In some matches of padel, it is better not to take any risks, and to be in good shape before attempting difficult strikes. The topic discussed today will be to give you some keys to wait for the fault of the opponent, and get easy points.

In our wonderful sport that is padel, the main tactic to put in place is not to make mistakes. This is a simple tactic, accessible to everyone, from the beginner to the more seasoned player. You will agree, make points from another world, play like the players of the World Padel Tour that we see on YouTube will not make you better players. Any player from padel, who wants to improve, win more matches, must understand that the padel is likened to a game of chess. You have to think every move you make, for you: not to make the fault, for your opponent: to force him to make a difficult move, or a foul.

Studying your opponent's strategy is important

Your mental state before entering the field before a match will determine your success. Indeed, it is likely that when you play against opponents who seem less technical, less physical than you, you will surely try more risky blows. This is complicated, because you will have to stay very focused to be able to tighten the game at the important moment, to keep the victory in your hands. On the contrary, you are playing superior players, you will no longer be able to afford risky points. Your tactics should follow a single watchword: do not make mistakes.

First of all, you must analyze your opponent based on his behavior, your history with the opposing pair or on one of the two opponents. Your attention should be focused on how they communicate in the field, their gestures, etc. All this can tell you in what state of mind they are: anger, nervousness, anxiety or on the contrary concentrated. This observation will tell you if your strategy is good or needs a change.

Once the behavior is analyzed, you must focus on the technical aspect. That is to say on which shots your opponents are comfortable, those on which they are less (or not). For that, you will be forced to make different shots, to vary the zones, the heights of games to analyze the game of your opponent. You can then tailor your initial strategy based on what you have observed, and in relation to your own.

Important advice: wait for your opponents to fail

Au padel there is only one watchword: victory. For this, you must never stop scrutinizing the opposing game in order to discover the ultimate flaw. And if they manage to change their strategy, you have to be able to respond, changing as well. But you will only be able to do this if you have anticipated by having always observed their play. There is a strategy which is becoming more and more common on the playing fields. padel today. Indeed, when you have observed that one of your opponents is either much superior or who commits many more faults, you must use “freezing”. That is, either play all the important balls on the weaker player or the one who commits the most faults so that you have free points.

The last tip we can give you will be patience. Indeed, all players are attracted to finishing the point as quickly as possible. But you know, it's nowhere in the rules that finishing a point quickly will give you any advantage. You have to build your point, and when you have a ball that lets you finish the point do it. But if you can not finish it, keep building the point without rushing. Especially do not panic, and give an easy ball to the opponent who will be able to finish the point in turn.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.

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