Padel tactics, explained by movement
6 short animated lessons, to follow in order. Every trajectory is simulated, not drawn.
Start lesson 1 Positioning and movement · 5 scenes and 3 questions, about ten minutes.
The 6 lessons, in order
Each one assumes the one before, and takes about ten minutes. If one is already familiar, go straight to the next.
- 1 Positioning and movement Where to stand depending on where your opponent strikes the ball. 5 scenes3 questions
- 2 The lob and winning the net back When they hold the net and you are stuck at the back, one shot turns the point around. 4 scenes3 questionsWith the subscriptionOpen
- 3 The glass, your ally A ball heading for the wall is not a lost ball: it is a ball that buys you time, provided you let it go past. 4 scenes3 questionsWith the subscriptionOpen
- 4 The serve and the return In padel the serve is not looking for the point: it buys the net. 4 scenes3 questionsWith the subscriptionOpen
- 5 Holding the net: volley and bandeja Moving up to the net is one thing, staying there is another. 4 scenes3 questionsWith the subscriptionOpen
- 6 The smash and putting the ball out The one shot in padel that can end the point outright — and the one that, badly chosen, costs you the net. 4 scenes3 questionsWith the subscriptionOpen
What a lesson looks like
A scene from lesson 1, playable right here. The rest of the lesson reads the same way: you watch, a sentence explains, you move on.
Lesson 1, “The rope”
1. The rope
You are not defending two halves of a court, you are defending one court, together.
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Step 1 of 3
Picture a three-metre rope between you and your partner.
Why · It never stretches. The whole lesson follows from that one constraint.
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Step 2 of 3
When one of you moves, the other moves at the same moment, in the same direction.
Why · The pair slides sideways as one block, without ever pulling apart.
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Step 3 of 3
One player at the net, the other left at the back: the rope snaps and the middle lane opens.
Why · This is the most common positioning mistake, and the most expensive.
How to read these lessons — the principles behind the site, and the six symbols that appear on the court. One minute, and it is not required: the reader brings them back when they matter.