In multiple occasions, when defending players manage to move their rivals towards the back of the court, they tend to get closer to the net in order to gain a better attacking position and control over the court. The key question is at what distance should we place ourselves from the net when attacking? […]
Did you know about half of the western hemisphere sets New Years´resolutions, but less than 40% are successful in achieving them? Regardless of nationality, the issue we address here is the undeniable fact that the new year is slowly nearing. But before we uncork that bubbly and sparkling bottle of champagne we indulge in retrospection, […]
1.Padel is a sport, and as such you should think not only on the time you devote to matches and training, but also warm up and stretching time before and after the big rounds. Simply save 15 minutes before and after the session. Adding this time to your routine will avoid medium-term injuries. 2. Before beginning, […]
It´s the most wonderful time of the year! While we begin to deck the halls and dash through the snow lets have a look into what matters most for padel players everywhere. Those little goodies that we would like our others, from grandma to our very significant other would like to gift us with to […]
It´s here. Our online version of #black Friday suited in the #gamechangers style: #MackFriday. Starting Thursday, November 23 at 0.00 hours until Sunday, November 26 12.00pm our three designer padel racquets will be sold with 40% discount through our online store: padeltrainershop.com. A one-use code: #MackFriday will allow padel fans to purchase their Toxic, Stamina and Stärke […]
Coaching is the word of the month down in our court. While we couldn´t be having a more intense experience down here in Portugal this week leading Sweden into the European padel championship and prepare to host our very own padel instructor course later this month we kind of narrowed down what we believe coaching […]
Three elements lead the path to padel fear. How do they add up in padel performance? The not-so freaky post by Padel Trainer´s crew that tackles padelers greatest fear: can´t blame your partner for whatever the outcome is. When the result of your ill sportsmanship: whether technical, physical, tactical is the final outcome and there […]
When climbing the ladder of padel performance balls do fly at a much faster rate. It is so much difficult to anticipate in padel than in any other sport, given the simple fact that there are two of you anticipating at the same time. While coordination and communication is a must (six clues to help […]
What makes perfect weather all year round? Maybe the fact that we can count with our fingers the number of days socks are really needed or an average yearly temperature of 19º will suffice. Yes there is rain, every now and then, but so good we are able to come up with a great number […]
We want to learn the best padel don´t we? And we have been beaten by the padel bug we want to learn fast hoping there is a short-cut method for learning. Or at least that is what we, as padel teaching experts gather from our sessions with professional instructors across Europe. Padel hopefuls come to […]
A post for beginner padel players Have you been bitten by the padel bug? And you think that watching videos from your comfy sofa is good enough to prepare you for that Sunday match with your friends. This post is for you then. Just a three minute read. Nothing much to lose, but a lot […]
Does thinking affect performance in training and competition? Positively yes, YES. Although sports psychology often focuses on teaching practical skills to enable athletes to develop their mental abilities to the same extent their physical abilities are sharpened, we happen to know the mental skills are founded on basic soft skills. We elaborate on these today, […]
Technology and data analysis seem to combine seamlessly in the sporting arena. While big league sports like football, golf, rugby and basketball are all in into wearables, the case for less populated sports worldwide is still to be tackled. Slowly, more and more gadgets developed for sports fan evolve to serve a wider range of […]
One more time! Here we go Helsingborg, ready for Mack? Daniel Dios and Gabo Loredo, Padel Trainer´s head and resident Coach respectively will spend the next weekend delivering padel goodness in Helsingborg, Sweden. Next Friday August 18 Padel Crew will host training sessions by our two heads while following Saturday and Sunday will be devoted for […]
Becoming a brand of one´s own means having one foot on the ground while the other jumps into dream land to reach out to the stars. Our hearts remain in the center, beating with every ball we aim for on and off the court. Passion for a sport we love is what drives our everyday efforts. […]
Padel is rising sensation throughout Europe. Not quite squash, somehow close to tennis, padel combines the best elements of racket sports adding its own twist through its social closeness. A soft learning curve allows the sport to reach a wide scope of the population regardless of weather conditions. From frosty Sweden to sunny Mediterranean, this […]
This time of the year when the sun is in absolute summer high: that time of the year when we have the pleasure of seeing again so many faces that are familiar and confirm with their return from near and far that our job has been well done. That is the best time to celebrate […]
