Why Beginners Lose at the Net
Noor explains the single most common mistake in club padel, rushing the net without a lob to earn it, and gives a three-session fix, plus a club owner in Riyadh on how fast the courts filled.
From Tennis to Padel Without Bad Habits
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The tennis player's problem
Tennis players arrive at padel with a strong forehand and three habits that hold them back: a long swing, a fear of the glass, and a refusal to lob. Noor works through each one with a drill, then speaks with Dubai coach Lina Haddad, whose Tuesday women's league grew from eight friends to two hundred players and became the social centre of a neighbourhood.
- Shortening the swing and why power loses points
- Letting the ball come off the glass
- The lob as attack, not retreat
- Lina Haddad on building a 200-player league
- Choosing a first racket without spending too much
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Transcript
Welcome back to Glass Court Doha, I am Noor Al Kuwari. This week is for every tennis player who picked up a padel racket, won for two months, and then stopped improving. I know, because I coach a lot of you. You arrive with a big forehand and three habits that are quietly killing your game. A long swing, a fear of the glass behind you, and a belief that the lob is for cowards. We will fix all three, with drills you can do on your next booking. Then I go to Dubai, where coach Lina Haddad started a Tuesday night women's league with eight friends and now has two hundred players and a sponsorship problem, the good kind. You are listening on Witspeak Podcasts. Short swing, soft hands.
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