Padel is a team sport, so the relationship with your partner is essential. In addition, the training with teammates is an additional source of motivation, and during these sessions, being with your partner will enrich your experience with him, and you will know even better his qualities and his weaknesses that you will manage to fill.

The subtleties of training with his partner

Unlike one-on-one training (which is equally important as well), two-man training will focus on tactics, coordination, understanding, team communication, and less on technic.

During these practices, you will also work on how to compensate for the weaknesses of your partner, and yours too. Indeed, you will learn to put in place a tactic to avoid ending up in this or that situation uncomfortable for you or for your teammate. You will also learn how to behave with your partner, and how to react when he makes a mistake. For example, if he makes a mistake in the situations studied in advance where he is less comfortable, it will not help to shout at him. Reassure him instead!

Psychology in a team is the most important aspect. The more you work with your partner, the more effective you will be in the field. This is often overlooked by amateur players, but professional players have understood this, and spend time getting to know themselves, and their partner as well. Communication fits perfectly into the psychology of a pair. Indeed, the image that you send back to your partner (your gestures, your attitude, and your language) will define the effectiveness or not of your teammate during your padel tournament.

Organize your training session

There must be two types of training: technical training, tactical training, and training matches. These are important because they will allow you to be aware of the evolution of your team in terms of performance, and to try the new game tactics learned during training with your coach. Both types of training are necessary for the success of your padel tournament with your teammate. Indeed, the pressure management during tournament matches will not allow you to use some tactics you have just learned. That’s why it’s important to do training matches with different pairs every time to always test new things.

Tip: always playing with the same person is not always the best solution. By doing some games with other teammates, you will see other aspects of the game, and it will also enrich your experience. And when you replay with your usual teammate, you’ll be better. So, from time to time, change your partner.

Alexis Dutour

Alexis Dutour est un passionné de padel. Avec sa formation en communication et en marketing, il met ses compétences au service du padel pour nous proposer des articles toujours très intéressants.

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