https://www.julianwortelboer.com/insightsPractical insights on padel club strategy, operations, coaching, player development and leadership.en-usFri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/the-coachs-eye-observe-before-you-correcthttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/the-coachs-eye-observe-before-you-correctA player misses a volley and the correction comes immediately: “Keep the racket up.” The next ball goes into the net, so the coach changes the instruction. “Move your feet.”Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCoaching & Player Developmenthttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/before-you-fix-the-shot-find-the-problemhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/before-you-fix-the-shot-find-the-problemA player sends another volley into the net. The coach responds immediately: “Push through the ball.” On the next attempt, the player pushes harder. The ball goes long.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCoaching & Player Developmenthttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/why-padel-shots-disappear-in-matcheshttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/why-padel-shots-disappear-in-matchesYou finish a lesson feeling confident about your bandeja. The feed was comfortable, the contact felt clean, and you found your target repeatedly. Then you play a match, an awkward lob goes up, and the shot feels unfamiliar again.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCoaching & Player Developmenthttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/what-should-you-get-from-a-padel-lessonhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/what-should-you-get-from-a-padel-lessonAt the end of a padel lesson, you should be able to explain what you worked on, why it matters, and what you will take into your next match.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCoaching & Player Developmenthttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/give-young-padel-players-a-reason-to-come-backhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/give-young-padel-players-a-reason-to-come-backA child leaves their first padel session and asks when they can play again. For a junior coach, that question matters.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCoaching & Player Developmenthttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/small-habits-that-build-a-padel-club-communityhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/small-habits-that-build-a-padel-club-communityA player arrives at the club. Someone greets them by name, asks about the match they mentioned last week, and introduces them to another player looking for a regular game.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTClub Strategy & Operationshttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/real-business-model-behind-a-profitable-padel-clubhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/real-business-model-behind-a-profitable-padel-clubMost people who open a padel club think they're opening one business: a place to rent courts. They're actually opening seven.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTClub Strategy & Operationshttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/what-to-look-for-in-a-padel-club-general-managerhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/what-to-look-for-in-a-padel-club-general-managerBefore you hire a single coach, before you post a single front-desk shift, hire the person who will lead them.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTClub Strategy & Operationshttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/people-process-service-padel-club-philosophyhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/people-process-service-padel-club-philosophyA club doesn't compete on courts and pricing alone. It competes on how a member feels five seconds after walking through the door.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTClub Strategy & Operationshttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/when-to-open-your-second-padel-clubhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/when-to-open-your-second-padel-clubA padel club that opens successfully is an asset. A padel club that scales intelligently is a business.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTClub Strategy & Operationshttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/52-shots-of-padel-complete-coaching-systemhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/52-shots-of-padel-complete-coaching-systemAsk ten padel coaches to teach a beginner their first lesson, and you'll get ten different lessons. One starts with the forehand. One starts with the volley because ‘that's where points are won.’ One skips positioning entirely and just feeds balls until something looks right.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCoaching & Player Developmenthttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/padel-smash-tv-one-million-subscribershttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/padel-smash-tv-one-million-subscribersPadel Smash TV just crossed one million subscribers on YouTube. The number is nice. Where the audience actually lives is the real story.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPadel Industry & Leadershiphttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/americas-padel-diamond-in-the-roughhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/americas-padel-diamond-in-the-roughThe US padel market has explosive potential—but there is a ceiling coming, and it is not the one most people are watching for.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPadel Industry & Leadershiphttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/courts-dont-make-padel-coacheshttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/courts-dont-make-padel-coachesThe sport does not have a court problem right now. It has a teaching problem, and it is about to become expensive to ignore.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPadel Industry & Leadershiphttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/padel-clubs-that-will-winhttps://www.julianwortelboer.com/insights/padel-clubs-that-will-winWhat separates a padel club that becomes a community from one that is merely eight courts and a parking lot? After helping build Ultra Padel Club and now building Icon Padel Club in Miami, my answer is one word: leadership.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTPadel Industry & Leadership