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Shoot Scripts · The Six Blocks

Seventy-eight theme posts across six eight-week focus blocks (Oct 2026 – Sep 2027, three posts a week) — Court IQ, Defense & Wall, Bandeja, The Net, The Padel Athlete, Mindset & Momentum. Each card is a complete script with a “Watch first” anchor video for the presenting coach. Signature Tips are unscripted by design — see the plan page for that lane.

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Shoot-day rules: phone on tripod at court level, sun behind the camera, coach mic'd or close. Film every reel twice (safety take). Hook lands in frame one — no walking into shot, no intros. Every clip under 30 seconds. Captions on-screen always: most people watch on mute.

The Culture Lane — who we are, between the lessons

One per month, first Week-B Wednesday · starts Sep 2026 · spine = academy identity statics + player interviews; events appear when they actually happen · both cities capture, Wirya cuts the reels
Culture calendar — one a month, Sep 2026 → Sep 2027. Identity statics + player interviews are the spine; a real tournament or club night always overrides the scheduled format.
MONTHDATEFORMATCONTEXT
SEP 2026Wed Sep 16This Is Not a Padel Club (manifesto)pre-launch — warms the account during ramp
OCT 2026Wed Oct 14Player Interview #1Court IQ
NOV 2026Wed Nov 11How the Academy WorksCourt IQ
DEC 2026Wed Dec 16Tournament DayDefense & Wall
JAN 2027Wed Jan 13The Rating System explainedDefense & Wall
FEB 2027Wed Feb 10Player Interview #2Bandeja
MAR 2027Wed Mar 10The Four PillarsBandeja
APR 2027Wed Apr 14Inside the AcademyThe Net
MAY 2027Wed May 12Player Interview #3The Net
JUN 2027Wed Jun 16The CoachesThe Padel Athlete
JUL 2027Wed Jul 14Club NightThe Padel Athlete
AUG 2027Wed Aug 11Player Interview #4Mindset & Momentum
SEP 2027Wed Sep 8Tournament DayMindset & Momentum
Sep 16 '26Carousel · 6 slides · staticCulture · Identity BRAND / DESIGN
This Is Not a Padel Club — the academy manifesto
Why
The season opener and the pinned post. Pure statics in brand type over duotone court photography — no capture dependency, design-only. This is the "what is the academy" post everything else refers back to.
Slides
  1. Cover: black slide, gold type: "THIS IS NOT A PADEL CLUB."
  2. Slide 2: "It's an academy. Every session has a plan. Every player has a path."
  3. Slide 3: "You don't rent a court here. You get better here." — photo: coach mid-correction.
  4. Slide 4: "Levels are earned, not guessed. Rookie to Elite, and we can show you exactly where you are."
  5. Slide 5: "Where lifestyle and performance meet." — photo: the terrace, the recovery space, the courts at dusk.
  6. CTA: "Two cities. One method. Book an assessment — link in bio."
Caption
We opened to produce the best version of every member — from first rally to professional athlete. That takes a plan, a path and a level you can prove. 🎾 Bangkok · Bali. Book an assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelbali #padelacademy #padthaipadel
4×/yrReel · 30–40sCulture · Interview ONE ACADEMY PLAYER + THEIR COACH
Player Interview — why I train here
Why
The recurring format that can never get repetitive — every player is a new story. Four a year minimum; pick contrast (the beginner, the competitor, the veteran, the junior).
Questions
Ask all six, cut the best three: What brought you in? · What did you think padel was, and what is it actually? · What one fix changed your game? · What does your level mean to you? · What happens at 4–4 in your head now vs a year ago? · Who do you blame for the addiction?
Beats
0–2sTheir best on-court moment, full speed. Name + tier on screen. [NAME] · [TIER]
2–25sInterview audio over a mix of talking head and their actual play — subtitled word for word.
25–35sTheir coach gets the last line about them. Fist bump, freeze. EVERY PLAYER HAS A PATH.
Caption
[Name], [tier], [X months] with us. Their words, not ours. 🎙️ Every member of this academy has a story like this one — a plan, a path, and a number that moves. Start yours: assessment link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #memberstories
1×/yrCarousel · 6 slides · staticCulture · Identity BRAND / DESIGN
How the Academy Works — assessment to competition
Why
The explainer static. Answers the DM question we get weekly ("how do I join?") and pre-sells the assessment.
Slides
  1. Cover: "HOW THE ACADEMY WORKS. Four steps, no guesswork."
  2. 1 · Assessment: "One session with a coach. You leave with a level and a plan."
  3. 2 · Your group: "Placed by level, pulled upward — sometimes into the group above you. That's deliberate."
  4. 3 · The work: "Group sessions build the game. Privates polish it. Video and feedback track it."
  5. 4 · Competition: "You'll play real matches before you feel ready — one afternoon of competing teaches what weeks of rallies can't."
  6. CTA: "Step one takes an hour. Book the assessment — link in bio."
Caption
No mystery, no vibes — a system. Assessment → level group → the work → competition, with progress measured the whole way. 📋 Step one is an hour. Link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelbali #padelacademy #howitworks
1×/yrCarousel · 7 slides · staticCulture · Explainer BRAND / DESIGN
The Rating System — Rookie to Elite, explained
Why
Not ours to claim — this is The Padel Society rating system every player in the ecosystem is ranked on. The academy explains it because we place training groups by it, and a clear explainer of the tiers people carry around is the most save-able static there is.
