Junior padel is growing across Dorset, with more young players participating in and enjoying the sport. Dorset Tennis & Padel is committed to supporting the growth of junior padel by creating opportunities for juniors of all ages and abilities to get involved.
Our aim is to help young players develop their skills and, as opportunities arise, represent the county at tournaments and events. With friendly matches already underway and development sessions to be introduced in the future, we are making progress in building a pathway that supports junior progression while keeping the sport welcoming and enjoyable.
If your child is interested in trying padel or taking part at county level, please get in touch with Junior Team Captain, Luke Aggas - LM_AGGAS@HOTMAIL.COM - or complete the Dorset Team Selection Process Form, link below.
Dorset Junior Padel - Q&A Session
With padel experiencing rapid growth across the UK, Luke Aggas, Dorset Junior Captain, has arranged a dedicated Zoom session for Dorset-based parents and juniors to help give an understanding of the current status of the sport in the county.
Date | Tuesday, 16th December 2025
Time | 7 pm to 8 pm
The session will provide an overview of padel in Dorset today, a look ahead to playing opportunities in 2026, and an open Q&A where attendees can ask junior padel-related questions.
Whether you want to know where to play, how to get started, or even what equipment to use, Luke encourages everyone with an interest in junior padel to join this on-line event.
Dorset Tennis and Padel look forward to helping as many juniors as possible play, train, compete - and most importantly - enjoy, padel in 2026. We hope sharing knowledge now will help achieve this across the county for years to come.
Link to join the Zoom call below – please note juniors (U18s) are to be accompanied by an adult.
Dorset Tennis & Padel is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
Topic: Junior Padel Q&A
Time: Dec 16, 2025 07:00 PM London
Meeting ID: 892 2470 6373
Passcode: 188699
Dorset Juniors Lara and Morgan Make Padel History
Massive congratulations to Dorset juniors Lara and Morgan who made history at the weekend (23rd November) for winning the country’s first-ever 12U Grade 1 padel event which took place in Derby. An incredible achievement for two players who hadn’t played a competitive padel match before September.
Their rapid rise to claiming the highest-graded LTA title is a testament to their willingness to try something new, quickly learning the basic rules/tactics and having fun on court with friends. Now they are amongst the very best for their age in the country.
Dorset Tennis & Padel are extremely proud of everything our juniors have achieved throughout 2025 – playing, training and competing, and encourage girls and boys across the county to pick up a racket and give the sport a try.
Junior Padel Team Competes In First County Friendly
Our junior padel players were in action recently for their first team friendly match organised by Junior Team Captain, Luke Aggas.
Up against Winchester Racquets & Fitness Club, who kindly hosted the event, both teams – 10 juniors, boys and girls in each – battled it out through some challenging weather conditions!
The Team
Jack, Elliot, Samuel, Sienna, Nadine, Lara, Gil, Oscar, Tylor, Jayden
Lots of great padel was played with extremely close matches – five of the ten matches going to match tie-breaks!
Congrats to Winchester who edged the overall win 7–3, and a huge well done to Team Dorset for a brilliant performance and great team spirit throughout.
A fun day had by all.
Team Dorset is looking forward to heading to Bicester for their next friendly match on 30th November, with hopefully a Winchester rematch soon.
