Padel Smash Academy

About Padel Smash Academy

Padel Smash TV is the media arm of Padel Smash - a platform dedicated to the people, stories, and innovation driving the growth of Padel worldwide. On this channel you’ll find racket reviews, player interviews, club features, industry conversations, and original shows that explore both the sport and the business behind it. Our goal is to spotlight the players, brands, entrepreneurs, and communities shaping the future of padel. Padel Smash is built on four pillars: • Padel Smash TV – original content and storytelling from across the padel world • Padel Smash Pro Shop – a curated e-commerce platform featuring gear tested by our team • Padel Smash Clubs – community-driven clubs designed to grow the game locally • Padel Smash Academy – coaching education, training, and player development programs Together, these pillars connect content, community, education, and equipment to support the continued growth of padel. Subscribe and follow along as we cover the sport from every angle.

Publisher

Padel Smash Official

Category

sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Mar 2023

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

156 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Padel Meets Country Club: Inside Ox Ridge with Jake & Paulo

   How do two longtime friends go from playing tennis in Portugal to coaching padel at a Connecticut country club? Cesc sits down with Jake and Paulo at Ox Ridge Padel in Darien, Connecticut, for a conversation about their journey, the lessons that changed their game, and the work of building a new padel community. They share how they transitioned from tennis to padel, why a humbling tournament experience forced them to rethink their approach, and how a connection through the UK brought them to Connecticut. The conversation explores the support they received when moving to the United States, Ox Ridge’s pop-up court setup, and their account of 200 founding memberships sold in pre-sale before players had tried the courts. We also discuss the social side of padel, what tennis and squash players bring to the game, membership and guest access, court booking, clinics and private lessons. Plus, Jake, Paulo and Cesc share their enthusiasm for Cork Padel rackets. Watch the accompanying Ox Ridge club feature on Padel Smash TV’s YouTube channel. Follow the podcast for more conversations with the coaches, players and entrepreneurs shaping padel.

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Inside Viva Padel Flourtown: Expanding Beyond Philadelphia with Founder Kai Lee

   Viva Padel turned an existing tennis facility outside Philadelphia into a five-court indoor Padel club that founder Kai Lee says became operationally profitable in its first month. We explore the real estate, court construction, demand, Wilson partnership, and lessons behind the club's early success.

3. 

   12 Jun 2026

   Inside RacquetX 2026: The Future of Padel in America | Pt.3

   In Part 3 of Padel Smash’s 4-part RacquetX 2026 podcast series, we continue inside the show floor with conversations focused on what it takes to build padel the right way in America. This episode starts with Portico, a company with more than 16 years of experience producing padel courts and canopies. The conversation dives into court engineering, why canopy design matters, how different climates affect court protection, and why quality construction is about much more than simply selling courts. From there, we spend time with NOX, one of the leading padel brands in the world. Alfonso shares the global vision for NOX across padel, beach tennis, and pickleball, while also discussing market share, high-end racket leadership, shoes, product innovation, and why the brand continues to push for performance at the top of the sport. We also speak with Philip about NOX’s expansion in the United States, their B2B platform, D2C launch, inventory strategy, club relationships, and how the brand plans to grow over the next decade. The episode then moves into American-made court construction with Off The Glass, a U.S.-based padel court company building steel and glass structures domestically in Indiana. Their conversation highlights the importance of local manufacturing, faster scalability, domestic materials, engineering knowledge, and why the U.S. market may need homegrown court solutions as padel expands. We also feature Padel Dynamics, a software platform designed to help clubs automate WhatsApp communication and reduce the manual workload on staff. From open match alerts to booking-system integrations and club community messaging, this conversation shows how small operational tools can make a major difference in day-to-day club management. Finally, we close with Palap, a newer racket brand entering the U.S. market with high-performance rackets at a more accessible price point. Phil shares the story behind the brand, its European roots, U.S. and Canadian distribution, product development, ambassador growth, and why Palap is focused on delivering quality rackets without the inflated cost of major endorsement deals. Part 3 is all about the foundation of the sport — the courts, canopies, rackets, software, manufacturing, and systems that will help padel grow from early momentum into long-term infrastructure. Subscribe to Padel Smash and follow the full 4-part RacquetX 2026 podcast series. From Miami to the World.

Who has been a guest on Padel Smash Academy

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jack Corbett
• Benji Reynoso
• Luis Fernando Ramirez
• Daniel
• Alessandro Spedaliere

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,829,778

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

98

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

60

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