How to level up faster in padel

Hi, I'm that player you see in the other court ;-) What a lot of intermediate players do, is playing with little to no control. They smash on balls they probably shouldn't do, they play their groundstrokes too fast and with too much slice. They try to volley with a lot of slice like the pro's on youtube, etc. Nothing wrong with the above, as long as you are having fun. If you want to move towards intermediate+/low advanced: 1. Take classes to work on technique (basket of balls) and tactics (there are some effective tactics that work on all levels that you should know) 2. Use a suitable racket for your level. Use something with a big sweet spot and not too (head)heavy. It may be an advanced racket, but just not too demanding. E.g. Siux Diablo Pro is advanced but still good for intermediates. Same for the Wilson Endure Pro, etc. 3. Play a lot of friendly matches and try to apply what you have learned during the classes. 4. If you find a partner where you feel it clicks, try to play slightly more matches with him. 5. Try to play some official tournaments from your federation with the partner where it clicks (tournament is not the same as a friendly playtomic). I know players that are quite ok in a friendly but are worse when it's actually for real. 6. When you feel that you are getting more confident in your game (you start to easily beat your usual opponents), try to play a match against slightly better players. They will expose your weaknesses and get you out of your comfort zone. 7. I know I said to try to find a fixed partner. But keep challenging yourself by playing with strangers, it will make you more resilient (e.g. join americano's, king of the court, etc.) 8. Video yourself. I am e.g. advanced and I'm testing myself against the better players of my country since 3 months. I can play with them, but they expose me so much. Things I got away with 3 months ago... Not the case anymore today. So I'm even more focused now during matches and I feel I'm getting better again.

Two tips that helped me, training alot and weirdly enough, daydreaming. My serve used to suck, so I went to the court and practiced it a hundred times, using techniques I found on YouTube. Now I have the best serve in my group. This one is a bit weird and might not fully apply to you, but daydreaming helped my volleys. I wasn’t holding my racket correctly. I knew I was doing it wrong, but I couldn’t fix it when playing. Then I had an accident and couldn’t play for a few months. During that time, I kept daydreaming about playing padel (it’s kind of an addiction) and imagined myself hitting volleys with the correct technique. The first day I played again, I hit my volleys exactly the way I had imagined them.

Play a lot, practice a lot, get coaching, eat well/look after yourself and then give it time. I think time is the key factor. Racquet sports are hard, so your brain needs to build the pathways and coordination, which simply takes time. I’ve also stopped playing tennis, which has seen my level jump a lot too. It was too difficult switching between sports and techniques.

I haven't seen this here before but - I actually leveled up a lot faster playing with the same partner in different tournaments and friendly games. Gave me a better understanding of my role and what to do. I find that in a lot of social games or Americanos you're always treading water and having to play different a lot. Having a fixed partner for most games helped me understand the game and my side better.

Improve your physical! And do a lot of stretches and mobility! Agility = key

Hey! I feel something similar. What i can say and that my coach advised me is that: if you can have classes with different coaches absolutely do. I've been doing that for the past month and it really helps alot. If you're financially comfortable also do alot of 1 to 1 classes with the coach so you can have those type of easy, clean and controlled shots in auto-pilot. It will help your discipline alot. Just make sure that if you have different coaches you respect that they are different and teaching you different stuff. Be aware of "Coach A told me to do like this" if coach B is correcting you on something, you can do it, but be aware on how you do. The goal for 2 different coaches is to learn different stuff. One of mine gives me alot of discipline "on the ball hitting". How to hit properly, how to defend properly etc. The other one gives me alot of tactics, when to hit what, where to hit it, how to force them, etc. You dont need 2 coaches following the exact same plan.

Just 5 prive lessons increased my level alot but i kept focussing same thing like volleys. And then 1 on 1 play so u play more balls.

Playing competitive games against people the same rating as you helps the most I’ve found! These have the longest rallies and your opponents play better shots and punish mistakes more. Finding players at your level can be tough though. Something we are looking to address!

Take regular classes, play a lot of matches with better players and take videos. You will see if you are actually applying what you have practiced in the class and what do you need to improve.