Slides
  1. Cover: the full ladder in metal colors: "THE RATING SYSTEM. ROOKIE → IRON → BRONZE → SILVER → GOLD → PLATINUM → DIAMOND → ELITE. Where are you?"
  2. Rookie–Iron: "Learning the court. Everything is new and that's the fun part."
  3. Bronze: "Rallies hold. The wall stops being an enemy."
  4. Silver: "You construct points on purpose. The lob becomes a decision."
  5. Gold–Platinum: "You read the game before it happens. Others watch you play."
  6. Diamond–Elite: "The room gets quiet when you're on court."
  7. CTA: "Your rating lives in the app and moves with your matches. The academy trains you by it — assessment link in bio."
Caption
Eight tiers, zero guesswork. 🏅 This is the rating system every player here is ranked on — it lives in the app and moves with your real matches. We place every training group by it. Screenshot it, tag your tier, argue in the comments. Find yours: link in bio. #padel #padelthailand #padelrating #padellevels #theladder
1×/yrCarousel · 6 slides · staticCulture · Identity BRAND / DESIGN
Where Lifestyle and Performance Meet — the four pillars
Why
The tagline post. States what makes this an academy for your life, not just your forehand — and carries the etiquette pillar no tutorial can.
Slides
  1. Cover: "WHERE LIFESTYLE AND PERFORMANCE MEET." Dusk photo, both cities.
  2. Fitness: "Built to prevent injuries and raise your ceiling — training that serves the game."
  3. Recovery: "A dedicated space to come down properly. Rest is part of the program."
  4. Community: "Like-minded people who take the game seriously and themselves lightly."
  5. Etiquette: "On court and off: how you win, how you lose, how you shake hands. We coach that too."
  6. CTA: "This is the academy life. Come see it — link in bio."
Caption
Performance gets you better. Lifestyle keeps you playing at 60. We built the academy on both — fitness, recovery, community, and the sportsmanship that holds it together. 🤝 Come see it: link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelbali #padelacademy #padellife
1×/yrCarousel · 7 slides · static + portraitsCulture · Identity ALL FIVE COACHES (per-city shoots)
The Coaches — five voices, two cities, one team
Why
The team post. Puts faces to the method and feeds the Signature Tips lane — each slide ends with the coach's tip-day. Portraits shot per city (Bangkok: Jose, Carlota, Eli · Bali: Zeus, Miguel).
Slides
  1. Cover: "THE COACHES. We coach as one team."
  2. Jose Mouliaa — Head Coach, Bangkok. One line in his own words on what coaching means.
  3. Zeus Sanchez — Head Coach, Bali. His line.
  4. Miguel Gonzalez — Pro Player & Coach, Bali. His line.
  5. Elizabeth — Coach, Bangkok. Her line on the women's game.
  6. Carlota — Coach, Bangkok. Her line.
  7. CTA: "Same rigor at every level, five different voices. Meet them Tuesdays & Saturdays — and on court."
Caption
Five coaches, two cities, one standard: understand each player, explain the why, never underestimate anyone. 🧠 Their personal takes run every Tuesday and Saturday — their coaching every day on court. Book a session — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelbali #padelacademy #coaches
~2×/yr, real eventsCarousel · 6 slides (reel on big editions)Culture · Event THE DRAW + WINNERS
Tournament Day — the draw, the drama, the podium
When
Real tournaments only, roughly twice a year on the feed — an actual event always overrides whatever format was scheduled that month.
Capture
The printed draw board, match points on decisive courts, one heartbreak handled well (etiquette pillar), the podium with real joy. Winners' names + tiers.
Slides
  1. Cover: podium shot. "TOURNAMENT DAY · [edition/date]."
  2. The draw: board photo, entries count. "[n] players. One Sunday."
  3. The match of the day: action frame + one-line story of the comeback.
  4. The moment: the handshake photo. "You find out who you are at 4–4."
  5. Podium: winners by category with tiers.
  6. CTA: "Next edition: [date]. Competing is part of the curriculum — sign up in the app."
Caption
[n] players, [n] matches, one Sunday at [club]. 🏆 Winners: [names + tiers]. The real photo is slide 4 — you learn more in one afternoon of competing than in six weeks of friendly rallies. Next edition [date] — app. #padel #padelthailand #padeltournament #academylife
~1×/yrReel · 20–30sCulture · Event THE COMMUNITY
Club Night — what a padel community looks like
When
Once a year on the feed is enough — pick the loudest night of the season. The rest of the club nights live in Stories, where they belong.
Beats
0–2sBest crowd reaction of the night, mid-scream. WEDNESDAY, 8PM.
2–18sFast cuts on the music: rallies, high-fives, the point nobody believed. Real audio spikes over the track.
18–25sGroup photo forms in real time, freeze, flash. THIS IS THE ACADEMY TOO.
Caption
Some nights we coach. Some nights we just play. 🎾 [Event name] at [club] — [n] players, zero ranking points, all of the reasons this sport is taking over. Members book free — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelcommunity #clubnight #academylife
~1×/yrReel · 25–30sCulture · Proof ONE COACH, MIC'D
Inside the Academy — a real correction, uncut
When
When a genuinely great one lands on camera. Wirya (Bali) and the girls (Bangkok) keep a camera warm one session a week; the moment finds you.
