Scarborough Group International (SGI) will install three Padel Tennis courts alongside the all-weather, professional 3G football pitch in the grounds of the Community Stadium, which is currently under construction as part of SGI’s development agreement with Sheffield City Council.

The courts will be built to the highest specification, with walls of toughened glass, an artificial grass playing surface and floodlighting to allow for evening games.

Invented in Mexico in the 1960s, Padel Tennis is one of Europe's fastest growing grassroots sports, played by approximately 20 million people across 30 countries.

According to iPadel there are currently 123 Padel Tennis courts across the UK, only three of which are located in Yorkshire – Harrogate, Bradford and Huddersfield. SGI aims to install courts across all of the group’s developments, including Thorpe Park Leeds and Middlewood Locks in Salford. 

The courts are due to be installed in 2022. The Community Stadium is also scheduled for completion at the beginning of 2022, while SGI will set out its plans for the heart of the Park over the coming months. These will include an Enterprise Centre to support start-up and growing businesses in the health, wellbeing, sport and activity sectors.