Defending powerful smashes through anticipation and movement.
What Your Guru Thinks
This is quite useful if you struggle defending against opponents with powerful smashes. The coach provides three clear tips analyzing how top pros anticipate and react. Understanding who should move forward, based on your partner's position and the lob's depth, is key. Committing to the movement is essential to get into the right defensive position.
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Knowing WHEN to start the run forward is often the reason you reach the ball... or do NOT!
We have always said the reason the WPT padel players seem like lightning is that their anticipation is amazing (they actually move rapidly too)!
And this is against players where anything is possible!
The key is being aware of what is happening around you - the game, the opponent, your shot - these are all factors in whether you need to run forward!
There are IMPORTANT STAGES to reading your opponent's movements and anticipating - check out these sections of the video:
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✅ Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:21 Who runs & when
2:42 Game situation & lob
5:19 Commit to the run
(Videos from Paolo Cataleta - in Milan)
Smash Defense Techniques
Defending Against Powerful Smashes
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