No technical nor of tactic pure and hard today on the program. THE padel is a young sport, its practitioners may have a sporting past completely different, even opposite. Is it good or bad to have habits ?

So there are three categories of players. There are those who have never done any sporting activity before and who are getting into this sport that is so easy to learn and friendly. There are those who say to themselves that if you haven't been a tennis player, you'll suck at padel. And finally there are those who have practiced, at different levels, one or more other sports, and who fall in love with padel.

The purists

Especially children. Raw players, who start a sporting activity, and we are lucky, it is at home that it falls. Here we will talk about technique copied from the essence of the teacher. Although over the years, the player will develop his own vision of the game, the fact remains that the trademark of the monitor will remain very present.

Tennis pros

This is the filter question when you enter the arena: have you played tennis? If the answer is no, you will not be able to enter the private circle of players of padel, even if in a previous tournament you beat this one with your particular technique. Even during the lessons, the message is identical or at least the attitude that you are made to adopt: taking the ball early, very aggressive net play, this game is or would be suitable for "good hands", players who would have bathed years in the technique of a very advanced level. So certainly this game is effective but is it really suitable for everyone?

The “reports”

Call them what you want, they are the players who fill our ranks today and who will certainly bring new visions of the padel in the years to come. But be careful, your mind and that of those around you must be open. As some advertising says, “come as you are”. So some will say that it's nonsense and that high level players don't have these techniques, it's true, but are the majority of players looking for the high level or on the contrary to have fun on Track ?

So from this base of fun, conviviality and comfort on the track, you will be able to develop and adapt your sporting history to the padel, which will allow your partners and opponents to discover new effects, new rebounds, new speeds and new positions.

All sports are welcome. Today on the slopes, we meet mostly tennis players, but also footballers, squash players, badminton, table tennis, handball players, volleyball players, long-distance runners, in short you will have it understood, there are more and more athletes coming from different backgrounds. Should we erase their previous experiences to make everything uniform?

You will think what you want or even place this topic of debate at your parties, but the question is whether all these sports listed above and all those we have not mentioned could not bring new tactics , new ways of placing ourselves, new defenses, new ways of hitting the ball, in other words, new ways of playing that will make this sport even more attractive? Let's go!

Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.

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