Head Padel Professional, PATL Charleston

Role at a glance

• Title: Head Padel Professional
• Location: Mount Pleasant, SC (Charleston area), on site
• Club: 6 indoor padel courts, pre-opening
• Reports to: Club General Manager
• Direct reports: Coaching staff, as the club grows
• Employment type: Full-time
• Target start: December 2026, ahead of club opening

About PATL and the club

PATL builds and operates padel clubs across the United States, with sites in Atlanta and Louisville and new clubs coming in the Seattle area and Charleston. Our mission is to make padel accessible, engaging and fun, with exceptional programming for players of every level.

The Mount Pleasant club will be PATL’s first indoor flagship: six indoor padel courts plus squash, wellness, coworking and social space. You will join before opening and design the club’s padel coaching and programming from day one.

Position summary

The Head Padel Professional owns all on-court padel programming and player development at the club. You will coach beginners, recreational players and competitive athletes, build the programs that keep members playing, and lead the coaching team as it grows.

The role suits an outstanding coach and community builder who wants to help grow padel in a new market.

Key responsibilities

Pre-opening launch

• Design the opening programming calendar: intro clinics, open play, leagues and a launch event
• Set lesson and clinic formats, pricing recommendations and booking rules with the club team
• Run demo sessions and community activations to build the founding-member base

Coaching and player development

• Deliver private lessons, semi-private lessons, clinics, camps and group programming
• Build a structured player pathway from first-timer through competitive play, with level ratings and progression
• Make new players feel welcome and confident in their first sessions
• Foster a culture of learning, improvement and sportsmanship

Programming

• Run leagues, ladders, round robins, tournaments and social events on a regular weekly and seasonal calendar
• Build programming that drives participation, court utilization and member retention
• Track attendance, lesson revenue and program fill rates, and recommend changes
• Plan seasonal programming with club leadership

Community building

• Build strong relationships with members and guests
• Serve as an ambassador for PATL and padel at exhibitions, local events and partner activations
• Support school, corporate and community outreach to bring new players into the sport

Coaching leadership

• Recruit, train and mentor coaching staff as the club grows
• Set and maintain a consistent coaching curriculum and instruction standards
• Schedule coaches and programs to cover peak demand

Qualifications

Required

• Strong competitive padel playing background
• 3+ years of padel coaching experience, including private lessons and group clinics
• Experience building and running clinics, leagues and player programs
• Excellent communication and teaching skills, with players of all ages and levels
• Availability for evenings and weekends
• Comfort working in a startup environment
• Legal authorization to work in the United States at the time of hire, without current or future visa sponsorship

Preferred

• Recognized padel coaching certification
• Experience leading or mentoring other coaches
• Familiarity with Play by Point
• First aid and CPR certification, or willingness to obtain within 30 days of hire

What we look for in people

We hire coaches who make beginners feel welcome, bring energy to every session, love building community as much as teaching, lead with humility, and take initiative in building something from the ground up.

Working conditions

• On site at the Mount Pleasant club, with most hours on court
• Regular evening and weekend sessions, when members play most
• Physically active role: on your feet, demonstrating technique and feeding balls for long sessions

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• 20 days of paid vacation per year