Until a few years ago, few people knew about this sport, but padel actually has an interesting history. So let\u2019s find out together who invented padel<\/strong>, how it originated, and how it spread throughout Italy. <\/p>\n In a very short time, the game spread beyond Mexico\u2019s borders and became popular in Spain. This was thanks to a family friend from Corcuera, Alfonso de Hohenlohe<\/strong>, who, after visiting him in Mexico, was fascinated by the new way of playing and decided to introduce it to his home country as well. Alfonso de Hohenlohe made several changes and improvements to the rules, as well as to the characteristics of the playing field, eventually establishing the rules we know today. <\/p>\n In Spain, Alfonso de Hohenlohe had several padel courts built within a hotel complex he owned, the Marbella Club. That is how the sport began to spread and grow increasingly popular among high society circles<\/strong>. New padel courts were then built in other areas, and padel began to be played throughout the country and by people from all social classes. In Spain, padel won over not only the Spanish public but also several Argentines who were vacationing there in the early 1980s and who, upon returning to Argentina, decided to build padel courts throughout the country, achieving immediate success. <\/p>\n After Argentina, padel quickly spread throughout the Americas, to Brazil, and in more recent years to Europe as well, including Italy. In Italy, the Italian Padel Federation ( <\/strong>F.I.G.P.) was founded in 1991 by a group of enthusiasts who wanted to raise awareness of and promote the sport. The initiative immediately gained the support of various sports associations, and padel began to be played in accordance with C.O.N.I. regulations. <\/p>\n The official presentation of the new sport took place in 1991<\/strong> during the Sport Show<\/strong> at the Bologna Fair, where a padel court was set up and several matches were played between teams representing Spain, Argentina, and Italy. The new sport immediately captured the public\u2019s interest and began to grow rapidly: in the summer of 1991, the first two official tournaments of the national championship were held. <\/p>\n It was the sport\u2019s inventor himself, Enrique Corcuera<\/strong>, who called it Paddle Corcuera (paddle refers to the wooden rackets used to play the game), but shortly thereafter, given its strong resemblance to tennis, it was renamed Paddle Tennis. Once it arrived in Spain, the name changed again: the English word was translated and adapted to Spanish, becoming \u201cpadel\u201d<\/strong> (which is simply the Spanish pronunciation of the English word \u201cpaddle\u201d). From there, the term spread throughout the world, and even today in Spain, \u201cpadel\u201d is the preferred and most commonly used term to refer to this sport. <\/p>\n It should also be noted that padel should not be confused with paddle tennis<\/strong>, which is very popular in the United States; although the two sports have similar rules and characteristics, they are completely different.<\/p>\n From its<\/strong> very beginnings, padel was conceived as a doubles sport<\/strong>, with two players per team, and even today it is played two-on-two\u2014at least according to the Federation\u2019s guidelines. This is currently the only recognized format for official tournaments, and it is also the most fun, dynamic, and spectacular. Generally, padel courts are designed for four-player matches, which makes singles play more complicated. <\/p>\n Given the growing demand, courts designed for one-on-one play have also become<\/strong> increasingly common<\/strong> in recent years, so players can try out a different style of play. These courts are smaller in size to allow players to make the most of the ball\u2019s bounce and hit it without exerting excessive effort. <\/p>\n A further sign of recognition of the strong growth of this sport and the ever-increasing presence of players, fans, and sports clubs throughout the country is the recent decision by the National Assembly of the <\/strong> Italian Tennis Federation <\/strong> to change the Federation\u2019s name from FIT ( <\/strong>Italian Tennis Federation) to FITP<\/strong> (Italian Tennis and Padel Federation). If approved by CONI, the new name will take effect on January 1, 2023. In Italy, padel currently has over 800,000 players and more than 70,000 registered members, but it still has enormous growth potential, especially among young people and children. <\/p>\n At the Padel Mi Amor online store, you can find everything you need for your matches:men\u2019s<\/a> and women\u2019s<\/a>padel apparel made from technical, breathable fabrics, including shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts<\/strong>, men\u2019s padel shorts<\/a>, and women\u2019s padel skirts<\/a> \u2014perfect for players of all skill levels! The Origins of Padel and Everything You Need to Know About Its Invention Padel is undoubtedly one of the hottest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":12840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[311],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nWho invented padel?<\/h2>\n
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Padel is a game very similar to tennis, but unlike tennis, it emerged later and almost entirely by chance. Padel was in fact invented in the late 1960s<\/strong> in Mexico by Enrique Corcuera<\/strong>, a wealthy businessman who wanted to create space in his backyard to build a tennis court. However, since the available area was too small to build a traditional tennis court (which, according to the rules, should measure 23.77 m long by 10.97 m wide), he decided to build a smaller court, enclosed by brick walls and equipped with metal nets to prevent the ball from going out of bounds. <\/p>\nThe Origins of Padel: From Spain to the Boom in Argentina<\/h2>\n
Paddle or padel? The origin of the name <\/h2>\n
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Paddle or padel?<\/strong> There\u2019s often some confusion about the correct term for this sport, so it\u2019s important to clarify things a bit. Let\u2019s take a few steps back and retrace the milestones that led to the sport\u2019s origins and spread. As we\u2019ve seen, padel originated in Mexico<\/strong> , then made its way to Spain<\/strong>, and subsequently expanded to Argentina, the Americas, Brazil, and Europe. <\/p>\nPadel Today: How Many Players Are There?<\/h2>\n
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Now that you know everything there is to know about the origins and history of padel, all you have to do is give the sport a try! To play your best and try to beat your opponents, you\u2019ll need the right gear<\/strong>: a good racket, of course, but also comfortable clothing that ensures maximum freedom of movement. <\/p>\n
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