Beats
0–2sThe error, full speed. REAL SESSION. REAL AUDIO.
2–15sThe coach's actual correction, subtitled word for word — walk-in, demonstration, the student's face getting it.
15–25sThe retry. It works. Real celebration, however small. THAT'S COACHING.
Caption
No script, no retakes — minute 40 of a normal session. The fix took ninety seconds. 🎯 This is what an academy is: eyes that catch it, words that land. Book an assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelacademy #coaching #realsessions

Focus Block 1 — Court IQ

Oct–Nov 2026 · 13 theme posts over 8 weeks · read the game before you hit the ball
Block calendar — every post, every slot. Theme posts Mon + alternate Wed + final Fri · Signature Tips Tue & Sat (rotation below; quota Jose ×2 · Zeus ×2 · Miguel ×2 · Elizabeth ×1 · Carlota ×1 per month) · Culture once a month.
MONTUEWEDFRISAT
W1Oct 5 #1 The 3 zones (reel)Oct 6 Tip · JoseOct 7 #2 Court positioning cheat sh (carousel)—Oct 10 Tip · Zeus
W2Oct 12 #3 When to lob (reel)Oct 13 Tip · MiguelOct 14 Culture · Player Interview #1—Oct 17 Tip · Elizabeth
W3Oct 19 #4 Move as a pair (reel)Oct 20 Tip · JoseOct 21 #5 The parallel game (carousel)—Oct 24 Tip · Zeus
W4Oct 26 #6 Watch the player, not just (reel)Oct 27 Tip · Miguel——Oct 31 Tip · Carlota
W5Nov 2 #7 Slow is smart (reel)Nov 3 Tip · JoseNov 4 #8 RULES CORNER #1 (carousel)—Nov 7 Tip · Zeus
W6Nov 9 #9 PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #1 (reel)Nov 10 Tip · MiguelNov 11 Culture · How the Academy Works—Nov 14 Tip · Carlota
W7Nov 16 #10 Who takes the middle? (reel)Nov 17 Tip · JoseNov 18 #11 Shot selection by level (carousel)—Nov 21 Tip · Zeus
W8Nov 23 #12 When NOT to take the net (reel)Nov 24 Tip · Miguel—Nov 27 #13 Block closerNov 28 Tip · Elizabeth
Mon Oct 5Reel · 30–35sCourt IQ JOSE MOULIAA
The 3 zones — where points are actually won (and where they go to die)
Watch first
Coach reference: Sal de la presión de tus rivales — tácticas pro (el4Set ft. Gustavo Pratto)
Set-up
Tape two lines across the court before filming: one 2m from the net, one 2m from the back glass. Film the wide shots from the top of the fence (phone on a clamp, 3m high) so the three bands are readable. Second angle: eye-level on the tripod for Jose's pieces to camera.
Hook (0–2s)
“There are three zones on a padel court. You are standing in the one where points go to die.” — Jose centre court, feet on the service line, arms wide. YOU'RE IN THE DEAD ZONE.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera from the service line. Hold the frame — he doesn't move.
3–11sCut to high angle. Jose walks to the net band. “Zone 1. Two metres off the net. This is the only zone where you win points — you hit down, they hit up.” Demo: a volley punched into the corner. ZONE 1 · THE NET — YOU WIN HERE
11–19sHe walks back to the glass band. “Zone 3. One metre off the back glass. This is where you survive points — and there is nothing wrong with surviving.” Demo: a wall reset + lob. ZONE 3 · DEFENCE — YOU SURVIVE HERE
19–29sBack to the service line. Staged punish: a lob sails over his head, then a low ball dies at his feet — two clips, same spot. “Zone 2. Too far forward to let it bounce, too far back to volley. Every ball is a bad ball here.” ZONE 2 · WHERE POINTS DIE
29–34sTo camera: “You are allowed to pass through zone 2. You are not allowed to live there.” Cut to the high angle: both coaches move net-to-glass together, never stopping in the middle. PASS THROUGH. DON'T LIVE THERE.
Caption
Three zones. You win in one, you survive in one, and you lose in one. 🧠 Zone 2 — the service line — is where 90% of club points are given away: too far to volley, too close to let the ball bounce. This block at the academy is Court IQ: reading the game before you hit the ball. Follow @padthaipadelacademy — fresh padel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #courtiq
Wed Oct 7Carousel · 7 slidesCourt IQ ZEUS SANCHEZ
Court positioning cheat sheet — where to stand, in every phase of the point
Watch first
Coach reference: Sal de la presión de tus rivales — tácticas pro (el4Set ft. Gustavo Pratto)
Shots needed
Top-down court diagrams — draw them, clean graphics beat photos for maps — plus 4 real photos of Zeus and a partner standing in each position, all from the same fence-clamp angle so the slides cut together. Reuse the taped zones from Friday's shoot.
Slides
  1. Cover: top-down court, the three zones shaded. COURT POSITIONING CHEAT SHEET — where to stand, always. 📌 Save this.
  2. You serve → you go. Diagram: server's arrow running from the service box to the net. “The serve is a ticket to the net, not a shot. If you serve and stay, you have given away the only free net position in padel.”
