UK PADEL has broken new ground with the launch of the first Schools and School Alumni Padel Championships, to be held on 28-29 September at Rocket Padel in Bristol.
The inaugural championships, sponsored by Evelyn Partners, the wealth management and professional services group, will allow children from any secondary school in the UK to take part for free.
The new competition follows last year’s launch of the popular UK PADEL County Championship events.
UK PADEL say the idea for a competition for school children and alumni was inspired by the camaraderie of school competitions and creating an unforgettable and recurring annual championships.
Nick Baker, CEO at UK PADEL, said “We are so pleased that Evelyn Partners shares our vision for getting children active through sport. Together we want to use the impact of the UK PADEL Schools and School Alumni Championships to help to lift up the awareness of padel as an easy to pick up, fun, dynamic and social sport and contribute to having a significant positive impact on the physical health and mental wellbeing of a broad cross section of the UK.”
Andrew Middleton, Group Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer at Evelyn Partners, commented: “We are delighted to be sponsoring the inaugural UK PADEL Schools and School Alumni Championships. Our involvement in the tournament will help us support the next generation of this rapidly growing sport and we look forward to a really successful event.”
To help padel events to flourish at school age group level, UK PADEL is encouragin padel enthusiasts to reach out to their old schools and spread the word about the competition, and also sign up their teams for the School Alumni Championships.
This year the Schools Championships will be focused on secondary schools, but UK PADEL are hopeful that as the tournament grows in future years, they can offer different age group events.
Each school team consists of four to six players and there will be girls’, boys’ and mixed events. The Schools event will be played on Sunday 29 September, with the School Alumni event played throughout the weekend.
For more information on the event click here or contact Tournament Director Pete Jarvis at pete@ukpadel.org
To register your school’s interest in competing click here.
