The padel study & internship assignment
🎯 What are you working towards?
As an intern, you should be able to:
Analyze strokes using GRAS
Recognize intent
Design realistic exercises
Conduct safely and professionally
Provide three clear focus points
Create a positive learning environment
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Create a:
📘 Fully developed portfolio format
📝 Internship report (exam level)
📋 Lesson preparation format according to the Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association (KNLTB)
🎾 12-week lesson program
linked to your internship
4 Steps to Padel Practice
(Observe – Decide – Execute – Provide Feedback)
GRAS
5 Main Game Situations > Game Situations
5 Intentions
Game-Realistic Training
Professional Attitude & Fair Play > Code of Conduct & Padel Teacher/Padelle Lessons
🎾 WEEK 6 – BANDEJA
Theme: Maintaining control at the net
Goal:
Hold back the opponent
No risk of smash
Focus:
Side-turn
Lightly cut ball
Coaching:
"Calmness over strength."
"Keep your position."
📊 WEEK 6 – DEFENDING UNDER PRESSURE (WALL + LOB)
🎯 Main goal of week 6
Players can control the ball off the wall under pressure and play a functional defensive lob.
📚 Player Learning Objectives
Correct defensive position (1–2 meters behind the service line)
Estimate the wall (height, speed, direction)
Low body position when defending
Playing the lob with sufficient height and depth
Remaining calm under pressure
🎓 Trainee Learning Objective
Correctly analyze defensive technique (GRASS)
Players learn to buy time instead of forcing
Limit coaching to 2–3 key sentences
Create realistic pressure in a match
📍 TRAINING 1 – BASIC WALL CONTROL (2 hours)
1️⃣ Observation Assignment
Observe 2 players in a defensive situation.
Observe
Do they bend their knees?
Do they wait on the wall or do they walk too early?
Does their racket stay in front of their body?
Decide
Do they choose a safe ball?
Or do they try to force the ball immediately?
Execute
Did they hit the ball low?
Control instead of strength?
Feedback
Was the goal to gain time?
Did you succeed?
2️⃣ Exercise – Cross Wall Defense
Setup:
Coach at the net
Player at the back
Coach plays a controlled bandeja. Player defends along the back wall and returns a neutral ball.
Assignment: 10 controlled defenses in a row.
Coaching phrases
“Wait on the wall.”
“Squat low.”
“Play high and deep.”
“Gaining time is success.”
Observation (max 3 points)
Low posture
Racket in front of body
Quiet arm movement
📍 TRAINING 2 – LOB UNDER PRESSURE (2 hours)
Theme: Defensive Lob
Warm-up
Rally at the back with a mandatory lob after 3 shots. Focus: Height > Speed
Core – Applying GRASS to the Lob
GRIP
Continental
POINT OF CONTACT
Lightly under the ball
ARM ACTION
Long and up
STANCE
Open stance, knees bent
Drill: Pressure Situation
Player A at the net
Player B at the back
A plays a pressing volley. B must defend along the wall and play the lob.
After the lob, recover your position.
Coaching Phrases
“Use your legs.”
“Make the ball high enough.”
“Recover your position immediately.”
Common Mistakes
❌ Lob too flat
❌ Hitting too quickly
❌ Not recovering
Correction:
“More under the ball.”
“Aim higher.”
“Return immediately after your shot.”
📍 TRAINING 3 – DEFENSE FOCUS GAMEPLAY (2 hours)
Theme: Starting the point on defense
Ground format: Each rally starts with the coach at the net.
The point counts double when: ✔ Defense via the wall ✔ Lob played correctly ✔ Team regains position
Goal: Players learn that defense is part of winning.
📊 WEEK 6 – TRAINEE REFLECTION
What went well?
Players remained calmer under pressure
Lob height improved
Coaching kept concise
What could be improved? Emphasize even more consistently low stance
More repetition in wall assessment
Increase the pace of the exercise slightly
📷 Visual reference defense & lob
Low defensive stance
Note:
Knees deeply bent
Weight on the balls of the feet
Racket in front of the body
Eyes follow the ball along the wall
Defensive Lob technique
Note:
Hitting the ball under
Long upward arm action
High arc of the ball
Immediate recovery after impact
🧠 What does the examiner look for in week 6?
✔ Safe defending close to the glass
✔ Players learn to buy time
✔ Short and clear coaching
✔ Realistic pressure
✔ Technical correction via GRASS
De padelleraren opleiding beoordeelt je op de hoofdlijnen:
Didactiek & Methodiek
Technisch & Tactisch Inzicht
Professionele houding & reflectie
Achterspel → tijd winnen, in spel blijven
Voorbeeldvaardigheid → goede uitvoering in context
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