You may have wondered why your padel tell you to go to the net often? It may seem incongruous at first, but to gain padel, you should be at the net most of the time. Indeed, in this position, you will be able to direct the game, and finish the points more easily than being at the back of the field. In this article, we'll tell you why.

The net: the main tactic of padel

In anything you read, everyone will tell you to do this or that, but you will see one common denominator: being at the net. Indeed, this position on the ground is fundamental, it will allow you to attack more easily, and the best defense being the attack, you will be more sheltered from the blows of the adversary.

In addition, our presence at the net, we will make less mistakes than our opponent (and thanks to one of our articles, you know that it is essential not to make mistakes). Indeed, our ball will have more ease to go to the opposite camp.

Being close to the net will allow us to better cover the angles, and thus to better defend. This position therefore has a double effect: to complete the points, and to defend the opposing balls.

This position has the effect of being able to print your own pace to the game, and thus put your opponents in a delicate situation, making them make more direct mistakes, and therefore you will win more easily.

The basis of tactics at padel

In theory, when you tell yourself to go to the net, it is to have an aggressive game, with the will to "hurt" the opponent.

In fact, it's more complex than that. The setting of the net by a pair, is the basis of any tactic to put in place. Indeed, when you take the net, you still need to analyze the game of the opponent, his strengths, his weaknesses, what he succeeds, what he fails, etc. It's important to remember that tactics take into account your position on the field, but getting on the net is not a tactic.

 We're going to tell you some moments that will show you that you need to be at the net:

- You have a preferential position to finish the points thanks to the fact of having the possibility of having higher balls, and therefore of attacking.

- You will be able to better direct your balls in order to put them in the best areas to hamper your opponents.

- The best defense is offense. Once you learn to cover all angles, your opponents will have a hard time dislodging you from your position. So you will win more matches.

Alexis Dutour

Alexis Dutour is passionate about padel. With his training in communication and marketing, he puts his skills at the service of padel to offer us articles that are always very interesting.

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