Alex (Padel Chess)
Portugal, Lisbon
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I'm Alex from Padel Chess, padel, chess and tech enthusiast. I'm not a coach but I've been playing padel for 2 years and chess since I was 8. And I love learning padel tactics and applying them in a real game.
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Free tactics to read
Illustrated walkthroughs showing what to play and why it works.
- When to Rush the Net After a Lob in Padel (and When Not To)A lob is not automatically a ticket forward. Go when they turn their backs, hold when they are still facing you, and go to block when your lob is good but short.
- The Chiquita Is Not the Weapon in Padel: Moving With It IsGo while the chiquita is still in the air. Once it bounces you are too late, and you arrive in mid-court just in time to have the ball played at your feet.
- How to Return a Big Smash in Padel: Run Forward, Not BackA hard smash off the back glass rebounds faster than you can retreat. Run forward along the side fence instead and meet the ball where it is still reachable.
- The Serve Is a One-Way Ticket to the Net in PadelServing and staying back wastes the one free approach padel gives you, and it strands your partner alone at the net. Serve, then go up together.
Puzzles to try
One court, one decision. Pick the shot you would play.
- You have been attacking the same opponent. Where should your next volley go?
- Your partner serves. Where should you stay if you want to play more aggressively?
- Your partner received a lob. What should you say to them in this situation?
- Your partner just made a mistake. What to do?