Going through our newspaper library we find this great article that was offered to us by the companions of the Adidas Paddle Blog. Sport for two, it is essential to maintain a good harmony with our partner in order to achieve the best possible results.
Padel World Press .- Paddle tennis is a couple's sport and, as in all areas of life, the relationship and trust that you have with your partner are two vital aspects to succeed in the game. In addition to the relationship in terms of game strategy, we have to work a lot on our relationship as a team establishing a connection that goes beyond each point. We must have fluid communication with our partner, based on trust and dialogue. In this way, we will get to know our partner more and more, we will be able to anticipate situations earlier and, with it, take advantage of each of the blows.
As we have marked in many of the previous post, we must do something vital for our game and also very important to generate this rapport: we must keep the body always active with good muscle tone in order to accompany the play and be prepared with our blade paddle.
One of the situations where they first explain the importance of rapport with our partner is in the commonly called 'windshield'. During the game near the net, while we wait to receive the ball from our opponent, depending on the location of the ball on the court, the pair will tilt towards the point where the opponent's blows are best covered. If the ball is in the area of the left court, the backhand player will approach the side of the court slightly, covering the parallel, while the right-hand player will close the center of the court approaching his partner and covering the central area.
In the event that the ball is in the opposite zone, the same movement will be made but to the right. While the forehand player covers the parallel, the backhand player will close in the middle. When the ball is right in the center, both will be very aware of the ball in the center, in this case if they get too close but covering the center lane. This situation is carried out in order to cover the areas where the player is easier to play the ball and poses less risk to the opponent. As we cannot cover the entire track, we must make the decision to cover our weak points.
In defence
In the game from the back of the court we have to follow the play with our partner, even when the ball is not coming our way. It is very important that we always maintain muscle tone and activity on each ball. In the balls played towards our partner, we will approach slightly to follow the play and be attentive to the possibility of playing a ball in an emergency situation.
There are several very common situations in the game where we should be very attentive and in a close position if we want to be able to help our partner:
- Ball a 2 walls, lateral-bottom when it has a lot of rebound.
- Defense / blocking in a auction by 3 meters.
In Attack
The most common situation is the one we have described previously, although we find more situations in the game where we will need to follow the play with our partner. An example is the tray… The partner recoils while he finds the point of impact and the player who is not going to play the ball, pivots with his foot to continue with a greater angle of vision and maintains the activity in order to anticipate any outcome of the play.
After a auction of our partner, before any possible eventuality as a way out or a backlash in the network, we must distribute our efforts to cover the maximum possible track.
With these situations, it is inevitable to think about how to optimize these movements in order to react as soon as possible. In this way, the more we play with our usual partner and the more we interact during the points and in the changes, the more we will know their game and we will be able to anticipate the movements. This will take us to the point of knowing each other so well that we will know what is going to play at all times, helping us to cover more options and to be more and more competitive.
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