#124 Eric Loftus - President, Northeast Padel

Welcome to episode 124 of Sports Management Podcast. Eric Loftus is the VP of Cape and Island Tennis and Track & President for Northeast Padel. Cape and Island Tennis is the United States Northeast’s leading tennis court and athletics track constructor and Northeast Padel is a similar vein but for padel.  Get ready to learn: When the padel boom will hit the US How Eric discovered padel What some barriers for padel in the US are If pickeball is a threat to padel Why you should “be so good that you can’t be ignored” And much more! ________________________________________________ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0NpNn_qlEP0    Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:20 How to Pronounce Padel 02:12 Cape and Island Tennis and Track 03:30 Northeast Padel04:30 Can Padel & Pickleball co-exist? 06:45 How to Grow Padel in USA 09:55 Challenges for Padel in the US 17:03 When the Padel Boom will Hit USA 20:27 Padel as a College Sport 26:30 Eric's Background 30:00 Staying Out of New York 35:02 Shortlisted to Bid for the US Open 38:12 Eric's Best Advice 41:27 Outro   Follow us on social media Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Sign up for the newsletter! www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com