When looking at a match of players from padel professionals for the first time, we can be surprised by all the information exchanged during points.

The most impressive is surely on the side of the padel feminine. Indeed, during the points, the girls do not stop giving informations. What are they saying? Should we copy them?

give the info

First of all, you have to know if you are able to give information, to speak during the point. For some people this action is very simple, but for others it is much more complicated. This is often due to relaxation. A quiet person who masters his subject can add the spoken word to his technical range.

So if you are asked to give information, but you are not comfortable, it is certainly not worth forcing yourself because you will put pressure on yourself, which could make you realize the fault afterwards. If over the course of the games you manage to relax more, you can then start giving information to your partner.

Take the info

Chatting on the track is a two-person job. One person gives the information, the other receives it and vice versa. You may be able to give information but unable or awkward to listen to what is being said to you. It's the same thing: the quieter you are, the better you will perceive the information.

But beware ; we talked about it in a previous topic, maybe you're a person who likes to make the decision on your own once you have the info, or maybe you prefer to do what your partner asks you to do.

After this headache to know if I can speak, inform, order, listen, decide, apply, comes the time to know what to say.

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What could be the lexicon?

The important thing is therefore that the information passes between you and your partner, no matter what you say. But we must recognize that some information is recurring on the tracks.

- Basically : the two opponents stay in the back of the lane which allows you to play a deep ball quietly forcing them to work.

- Glued : Both players are close to the net. If you are lobbed, one of the tactics will be to play a lob on your turn. If you have to negotiate a high ball, you can indulge yourself by speeding up the shot.

- Demi : the two players are posted between the base and the net. They therefore find themselves in the middle of the service square. The most suitable option for you will be to play slow in their feet in order to prevent them from advancing.

- Yours at the bottom ou mine glued : if the two expressions describe the same situation (a player at the bottom, another at the net), they are not used the same way. Indeed, by saying “yours at the back” we implicitly advise our partner to avoid the pressure of the volleyball player and to play a more relaxed ball towards the one who has remained in defense. On the contrary, by saying “mine glued” we rather encourage him to play a strong ball on the volleyball player. It will therefore be necessary to choose your words carefully when making announcements of this type.

Finally, note that it will first be necessary to agree with your partner on what means “mine” and “yours”. Indeed, for some “mine” refers to the player who is in their diagonal, while for others it concerns the one who is in front of them!

- Quiet : this somewhat rarer announcement appears when your partner must perform a bandeja and that the two adversaries remain at the bottom. Instead of announcing “go deep”, you calm him down to play a deep, holding ball. You can also use “quiet” when you get lobbed, you get back on the back, and your partner should play a replacement lob, waiting, to reset the point.

- Go on ! It may be insignificant to you, but motivating your partner with a “Come on” during the point can allow him to surpass himself. An example, the opponents perform a bunt on your teammate's side and you push it with this shout. You will see that he will make the effort.

-Boom, fire, candela : all these words which will announce to the partner that it is necessary to strike. Inevitably, the more you know the person by your side, the easier it will be to choose the right word!

- "Me or I have ”: the “you” or “yours” is useless. Either you take the ball or you don't. To avoid discord in the middle of the track, do not hesitate to impose yourself with an "I". This is the best way to avoid problems and open the tactical discussion.

-The place where you will serve : It's very simple, but it helps enormously whoever is at the net.

-Back up or down : before the second ball of your opponents, you inform about what you intend to do; play a lob or on the contrary volley.

- Here we go or vamos: this information is interesting when you have a little time after a window exit in the center. The ball is neither too high nor too low, but gives you time to organize an attack. And this attack will necessarily be more effective with two. So you're going to play slowly behind the opponents' feet as you attack the net. By announcing "let's go", your partner will follow you to better press together.

Here is already a good sample of what you could announce on the track, for a better communication, agreement, within the team. If you do not manage to announce everything from the first day, it is not serious and completely normal, but little by little, it will do. 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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