Austin Edwards

Austin Edwards is the founder and editor of Padel Nation (www.padelnation.io), a media site 100% focused on covering the U.S. padel landscape. He has published more than 250 articles about padel and helped to bring the first padel court to South Carolina.

Articles & Books From Austin Edwards

Padel For Dummies
An easy-to-follow guide to one of the fastest growing racquet sports in the world Interested in learning a fun “new” racquet sport that’s great exercise, incredibly social, and known for being “easy to learn – but hard to master?” Why not try padel?In Padel For Dummies, lifelong racquet sports lover turned padel evangelist/journalist, Austin Edwards, explains everything you need to know to get started playing the game.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 06-09-2026
If you’re considering joining the 35 million plus people around the world who are now playing “the world’s fastest growing sport” regularly, it can help to have some inside knowledge of who padel is right for and how to get the most out of your time on court. Questions to ask yourself before stepping on the padel court for the first time Padel can admittedly be a bit intimidating for some new players early on, especially given the complex-looking court.