Padel Smash Drills and Exercises

Discover padel drills to improve the smash and other attacking overhead shots. Work on technique, power, accuracy, positioning and shot selection with exercises that progress from isolated technical practice to realistic game situations where players must choose and execute the right attacking shot.

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paula josemaria bandeja

Volley and overhead training session with four drills and variations (for 2 or 3 players)

These four drills and variations are designed to work on volleys and overhead shots as a whole (víbora, rulo, bandeja). The session starts with purely technical work, then gradually moves into match-like situations, finishing with competitive points…

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coello volley padel

Rehearsing an offensive sequence to maintain superiority at the net

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

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Working on overhead shots, defense, and counter-attack: a complete drill by Rodrigo Ovide (with variations)

Used by Rodrigo Ovide with his professional players, this versatile drill allows one pair to work on overhead shots and volleys, while the opposing pair focuses on defense and counter-attacking. The rally starts with an overhead serve

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jorge martinez

Two complementary technical workshops for multi-skilled, controlled work

Taught at the M3 Padel Academy (Jorge Martinez’s academy), this series of two complementary technical workshops enables you to work on ball control and your entire technical baggage.

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gustavo pratto

Technical work and practice of the rulo, a slow overhead shot that crosses over towards the fence

When your opponent’s lob doesn’t allow you to play a vibora, it’s preferable to play an overhead shot in control, to keep your position at the net without taking excessive risks. A rulo, a slow overhead

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pablo crosetti padel

Improving your bandeja success rate with this drill by Pablo Crosetti

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

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Free-play parallel attack/defense training with Juan Lebron (with and without a ban on lobs)

Practiced in training by Juan Lebrón, this classic free-play training exercise in parallel works all aspects of the game in a competitive dynamic and with great intensity.

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juan lebron volley

Lebrón intensity: fast alternating volley/smash exercise

Practiced by Juan Lebrón, this simple individual exercise combines a volley at the net with a diagonal smash to the back of the court. Very physical, it allows you to add a lot of volume to your session in a short space of time.

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