pick up - making it a perfect fit for universities and educational venues looking to offer an inclusive and accessible sport that encourages fitness and social interaction for students of all abilities.
We want to help schools, colleges and universities build strong connections with padel venues and coaches to encourage staff and students to get involved in padel within their local community.
Qualified coaches from local clubs can visit schools and colleges to help inspire the next generation of players to pick up a padel racket and start playing.
By installing padel courts to your venue, you can help create opportunities for everyone from elite athletes to complete beginners - allowing students of all ages and abilities to enjoy the excitement of this unique sport that is taking the world by storm.
Not only can installing a padel court enhance the sporting facilities at your venue - it can also help bring a vibrant and active environment for students, staff and the wider community.
If you are looking to add a padel court at your venue, there are a few considerations you’ll need to make, from measuring your site and totalling up costs to gaining planning permission, building the courts and ensuring they operate smoothly going forward.
For more information on padel construction, visit the page below:
Opening your padel facilities to the wider community offers numerous benefits for your venue. It provides more sports opportunities for locals while also generating additional income through pay-and-play models, memberships, and hosting competitions.
We can also provide support to education venues who are looking to open their doors to the community via gate access systems, court booking tools and other venue management tools through our Venue Registration scheme.
To make it even better, Venue Registration is free for education venues - you can find out more about the scheme and register below:
There are plenty of opportunities for existing coaches, or teachers, to become trained in delivering padel sessions at their education venue.
Our Padel Instructor Qualification is a five-day course designed to equip you with the skills and confidence needed to deliver group padel lessons.
Browse our full list of padel courses
Coaching can also help students realise their full potential while at university, both on and off the court.
Padel coaching is a fun, exciting and rewarding way for students to get more involved in the game while improving their padel skills on the court and staying active. As well as enhancing their gameplay, students also develop key transferable skills such as communication, problem-solving, leadership and confidence, which they can carry forward throughout their lives.
It could also open up a potential career path, should they wish to pursue a coaching further after university.
We also have plenty more opportunities for you to integrate padel within your education venue.
LTA Youth Schools
LTA Youth Schools is designed specifically for schools and offers lots of benefits, from free resources to teacher training and exclusive offers including the Wimbledon Schools ballot.
It’s completely free and once you take part and complete the online training, you will receive a £250 reward voucher for your school.
Further Education programme
Our free, flexible, and inclusive Further Education (FE) programme has been created to enhance overall college outcomes. It combines qualification resources, competitions, and accessible game formats tailored for a range of diverse needs.
Find out more about our FE programme:
Padel competitions are a great way for your students to take their skills to the next level and challenge themselves against a diverse range of players.
Whether your students have only just picked up a padel racket or have been playing a while, we have competitions across the country for everyone.
Local & National Padel Competitions
Alternatively, by installing a padel court you also create the opportunity to host padel competitions at your education venue.
You can either host internal competitions for just the students or open your doors to the wider community to get more local people involved with and playing padel.
Find out more about how to run a padel competition at your venue: