How do you play padel? Guide to start

Many of the people who start playing padel have great difficulty understanding how to play padel, throughout this article we are going to try to guide you so that the beginning is simple.

To know how to play padel you will only have to understand the different points that we mention, once you understand the game and the different elements, or rules that are involved, it is very simple and at the same time fun, we are sure that when you start you will fall for this racket sport.

Quick guide to know how to play padel

Punctuation	The point is lost if the ball leaves the court without first bouncing inside the field of play, or if it bounces twice in your court.
playing field	Rectangular court with artificial grass floor divided into two playing fields, total size 10m x 20m
Players	Padel is played in pairs, 1 pair against another pair
Goal	Win the best of 3 sets
Duration	In padel there is no time, you play the best of 3 games
Origin	Mexico 1969, created by Enrique Corcuera
Professional Circuit	World Padel Tour

Padel goal

Padel is played in pairs , as in tennis, there are two fields and the game consists of passing the ball to the opposite field having to touch the ball on the surface before any of the walls, but allowing any subsequent rebound on any wall.

The opponent will have to return the ball before the second bounce. Normally three sets are played, although there are exceptions where the best of 5 sets are played. A set is made up of 6 games.

And each game in turn is composed, like tennis, by 4 scores, the first point would have a score of 15, the second 30, the third 40 and the fourth would be a game. In case of a tie in a game to 40, the game ends with a golden point, the first to get the point wins the game.

Necessary material

There are two products that are essential to play padel and that you are going to need yes or yes, to start it is not necessary to choose the best products on the market, with something basic it can be more than enough to start and if you like it, choose the models that more fit your style of play, therefore the two elements that we consider essential would be:

• Padel racket , preferably round, as they are control rackets and a great sweet spot, we only care that they are in good condition, the idea is to have the first contact on the track and know if we like the sport, we will have time to choose the best padel racket in case we continue playing.
• Padel shoes , they are important since they will prevent many of the most frequent injuries among players, shoes, soccer, etc., do not work, you need specific ones with CLAY or ALLCourt soles, which will prevent us from sliding down the track and the sole it will last much longer.

Basic strokes

To know how to play padel, it is necessary to know some of the basic strokes that we are going to quickly summarize for you so that you know what they are and in case you want to continue advancing and perfecting with more advanced strokes, such as the lob, volley, counterwall, snake.

But start with these two that are the basics.

• Right: It is the basic blow par excellence, we will simply move the dominant shoulder backwards, and we will hit the ball from the front. It is important to hit the ball flat, you will learn later to cut or topspin the ball.
• Backhand: It is a complex shot for most players who are starting to play, but it is a shot that you will need to work on, in padel you play a lot of backhand.

The grip on the padel

The way to hold the racket is something basic, and it is the first thing that we should learn to do, since it will prevent us from having injuries and we will be able to hit the ball with more power.

The continental grip, as if it were a hammer, is the most used and the one we recommend to be able to advance to other more advanced grips.

Essential rules

To know how to play padel you only have to know the most important rules, as you play with more people you will be able to learn them, but if you want to go a little deeper we have another article on the rules of padel .

• Rule of the serve , to serve you must hit the ball below the waist, behind the bottom line and you must send it to the cross box of the opposite field.
• Scoring rules , it is basic to count the points well and in case of a tie decide if it ends with a golden point or with Tie-Break.

Are you ready to play padel? Well, grab the padel racket and hit the track!