Rain or shine, game’s always on. As the first fully indoor padel facility in Scotland, Prime Padel gives you year-round access to perfect playing conditions with no weather worries, just padel whenever you want it.
Our indoor courts are built to international standards, with professional lighting, shock-absorbing surfaces, and plenty of space to move. Whether you’re training hard or playing for fun, everything is designed to elevate your game.
A padel racket has no strings and features a solid, perforated face to reduce air resistance. It’s shorter and lighter than a tennis racket, built for quick reflexes and better control off the walls.
Slightly smaller and with less pressure than tennis balls, padel balls are designed for slower bounce and longer rallies — perfect for the enclosed court environment.
Padel follows the same scoring structure as tennis. However, its unique rules, allowing players to use both the back and side walls, lead to longer rallies compared to a typical tennis match. In padel, success is driven more by tactics than by sheer power or strength. Matches are typically played over the best of 3 or 5 sets, with each set requiring 6 game victories to win. Scoring within a game progresses as 0, 15, 30, 40, and then game. If the score reaches 40-40, players must secure a two-point lead to win the game.
To win a set, a player or team must be the first to secure 6 games. If the score ties at 5-5, the competition continues until someone wins 7 games. Should the set reach 6-6, a tie-break is played. This tie-break is won by the first player or team to reach 7 points, but they must also lead by at least 2 points to claim victory.
In padel, the serve is performed underarm, with the ball struck at or below waist level. Unlike in tennis, where you throw the ball up, here, you must bounce the ball on the ground first. The bounce should occur behind the server’s line, between the center line and the sidewall. The serve must be directed diagonally, landing in the opponent’s corresponding service box. It’s also considered valid if the ball bounces off the opponent’s glass wall, but it is a fault if it hits the grid.
Similar to tennis, you are allowed two serves. If your first serve is a fault, you get a second chance. Failing on the second serve results in a double fault, giving the point to your opponent. If the ball touches the net during the serve but still lands correctly in the service box, the serve is replayed.
When receiving a ball, you can allow it to bounce off the glass wall after it has hit the ground; the ball remains in play. You can also use your own glass wall to return the ball, which can be particularly helpful when you’re in a tough spot. The grid can also keep the ball in play when receiving, as long as the ball first bounces on the ground before hitting the grid (this rule doesn’t apply to the serve).
If you hit the ball into the grid on your side of the court, you lose the point. However, if the ball on the opponent’s side goes directly into their grid or glass wall without bouncing on the ground first, it is considered out of play.