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Padel guides for real players.
12 short, opinionated explainers — basics, rules, gear, etiquette, the jargon, and per-country playbooks for Spain, Sweden, Italy and the UK. No course, no signup, no upsell.
- Padel basics· 3 min read
What is padel? A 3-minute primer for tennis & squash players.
Where padel came from, how the court works, and why everyone in Europe is suddenly playing it.
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- Rules· 5 min read
Padel rules in 5 minutes — scoring, serves, the walls.
Tennis scoring, underarm serve, and the off-the-glass rallies that make padel different.
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- Rules· 7 min read
Padel scoring deep-dive — golden point, super-tiebreak, americanos.
Everything beyond "tennis scoring": club formats, the golden point, americanos, and how leagues actually run.
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- Gear· 6 min read
Choosing your first padel racket without overthinking it.
Round, teardrop, or diamond? Foam density? Weight? Here’s what actually matters when you’re starting out.
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- Etiquette· 4 min read
Padel etiquette — the unwritten rules every newcomer should know.
How to walk on, when not to retrieve, and the warm-up courtesy that gets you invited back.
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- Padel basics· 6 min read
Padel vs tennis — what carries over, what doesn’t.
Tennis players have a head start, but the wrong instincts cost them rallies. Here’s where tennis helps and where it hurts.
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- Social· 5 min read
Finding a padel partner at your level (without burning anyone).
The four ways players find regular partners — what works, what doesn’t, and how to read club level systems.
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- Reference· 8 min read
Padel glossary — 40+ terms you’ll hear at the club.
Bandeja, víbora, chiquita, americano. The Spanish vocabulary that runs the European padel scene, translated.
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- Country guide· 7 min read
Padel in Spain — the home of the sport, country guide.
Why Spain has more courts than the rest of Europe combined, where the best clubs are, and how to play on a trip.
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- Country guide· 6 min read
Padel in Sweden — Europe’s most indoor scene, country guide.
How Sweden built the second-largest market in five years, where to play, and what booking peak hours looks like.
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- Country guide· 6 min read
Padel in Italy — the country guide.
Where Italian padel sits between Spain and Sweden, the north–south split, and what local club leagues look like.
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- Country guide· 6 min read
Padel in the UK — the country guide.
The UK doubled in 2024 and is still chasing demand. London, the regional explosion, and how the LTA fits in.
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