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Inside Sunderland's new True Padel with co-directors, Adam and Alex Carr
Sunderland Echo
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27/01/2025
Inside Sunderland's new True Padel with co-directors, Adam and Alex Carr
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So Adam and Alex were down here at the new True Paddle. For those who haven't played
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paddle before, how would you describe it?
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So paddle is a mix between tennis and squash. It takes elements, good elements from both.
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It's tennis scoring and then you have a net in the middle but you can also use the glass
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like in squash so it brings both of those sports together.
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And why do you think it's become so popular?
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I think because it's very inclusive. You go to tennis and you really need to have the
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matchmaking quite spot on in terms of the skill level but paddle you can have an older
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generation and a couple of kids. We see a lot of families that come down and you can
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get a rally going of five, six, seven plus shots straight away.
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And you transformed this site down here at Westington. What's the response been like?
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So far really popular. I mean we had a lot of people at our Durham site coming over but
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over the past few days since we've been open we've had a lot of new faces coming to try
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this sport out so the response has been really good.
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And it's an affordable sport to play isn't it?
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Yeah so our low peak only goes for £25 at the Sunderland and £24 at the Durham venue
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so you're only talking £6, £7 per person and then peak goes a bit more expensive to
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£36 and £38 but if you go to tennis or squash it certainly is a lot cheaper.
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