Beginner training session

Serving is pretty easy (from the point of view of getting the ball in). Using the glass is a lot more difficult. Id have that in the top 5

* start with the grip since majority of the time it'll be continental. then strokes/preparation (especially undoing things that were picked up from Tennis such as forehand and backhand drives from the back using topspin, it's still useful in some situations tho), the idea of compact/short preparation. * remind them occasionally to cut down the power by a ton * then go into positioning, may take a bit of understanding if they played singles mostly. but they already have doubles experience then it shouldn't be bad since the basic idea is working together forward and back * volley's probably don't need much to transition since they've already learned some of the strokes thru tennis, over time there will be some technique corrections for padel in general but not a huge issue

i'd go: 1. Grip 2. Groundstrokes from the back (because it includes defending) and how to pivot. rotate body, open racket short, hit with body rotation in front of you. use 2nd hand to show where you wanna hit it and to activate the shoulder rotation. This alone is a) easy to do, b) fun to do c) brings you into a rythm. just play back to back of the court, correct her movement just a bit but let her focus on hitting the shot and getting a feeling for the pace etc. 3. Volley. if possible same: pivot, use 2nd hand to point to the impact point. get back to neutral. here the same, let her get into a rythm, maybe first with forehand (easier to volley), then backhand (probably way more corrections, shot feels not natural, not good for only 1 session) 4. defend after the glas, parallel. no angles (cross), just like 2. but with longer shots from you so she can pivot, open the racket, wait for the ball to pass and hit it when it goes forward. 5. lob! dont forget how important it is to transition. Let her play 2x low, 1x high. all easy shots so she feels what to change. preparation should be the same but open the racket and go up with the full body. this is more than enough for the first session and should give her a good idea on pace of the ball, how to hit without a weird, mechanically tricky technique and get an idea about rythm, moving before, with and after the shots. in the next sessions you can do cross shots (how to position, where/when to hit, reading angles) and maybe start with a first easy overhead (bandeja).

I'd do grip, serve, return of serve, volley and positioning. It's easy to tie in positioning with return of serve IMO since most times you are trying to go back to the server unless you get a ball you can handle to try to go over or past the server partner.

Hey bro, im also an ex-tennis and i've been playing padel for almost 3 years now. 1- Grip:- * Always stick to continental grip. Since your gf is an ex-tennis, she'll have an advantage when it comes to serve & volley, and overheads. She'll also gonna need to drastically lower her backswing. Just block the ball, otherwise her shots will be overpowering and hit the glass first (ball touches glass first = out) 2- Serve:- * I recommend watching a serve tutorial as it's better to watch it in action rather than explaining it verbally. My only comment is that when she drops the ball from a fixed point, the ball cannot surpass her waist when it bounces (ball above waist = illegal) and obviously she cannot touch the service line with her foot before serving just like in tennis. 3- Volley:- * Block only, no backswing. The court is smaller and has boundaries via glass panels. (Ball touches glass first = out) 4- Court positioning:- * I also recommend watching a tutorial on this one. My only comment is that make sure she stands right behind the service line (neutral or defensive position) because if the opponent decides to whack a strong volley or an overhead, she has to sprint towards the net as the ball will hit the glass and ricochet forward, giving her time to position herself and counter-attack the ball. Also make sure she doesn't instinctively move backwards like i did so she doesnt get hit. 5- Preparation:- * honestly i cant help you with that verbally... ask a coach or an advanced player for some tips. My only comment is that she'll need to "interact" on court alot via friendly games ONLY if she's not able to have a proper practice in an academy or private sessions.

One thing I would emphasize is a compact praparation and a correct padel swing from the start. Especially coming from tennis, it's good to understand that the swing paths are different. This will help with all the other aspects of the game!