Tips for right side? (Woman)

Communicate together about how to play. Simplest improvement is often to focus on the the direction where the ball is coming from, to send it back to that player. Keep the pressure on that player. Diversify between shots in the corner and the middle and soon you will see an forced error by your opponent. This way you do not have to smash of really hit the ball hard, but play with intent. Do not give them too much rebound via the glass. Focus on the second bounce just in front or at the glass. Focus on placing the ball. If you play against hard hitters, often they give also a lot of rebound from the glass. Position yourself good and place the balls like said above. And move together. If you hit on the player on their right side. Move together to the left. The right player of you two should stand with the feet on the white line. And vice versa for the other side. Move together. Sideways and also for the back positions as the net positions. And if your opponent is not together at the net, but only 1 of them. Always play to the one in the back. Create time and space for yourself by this simple adjustments in your play. Padel is a game of time and space. Create them for yourself.

Have you thought of maybe switching to the left? I used to be right - decent solid player but partner while better than me (stamina etc) couldn’t finish. One random tourney - mid tourney we decided to switch sides. Feels much better. Otherwise from the right - the only “winners” are our levels are moving the opponent around or aiming for the cage/fence - but riskier.

I noticed I get very confused by unclarity in any match. When I play with a significantly more aggressive partner, roles are clear. When I play with a significantly defensive player, same thing. I play at my worst when I am with an equal partner, because we lose a lot of time waiting, watching, thinking what might happen. It really helps to have role clarity. One person should act as attacker, taking control over the center of the court, taking all the attacking opportunities. The other is supportive. If both players are more or less equal, this doesn't happen naturally and you need to make an effort to establish this role clarity.

You need to record a match and post here. Otherwise it is hard to tell from available information. Too pressured and lost because of unforced errors, can’t dominate the net — typical description of any match I lose to better opponents. You have to build a game reading skill by playing and training. After you have it, you analyze your game backwards from a winner shot. You get to a point where was a turning point, where initiative swung to winner side. You analyze the reason: \- technical execution \- tactical decision \- luck You repeat this for majority of game situations and see the most frequent reasons. Now you have an improvement plan!