Research Index
All research documents in this directory. Most recent / most relevant listed first.
| File | Topic | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
padel-hall-economics.md |
Court construction costs, operator P&L, supplier margins, buyer segmentation | Feb 2026 | Current |
competitor_pricing.md |
Competitor directory, pricing models, revenue archetypes (20+ platforms) | Feb 2026 | Current |
market-research-padel-costs-2026.md |
Per-city court hire rates, rent, electricity, staff costs (DE/UK/US) | Feb 2026 | Current |
state-of-padel-q1-2026/ |
FIP reports 2024+2025, Playtomic Global Padel Report 2025 | Q1 2026 | Current |
kfw/ |
KfW loan documents and business plan templates | Feb 2026 | Current |
additional-supply-side-idea.md |
Supplier-side product idea notes | Feb 2026 | Draft |
padelnomics-master-strategy.md |
Original strategy doc | 2025 | Superseded — use MARKETING.md + PROJECT.md |
PLAN.md |
Original roadmap | 2025 | Superseded |
padel-daas-vision-plan.md |
Data-as-a-service vision | 2025 | Superseded |
padel_daas_vision.md |
DaaS vision (older) | 2025 | Superseded |
PadelDirectory.md |
Directory concept | 2025 | Superseded |
padelnomics-strategy-stack.md |
Strategy stack | 2025 | Superseded |
padelnomics_erp_for_padel_entrepreneurs_customer_journey.md |
Customer journey | 2025 | Superseded |
padelnomics-jtbd-analysis.md |
JTBD analysis | 2025 | Background context only |
padelnomics_lead_platform_discussion_summary.md |
Lead platform discussion | 2025 | Background context only |
product_ideas.md |
Product ideas | 2025 | Background context only |
sportstaettenrechner_quotes_2022.md |
Sportstaettenrechner 2022 lead volume data | 2022 | Historical data |
Key facts (quick reference)
Construction costs:
- 1 outdoor court (turnkey): €33,000–€80,000
- 4 outdoor courts (commercial): €200,000–€350,000
- 4-court indoor hall: €700,000–€1,200,000
- 6-court indoor hall: €1,000,000–€1,700,000
Operator revenue:
- Germany: €4,000/court/month GMV (Playtomic 2025)
- UK: €9,700/court/month GMV
- 4-court outdoor: ~€224,000/year gross (padel-court.de)
- EBITDA mature indoor club: 50–57%
Market growth:
- 7,187 new courts built globally in 2024
- Germany: 507 courts (2024) → 827 (2025), +63% YoY
- European construction market: ~€194M/year (2024)