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For as long as I can remember, racquet sports professionals have negotiated compensation based on what the last person made, what the club thought was fair, or what a GM heard at a conference. That just changed. The American Racket Sports Association published the first independent compensation benchmark for racquet sports professionals — built entirely on verified IRS 990 filings. Not surveys. Not estimates. Sworn public disclosures from nonprofit clubs that are legally requ
The 2026 global racquet sports participation data is out. Here's what it actually means for tennis, padel, and pickleball operators, investors, and brands navigating the U.S. market right now.
The International Padel Cluster has appointed Mike Knowles of Inside the Lines Advisory as U.S. International Development Partner — one of the first two partners appointed globally.
Racquet sports participation is accelerating — but many operators are scaling activity without strengthening structure. Growth without alignment creates strain. Here’s where pressure is building in 2026.
