Group Sessions

This page contains information on the Group Taster, Coaching, Social, and Beginner's Workshops Sessions.
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Our Group Sessions

The Welsh Padel Centre (WPC) runs a number of regular group sessions. The current ones are listed below.

Please Note: Padel is not about strength. Men and women can and do play together regularly on an equal footing. We make no distinction between men and women in our group sessions.

All sessions must be booked and paid for in advance. Late cancellation will result in forfeit of the payment.

Jump to: Coaching Sessions; Social Sessions; Beginner's Workshops.

Taster Sessions

Taster Sessions give you an opportunity to experience playing padel for a fiver. It is low cost, low risk way of 'dipping a toe in the water' to see whether you want to play a bit more. Each hour's session is limited to 6 people, and we supply all the kit (i.e. rackets and balls) you need. You just need to turn up wearing sensible trainers.

Our taster sessions typically comprise a brief introduction to the game (including the main rules), followed by some hitting and serving practice followed by some game time. By the end of the session, you will have a feel for the wonderful sport of padel and will hopefully understand why it is the fastest growing sport in the world!

Taster sessions cost £5 per person (includes VAT) and are currently held every other Monday evening and some Wednesday mornings. We can also arrange private taster sessions on a mutually convenient day/time if you can get together a group of 5-6 friends/relations/colleagues/etc. If you join a taster session we offer you a 30 day free introductory membership so you can book courts and play. You will also be welcome at our social sessions.

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Mondays
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Beginners
Suitable for those new to racket sports (or it's a long time since you wielded a racket)
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Mondays
8:00pm - 9:00pm
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Racket Sports
Suitable for those who have a history of playing racket sports and are confident wielding a racket
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Wednesdays
11:00am - 12:00pm
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Mixed Ability
Suitable for all - beginners and or racket sports players
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Group Coaching Sessions

In addition to one-to-one coaching (meet our coaches), the centre offers regular group coaching sessions delivered by a senior Tennis Wales coach. These sessions occur approximately once per month on Saturday mornings and are generally a two hour session delivering coaching technique (supported by drills) followed by tactical development (supported by guided matchplay). Costs are of the order of £10 per hour per person although the duration and cost depend on the numbers attending. To register an interest and be added to the coaching WhatsApp group, please contact us and we will put you in touch with the organisers.

Social Sessions

Sunday morning social sessions!

Social Sessions give you an opportunity to play with others and meet new people. People are paired up randomly (padel is a doubles game) and will play another pair. Each session has a limited number of players and you will rotate to ensure that everyone gets game time and plays with different people. It's a great way to meet new players and get your daily step count up. We supply all the kit (i.e. rackets and balls) if needed.

Social Sessions are available to members and their guests only. Sunday mornings (10:00am - 11:30am) cost £ 4.00. Details on how to sign-up are below.

The sessions are booked via Acebook, the online booking system. Simply go to the date you want to book, click on the session you want to join (select the blue block on 'Court 2'), a window will pop-up and you will be able to join (if numbers permit). If they don't permit, you will be automatically added to a waiting list. Payment is through the Acebook system and therefore will use credit in your online wallet if you have it. Cancellation (which must be 24 hrs in advance) is conducted the same way (i.e. by clicking on the session) and clicking the red x next to your name. In the event of cancellation more than 24 hrs before the session you will automatically be credited.

Beginner's Workshops

Beginner's Workshops are a great way to gain confidence and develop your racket skills. Led by an experienced padel player, the objective of these workshops is to give you the hitting practice you need to have the confidence and ability to participate in social padel with friends or other club members.

Sessions are run when there is demand and cost £10.00 per person with a maximum of eight people per session. If this is of interest please register your interest with us and we will try and put together a session.

You do not have to be a member of the centre to participate. Cancellation must be at least 24 hrs in advance.

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It was excellent. Really enjoyed the session! He was such a great coach and made us understand the game really well.

Really enjoyed the session! The coach was great; really informative and friendly!

It was obvious that the coach knows his stuff. I’m glad that he was teaching us the basics even if we have played racket sports before.

page updated 26th Jan 2024