  3. You return → you stay. Diagram: both returners a metre off the back glass. “Return deep and stay back. Both of you. Nobody moves forward until the ball goes over their heads.”
  4. At the net: 2 metres, not 2 centimetres. Photo: Zeus with his racket up, clearly off the net. “Too tight and every lob beats you. Two metres, racket in front, split step as they hit.”
  5. In defence: 1 metre off the glass. Photo: Zeus with space behind him. “Standing against the glass kills you — the wall needs room to give the ball back. Leave it a metre.”
  6. The transition is a corridor, not a room. Diagram: an arrow crossing the service line without stopping. “You cross zone 2 after a good lob or a deep bandeja. You never park in it.”
  7. Recap map with all four positions numbered. “Screenshot this and take it to your next match. 📌 Save · Send it to the partner who serves and stays. 👇 Which one are you fixing this week?”
Caption
The whole of court positioning on one page: serve and go, return and stay, two metres off the net, one metre off the glass. 📌 Nobody at the academy hits a single ball in week one before this is automatic — position is the cheapest improvement in padel and it costs you zero technique. Save this and send it to the partner who serves and then stands still. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelpositioning
Mon Oct 12Reel · 30–35sCourt IQ CARLOTA
When to lob — the 3-question decision tree
Watch first
Coach reference: Aprende el globo con Gustavo Pratto (YouTube)
Shot list
Trajectory shots need height: phone clamped high on the side fence for every lob, so the arc and the landing zone are both in frame. Tape a 1m box in the corner as the visible target. Slow-mo (120fps) on the racket face at contact.
Hook (0–2s)
“Most players lob when they're already dead. A good lob is how an attack starts — not a last resort to defend.” — Carlota at the back of the court, ball in hand. THE LOB STARTS THE ATTACK.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera. Cut to a lob leaving her racket, filmed from the high angle.
3–6sCarlota: “There are two lobs — the one you choose and the one that saves you. Today is the one you choose: deep, high, to the backhand corner — they step back, and the net becomes ours.” DEEP · HIGH · BACKHAND CORNER
6–14sQuestion 1 — “Are their feet at the net?” Staged: two players tight to the net. Carlota lobs over the backhand shoulder; they scramble backwards. “If they are on top of the net, the lob is free. Take it before they even hit.” Q1: FEET AT THE NET → LOB
14–22sQuestion 2 — “Is the ball below my knee?” Demo: a low ball at her ankles. “From down here you cannot attack anything. So stop trying — lift it, and get your feet back.” Q2: BALL BELOW THE KNEE → LOB
22–29sQuestion 3 — “Am I balanced?” Demo: stretched wide, one foot off the ground → she lobs crosscourt. “Off balance, always lob cross. It's the longest diagonal on the court — the most margin you will ever get.” Q3: OFF BALANCE → LOB CROSSCOURT
29–34sSlow-mo of one perfect lob dropping into the taped corner box. “Three questions, one second. Height over the backhand shoulder, depth into the last metre.” HIGH · DEEP · BACKHAND SIDE
Caption
Ask three questions before you lob — are their feet at the net, is the ball below my knee, am I balanced? Any yes, and the lob is the right ball. 🎯 The lob is not what you do when you have run out of ideas; it is how good players take the net back. Height over the backhand shoulder, depth into the last metre. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padellob
Mon Oct 19Reel · 30–35sCourt IQ CARLOTA + ELIZABETH
Move as a pair — we tied our coaches together to prove it
Watch first
Coach reference: LIVE Tactics for 2 players (Hello Padel, Mauri Andrini)
Set-up
A 4m resistance band or soft rope clipped waist-to-waist between Carlota and Elizabeth. Rehearse the rally once — the band must never become a trip hazard. Film everything from the fence clamp (high, wide) so both bodies and the band are always in frame; one low cutaway of the band going tight.
Hook (0–2s)
“We tied our coaches together. Watch what it fixes in ten seconds.” — wide shot, band visible. THE INVISIBLE ROPE.
Beats
0–3sWide shot of the two coaches tied together, rackets up. Hook VO.
3–11sLive rally. Carlota slides to the ad side and the band physically drags Elizabeth across with him. VO Zeus: “Four metres apart. If the band goes tight, one of us is out of position.” BAND TIGHT = HOLE IN THE COURT
11–20sStaged failure: Elizabeth chases a wide ball, Carlota stays glued to the middle, the band snaps tight — and the feed hits straight down the gap between them. Freeze frame on the gap with an arrow. THIS IS THE GAP THEY AIM AT
20–29sCorrected rep, same ball: both slide together, band stays slack, the middle is covered, Elizabeth volleys it away. VO: “Move with your partner. Not after them.” SAME DISTANCE. ALWAYS.
29–34sBand comes off. Same rally, identical spacing, no rope. Zeus to camera: “The rope was never real. The distance is.” 4 METRES, ALWAYS.
