The Padel School Podcast
The Padel School is dedicated to helping padel players improve their game. This podcast is going to help you keep up to speed by providing the latest Premier Padel Tour news, helpful padel tips and interviewing the leaders in international padel. It will be a mix of interviews, solo coaching sessions and tournament recaps. Hit subscribe to join us on this padel journey!
Episodes
89 episodes
When Will Other Nations Emerge in Padel? And Paris Premier Recap!
The Paris Premier Padel Tournament has become one of the most prestigious tournaments in the padel world, attracting elite players and selling over 24,000 tickets for the final weekend.Here Sandy & Tom recap the tournam...
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Do great players make BETTER COACHES? What to look for in a coach?!
In this episode with Sandy and Tom, they discuss what makes a good coach and how different coaching can be depending on your skill level and needs.Good players are not always good coaches, whether in padel or any sport. While being a sk...
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The influence social media on Padel
It's been a long time since we last sat on the podcast couch! A bit of a catch up this one.- We'll discuss the influence that social media has on Padel.- Should Tennis help facilitate the growth of Padel even though Padel, potential...
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28:46
The Padel School ACADEMY!
We at The Padel School are SO GLAD to land our FIRST EVER ACADEMY in Boynton Beach, Florida at the Rally Club!Over the last year, we’ve been working HARD to bring The Padel School to the USA for the first time in this way - and NOW we’r...
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It’s exhausting Supporting a Padel Team!!
In this episode, we’ll take you through the recent European Championship tournament where we discuss if the men’s GB team and their 7th place is an accurate representation of the level of British Padel.We’ll also have chat about how far...
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27:48
Padel Player's Guide - Padel Book to improve at every level!
In this episode, we’ll talk about something that Sandy's been working really hard on over the last couple of years. We're super excited that we finally get to share it with you:The Padel Player's Guide - Elevate Your Game No Matt...
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European Championship Recap with GB Players!
In this episode, Sandy and Nikhil chat about the difference between this years Euros compared to the previous ones - are there any improvements or is it all the same, over and over again?We'll talk about Team GB's results during the tou...
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Is Tennis In Danger From Padel?
In this episode, we’ll discuss a press conference made by Novak Đoković at Wimbledon stating that Tennis might be in danger from Padel. We’ll take you through our view on why that may be the case.We’ll also have a chat about the upcomin...
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How long will it take "Emerging Countries" to catch up?
More changes happening in the Mens Pairs last week and sad to hear the split of the Super Pibes, one of our favourite pairs! What does this mean for the rest of the pairs?Also in this episode, we’re in Amsterdam and doing clinics. We'll...
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Following Sandy Behind The Scenes At Rome Premier!
In this episode, we’re trying something new - a combination of a VLOG and a PODCAST. You can see the video version here: https://youtu.be/e94nhGyC2H8?si=nJwmea7up5TbFnB6Sandy’s been in Rome to work with Red Bull on the Premier Padel Maj...
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How do we analyse our own training??
In this episode we'll have a recap of our recent training match here in the UK and the problems with covered courts. We'll discuss what Sandy's plan is with Red Bull TV on the next Premiere Padel Major in Rome (this is record a day bef...
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GB Padel Training, Padel Holidays & Footwork!
In this episode we'll have a recap of our recent Padel holiday, with Femme Open, from Portugal. Get an insight in how the structure of our holidays tends to look like, hear our thoughts on the player progression within the groups that attend an...
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How do you find a GOOD Padel Academy? Malaga Summit Summary
In this episode Sandy and Tom discuss the recent Malaga Summit and the growth of the game around the world. They talk about academy experiences in Spain and what to look for when trying to find a good one...just because they are in Spain does n...
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26:49
How to beat players that hit fast?? Vs Tennis Players?
In this episode we'll have a recap of our recent Padel holiday, with Femme Open, from Portugal. Get an insight in how the structure of our holidays tends to look like, hear our thoughts on the player progression within the groups that attend an...
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24:33
Right Side vs Left Side - Defending Paquito's Cuchilla!!
In this episode we'll have an in depth talk about Tom's recent tournament win from the right and his thoughts on switching sides. We'll be discussing the growth of female participation in Padel, how physically tough filming videos actually is (...
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25:42
The BEST Padel Journey & World Championships Explained!
If you could go back in time and change the history of your Padel journey, would you change it and how would that look like? Hear our thoughts on this time travel idea as well as discussions about the upcoming World Cup and how those types of t...
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27:12
Analysing OUR Own FIP Padel Matches
Follow along as we analyse our performance from this past weekend, competing at the FIP in Chiswick, London. We'll discuss if there's an importance in having good chemistry within a pair, the advantages of prehab instead of rehab, what to focus...
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Some BIG Changes in the Mens Pro Padel Pairs 2024
In this week's episode, with Tom and Sandy, the focus is around the new changes in the Mens Pairs. There was also a discussion around how to boost participation in emerging padel countries and using the UK as an example, how these countries can...
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28:50
Premier Padel Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia
In this catch up episode with Tom and Sandy they discuss their recent trips and how the game is developing around the world! What we are discovering in the padel world as we travel!Also the thoughts around the Premier Padel and the start th...
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Coaching Episode - Why do players come back?
In this episode, with Nick Williams, we discuss a coaching skill that many coaches do not consider as part of the core coaching characteristics. BUT it can be a major factor in what brings players back each week for lessons!We cover a w...
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To Improve - what is needed? Training & Match Ratio?
Many players struggle with a plateau in performance - it is inevitable when players do not have effective padel schedules with a good mix of training, matches and instruction.In this episode with Tom and Sandy we discuss the ideal setup...
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28:53
From Tennis Coach to Padel Coach - The Best Way To Transfer
In this episode we sit down with Nick Williams, Head of Coach Education for The Padel School, to discuss the transition from coaching tennis to padel.The next generation of padel coaches will be made up of a large proportion of ex-tenni...
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Is a ball machine a good training partner? And Why?
Our members have found it hugely beneficial to train with a ball machine. Here is how they use it:1. Setup the ball machine to feed the shot they want to work on2. Setup their camera/phone to film the shots3. Upload the video to...
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What we thought of the WPT Masters Final - Solo Episode
It was great to be a spectator at the recent World Padel Tour Masters Final in Barcelona this week. The way the WPT has developed over the last 10 years has been really impressive - including the organisation of the event, the brands, the aware...
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