The Padel School Podcast

Always love speaking to Andreas to find out padel news from Sweden and how the players are doing on the WPT.

The players and Andreas put in some great training time and effort during the off-season and now all that work is starting to bear fruit. The players have had a very solid start to the season and are competing well against players that have been training in padel for over a decade.

In this episode we discuss what it takes for the Swedish pairs to come through at this level and the idea of "padel concept" or "padel IQ" - probably the most valuable attribute at the highest level!

You can find more from Andreas on IG here: @tranapadel.se or on YT: trana padel

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Great to chat to Sven today from Otro Nivel (YouTube Channel) about how he started his padel journey, what he thinks is important for new players to learn and about how he recommends rackets.
Sven has spent many hours on court introducing padel to people and has started his own shop in Holland, specifically designed to bring more information to players wanting to choose a racket.
Also check out his TikTok: @svenboele

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This episode is taken from one of our online coaching calls discussing the mental side of padel!

Player expectations can often lead to a poor performance, as it adds to the pressure players put on themselves!

This is a new style of episode and we will be guided by your feedback, so if you like this type then let us know! Please don't forget to subscribe!

Fredrik is one of our many students who has transformed his game over the last year and has benefited from our match analysis sessions, technique focused feedback and online coaching. If you would like to improve your padel, email us at: [email protected]

This episode we are talking to Mauri about everything padel - from his background growing up in the same village as Bela, to his move to Europe, getting involved in the coaching side there, starting Hello Padel up to where it is today...There is some great advice for padel players learning the game, coaches wanting to improve their knowledge and ways to work with performance players.

This is an extremely valuable episode for anyone passionate about padel!

To find more about Mauri:
Instagram: @hello_padel or @mauriandrini
Facebook: @hellopadel

This episode I am the one answering the questions (asked by Alex from 20x10). We discuss my background, how I got into padel, my thoughts on the WPT, rackets and how I think the sport will develop! I also talk about how and why I started The Padel School - aiming to help people learn this amazing sport!

This again is a slightly longer episode, but packed with useful information and since many people watch/listen to my content, I thought it would be nice to share some of my background in the game!

You can find more of my social media content:
Facebook/Insta/YouTube - @thepadelschool

For more about Alex and 20x10:
Facebook - @twentybyten
Insta - @twenty_by_ten

In this episode with Marcos we talk about how the game is developing in the USA. Marcos has a great background of playing and coaching Padel In Europe and now America. With an entrepreneurial mindset he has developed some really interesting projects and events.

Marcos is also involved in the Adidas Coach Education program, so he gives some great advice for players and coaches learning the game!

If you are thinking about putting courts in your club, whether you are in the US or worldwide, this is another person you can easily approach for some advice!

To find out more about Marcos:
Instagram - @Marcos.delpilar
Linkedin - Marcos Del Pilar

This episode will be posted along with videos, articles and courses on The Padel School website! 

This episode we are talking to Richard Brooks, who was an excellent junior tennis player and moved to padel, quickly being able to compete in the Pro Padel Tour (the WPT at the time). Richard played for years on the WPT and many times for GB. He is a great person to have on your side of the court and also on your bench! 

Richard suggests that playing both padel and tennis together is not a problem, and you can improve in both simultaneously...something I know many people need to hear!

With a huge experience as a player and coach, this episode he shares some of his top tips for both!

To find out more about Richard:
Insta: @richardbrooks_

In this episode we speak to Asier, who has had an interesting journey taking him from his club in Spain, not speak a word of Japanese to coaching the national team in Tokyo. 

I ask him about his padel background, how he found the job in Japan, the growth of padel there and how he is producing such amazing junior players!

Every country that has padel has Spanish coaches, so it is interesting to hear how a country with almost no Spanish expats is developing their padel with a Spanish coach!

For more information about Asier, his social media is:
Insta: asiergago_adidaspadel

This is a great episode for literally any padel player or coach. Manu is one of the best WPT coaches, currently coaching the top female pair (Ari Sanchez & Ale Salazar), and has a library of padel tutorial videos in Spanish on his YouTube Channel (@mejoratupadel).

In this interview we talk about how Manu got involved in padel and then coaching on the WPT. We discuss how to use strengths, weaknesses and what separates the players at the top level. Manu also tells us how his channel started and the hard work that goes into that! 

We finish the episode with advice for competition players, as well as some suggestions for coaches to make sure they keep up to date.

This is a longer episode, but there was so much useful information it would've been a disservice to you if I cut any of it out!

To find out more about Manu:
YouTube Channel - Mejora Tu Padel
Instagram - @manumartin83

In this solo episode I cover one of the most important tactics in the game, which is how to HOLD the net. Once you have managed to get to net, the key to winning the point is keeping this advantage as long as possible.

Players are often either: too aggressive as soon as they get to net, attacking any ball they can, OR are too tentative and do not take advantage of their court position.

These related videos show you some of the concepts we talked about:
Communication
When to Smash or Not
Moving As A Pair

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