How much does it Cost to play Padel in different Countries around the World? Analysis of the Phenomenon and Insights for a good Return on Investment
Do padel in the United States really cost 10 times as much as in Spain or Italy? What are the reasons behind this price difference? Can we expect prices to drop in the coming years?
These are just some of the most frequently asked questions that are increasingly holding sway online, on social media or in online forums, inevitably generating debate and interaction.
In today's article, we are going to explain the reasons behind this phenomenon and try to illustrate some of the best good practices for a good return on investment for a padel club that is able to generate a profit and long-term retention without necessarily renting its courts at outrageous prices.
The Price to Play a Padel GameIndex
As you can imagine, the debates regarding the price to play a padel game are by no means random and are legitimate because, as we are about to see, there can be big differences depending on the country you are in:Spain and Argentina are undoubtedly the countries where playing padel costs the least, here for a game of an hour and a half you can spend even less than 7 euros per person. Truly derisory figures if we think that in some clubs in the United States you can get to spend as much as $60 to $80 per person.
This difference in prices depends mostly on three main factors, let's see them:
1. Padel club status: not all padel clubs are the same, there are some very exclusive ones that offer several additional services to their clients such as swimming pool, gymnasium, and modern, state-of-the-art facilities located in exclusive neighborhoods of cities. In these kinds of clubs it is unthinkable, to find low prices and, even in countries like Spain one can go as low as 20 euros per person for a one and a half hour game. Of course, a club of the same level in areas of the world where the padel market is still not very mature can cost as much as 3-4 times more.
2. Supply-Demand: as mentioned in the previous point in countries like Spain or Italy where padel already has years and years of development behind it with courts and facilities scattered all over the country, prices are significantly lower than in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. Here, as with all areas of the world the rule of high demand and low supply=higher prices applies although lately, especially with regard to outdoor courts in less desirable time slots, more affordable prices are also beginning to be found.
3. Cost of living: in the final analysis, the cost of living certainly could not be missed, which being tendentially higher in northern European countries and the States, drives up the prices of even a simple game of padel.
To these considerations should then be added one last aspect, that of club age: one of the most common scenarios to be encountered shows how padel clubs that have now been established for 4-5 years have now returned from their initial investment and can now afford to lower their prices, thus building loyalty among their customers and bringing down the competition from newly established clubs, which by necessity cannot afford to rent their padel courts at too low a price.
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Speaking of return on investment, however, a question might arise: are there other arrangements for a winning return on investment on padel courts without necessarily leveraging the prices players will have to pay?Choosing a padel court that requires as little maintenance as possible is undoubtedly the first step to avoid spending additional money after a short time, and in a moment we will explain why our Fiberglass padel courts are decisive in this regard.
At NXPadel, we have in fact been committed from the very beginning to revolutionizing the industry by creating benefits for all stakeholders involved, including of course the padel club operators. To do this, while adhering to the parameters set by the IPF, we reinvented every component of the padel court and created a state-of-the-art and unprecedented product.
The N1A model, is the perfect synthesis of our three greatest innovations and includes them all at its core: fiberglass frame, ComfortGlass and ZeroS.
Why do these three components literally revolutionize the maintenance of a padel court, almost completely zeroing it out?
Fiberglass: it is the only chemically anti-rust material in the industry and ensures our courts can be installed in any location and without being weathered. This special material, gives the fence an unparalleled elasticity that allows it not to warp and to retain its aesthetics and performance over time.
ComfortGlass: is the world's first totally indestructible padel glass. Thanks to its acrylic composition, it does not run the risk of fragmenting either to during game impacts or due to vandalism (e.g., stone throwing)
ZeroS: the only sand-free padel mat. The 'absence of sand gives it a far longer life and being glued to the ground prevents the formation of bubbles or folds in the mat (always among the most notorious problems for synthetic turf).
What else to say? With the hope that within a few years padel will become an accessible sport in all parts of the world, we are sure that after this article you will surely have a clearer idea of the reasons behind such different prices but to stay on topic, we could conclude by saying that surely from the point of view of a padel club manager a quality court, is priceless. We look forward to seeing you!