Caption
We tied Carlota and Elizabeth together with a 4-metre band for one drill. Every time the band went tight, there was a hole in the court — and the ball found it. 🪢 Padel is a doubles game played by one four-metre-wide unit: you slide together, you step in together, you drop back together. Try it at your next session, it fixes in ten minutes what talking about it never does. Save this and tag your partner — you're doing this on Sunday. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeldoubles
Wed Oct 21Carousel · 7 slidesCourt IQ JOSE MOULIAA
The parallel game — why pros build points down the line
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto on mastering the parallel game (Padel Magazine)
Shots needed
Top-down diagrams with two ball-path colours — crosscourt (long, safe, slow) vs parallel (short, fast, direct). Plus 3 photos: Jose hitting down the line, the opposing net player caught leaning cross, and the follow-up volley. Pratto's line — the parallel ball is a tool, not a habit — is the spine of the whole carousel.
Slides
  1. Cover: split diagram, two ball paths. “EVERYONE PLAYS CROSSCOURT. PROS BUILD DOWN THE LINE.” Here's why. 📌
  2. The default is cross — and it should be. Diagram: the long diagonal. “More court, more margin, lower net in the middle. 70% of your balls belong here. Nothing on this page changes that.”
  3. So why parallel at all? “Because a crosscourt rally is a rally nobody is winning. The parallel ball is how you break the pattern — it arrives sooner and it arrives where nobody is standing.”
  4. Trigger 1 — they leaned. Photo: net player already drifting to the middle. “The moment their weight goes cross, the line opens. Hit it before they finish the step.”
  5. Trigger 2 — you're early and in front of the ball. “Parallel is a shot you hit from balance, never from a stretch. Late and stretched? Go back to cross.”
  6. The rule that makes it work: hit parallel, then cover parallel. Diagram: player shifting to their own line after hitting it. “The parallel ball comes back down the same line. If you hit it and stand still, you've fed them a winner.”
  7. Recap: “Cross builds the point. Parallel ends it. Choose on their feet, not on your mood. 📌 Save · 👇 Are you a crosscourt player or a line player? Tell us.”
Caption
Modern-circuit truth: mastering the parallel game is what moves a player up a level. Not because you should play down the line more — because you should know exactly WHEN. 🎯 Cross builds the point: more court, more margin, lower net. Parallel ends it: less time, and it lands where nobody is standing. The trigger is their body, not your mood — the second their weight goes crosscourt, the line is yours. Save this one and read it again before your next match. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeltactics
Mon Oct 26Reel · 30–35sCourt IQ MIGUEL GONZALEZ
Watch the player, not just the ball — the 3 tells
Watch first
Coach reference: Defend and counterattack — Rodri Ovide (Padel Drive, EN)
Shot list
Every tell needs a freeze frame on the OPPONENT, not the ball — shoot each demo twice at 120fps and freeze at the take-back. Add a circle/arrow graphic in edit on the racket face, the shoulder line, and the contact height.
Hook (0–2s)
“Pros know where the ball is going before it's hit. It's not talent. It's three tells.” — Miguel at the net, eyes locked forward. 3 TELLS. LEARN THEM TODAY.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera, then a fast clip of Miguel moving to a ball before the opponent has struck it.
3–12sTell 1 — the racket face. Freeze on an open face under the ball. “Face open and low? That's a lob. Every time. Start your split step backwards, not forwards.” TELL 1: OPEN FACE = LOB
12–21sTell 2 — the shoulder line. Two freeze frames side by side: chest open to the court vs shoulders closed and side-on. “Chest open, it's going crosscourt. Shoulders turned side-on, it's coming down your line. Their body cannot lie.” TELL 2: SHOULDERS POINT AT THE TARGET
21–29sTell 3 — contact height. Freeze on a contact below the knee. “Below the knee, they cannot hurt you. That's your cue to step in and take the net — not to wait and see.” TELL 3: LOW CONTACT = STEP IN
29–34sTo camera: “Stop watching the ball leave. Start watching the racket arrive. You buy yourself half a second — and half a second is everything.” WATCH THE RACKET, NOT THE BALL.
Caption
Anticipation isn't a gift — it's information you're not collecting yet. 👀 Three tells, all of them visible before contact: an open racket face under the ball means lob. An open chest means crosscourt, closed shoulders mean down the line. A contact below the knee means they can't hurt you — go. Watch the racket arrive instead of the ball leave and you buy half a second every single rally. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelanticipation
Mon Nov 2Reel · 25–30sCourt IQ JOSE MOULIAA
Slow is smart — changing rhythm on purpose
Watch first
Coach reference: LIVE Tactics for 2 players (Hello Padel, Mauri Andrini)
Shot list
The whole reel lives or dies on the edit: cut the fast rally hard and fast (0.5s cuts), then drop to real-time — or even slight slow-motion — the instant the rhythm changes. Let the sound change too: rally noise, then near-silence on the slow ball.
Hook (0–2s)
“Everybody is trying to hit harder. The best player on your court is the one who can hit slower.” SLOW IS A WEAPON.
Beats
0–3sHook over a fast, flat, chaotic rally — hard cuts, loud.
3–10s“Fast balls give them rhythm. They don't have to think, they just react — and reacting is the easiest thing in padel.” Clip: opponents comfortable, timing everything. FAST = THEY REACT
10–19sThe change. One high, slow, deep lob — audio drops out. Then a soft chiquita dying at their feet. “Two slow balls. Now they have to decide. Deciding is what makes people miss.” SLOW = THEY DECIDE
19–26sThe pay-off: after two slow balls the return floats, and Jose steps in and finishes. “Two slow, then one fast. That's the pattern. Speed only works when it's a surprise.” 2 SLOW → 1 FAST
26–30sTo camera: “Nobody ever lost a padel match for hitting too slowly. Plenty have lost it the other way.” CHANGE THE RHYTHM. NOT THE POWER.
