Craig McBride
Your go-to Edinburgh coach bringing Spanish padel passion and expertise to Scotland! Vamos!
About
If you're looking to get into padel or elevate your game, you absolutely have to meet Craig McBride! This Edinburgh native is your go-to guru, bringing a genuine slice of Spanish padel culture right here to Scotland after honing his skills in Malaga. He's fantastic at introducing total beginners to the sport, focusing on the fun and social side, but also brilliant for advanced players. You can catch his engaging group or individual sessions at spots like Hatton Sports Club, David Lloyd Edinburgh Shawfair, and the various Game4Padel courts, including the new setup at Golf It! Glasgow. Trust me, you'll be saying 'Vamos!' in no time.
Coach
Craig McBride is an Edinburgh native and a passionate padel coach accredited by PadelMBA. He first started playing padel in 2016 and, after completing an LTA padel coaching course, he spent the first half of 2023 in Malaga, Spain, to immerse himself in padel culture and complete his Certified Padel Coach qualification. Craig specializes in introducing new players to the sport and offers both individual and group coaching sessions at various venues in Scotland, including Golf It! Glasgow, Hatton, David Lloyd Edinburgh Shawfair, and Game4Padel at Thistle Padel, Colinton, and Edinburgh Park.
Full Bio
Craig McBride is an Edinburgh native and an accredited PadelMBA coach and GetInPadel Coach, also serving as the Head Padel Coach at Golf It! Glasgow. He has been playing padel since 2016 when Hatton Sports Club installed one of Scotland's first courts. In 2022, he completed the first LTA padel coaching course in Scotland. The first half of 2023 was spent in Malaga, Spain, a padel hotbed, where he immersed himself in Spanish padel culture, trained with high-level players, and completed the Certified Padel Coach course through PadelMBA. His mission is to bring this Spanish padel culture to Scotland, and he even plans to run sessions in Spanish. Craig offers group and individual coaching to players of all levels and athletic backgrounds, with a particular focus on introducing newcomers to the sport, emphasizing its accessibility and social interaction. Coaching is available at Hatton Sports Club, David Lloyd Edinburgh Shawfair, and Game4Padel locations at Thistle Padel, Colinton, Edinburgh Park, and Golf It! Glasgow. Craig can provide expert knowledge of padel, personalized coaching to develop individual skills and game plans, and fun, engaging sessions. He also organizes padel events and tournaments, notably leading the annual Padethon charity event at Hatton Sports Club, which in August 2023 introduced dozens of new players to padel and raised over £6,000 for Alzheimer's Scotland. Before specializing in padel, Craig grew up playing tennis and football, and in recent years has enjoyed running and cycling. He also lived in Vietnam for four years teaching English.