The Padel School Podcast

What is the PERFECT Combination for Training & Matches??! The top players in the world approach their training sessions in very specific ways which enables them to play their best padel when they step on the match court. This week The Padel School team are in Alicante in Spain and have recently been training with some of the top professional padel players. In this podcast we share our insights from our training with these top players and also reflect on how recreational players can use similar approaches to their own training. As always, we dive into our overrated and underrated feature - this week it's about training! If you want to learn how you can also train like a WPT player, make sure you listen to this episode! 
 
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In today's episode we are joined by Nicole Beumer. Her company, Team Power organises events for corporates & businesses in team building, networking, vitality or leadership inspiration sessions and they use padel and sports as a tool/inspiration.  Another initiative she has started this year is the Expat Padel Club AMS, an incentive that is growing a community for expats in Amsterdam to play padel & meet new friends. 

In this episode, we welcome back physical therapist Andreas Olesen. Olesen alongside padel players, also works with NFL and NBA athletes. During this episode, we discuss the most common chronic padel injury: TENNIS ELBOW. We go into depth about the cause of it, the symptoms you might have, how you can treat it and what you can do to prevent it! We also discuss the differences between acute injuries and chronic injuries.

To find out more about Andreas:
Instagram - @andreasolesenpt

Check out our previous episode with Andreas here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1007866/10605460

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What really is the difference between a good and great padel player?! In this week's podcast, Tom and I reflect on one of our training sessions this week and also discuss what the pro players do that make them so good at the game. We also chat about overrated and underrated aspects of gameplay. All of this from a new sofa!

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-padel-school
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In this week's podcast, I am joined by Nikhil Mohindra a GB player and teammate who has recently returned from Alicante in Spain where he has been training full-time. In this episode we discuss the benefits of players training in Spain and why so many players choose to go there to improve their game. We also talk about the underrated parts of training out there and the things players need to consider before going!

This week we've returned to Dubai, spending time at Padel Art educating their coaches and also working with the local padel community . In this solo episode, we discuss coach education. Specifically, the importance of coaching juniors and the impact that has to the growth of the sport. 

In this week's podcast, I am joined by Max Marsh Pickard who is the General Manager of Padel Art - the largest indoor padel club in Dubai with 9 indoor courts and 6 pickleball courts! Max has helped to grow this fantastic club to where it is today and through his experience, has gained huge insight into what it takes to build and develop a club. We discuss a number of different topics including why padel has grown so quickly in Dubai, the challenges of building a club from the ground up and why they decided to push pickleball. We also continue our ‘Overrated or Underrated’ feature - but this time in relation to setting up a padel club – and as always, we finish with answering questions from our community.

In this week’s podcast we talk about the latest padel news this week, in particular the recent rejected vote by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to takeover governance of the sport. We also discuss Sandy's upcoming trip back to Dubai where he will be holding coach education and player workshops. As always, we answer questions from our community and also dive into the most over and underrated skills for coaches!

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In this week’s podcast we discuss the results from the World Championships! Sandy gives his thoughts on what truly separates the best players and teams in the world from the rest. We also talk about which emerging padel countries are the most exciting ones to watch! As always we answer questions from our community - this week it’s on how best to adapt when playing outdoors and indoors. A big topic for those players in the world who are now playing padel in winter conditions! 

How do you find moving from playing outdoors to indoors?

What a week it has been playing at the World Championships this week in Dubai! Overall, it's been a truly awesome experience with an incredibly high level of padel played by all of the countries competing here. In this podcast I'm joined by my GB teammate and padel partner Nikhil Mohindra from the centre court in Dubai. We discuss the matches we have played together this week, tips on how to play your best in humid conditions and also how to develop the right padel 'mentality' for players in emerging padel countries who are just starting to play the sport. As always, we also finish with answering some questions from our community!