Description
An easy-to-follow guide to one of the fastest growing racquet sports in the world
Interested in learning a fun “new” racquet sport that’s great exercise, incredibly social, and known for being “easy to learn – but hard to master?” Why not try padel?
In Padel For Dummies, lifelong racquet sports lover turned padel evangelist/journalist, Austin Edwards, explains everything you need to know to get started playing the game. You’ll learn all about the unique court dimensions and specifications, the equipment that players use, the rules of play, common terms, and basic playing strategies.
The author walks you through useful techniques to improve your practices, drills you can use to develop your skills, and even tips on finding courts and clubs in your community so you can meet new friends to play with.
Inside the book:
- Discover why padel is “the world’s fastest growing sport”
- Learn how padel is similar to – and different from – other popular racquet sports like tennis, pickleball, and squash
- Get up to speed on all of padel’s unique rules and uncover key strategies for winning
- Unlock expert advice, tips, and drills to improve your game
- Start truly living “the padel life” by traveling for tournaments, joining leagues, watching the pros, and possibly building your very own court!
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Meet “the World’s Fastest Growing Sport” 5
CHAPTER 1: Introducing Padel 7
CHAPTER 2: Making Sense of a Complex Looking Court 35
CHAPTER 3: Understanding the Rules of the Game 47
Part 2: Enough Talking about It . . . Let’s Play! 65
CHAPTER 4: Gearing Up 67
CHAPTER 5: Beginning at the Beginning 83
CHAPTER 6: Taking the Next Steps on Court 91
CHAPTER 7: Starting the Point 109
CHAPTER 8: Returning Serve 121
CHAPTER 9: Leveraging the Lob 129
CHAPTER 10: Practicing “Practice, Practice, Practice!” 139
CHAPTER 11: Embracing Key Strategies 163
Part 3: Getting to the Real Fun 175
CHAPTER 12: Finding Padel Courts, Clubs, and Matches Near You 177
CHAPTER 13: Elevating Your Game to the Next Level 199
CHAPTER 14: Tackling the Topic of Tournaments 211
Part 4: Living the Padel Life 227
CHAPTER 15: Talking the Talk 229
CHAPTER 16: Going Pro 237
CHAPTER 17: Traveling for Padel: A Match Made in Heaven 255
CHAPTER 18: Playing on Your Own Court 267
Part 5: The Part of Tens 279
CHAPTER 19: The Top Ten Reasons to Play Padel 281
CHAPTER 20: The Ten Most Important Padel Countries 289
CHAPTER 21: Ten Must-Visit Padel Clubs 299
Index 309
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