padel

By Curro Santisteban

Introduction Padel is a racquet sport played extensively

in Spain and Latin America. This sport requires a good technique. Padel is more extended in Spain and

Argentina.

History Padel was created by Enrique Corcuera in

Mexico in 1974. Alfonso de Hohenlohe brings the padel to

spain. In 1975, the Argentinian millionaire Julio

Menditeguy introduced padel in Argentina.

Equipment

The only equipment that you need is a padel racket, padel balls and some sport wear.

Padel court The padel court is 12

metres long and 10 metres wide.

It has four lapms

Shots Serve Forehand Backhand Volley

Rules There are lots of rules but the most

important ones are:

-You only can touch one time the ball and only qith the racket.

-The ball only can bound one time.

-You cannot touch the net or the other side of the court.

Best players They are the best padel players,

Fernando Belasteguin (Argentinean) and Juan Martin Diaz(Spanish).

Competition El Padel Pro Tour (PPT) is the most

important championship. There are others like Spanish that aren´t

so important.

Conclusion

QUESTIONS:

Have you ever played padel?Do you enjoyed it?