9 tips to get the best of your partner

Le Padel is a two-man sport, and the goal is for both partners to play well together. Sometimes one of the two players plays well when the other is not comfortable, and vice versa.

Therefore, here are nine tips to help you get the best from your partner. Padel.

How to get the best of your teammate?

=> Not to have an expressive face of spite. Shouting, showing our disappointment after a fault of our partner will not help him to find his motivation.

=> Healthy communication is the key. If your partner has a great point, you can say, “Perfect! "Or one:" you are very good! ". And if he makes a mistake, he must not push it in, he knows he made a mistake, no need to remind him. Simply reassure him by saying: "The next one is in the field!" "Or one:" it was the zone to play! ".

=> We must avoid bad gestures. How many times have we seen a player who showed his disappointment through certain gestures after a foul by his partner? By doing this, your partner will think that for you the match is already lost, and therefore he will not re-motivate himself.

=> We must speak in the first person plural. Le Padel is a doubles sport, and therefore especially not of "you" or "I" but "us". Phrases like "we're going to do this" or "we're better than them" will help a lot more than "focus on putting the ball in the field".

=> You have to type your hand when you win, but also and especially when you lose the point. This allows the teammates to refocus and start again for the next point.

=> The attitude you exude towards your partner is essential. You have to show that everything is going to happen on the field, show him only positive signs (concentration, smile, etc.).

=> We must not raise the level of requirement. Your partner, unless he is a World Padel Tour, will have its strengths and weaknesses. Your partner will succeed in phases of the game one day and then miss them another, this is normal and you should not be frustrated by this.

=> Show your best face. If a match does not go as planned, and you feel that your partner is letting go, get close to him and let him ease the pressure (either by telling an anecdote or with a joke that makes him smile) .

=> Share your thoughts with your partner. What strategy to adopt? Speak with your teammate and together analyze your opponents to best know their weaknesses or know yours in order to avoid going into this pattern of play.

What characteristics influence the most to get the best from your partner?

=> Have an analytical capacity. You need to know who you are working with (his strengths and weaknesses).

=> Know your teammate. You must play regularly with the same partner to know how he plays, All this will have a positive effect on the mind of your teammate.

=> Humility. Today, it is very common to find players with an oversized ego. A humble player will be able to give the right and necessary merits to give to his partner.

=> A consistency. You have to stay the same for the duration of the match. For example, if you encourage your partner at the beginning of the match then after some games you do not do it anymore, he will ask questions and he will doubt, which is not good.

=> A know-how. It's important to be in control at all times and try to behave yourself. Education is paramount in this aspect. Because with bad behavior, your teammate can be in an uncomfortable position.

Alexis Dutour

Alexis Dutour is passionate about padel. With his training in communication and marketing, he puts his skills at the service of padel to offer us articles that are always very interesting.