- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
- A wall line at net height
- A home base spot
- A service target
A court; bibs.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand side by side with your partner at the back.
- After your lob goes deep, walk forward together to the net, level with each other.
- When a lob comes over you, move back together.
- Call "mine" for every ball you take.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Move together from the back to the net after a good lob or bandeja.
- Move back together after the opponents' lob.
- Keep the same distance as your partner.
- Call "mine" or "yours".
How much: 4 games
Move together
One-hit doubles
The rules
Each player hits once, then the partner must play the next ball.
- Play normal padel points, but partners must take turns: after you hit, your partner plays your side's next ball
- Call "mine" before each shot
- Score like tennis; play 4 games
Fair play: A pair with a grown-up gives the other pair a 15-0 start each game.
- Points
- Tennis points: 15, 30, 40, game.
- Fouls
- The point goes to the other pair: the same player hitting twice in a row; no call before the shot; partners more than two big steps out of line with each other
- Win
- More games after 4 games.
Child
Grown-up
- 1
- 2
- 3
6 rallies in a row with the pair moving together.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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