Backplay → Transition → Attack → Net Play With each shot:
🔎 What kind of shot (defensive / neutral / attacking)
📍 Positioning
👀 Observation
🎯 Intention (neutral / build-up / scoring / prevention / provocation)
⚙ Preparation
👣 Step-in & footwork
🎾 Racket position & moment of action
🧠 Tactical choices
🧍 Posture (head – torso – legs)
🏁 Common mistakes
We always link this to:
GRASS (Grip – Point of contact – Arm action – Stance)
4 steps of padel handling
(Observation – Decision – Execution – Feedback)
5 main game situations (HSS)
NBF (Positioning – Speed – Rotation – Variation – Anticipation – Tempo – Under pressure – Camouflage)
🔵 1. BACKPLAY (Defense & Build-Up)
1.1 Forehand / Backhand in the back of the court
Shot Type: Neutral or Defensive
HSS: Backhand
📍 Positioning
1–2 meters behind the service line
In the center of your court
Body center of gravity low and within your support area
Wide support area
👀 Observation
Speed, height, direction
Is the ball hitting the glass? Opponents' Position (are they at the net?)
🎯 Purpose
Keep the ball in play
Gain time
Build up to attack
⚙ Preparation
Turn shoulders
Racket up early
Split step upon contact with opponent
👣 Step in
Small adjustment steps
Step in with opposite foot
Weight shift from back to front
🎾 Racket stance & hitting momentum
Racket head slightly closed
Point of contact in front of body
Low to mid-ball height
🧍 Posture
Head still
Torso slightly forward
Knees bent
🏁 Mistakes
Too upright
Too close to the glass
No timing (hitting the ball too late)
1.2 Lob
Type: Defensive → Build-up HSS: Backplay
🎯 Purpose
Get opponent away from the net
Create time
Prepare transition
⚙ Technique
Open racket head
Long, steady swing
Under the ball come
🎾 Striking Moment
Under the ball
Vertical arm action
Tactical choice
High on the opponent's backhand
Deep in the corner
Fault
Too low → smash the opponent
1.3 Bandeja (Defensive overhead)
Type: Controlling attack HSS: Transition / Net play
📍 Positioning
Around the service line
Not too close to the net
🎯 Intention
Maintain position
Hold back the opponent
⚙ Preparation
Side turn
Racket high behind the head
👣 Footwork
Backward crosses
Opening up laterally
🎾 Striking Moment
At shoulder height
Slightly cut
In front of the body
🏁 Fault
Hitting too hard
Too flat → out
1.4 Vibora
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Type: Attacking overhead
🎯 Intention
Apply pressure
Force a low ball
Technique
More rotation than bandeja
Faster arm action
More Sidespin
Tactics
Towards the side glass
Towards the body
1.5 Bajada (attacking the ball off the glass)
Type: Attack from defense
📍 Positioning
Back of the glass
🎯 Intention
Direct attack
Surprise the opponent
⚙ Preparation
Turn before the bounce on the glass
🎾 Moment of strike
Just after the glass
In front of the body
Foul
Too late reaction
Out of balance
🟡 2. TRANSITION ZONE
This is where the decision is made: do I defend or do I take the net? 2.1 Approach (Initiating an Attack)
Type: Building → Offensive
🎯 Intention
Move to the Net
Technique
Deep Forehand/Backhand
Low Ball
👣 Footwork
Stroke → Direct Follow-Through
2.2 Chiquita
Type: Tactical Neutral Ball
🎯 Intention
Low Ball to Net Player
Gain Time
Characteristic
Soft & Descending
Just Over the Net
🔴 3. ATTACK & NET PLAY
3.1 Volley Forehand/Backhand
Type: Offensive
📍 Positioning
1 meter behind the net
Knees bent
🎯 Intention
Maintain Pressure
Force a Point
⚙ Technique
Short, Compact Swing
Racket in Front of Body
👣 Footwork
Split Step
Small Corrective Steps
Fault
Too Long Swing
Too Close to the Net
3.2 Smash (flat)
Type: Point Scorer
🎯 Intention
To score a point
Ball out of the cage
⚙ Technique
Full arm action
High contact point
3.3 Kick Smash
Type: Offensive with topspin
Characteristic
Fast wrist action
Vertical acceleration
3.4 Gancho
Type: Reactive overhead
🎯 Intention
Quick reaction to high balls next to the body
🧠 KNLTB Linking
Within realistic game training, you always work through:
4 steps of padel handling
Observation
Decision
Execution
Feedback
5 intentions
Neutral
Build-up
Scoring
Prevention
Provocation
Grass
Grip
Contact point
Arm action
Stance
📚 Training – What is expected? Theory
2 exams
Stroke Analysis
Technique & Tactics Approach
Video Analysis
Practical Practice
3 exam opportunities
Exemplary Skills
Lesson Structure
Transferring Game Concept
Internship (80 hours)
40 hours of teaching
15 hours of organizing activities
15 hours of managing volunteer staff
10 hours of attending matches
Portfolio + signature of coach
🎯 Learning objectives as a coach
Observing technique (max. 3 key points)
Recognizing tactical choices
Being able to explain the purpose of a shot
Designing realistic drills
Ensuring Safety & Fair Play
Professional attitude
✅ A complete weekly schedule, days 1 through 19
✅ 12-week internship schedule
✅ Complete homework assignments per day
✅ Complete technique & tactics appropriation form
✅ Stroke Analysis Form for PVB
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