Beyond the rally

21 articles

Padel for pickleball players featured image with padel and pickleball kit comparison
Getting Started 2 min read
Padel for Pickleball Players: What Feels Familiar and What Changes
A practical guide for pickleball players trying padel, explaining what transfers, what changes and how to adjust to walls, scoring, rackets and tactics.
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Getting Started 2 min read
How to Serve in Padel: Rules, Technique and Beginner Drills
A beginner guide to serving in padel, covering the official serve rules, simple technique, targets, common faults and practical drills.
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Getting Started 3 min read
10 Common Padel Mistakes Beginners Make
A detailed guide to the most common beginner padel mistakes, why they happen and how to fix them with simple tactical habits.
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Getting Started 3 min read
Doubles Padel Tactics for Beginners: Where to Stand and When to Move
A beginner tactics guide for doubles padel, covering where to stand, how to move as a pair, when to take the net and how to avoid common positioning errors.
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Getting Started 3 min read
Padel Scoring Explained: Games, Sets, Deuce and Golden Point
A detailed beginner guide to padel scoring, including games, sets, deuce, golden point, tie-breaks, match formats and common scoring mistakes.
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Community & Lifestyle 4 min read
Pickleball etiquette: court manners for beginners
A beginner-friendly guide to pickleball etiquette, including fair line calls, kitchen disputes, mixed-ability play, rotations, noise, safety and social court manners.
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Community & Lifestyle 4 min read
Padel etiquette: unwritten rules for beginners
A practical guide to padel etiquette for beginners, covering court manners, partner communication, safety, line calls, booking culture and mixed-level play.
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Getting Started 5 min read
Is pickleball easy to learn? Beginner mistakes and the first 5 priorities
An honest beginner guide to how easy pickleball is to learn, what feels simple, what takes time, common mistakes and the first priorities for improvement.
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Getting Started 5 min read
Pickleball rules for beginners: the complete guide
A clear beginner guide to pickleball rules, including serving, scoring, the two-bounce rule, kitchen faults, doubles rotation and common mistakes.
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Equipment & Gear 5 min read
What is pickleball? A UK beginner's guide
A UK beginner's guide to pickleball: what it is, how scoring works, what kit you need, who it suits and how it compares with padel and tennis.
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Fitness & Safety 6 min read
Is padel for older people? Benefits, risks and how to start
A practical, evidence-aware guide to padel for older adults, covering benefits, injury risk, session planning, footwear, recovery and how to start safely.
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Padel player on court with text showing common beginner mistakes, including smashing everything, ignoring the walls and not moving as a pair.
Getting Started 6 min read
How Not to Play Padel
An 8-minute beginner guide to how not to play padel, with common mistakes, symptoms, fixes, practice priorities, partner habits and verified rule context.
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Padel player on court with text explaining that padel is pronounced pad-uhl, not pay-del, and is not paddle tennis.
Getting Started 6 min read
How Do You Pronounce the Game Padel?
An 8-minute guide to pronouncing padel, covering UK usage, Spanish roots, paddle tennis confusion, sport history, naming mistakes and verified dictionary/FIP sources.
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Padel players on an enclosed court with text explaining that padel is easy to learn, fun from the first game and harder to master.
Getting Started 8 min read
Is padel easy to learn? A beginner's first-session guide
A person-first beginner guide to whether padel is easy to learn, with first-session expectations, common mistakes, learning milestones, kit checks and verified rules sources.
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Getting Started 6 min read
Can a Tennis Player Play Padel?
An 8-minute guide for tennis players trying padel, covering transferable skills, habits to change, first-session tactics, equipment and verified rules context.
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Padel players on an enclosed court with text explaining why padel is social, full of longer rallies and hard to stop playing.
Getting Started 6 min read
Why Is Padel So Addictive?
An 8-minute person-first guide to why padel feels addictive, covering accessibility, social play, rallies, improvement loops, club culture, costs and healthy boundaries.
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Side-by-side comparison of padel and tennis showing why padel is easier to start, with a smaller court, easier serve and walls that keep rallies alive.
Getting Started 7 min read
Is Padel Easier to Play Than Tennis?
An 8-minute guide to whether padel is easier than tennis, covering first-session difficulty, technique, tactics, fitness, player backgrounds and verified sources.
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Padel players on an enclosed court with text explaining why padel is easy to start, social by nature and built for long rallies.
Getting Started 10 min read
What is padel? The UK beginner's guide
A person-first UK beginner guide to padel, covering how the game works, why it feels accessible, what to expect in a first session, kit, rules, costs and verified sources.
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Infographic comparing padel and tennis, showing the differences in court, walls, serve, rackets, format and scoring.
Getting Started 8 min read
How Is Padel Different From Tennis?
An 8-minute UK beginner comparison of padel and tennis, covering court size, walls, serve, rackets, scoring, tactics, learning curve, kit and verified sources.
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Equipment & Gear 7 min read
Padel Gear Guide: What Players Actually Need
An 8-minute beginner padel gear guide covering what to buy first, what to hire, racket choice, shoes, balls, accessories, mistakes and verified rule context.
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Getting Started 9 min read
Padel rules explained: scoring, walls and key faults
A person-first beginner guide to padel rules, covering serving, scoring, wall rebounds, faults, equipment, first-match examples and verified FIP/LTA sources.
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