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We usually receive the question about what are the aspects to review before buying a padel court or creating a Sports club. For this reason, at MejorSet we decided to summarize it in four elements that simplify the buying process:
The sales process will depend on each supplier, due to possible intermediaries, times, etc. At MejorSet, as installers and manufacturers, we work directly with the customer throughout the process, from design to installation. You will be able to decide the best way to transport and install the courts, either with our workers, but it is also possible only with supervision and installation equipment. All our logistics are managed from Alicante and sent to the desired destination.
Let's start this reading with a summary and then we'll have more detailed information about each item on our checklist.
A good location for a padel destination is an important factor when you want to get more than just a hobby from padel. It is interesting to find a well-known location with organic visibility, but above all, we must prioritize creating easy access for customers in private cars.
The waste of time to park or not find parking easily can be a source of frustration and of not arriving in time to play, so it will cause delays in reserved times.
What size should the parking area be?
Normally you can calculate the required parking capacity based on the maximum number of padel players multiplied by 0.8. This may vary depending on the market, but usually padel players prefer their private vehicles. The maximum number of padel players can be easily calculated by multiplying the number of courts by eight (8). Why multiplied by eight? Since padel is played in doubles, there are four people playing at the same time and when the reservation cycle changes you have twice as many people in your padel club.
This is one of the most important criteria for installing a successful padel court. You must build the base and pour the concrete floor horizontally and check the level with a bubble level tool. The thickness of the concrete must be at least 18-20 centimeters to meet the minimum measurements for the installation of the padel court firmly.
Building an outdoor padel court can be a real headache if you haven't been to professionals, since you have to work the terrain and in specific phases to avoid unnecessary risks of subsidence due to rain in winter or other ground movements.
How to create an attractive first impression for new customers and a smooth business journey in your padel club?
The goal is to create a fluid customer journey, combining it with attractive sales opportunities that can generate between 10 and 20% of additional revenue. If you design carefully, you can increase the average purchase per customer and improve profitability. You can create solid sources of income by selling equipment, such as balls and shovels, as well as other supplementation products and hydrating drinks during and after the game.
In our experience, the best entrance is always located in the center. This way, you create a powerful first impression when people enter your sports club. Customers can immediately feel the energy that surrounds them as they see people moving from 180 to 360 degrees.
The quality of steel profiles is something that new buyers very often underestimate. It is important to understand that substandard steel profiles cannot withstand high temperatures and possible changing humidity. In the long term, it doesn't make a big difference if we're talking about a padel court for €25,000 or €30,000, it's much more important to focus on building a growing and loyal clientele.
We have seen in multiple interior and exterior projects that the buyer chooses the cheapest option and later regrets his previous cost-oriented decision.
Even if you sometimes consider buying a court with a lower price initially, in a short time the materials if they are not of quality begin to show wear that is exponential over time. This can make you lose the clientele that starts going in the first moments precisely because of an image that the court is new and is in good condition.
Sports or artificial grass, whatever we want to call it, it is very important to select it well from the start.
A good quality lawn on a paddle court, like the one we installed in Best Set in our projects - Mondo - helps its customers to suffer fewer injuries and avoid risks to the club's reputation, in addition to having high durability and lower maintenance costs.
Also, as an interesting fact, is that high-quality lawns do not need as much sand and therefore another cost is reduced.
How do I know if my sports grass is of good quality? The best performing sports lawns have 27 stitches per 10 cm. All other artificial grass options are ultimately a waste of money and time.
The official color of sports grass is blue, which is the most popular option seen on paddle tennis courts around the world, although we At MejorSet we have the 4 official colors approved by the International Paddle Federation.
Especially in covered areas it is crucial to have enough height and free space above the padel courts. This is one of the key points that new entrants to the market underestimate or market pioneers are clear about right from the start.
We have already seen that many padel clubs, especially in Sweden and Finland, have lost customers to other padel operators with higher free ceilings and some of them have been forced to close their businesses or have even gone bankrupt.
A free ceiling of at least 8-10 meters is absolutely the critical factor for a sustainable Paddle Club business. Some investors don't even enter premises less than 10 meters high, as they understand the importance of free space for shooting by advanced players.
Last but not least, we have to think about the scalability of the padel club we want to build.
From MejorSet, analyzing the world of paddle tennis for more than 20 years, we know that in mature markets it has been demonstrated that there is a limited possibility of doing business and of being truly profitable in the long term with less than 8 courts. Especially this should be taken into account when buying interior spaces that are going to be renovated as a private sports club.
Therefore, let's remember that you have to have eight meters of free space above the courts, and that you have to be able to grow to eight padel courts. What we mean by this is that you don't need to have eight courts from the start and not even in the same location, but in the long term, you need to be able to provide capacity to customers so that you can find cost scalability.
There are multiple common mistakes you can make when you found a padel club or buy a padel court for your existing sports club. The most common mistake is to think that a low price is a primary criterion for decision-making and not to take into account that saving on quality ultimately does not cause what is usually sought when creating a padel club: profitability.
From MejorSet we know, after having installed hundreds of paddle tennis courts (replacing old ones in many cases), that the main risk in the cheapest padel courts is that when problems arrive, the suppliers are disregarded or properly maintained. The problem can be anything from lighting to corrosion on steel profiles. On the highest quality padel courts you have a long-term guarantee, and you can sleep peacefully at night.
Thank you for reading us this far, do not hesitate to contact us and ask us more questions on our social networks or through our contact page.
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