The Roots of Padel with Son of the Founders, Enrique Corcuera Jr (JOPS02E01)

The Joy of Padel with Enrique Corcuera, Jr Enrique Corcuera Jr., son of Enrique and Viviana Corcuera, the founders of this beautiful sport called Padel. In this conversation with Enrique, he regales us with the backstory about the creation of padel in Acapulco Mexico, about his experience during his youth and how the sport gradually grew to what it is today. We discuss the origin of the name of the sport, the patents and developments, the spread into Argentina and the prospects going forward. We explore Enrique's current involvement in padel with CopaPadel.   If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or, better yet, an audio file to [email protected]. You can always comment on the post with the full show notes (and transcript) on minterdial.com. And if you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to Apple Podcast, Spotify, or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can follow the Joy of Padel on social: @joyofpadel on X/Twitter and Instagram. There's also a YouTube page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices