| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: |
Graham Martin
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| Group email: | Padel (intermediate) group padel_intermediate@u3aoliva.org |
| When: | Weekly on Thursday mornings 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Starts 26th September |
| Venue: | Polideportivo Oliva |
Padel is a sport that combines action with fun and social interaction. It's a mix between tennis and squash. Usually played in doubles in an enclosed area surrounded by walls of glass and metallic mash, padel courts are one-third of the size of a normal tennis court.
Padel is not as dominated by strength, technique and serve as it is in tennis. That makes it an ideal game for men, women and youngsters to compete together. Match craft is important with points won rather by strategy rather than by sheer strength and power.
Shots are played either before or after the ball bounces off the surrounding glass walls, adding a unique dimension to the sport over conventional tennis.
This padel group is aimed at more confident players who want more challenging games.
But we also have another group aimed at beginners - that's open to everyone.