Caption
A fast ball is a favour. It gives your opponent rhythm and lets them react instead of decide. 🐢 The pattern we teach: two slow balls — a deep lob, a low chiquita — then one fast one. The slow balls force a decision, and decisions are where errors live. Speed is only a weapon when it's a surprise. Save this and try it for one whole set this weekend — then tell us what happened. 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeltactics
Wed Nov 4Carousel · 7 slidesCourt IQ ZEUS SANCHEZ
RULES CORNER #1 — the serve rules everyone gets wrong
Watch first
Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Shots needed
Every slide is one photo of Zeus serving with a graphic overlay — a green tick or a red cross, plus an arrow on the detail in question (waist line, feet, ball path). Shoot all seven in fifteen minutes from one fixed side-on position so the set is perfectly consistent. Waist-height rule needs a horizontal line drawn in edit.
Slides
  1. Cover: Zeus mid-serve with a red question mark. RULES CORNER #1 — 6 SERVE RULES YOU'RE PROBABLY BREAKING. 📌
  2. 1. Waist height or below. Photo with a line drawn at the waist. “The contact must be at or below your waist. Above it — even by a little — is a fault, and at club level almost nobody calls it. Call it on yourself.”
  3. 2. Bounce it first, once. “The ball must bounce on the ground behind the service line before you hit it. One bounce. You cannot serve it out of the air.”
  4. 3. Feet behind the line, one foot down. Photo: foot touching the line, red cross. “Touching the service line is a fault. And at the moment of contact at least one foot has to be in contact with the ground — no jump serves.”
  5. 4. Glass yes, fence no. Diagram: serve bounces in the box, kicks into the side glass — legal, play on. Second diagram: it touches the metal fence after the bounce — fault. “This is the one that starts arguments every Sunday.”
  6. 5. Net cord = let, not fault. “Clips the net and lands in the correct box: replay it. Clips the net and then touches the fence: that one's a fault.”
  7. 6. Two attempts, diagonal, always. Recap card with all six listed. “Two serves, always crosscourt into the opposite box. 📌 Save this and settle the next argument. 👇 Which of the six surprised you?”
Caption
Six serve rules, and we promise at least one of them is going to start a debate in your Sunday group. 🎾 The big ones: contact at or below the waist, one bounce behind the line before you hit it, and after the serve bounces in the box it can kiss the side glass and stay alive — but touch the metal fence and it's a fault. Knowing the rules isn't pedantry, it's free points. Save this and send it to whoever calls the serve wrong every week. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelrules
Mon Nov 9Reel · 30–35sCourt IQ MIGUEL GONZALEZ
PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #1 — the point was already won on shot two
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Coach reference: Pratto sin filtros — Tapia, Coello, táctica (el4Set)
Production note
Film our own pro point — four players at full pace, one city only (Bangkok: Jose, Carlota, Eli + an academy player · or Bali: Miguel & Zeus + two academy players; Miguel's narration is VO either way), one camera high on the fence so the whole court is in frame, plus a second phone at the net for the finish. Rehearse the shape (serve → return lob → bandeja → chiquita → volley → winner) but play the actual point for real. Miguel records the narration afterwards over the footage; freeze frames and arrows added in edit.
Hook (0–2s)
Full-speed point plays for 2 seconds, then hard freeze on shot two. “Six shots. The point was already over on the second one — let me show you.” WON ON SHOT 2.
Beats
0–4sThe point at full speed, hook VO over the top, hard freeze.
4–11sRewind. Shot 1 — the serve, then the run. Arrow tracks the server to the net. Miguel: “Nothing special about the serve. Everything about what happens after it.” SHOT 1 · SERVE AND GO
11–19sShot 2 — the return lob, deep to the backhand. Freeze on the landing spot with the last-metre box drawn in. “Here. This is the shot that won the point. It's deep, it's to the backhand, and it forces a bandeja — which means the net is coming back to us.” SHOT 2 · THE POINT IS DECIDED HERE
19–27sShots 3–5 — the squeeze. Quick freezes: their bandeja lands short → chiquita at the feet → the low volley floats up. “Three shots, no winners, and every single one takes a little more time away from them.” NO WINNERS. JUST PRESSURE.
27–34sShot 6 — the finish at full speed, net camera. Miguel to camera: “The winner is the shot everybody remembers. Shot two is the shot that made it possible.” POINTS ARE BUILT, NOT HIT.
Caption
Six shots, one winner — and the point was decided on shot two. 🧠 A deep return lob to the backhand corner, and from that moment the whole rally runs downhill: they hit a bandeja, we take the net, we squeeze with a low ball, they float it, we finish. Nobody hit anything spectacular until the sixth shot. That's what point construction actually looks like. Miguel breaks down one pro point every block. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #propadel
Mon Nov 16Reel · 25–30sCourt IQ ZEUS SANCHEZ + MIGUEL GONZALEZ
Who takes the middle? — the three calls that end the arguments
Watch first
Coach reference: LIVE Tactics for 2 players (Hello Padel, Mauri Andrini)
Shot list
Record clean audio — the calls are the content. Lav mic on Zeus if available, otherwise a phone on the fence close to the net. Film the staged double-let from behind the baseline so the ball dropping between them reads clearly.
