Isabelle Vannier, from OSS Barcelona, ​​asks herself whether having played tennis is really an asset for learning and progressing in padel.

The advantages of the tennis past ...

Although tennis players start with many advantages in padel such as:

  • The appreciation of bullet trajectories

  • Technical notions of all shots (forehand, backhand, volley, smash)

  • Handling the racket

  • A lateralization

  • Coordination ...

But also some disadvantages ...

The adaptation is more important than one might imagine and certain aspects can even quickly prove to be disabling when a tennis player transfers his skills to padel:

  • Reduction in preparation

  • Amplification of the accompaniment

  • Decrease in rhythm at the end of the movement on certain strokes

  • Reflexes to let the ball pass to play it after the wall

  • Changes in tactical playing habits: free zones, in particular lateral zones (including the famous passing to forget 😉) because they often offer an advantageous or even decisive ball for the opponent (in view of the reduced distances)

  • The changes of rhythms to favor (chiquitas, lobs ...)

  • The tennis smash that rarely allows you to finish the rally victoriously

  • The need to master specific shots that do not exist in tennis (bandejas, viboras, x 4, etc.)

  • Neutralizing the opponent before trying to gain the upper hand in the point

  • A desire to want to build the point by anticipating the next move

  • The importance of communication with your teammate

With a lot of modesty, a tennis player just like a squash or badminton player will find it easier to progress quickly.

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Isabelle VANNIER, a BE 2 tennis and padel teacher who has lived in the USA and has been an expatriate in Spain for over 10 years, organizes sports and language courses in Barcelona, ​​through her structure OuiSportSpirit – www.ossbarcelone.com and more particularly in the world of padel and tennis through the OSSTP department – ​​www.padelbarcelone.com. Looking forward to welcoming you soon!

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