Who are we?
Padel is easy to learn and start playing, giving you an opportunity for fast paced and competitive cardio workout. It is the fastest growing international sport and provides high profit potential for YOUR facility.
Bringing Padel to the Masses!
Why Padel?
Our mission is to bring padel courts to the masses by partnering with local tennis, pickleball and other multi-sport facilities with available space to offer increased profit potential for your facility.
Join us in the movement of the fastest growing international sport!
We are a group of padel enthusiasts comprised of racquet professionals and club owners with over 100 combined years of racquet sport knowledge and experience. Our goal is to bring padel to new communities and be apart of the padel movement in your area.
What Do We Have to Offer?
You provide the space, we provide the courts. POP Padel handles 100% of capital expenses for the courts leaving you with minimal investment risk. We have the skills to provide your club with: Price setting, programming, staff training, marketing, manufacturing relations, in-depth knowledge of court construction from permitting to design.
POP Padel Brings Courts to You
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The Global Rise of Padel: A Sport Built for Everyone
A new global sports movement is underway. Once considered a regional favorite across Spain and the Mediterranean, padel has quickly transformed into one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. With millions of players across more than 120 countries, padel is attracting new communities, creating new clubs, and introducing a whole new generation of athletes to the game.
The growth of padel is driven by what makes the sport so unique — it is easy to learn, highly social, and incredibly fun from the very first point. Unlike many traditional sports, beginners can step onto the court and enjoy a competitive experience almost immediately, while advanced players continue to discover new strategies, techniques, and challenges as they develop their skills.
Padel brings people together. It combines the excitement of competition with the connection of a social experience, making it the perfect sport for friends, families, athletes, and newcomers alike. Whether you are playing for fun, fitness, or competition, padel offers an experience that keeps players coming back.
The global padel community is growing every day, and this is only the beginning of the journey.
Discover padel. Join the movement. Be part of the fastest-growing sport in the world.
Projects Brought to You...
Cherry Hill Health & Racquet Club
Opened January 2026
Penn Oaks Tennis & Fitness
Opening December 2026
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The POP Padel Team
Chris Louis
Co-founder & CEO
Nolan Bacchieri
Co-founder & Business Expansion
Jonathon Hodess
Director of Operations
Sal DiBenedetto
Director of Marketing
The Director of Racquets at Concord Country Club, has a passion for tennis that has been with him since childhood. However, his love for other racquet sports, such as padel and platform tennis, has grown significantly over the past decade, both as a competitive player and a coach. Nolan's competitive tennis journey began at a young age, and has since dedicated over 15 years to coaching. His diverse coaching experience in multiple racquet sports including tennis, pickleball, padel, platform and squash, has led him to assume a more managerial role at country clubs throughout the Philadelphia and Wilmington region over the last five years. Discovering and playing padel in 2020, recognized its immense potential as a relatively new sport in the United States, which led him to co-found POP Padel. Nolan is a well-known and highly accomplished pro in the area, accumulating USTA, PTR, PPTR, PPR certifications and is apart of the Directors Club of America.
Chris has 25 years of on-court coaching experience, with the last decade and a half dedicated to building and managing tennis and fitness clubs. A longtime member of the local tennis community, Chris developed his game at Penn Oaks, reaching a #2 ranking in the Middle States and a top-60 national ranking. During his four years at Henderson High School, Chris became the only student in the school’s history to capture the Ches-Mont singles title all four years. He went on to compete collegiately at Boston College and the University of Richmond, where he won a conference championship and earned MVP and Player of the Year honors. Chris’ background in business and finance coupled with an immersion in the racquets community has led him to co-found PoP Padel. As a newly certified Padel Professional, Chris is excited to help forward the growth of this exciting new sport.
Jonathan is a USTA-certified tennis instructor with more than 20 years of coaching experience. Having started coaching at a young age, he has spent decades developing his approach to instruction and working with players across a wide range of ages and skill levels. He is known for bringing energy, enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for the game to every session. In addition to providing private instruction and leading adult practices, Jonathan plays a key role in Penn Oaks’ junior programming. He is one of the primary instructors for junior clinics and summer camp programs, helping young players develop their skills while building confidence and a lasting appreciation for the game. Jonathan also coordinates Penn Oaks’ USTA Junior Team Tennis (JTT) program, providing young players with opportunities to develop their game in a competitive team environment. His extensive coaching experience and commitment to player development make him a valued member of the Penn Oaks coaching team.
With a racquet in hand since a young age, Sal has built a lifelong career around competitive tennis and coaching. He played four years of varsity tennis at Salesianum in Wilmington, DE, earning a ranking among the top 10 players in the state. He continued his collegiate career at Arcadia University where he became one of the program’s top players and a MAC Conference finalist. Beginning his coaching career at age 20, he has spent more than six years as a USTA-certified coach, working with players across a wide range of ages and skill levels. His experience includes organizing and leading successful junior and adult clinics at Penn Oaks Tennis & Fitness. While tennis provided the foundation, padel has become his greatest passion. Its unique combination of athleticism, strategy, creativity, and social connection has driven his focus toward growing the sport and creating an exceptional padel community.
Johan Hoegstedt
Startegy & Business Consulting
Johan is a lifelong racquet-sport enthusiast originally from Sweden, with an accomplished background in competitive tennis and platform tennis. He played collegiate tennis at the University of Utah before spending time on the professional tour, including traveling and competing alongside his older brother, Thomas, a highly accomplished professional player. Throughout his competitive career, Johan has earned national championships in both tennis and platform tennis, bringing a wealth of experience across multiple racquet sports. After nearly three decades in the local community, he has developed strong connections to the area both on and off the court. Johan spent 34 years with the same pharmaceutical company, building a successful professional career while maintaining his passion for racquet sports. Today, he is particularly excited to bring his experience to the court and continue expanding his knowledge of padel, a sport he has quickly developed a strong enthusiasm for.