The GoPadel! Episode: The 300 Million People the Racket Sports Industry is Ignoring

Season 26, Episode 26 - Shaun Boyce, Bobby Schindler

Summary This is a special GoPadel! edition of the GoTennis podcast. Marcos del Pilar has lived padel from almost every angle: player, coach, club owner, investor, association president, league executive, educator, and consultant. He breaks down why padel is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, and makes the case that the real opportunity for tennis, pickleball, and padel is the roughly 300 million Americans who have never picked up a racket at all.

Key Topics

• Marcos del Pilar's path from tennis convert to padel player, coach, club owner, and industry leader
• What makes padel uniquely social, fast to learn, and fun to watch
• Why the real growth opportunity is the 300 million Americans who don't play any racket sport
• Multi-sport facilities and the future of the racket sports venue
• Building padel coach certification through the RSPA
• MPaddle, Marcos's project with Patrick Mouratoglou
• Marcos's answer to our signature question, king of tennis

Keywords Marcos del Pilar, padel, GoPadel, RSPA, padel certification, MPaddle, Patrick Mouratoglou, The Secret Code of Padel, racket sports industry, pickleball versus padel, GoTennis podcast, ARA, American Racket Sports Association

Sound Bites "You don't need to be a native, you can be a convert, and bring the best things from other sports." "The big opportunity for us to become successful together is to start exploring the non-racket segment, another 300 million people that nobody's touching." "The first thing that I would do probably is give the crown away, because padel doesn't need any king."

Full YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/O9YCK3c55_A

Learn more about Marcos del Pilar: https://marcosdelpilar.com

Get his book, The Secret Code of Padel: https://link.amazon/B0dxdoObv

Connect with Marcos on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcos-del-pilar-padel/

Follow Marcos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcos.delpilar/

Contact Our Hosts

• Shaun Boyce, RSPA: [email protected] | https://americanracketsportsassociation.com/
• Bobby Schindler, RSPA: [email protected] | https://letsgotennis.com/windermere
• Geovanna Boyce: [email protected] | https://regeovinate.com/
• GoTennis Website: https://letsgotennis.com/

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