Ramiro Choya is one of the most recognized coaches of the professional circuit of padel. His advice is always welcome to help players play better. How to build a point today?

Play at padel It is above all understanding the rules, adopting a minimum of technique to be able to have fun on the track, then finally it is adding tactics to endanger your opponents and gain the advantage on the point.

Ramiro Choya offers to share the construction of a point in 3 phases:

  • The beginning of the point
  • the exchange
  • The end of the point

The beginning of the point

A point begins with a face-off followed by a volley, a smash or a bandeja. The objective for this player will be to keep absolutely control on the point. Some players don't feel “solid” or ready to have a long rally and prefer to shorten the rally by trying to gain the point quickly. This is possible when the return of your opponents is poor, but it is rather recommended not to try everything at all at this time.

the exchange

This phase of the game could be likened to a game of chess. Both teams try to overhang the opponents to gain the advantage on the point. The idea is not to take senseless risks. Having bosses, game patterns, and sequences prepared will create a danger to your opponents that you can take advantage of to gain the point. The important thing is to find a weak point.

The end of the point

If you have done a good preparation of your point, the end of the point is the time when you end the trading. It is important to know how to detect these moments, too short lobs, opponents who have stayed too far at the bottom of the field or even opponents who are out of comfort position to finish the point and take the ascendancy.

The advantages of Choya

Here are 3 important infos that Ramiro Choya reminds us

  • All points do not include the 3 phases
  • You will find yourself facing very offensive players who skip the trading phase
  • Try to use your head during a game of padel. Don't try to hit harder than a better player than you in this area, and don't try to bring back a ball from more than a hyper-defending player.

The quote from the end

"The padel is one of the few sports where your opponent's mistakes make you score higher ”.

source: PadelAddict

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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