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An easy-to-follow guide to one of the fastest growing racquet sports in the world

Interested in learning a fun "new" racquet sport that's great exercise, incredibly social, and known for being "easy to learn - but hard to master?" Why not try padel?

In Padel For Dummies, lifelong racquet sports lover turned padel evangelist/journalist, Austin Edwards, explains everything you need to know to get started playing the game. You'll learn all about the unique court dimensions and specifications, the equipment that players use, the rules of play, common terms, and basic playing strategies.

The author walks you through useful techniques to improve your practices, drills you can use to develop your skills, and even tips on finding courts and clubs in your community so you can meet new friends to play with.

Inside the book:

  • Discover why padel is "the world's fastest growing sport"
  • Learn how padel is similar to - and different from - other popular racquet sports like tennis, pickleball, and squash
  • Get up to speed on all of padel's unique rules and uncover key strategies for winning
  • Unlock expert advice, tips, and drills to improve your game
  • Start truly living "the padel life" by traveling for tournaments, joining leagues, watching the pros, and possibly building your very own court!
Perfect for people of all ages who want to try out a popular and fast-growing racquet sport that's fun, fast, and healthy, Padel For Dummies is an easy-to-read guide packed with the info, resources, and advice you need to get started with padel in no time.

An easy-to-follow guide to one of the fastest growing racquet sports in the world

Interested in learning a fun "new" racquet sport that's great exercise, incredibly social, and known for being "easy to learn - but hard to master?" Why not try padel?

In Padel For Dummies, lifelong racquet sports lover turned padel evangelist/journalist, Austin Edwards, explains everything you need to know to get started playing the game. You'll learn all about the unique court dimensions and specifications, the equipment that players use, the rules of play, common terms, and basic playing strategies.

The author walks you through useful techniques to improve your practices, drills you can use to develop your skills, and even tips on finding courts and clubs in your community so you can meet new friends to play with.

Inside the book:

  • Discover why padel is "the world's fastest growing sport"
  • Learn how padel is similar to - and different from - other popular racquet sports like tennis, pickleball, and squash
  • Get up to speed on all of padel's unique rules and uncover key strategies for winning
  • Unlock expert advice, tips, and drills to improve your game
  • Start truly living "the padel life" by traveling for tournaments, joining leagues, watching the pros, and possibly building your very own court!
Perfect for people of all ages who want to try out a popular and fast-growing racquet sport that's fun, fast, and healthy, Padel For Dummies is an easy-to-read guide packed with the info, resources, and advice you need to get started with padel in no time.
Über den Autor

Austin Edwards is the founder and editor of Padel Nation ([...] a media site 100% focused on covering the U.S. padel landscape. He has published more than 250 articles about padel and helped to bring the first padel court to South Carolina.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1

Part 1: Meet "the World's Fastest Growing Sport" 5

CHAPTER 1: Introducing Padel 7

CHAPTER 2: Making Sense of a Complex Looking Court 35

CHAPTER 3: Understanding the Rules of the Game 47

Part 2: Enough Talking about It . . . Let's Play! 65

CHAPTER 4: Gearing Up 67

CHAPTER 5: Beginning at the Beginning 83

CHAPTER 6: Taking the Next Steps on Court 91

CHAPTER 7: Starting the Point 109

CHAPTER 8: Returning Serve 121

CHAPTER 9: Leveraging the Lob 129

CHAPTER 10: Practicing "Practice, Practice, Practice!" 139

CHAPTER 11: Embracing Key Strategies 163

Part 3: Getting to the Real Fun 175

CHAPTER 12: Finding Padel Courts, Clubs, and Matches Near You 177

CHAPTER 13: Elevating Your Game to the Next Level 199

CHAPTER 14: Tackling the Topic of Tournaments 211

Part 4: Living the Padel Life 227

CHAPTER 15: Talking the Talk 229

CHAPTER 16: Going Pro 237

CHAPTER 17: Traveling for Padel: A Match Made in Heaven 255

CHAPTER 18: Playing on Your Own Court 267

Part 5: The Part of Tens 279

CHAPTER 19: The Top Ten Reasons to Play Padel 281

CHAPTER 20: The Ten Most Important Padel Countries 289

CHAPTER 21: Ten Must-Visit Padel Clubs 299

Index 309

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Ballsport
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781394394418
ISBN-10: 1394394411
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Edwards, Austin
Hersteller: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 230 x 186 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Austin Edwards
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.07.2026
Gewicht: 0,64 kg
Artikel-ID: 135866356

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