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Padel tactics

Padel plays,
built for two

From the basics to advanced plays: patterns explained step by step, to win points with your partner.

Padel plays

The basics

Advanced

Padel court seen from aboveYour team at the bottom, your opponents at the top, with the ball paths and player movements of each step.OpponentsYouAB12

Serve to the T + cross

Starting position

You serve (A), B is at the net. Call the cross before the serve, with a hand signal behind your back.

  • You: A on the right, B on the left
  • Opponents 1 and 2
  • Ball (dotted: lob)
  • Player movement
  • Glass walls and fence

Bandeja, víbora, glass panel 2? Every term is in the padel glossary

And you, what’s your level?

The basics work as soon as rallies hold up; the advanced plays take more experience. Find your level in three questions.