Hook (0–2s)
The ball drops between two frozen players. Both look at each other. “I THOUGHT YOU HAD IT.” “Every week. Same point. Same argument.”
Beats
0–3sThe staged double-let: ball bounces untouched between them, both racket-up, nobody moves. Hook line.
3–11sThe rule. Zeus, drawing an imaginary line: “The middle belongs to whoever's forehand is there. With two right-handers, that's the player on the left side. Decide it once, before the match, and never think about it again.” MIDDLE = THE FOREHAND
11–20sThe three calls. Rapid demo with real audio: “MINE” → Miguel takes it. “YOURS” → Zeus steps out of the way. “LEAVE IT” → both let a long ball fly out. MINE · YOURS · LEAVE IT
20–27sTiming. “Call it before the bounce, not after. Late calls are the same as no calls.” Corrected rep of the opening clip — Miguel calls early, takes it, puts it away. CALL IT BEFORE THE BOUNCE
27–30sBoth to camera: “Three words. Zero arguments.” 3 WORDS. ZERO ARGUMENTS.
Caption
The most common lost point in club padel isn't a bad shot — it's two players watching a ball bounce between them. 🗣️ The rule: the middle belongs to whoever's forehand is there. The calls: MINE, YOURS, LEAVE IT. The timing: before the bounce, never after. Agree it in the warm-up and you'll never have that conversation again. Tag the partner you've had this exact argument with. 👇 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeldoubles
Wed Nov 18Carousel · 7 slidesCourt IQ JOSE MOULIAA
Shot selection by level — same ball, seven different right answers
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Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Shots needed
One identical set-up photographed six times: a deep lob into the backhand corner, player pushed to the glass. Same camera position, same ball, same body position on every slide — only the answer changes. That repetition IS the idea; do not vary the framing.
Slides
  1. Cover: the deep lob dropping into the corner. SAME BALL. 7 LEVELS. 7 RIGHT ANSWERS. Which one is yours? 📌
  2. Rookie → Iron. “Get it back, any height, any direction. At this level the only mistake is not touching the ball. Goal: keep the point alive.”
  3. Bronze. “Stop fighting the wall — let it come off the glass and hit it deep. Goal: use the rebound instead of running from it.”
  4. Silver. “Salida de pared, then a lob. Now your defensive shot has a job: buy time and get your feet back to the middle. Goal: defence with a purpose.”
  5. Gold. “Lob to their backhand and start walking in. Goal: the shot isn't survival any more — it's how you take the net back.”
  6. Platinum → Diamond. “Two answers, chosen late: if the lob isn't on, a chiquita to their feet instead. Goal: read their position, then pick.”
  7. Elite. “The decision is made before you turn — on THEIR feet, not on your comfort. Recap card: same ball, seven answers. 📌 Save this. 👇 Which level's answer is your default right now?”
Caption
The same deep lob into your backhand corner. Seven levels on our ladder, seven completely different right answers — Rookie just gets it back, Silver resets with a purpose, Gold takes the net back with it, Elite decided before they even turned. 🪜 This is why "what should I hit here?" has no single answer, and why the academy grades you before it teaches you. The shot doesn't change with your level. The question does. Save this — then comment the level you're playing at. 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelcoaching
Mon Nov 23Reel · 30–35sCourt IQ ELIZABETH
When NOT to take the net — the three moments to stay back
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Coach reference: Sal de la presión de tus rivales — tácticas pro (el4Set ft. Gustavo Pratto)
Angle
Female-game angle: in the women's game points are built with more balls and the net is taken later and more deliberately — patience isn't passivity, it's the tactic. Elizabeth frames it as a strength, never as a limitation.
Hook (0–2s)
“Everyone tells you to take the net. Nobody tells you when not to — and that's where the points go.” — Elizabeth mid-court. DON'T TAKE THE NET.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera. Cut to a smash landing exactly where she would have been standing.
3–12sMoment 1 — your lob was short. Staged: a low, short lob, she starts forward, and the smash arrives. Freeze. “A short lob is an invitation. If yours isn't over their shoulder and into the last metre, stay home.” 1 · SHORT LOB → STAY BACK
12–21sMoment 2 — your partner is still behind you. Wide shot showing one player up, one deep, an enormous diagonal gap. “Nobody takes the net alone. Half a team at the net is worse than no team at the net.” 2 · PARTNER BEHIND → WAIT FOR HER
21–29sMoment 3 — they're hitting from a comfortable height. “If they're taking the ball at shoulder height with time, everything you get up there will be at your ankles. Let them play the ball, then go.” 3 · THEY'RE COMFORTABLE → HOLD
29–34sCorrected rep: she waits one more ball, gets the low reply she wanted, and walks in behind it. “Take the net when the ball takes you there. Not when you're bored of defending.” THE BALL DECIDES. NOT YOU.