Choosing your perfect padel partner Already geared up into padel, lessons taken, and you have the honest gut feeling you are absolutely ready to pen your name on the list of your club´s tournament. Next question is who to play with. Sorting out a good padel partner is an exercise on its own. Here we […]
Hydration for padel athletes, how much should be enough Summer is on, long sunny days and nights that seem to be able to fit in all padel matches we can´t play through the year. Always sun in Marbella, and elsewhere in western Europe too. Just a reminder to keep us all well, very well, hydrated […]
High-level training means we, as coaches and trainers have to remain in the front line of competition. While clinics at basecamp and abroad keep us busy, the craving echoes stronger and stronger each day. Until we can just ignore it no more. Competition is, after all, the essence of sportsmanship. Mack, our signature brand is […]
Tips and Hints from the Pro´s: travelwise Making the most of long padel journeys to and from major competition destinations can become a nuisance to some, especially when we are beginning to get a grip on the traveling here and there. For those #gamechangers who are becoming avid sports travelers we have broken down our list […]
After court: time out with Sergio, PadelTrainer´s Technical Director Versión en Español abajo We use the word so often, but maybe we haven´t taken the time to explain it enough. Beyond the cool word we came up with to define what we really wanted to do with our business there is the meaning we give […]
Padel Parenting: The thin line between too soon and early coaching As summer holidays have just started through Europe we have been questioned a number of times when is it a good age for young guns to begin learning padel. Long summer and stress-free days without school schedules seems to be the right time to […]
La Habana de Hemingway: Welcome to our Court Finding common ground. What could link PadelTrainer to the writings of the 1954 literature NobelPrize winner? It is unlikely we would have seen Ernest Hemingway playing Padel. A serious injury during 1stWW prevented the writter to deal with serious action sports. Nonetheless; he was a man´s, man. […]
5 padel Blogs we follow and you could too Before this becomes a long overdue we thought we should just write this post straight away. Many months of active monitoring, planning and listening have gone into building our revamped website, and all that encompasses it. Indeed there are many (maybe a lot) of web […]
We´ve done it. Our dream training comes alive day by day. What is a good sweaty training without the right booster? Or maybe just something that kicks the spirits and gets us going. We have chosen a few tunes from here and there for you to enjoy, but, what would make this list a Great […]
2017: El año en el que el circuito de padel es menos internacional. (scroll down for the english version) Que el padel es un deporte en fase de crecimiento a nivel mundial nadie lo puede dudar. Prueba de ello es el crecimiento vertiginoso en países como Italia, Suecia, Francia, Portugal, Grecia y muchos más, en […]
Proper Feeds: Making ordinary extra-ordinary (from one coach to another) “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, change” Padel sessions, day in and day out. Sometimes out of routine, we take for granted what can be used to visualize real court situations where the trainee is taken out […]
History becomes alive once again in Uppsala. Centuries ago, Uppsala hosted the greatest temple of Scandinavia devoted to deities such as Thor, Odin, and Freyr. Decorated with golden chains and wells, history recalls how every 9 years the festivities in honor of the gods would call crowds from everywhere near and far. It seems tradition […]
It´s here. The day in which we release our video tutorials. June 1st 2017. Indeed it is a bright occasion to celebrate for us at basecamp in Marbella. See, here´s our thing with the tutorials. We thought we should do them better than our first edition still aired in our youtube channel. We were […]
The Padel Trip: The perfect padel getaway We´ve heard you. Plain saturday and sunday wasn’t enough. So we decided to make it big, taking care of all small details which make the difference. If surfers tour the world endlessly searching for the greatest swell ever, how come the cradle of padel doesn’t have its […]
Perfect Padel warm-up ¿What is too much? ¿Three series too little? ¿How long? Often neglected a fair warm-up is essential for our bodies to perform its best every time we ask to. Just like an opera singer does not warm up the same way a ballet dancer does, though they both do in advance of […]
Girls to the Padel Court: Padel training for women Yes, Padel is trending sport throughout Europe. While we are thrilled to be part of the emerging padel fandom, we observe the what and the how of things happening around every club, association and tournament we have the pleasure of visiting. Male is majority. […]
Looking for Padeldise: 4 world class locations for gamechangers Our all in one illusion. ¿Who would refuse a break nested in dream like scenarios? Through our looking glass we have searched near and far until we have found a few spots worth travelling to. Exotic, urbanite, fitted for sports, culture, nourishing flavours and adventrous spirits. […]