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padel training camp ( 4/5 days )

512 commentsu/yasstun2d ago

hi all , Do you think it's worthwhile for an intermediate-level padel player with a tennis background to do a training camp in Spain or France? After 4 or 5 days of training, would there really be some progress that would at least justify the cost of these camps (which aren't cheap!)?

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u/sapoabilio2d ago

Nope, you can pay for 6 months of weekly classes for the same price probably.

u/yasstunOP2d ago

thank you :)

u/schuine2d ago

It depends on where you are located, when you book the camp and if you travel at your own expense. If you live in a place where lessons are expensive, you book outside of peak vacation times, and book your own stay + travel, it can be worth it financially. But think of it as a vacation... It's worth it that way.

u/yasstunOP2d ago

That's the problem, I don't live in those countries, so to do this kind of internship, it's plane tickets and all that. It's going to cost €1800 for 5 days . That's enormous, and I wonder if you really improve that much after just 5 days of internship!

u/PuzzleheadedExam42771d ago

Not worth it imo

u/Main_Piccolo77812d ago

Just make your own camp?? Why go to a pre-made expensive one when you can book an Airbnb, and get classes for much cheaper? I have done it multiple times and gotten around 7 lectures on the 1 week and 12 on the other week 😁

u/yasstunOP2d ago

And you felt a significant improvement after a 4 or 5 day course? An improvement worth spending so much money on?

u/Main_Piccolo77812d ago

It’s not a lot of money. The classes are like 32 euro per hour where I was in Madrid and Malaga. You also pay for going on a trip with your friends. I found the training to be really good. But ultimately depends on your level of training at your home club can be sufficient enough

u/zemvpferreira1d ago

No. Serious improvement takes repetition over months to solidify learnings. A camp can be a lot of fun but for beginner/intermediates it's very hard to replace a coach guiding your game every week for a year or two. You'll make some improvement, but maybe 20% of what you're expecting. For advanced/competition players the calculus is different. A camp can help you find one or two key aspects to work on for the rest of your pre-season, can help you solidify partnerships or could expose you to tactical innovations. But that takes technique that's already mostly set it stone to be worth it.

u/yasstunOP1d ago

This is the most important answer, the one I was waiting for; it answers my questions exactly. I agree with you. Instead of wasting my money for five days, I'm going to continue with personal training sessions with a coach, once or twice a week.

u/zemvpferreira1d ago

If ROI is your main concern then that is absolutely the right call. I'd go further and suggest you take mainly group classes with the occasional private lesson to focus on specific technical aspects. Good groups are by far the best-spent time and money for padel improvement.