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One Bounce Club — Building a Padel Brand From Inside the Community

Some brands are created to follow a trend. Others are born because someone deeply understands the culture they belong to.

That’s the story behind One Bounce Club — one of the newest lifestyle brands emerging from the UK padel scene and a partner of the first edition of the London Padel Week.

Created from a blend of family heritage, sport culture and community identity, One Bounce Club is not trying to simply “enter” padel. It was born inside it.

We spoke with the founder about identity, belonging and why padel is becoming much bigger than just a sport.

The personal story behind your company

In a few words, what is the purpose behind your padel lifestyle company?

One Bounce was born from a simple belief: Padel players deserve a brand as passionate about the sport as they are. Not a performance brand that tolerates padel. Not a fashion brand that discovered padel. A brand born inside the sport, built for its community, and driven by an obsession with belonging.

Do you remember the moment or insight that led you to create it?

My father built a fashion business from the ground up, but never once pushed us to follow in his footsteps. In November 2024, I noticed he was quietly nostalgic, not because he expected us to take over, but because something he had built with his life was ending. That moment stayed with me. With five years inside the padel industry and a background in tech sales and sports business, I knew its culture, its community, and its people better than most — so I asked myself whether there was a way to bring both worlds together, to build something new while honouring something old. The answer was One Bounce.

First encounter with padel

First of all: do you play padel?

Yes — and padel has ultimately become much more than just a passion. (Alongside founding One Bounce Club, Nicolas Larrosa is also an established padel coach currently working across some of London’s leading clubs, combining his deep understanding of the game with years of experience inside the sport).

Do you remember the first time you played?

I was actually too young to remember when padel first entered my life. My parents had already been playing for years.

But clearly something stayed with me.

Without ever consciously planning it, I ended up building my entire career around the sport, touching almost every corner of the industry along the way — from coaching and player development to business, community and now brand building.

Padel Story

In your opinion, why has padel grown so quickly in the UK over the past two years?

There have been various factors on why the sport has grown so much but I would highlight these:

1. Easy to play, unlike other racket sports, padel has a very low entry barrier, allowing anyone to grab a racket and learn how to play quickly.

2. Padel is inherently social. You need four players to play, which means every match is an event, people arrive together, stay after, and build connections around the court. It is one of the few sports that naturally creates community through the way it is played.

3. Padel is having a cultural moment. Celebrities, athletes, and influencers are all on court and social media has turned every match into a billboard for the sport.

The future of padel in the UK

Looking ahead to the next 3–5 years, how do you see padel evolving in the United Kingdom?

Is it just a trend, or something deeper?

The UK is behind Europe. But not for long. The appetite is there, the community is building, and with the right foundations, this country will be one of the most important padel markets in the world within five years.

Why be part of it (for real)

What personally convinced you to become a partner of the London Padel Week?

London is hosting a Premier Padel P1 for the first time, a landmark moment for the sport in this country. But what makes it truly special is the focus on the clubs and players who built the foundation that made this possible. Taking the sport beyond the tournament venue and into the heart of London is exactly the inclusive, community-first approach padel needs at this stage of its growth.

If you had to describe padel in one word or one image, what would you choose — and why?

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