For all lovers ofbrain activities as are the chess, Welcome au padel, You will love.

Le padel is a sports physical, which requires short, violent movements back and forth and sideways, but also technical with flat, topspin, cut, brush shots and with ball impacts coming from the front, from the back, below waist level, above, and even above the head. Suffice to say that for an athlete, this sport is complete. But if we want to push the exercise a little further, remember that at padel you have to work and develop a mental tactic, like in a game of chess.

For those who have never played chess, the goal of this game is to block, using several types of pawns, the king, to put the opponent in checkmate. During the game you will prepare attacks on one or more shots to open up the game and bring you closer to the final objective which will be to strike the fatal blow. It seems easy, but that's not counting the attacks of your opponents that you'll have to block. And yes, you are not the only one playing. You have an opponent who has the same objective as you, so you will have to take the time to organize attacks while controlling, blocking and countering those of the opponents.

On the trail of padel another element is added, your partner, who must also implement this tactic. And inevitably with two, the task is even more difficult.

sanz nieto malaga open

How to use chess at padel ?

The question is good because there are thousands of possible combinations. The first would be to slow down the game so that you have time to analyze, visualize and implement a tactic in pairs. When you go too fast, you have two options: either you do the “shepherd move” (specific chess game tactic) and you finish the point and the match in three potspoon moves, or you you counter because you will be too exposed.

The best tactic would therefore be, perhaps, to take the time to analyze the players you have in front of you, to know your partner, his qualities and his intentions, and to evolve your tactics. padel, a tactic that can be adapted over time to all types of players.

And for the more tacticians, if we compare the padel in chess, there are dozens of pre-programmed series of moves on the board, which can be found in books or on blogs and other websites. At padel this is not the case yet, we are not at the same level, but by searching a little on the networks and by getting closer to your monitor, you will certainly be able to work on certain series to be applied alone or in pairs. The finer and more balanced your tactics, the more elegant you will be when it comes to laying down the opposing king. Checkmate. At work. 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.

On the same subject

Tags