Planning a private padel lesson? Discover drills designed for one player training with a coach, covering technique, movement, accuracy, consistency, defense, volleys and overhead shots. These exercises make it easy to adapt each session to the player’s level, weaknesses and individual training goals.
Practicing the same play sequence repeatedly in training helps build automatic responses and reproduce them in matches—even under pressure—with more fluency and confidence. In this drill, the focus is a 4-ball offensive sequence, fed by the coach (or another player), designed to keep pressure on…
The cross-court backhand volley aimed at the diagonal side fence is a shot that is often underused by players, mainly because it’s wrongly perceived as too difficult. In this exercise, we’ll see that when executed correctly…
This combination of two drills revisits the technical fundamentals of the forehand and backhand from the back of the court, as well as the lob, with advice from the iconic coach Gustavo Pratto. The player will also learn how to use the correct shot…
Being patient and choosing the right moment to lob is essential in padel. This drill will enable you to train the player to sense the right moment to lob the opponent and regain the advantage on the point.
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Working on specific patterns after the serve helps create automatic reactions that can be reproduced more accurately in matches, even under pressure. This sequence begins with a simulated serve, followed by three balls fed by the coach to reproduce a classic volley sequence.
Working on specific tactical patterns in training helps players automate decision-making so they can apply it more effectively under match pressure—without hesitation and with confidence. This sequence trains a 4-ball pattern, fed by the coach (or another player), designed to reproduce a realistic…
This individual training drill is an excellent tool to work on the player’s consistency with the bandeja while also testing them mentally and physically. The coach will feed sets of 10 lobs, and the player must successfully execute at least 9 bandejas…
This typical Spanish academy warm-up allows the player to begin the session in the most effective way, activating technical work from the back of the court, both with and without using the back glass, as well as volley technique.
