Taught by the iconic coach Gustavo Pratto at his academy, this exercise enables players to improve their decision-making on the volley. As the balls received are alternately difficult, medium and easy, the player must adapt his or her stroke to each shot. Several variations are available for this exercise.
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…
Taught by coach Gustavo Pratto (coach of the Coello / Tapia pair), this exercise trains you to play a difficult volley (chiquita return in the feet) by making the best possible decision (lob or tense volley?).
Taught in pre-season at the Gustavo Pratto Academy, this exercise is a comprehensive defending session against a variety of balls in the middle of the court. Here, players work on their low defense and lobbing…
The aim of this exercise is to get out of an uncomfortable defensive position, in which the player is cornered at the back of the court. The player will work out a game plan to get out of this position by…
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…
Taught by Rodrigo Casado (Gustavo Pratto Academy coach), the aim of this exercise is to learn how to use your opponent’s power by working on the blocked volley at the net. The aim of the exercise is to return the ball with control and without using power, as it arrives powerfully at the net.
This session practiced at the Gustavo Pratto Academy is very complete and quite demanding, as it consists of performing 3 circuits, each with 4 exercises. In addition to traditional strength exercises, it also incorporates padel-specific movements, such as forehand/backhand swings with a weight plate.
