Basic Padel court positioning for beginners
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Your #1 Takeaway
What is the correct basic court positioning in Padel?
Basic positioning involves staying behind the service line at the back for defense/returns and in line with the second post at the net for volleys, moving together with your partner.
What Your Guru Thinks
This is a foundational guide to understanding where you and your partner should stand on the court. Sandy clearly explains the key positions both at the back and the net. Mastering these basic positions is crucial for both defending effectively and preparing to attack. It highlights a common beginner mistake at the net and how to avoid it, setting you up for better play.
Padel Tactics: Basic Court Position
Description
The basic steps to understanding the court positions!
If you want a deeper, more tactical look at court positions, check this video out: https://youtu.be/jdWb7zf6iWk
And to understand how to move better as a pair, this explains it all! https://youtu.be/wvRtIkBzbGM
Here we explain the basic start positions at the back and at the net. It is important to watch this video before getting into the more advanced tactics, so you know where you should be starting from.
This is a basic guide, so will change down the line as the tactics become more advanced. At net a player can step closer to the net for their ready position if they are in the advantage in the point. But these slight changes will be discussed in future videos...
To play better matches you need to understand the tactical principles in padel, so in this course we breakdown ALL THE TACTICS: https://thepadelschool.com/courses/tactics-course/
If you want a deeper, more tactical look at court positions, check this video out: https://youtu.be/jdWb7zf6iWk
And to understand how to move better as a pair, this explains it all! https://youtu.be/wvRtIkBzbGM
Here we explain the basic start positions at the back and at the net. It is important to watch this video before getting into the more advanced tactics, so you know where you should be starting from.
This is a basic guide, so will change down the line as the tactics become more advanced. At net a player can step closer to the net for their ready position if they are in the advantage in the point. But these slight changes will be discussed in future videos...
To play better matches you need to understand the tactical principles in padel, so in this course we breakdown ALL THE TACTICS: https://thepadelschool.com/courses/tactics-course/
Audience:
Beginner
Skill
Level:
15%
Court
Position:
none
Tags
skill-beginner
style-defensive
Keywords
Court Positioning
Basic Tactics
Beginner Padel
Net Position
Back Court
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