New racket sport set to be a big hit at TraffordCity

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A fast-growing new racket sport known as ‘padel’ could soon feature at the TraffordCity complex. Plans have been submitted to Trafford council by the Wilmslow-based The Padel Club which is bidding to spend £2 million on the 1.5-acre development including 11 courts - nine covered and two open air - with development partner Peel L&P.

Padel, said to be the most ‘on trend racket sport’, is played in a glass-walled court about one-third of the size of a tennis court.

Doubles players continue the game even when the ball bounces off the glass wall. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features If approved, there will also be a clubhouse and facilities, providing a social space for players ‘advocating well-being and interaction’.

It is anticipated that the development, which would create 15 jobs, would become a destination Padel site for the UK. Founder and chief executive of the Padel Club said: “We will be launching a fantastic new sport to a destination that is already thriving with other excellent sporting businesses.