It is not enough to imitate a movement to learn padel. Bilbao, the academy Padel Stuff claims a progressive method based on the feeling, decomposition of blows and individualized support. In a recent video (Pedagogy in padel), Andoni Bardasco (formerly 25th in the world, Head Coach) and Frederic Theulé (educational engineering) detail an approach that places the player at the heart of learning.

From point A to point B: the need for a clear course

The teaching aims at a observable progress between the start and the end of the training: stabilize shots, read the game better, clarify intentions. A student starts at point A and leaves at point B ", summarizes Frédéric Theulé. This supposes a constant monitoring : observe, correct, adjust.

A pedagogy of gesture… and feeling

For Padel Stuff, padel is similar to a manual trade or Music courses : we learn by the body. Imitation remains useful, but inadequate if the player does not feels not the position of the shoulders, the engagement of the legs, the impact point. It's this body memory which anchors the gesture and allows its reproduction in match.

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Break it down to learn better

A shot is not taught "in one go". Each movement (forehand, backhand, volley, tray, etc.) is divided into phasesAnd then sub-elements : shoulder orientation, hip placement, wrist position, racket path. This granularity avoids sterile repetitions (hitting “50 straight punches” without understanding) and gives direction to the exercise: quoi make, how to do it and Why.

Pleasure as a driving force for learning

« We don't learn without pleasure ", recalls Frédéric Theulé. Padel, by nature fun, facilitates this dynamic. The role of the coach: structure the session without breaking the desire. A trainee leaves with technical skills and the desire fashion industry to continue.

Individualized progression

Morphology, age, habits, objectives: : teachingadapt to the profile. The face-to-face internships allow immediate corrections, as close as possible to the player's sensations. The ambition is not to pile up technical “tricks”, but to build a global understanding Game.

Learn padel, at Padel Stuff, returns to to build : of point A au B-spot, from the first hesitant volley to the fluid gestureThe student plays a central role: “ It is he, in the end, who knows how to make the necessary efforts to improve himself. " concludes Frédéric Theulé. A pedagogy readable, progressive et incarnate by feeling, where every step counts.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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