Padel SocietyBy For Beyond

About PS

We loved padel enough to build the whole thing

Padel Society (PS) runs every part of padel in Korea first-hand — our own centre, the PSA academy, a national community, the Playus app we built ourselves, and NOX equipment distribution.

Our Story

We only talk about what we've actually done

None of this was learned from a consultancy deck. Running courts, building an app, distributing equipment — this is the road we've taken.

Padel Society started in March 2025 with our own centre in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do. We built the courts, welcomed the first members, and ran the place ourselves from six in the morning until close to midnight — learning on the floor how a padel facility in Korea actually works.

Courts alone weren't enough. People picking up a racket for the first time needed somewhere to learn properly, so we built PSA with a step-by-step curriculum; and we needed a fair way to separate levels, so we designed the PAR rating system.

We built the tools too. Playus handles court booking, social matches and rating management in one place, and the Padel Community on Naver Cafe is where players across Korea share information and organise matches. For equipment, we took on Korean distribution for NOX, one of the world's leading padel brands, and supply proven kit directly.

Centre, academy, app, community, equipment — five parts that became one system. Transferring that system intact to the next location and the next partner is what franchising means to us.

Milestones

How we got here

  1. Mar 2025

    Gimpo centre opens

    The first Padel Society location

  2. PSA academy launches

    Level-by-level curriculum and coach certification

  3. Playus app released

    A platform for padel and pickleball

  4. NOX distribution for Korea

    Rackets and court equipment

The next milestone gets written with our partners. Franchise guide →

PS Ecosystem

The five parts that make up Padel Society

Five businesses if you look at them separately; one ecosystem if you don't. Here's what each part does.

01PS · Centre

Centre operations

Padel Society

Our own premium padel centre in Gimpo, run in-house. Court booking through to leagues and tournaments — the flagship the whole franchise is modelled on.

See the Gimpo centre
02PSA · Academy

Coaching system

Padel Society Academy

From your first session to your first tournament, a step-by-step curriculum tied to the PAR rating — including a full coach certification pathway built for Korea.

See academy programmes
03Playus · App

Padel & pickleball app

Playus

Court booking, social matches, leagues and tournaments, PAR rating management. A platform we built ourselves for padel and pickleball.

Court bookingSocial matchesLeagues & eventsPAR management
More about the Playus app
04Naver Cafe · Community

Community

Padel Community

Players from across Korea share information and organise matches in the Padel Community on Naver Cafe. A place for the culture, not the brand.

Open the Padel Community on Naver Cafe
05NOX · Equipment

Equipment distribution

NOX — Korea Distributor

Sole Korean distributor for NOX, one of the world's leading padel brands. Rackets through to court systems, supplied on the best terms available.

NOX distribution & franchise guide

PS in Numbers

Padel Society by the numbers

Nothing inflated here — this is what we actually run today.

1st site
Our own centre in Gimpo (opened Mar 2025)
5
Parts of the business we run ourselves
PAR
Our own padel rating system
NOX
Sole distributor for Korea

Visit PS Gimpo

Padel Society Gimpo Flagship

One-off trials and racket rental are both available. Call ahead and we'll tell you exactly what court time is free.

Padel Society Gimpo Flagship

1 indoor padel court

Address

84 Yanggok 4-ro, Yangchon-eup, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Opening hours

Open 24 hours

Facilities & services

Free parkingShowersRacket rentalFirst-time trialPrivate lessonsGroup lessons

Let's meet on court first

Whether it's a trial booking or a franchise conversation, it starts at the Gimpo centre.