The latest issue of SportsNation, SAPCA’s official magazine, has now been published and is available to read online.
Issue 2/2026 includes an outline of the new SAPCA strategy – launched at the SAPCA Annual Conference in February – and profiles of each of this year’s SAPCA Award winners.
Elsewhere, there is a detailed overview of plans to grow badminton. The launch of Badminton England’s 10-year strategy in September 2023, titled Badminton – A Sport for Everyone, aimed to grow the sport at every level. Now, approaching the mid-point of its early implementation phase, the strategy is beginning to shape how the sport develops across England.
There is also a look at how pickleball is challenging padel for the title of “fastest-growing racquet sport”. With the number of pickleball clubs in England nearly doubling in 2025, there is real momentum for the sport to transform from a niche to a mainstream activity.
The issue also includes the latest edition of PadelNation, the UK’s dedicated publication for the business of padel.