Caption
"Take the net" is the most repeated advice in padel and it's only half a sentence. 🚫 Three moments to stay exactly where you are: your lob was short, your partner is still behind you, or they're hitting the ball at a comfortable height. Walk in on any of those and you're volleying at your ankles or defending a smash. Patience at the back isn't passive — it's how the point gets built. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #womenspadel
Fri Nov 27Reel · 30–35sCourt IQ JOSE MOULIAA + ZEUS SANCHEZ
Block closer — the Court IQ quiz: 5 freeze frames, 5 seconds each
Watch first
Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Build
Pull the five freeze frames from footage already shot this block — no new court time needed. Each situation: 2s of live action, hard freeze, a 3-2-1 countdown burned in, then the answer revealed with an arrow. Jose and Zeus record the questions and answers as VO. Keep the same countdown sound on all five so it becomes the format's signature.
Hook (0–2s)
“Five situations. Three seconds each. If you got four, October worked.” COURT IQ QUIZ — 5/5?
Beats
0–3sHook over a fast montage of the block's best clips.
3–9sQ1. Freeze: you're at the service line, ball at your feet. WHERE ARE YOU STANDING? Answer: “Zone 2. Nowhere. Move — forward or back, but move.”
9–15sQ2. Freeze: opponent's racket face open and under the ball. WHAT'S COMING? Answer: “A lob. Split backwards, not forwards.”
15–21sQ3. Freeze: your partner is deep, you're on the way in, their net player is comfortable. DO YOU TAKE THE NET? Answer: “No. Never alone. Get back.”
21–27sQ4. Freeze: their net player's weight has shifted crosscourt. CROSS OR PARALLEL? Answer: “Parallel — and then cover the line you just hit.”
27–33sQ5. Freeze: a ball dropping dead centre between two players. WHOSE BALL? Answer: “The forehand's. And it should already have been called.” Then both coaches to camera: “Score out of five in the comments. November: the wall stops being scary.” NOVEMBER · DEFENCE & THE WALL →
Caption
Five situations, three seconds each — this is the Court IQ block in one reel. 🧠 Zone 2, the open racket face, taking the net alone, the parallel trigger, and whose ball the middle is. Drop your score out of 5 below 👇 — and follow, because next up is Defence & the Wall: the block where the glass stops being scary and starts being your fourth player. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #courtiq

Focus Block 2 — Defense & Wall

Dec 2026 – Jan 2027 · 13 theme posts over 8 weeks · the point isn't over when it's behind you
Block calendar — every post, every slot. Theme posts Mon + alternate Wed + final Fri · Signature Tips Tue & Sat (rotation below; quota Jose ×2 · Zeus ×2 · Miguel ×2 · Elizabeth ×1 · Carlota ×1 per month) · Culture once a month.
MONTUEWEDFRISAT
W1Dec 7 #1 Lose the fear of the glass (reel)Dec 8 Tip · JoseDec 9 #2 Back-wall footwork (carousel)—Dec 12 Tip · Zeus
W2Dec 14 #3 Salida de pared (reel)Dec 15 Tip · MiguelDec 16 Culture · Tournament Day—Dec 19 Tip · Elizabeth
W3Dec 21 #4 The defensive lob (reel)Dec 22 Tip · JoseDec 23 #5 Double wall decoded (carousel)—Dec 26 Tip · Zeus
W4Dec 28 #6 The chiquita (reel)Dec 29 Tip · Miguel——Jan 2 Tip · Carlota
W5Jan 4 #7 Contrapared (reel)Jan 5 Tip · JoseJan 6 #8 RULES CORNER #2 (carousel)—Jan 9 Tip · Zeus
W6Jan 11 #9 PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #2 (reel)Jan 12 Tip · MiguelJan 13 Culture · The Rating System—Jan 16 Tip · Carlota
W7Jan 18 #10 Defending the smash (reel)Jan 19 Tip · JoseJan 20 #11 Defensive positioning by l (carousel)—Jan 23 Tip · Zeus
W8Jan 25 #12 The reset mentality (reel)Jan 26 Tip · Miguel—Jan 29 #13 Block closerJan 30 Tip · Elizabeth
Mon Dec 7Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall ZEUS SANCHEZ + STUDENT
Lose the fear of the glass — the drill that fixes it in ten minutes
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto cambió mi defensa en 15 minutos (el4Set)
Stage the error
Real student, real fear. The error to capture: they run backwards facing the net, watch the ball over their shoulder, end up flat against the glass with the ball on top of them — and either shank it or duck. Film it once honestly, get consent on camera use before you shoot.
Hook (0–2s)
The student backpedals, gets pinned, and completely whiffs the rebound. Freeze. THE WALL ISN'T THE PROBLEM. “The glass is not your enemy. It's your fourth player.”
Beats
0–3sThe whiffed rebound + freeze + hook line from Zeus off-camera.
3–11sZeus stops the drill: “Look at your feet. You ran backwards, facing the net, and the ball landed on your head. Nobody can play from there.” Replay in slow motion with an arrow on the backpedal. ❌ RUNNING BACKWARDS
11–20sThe drill — no racket. Student stands in the corner with hands only. Zeus feeds; the only job is to let the ball bounce, come off the glass, and catch it. “Ten catches before you're allowed to touch a racket. You're not learning a shot, you're learning that the ball always comes back.” 10 CATCHES. NO RACKET.
20–29sRacket back in hand. Same feed, and now the student turns side-on, walks WITH the ball, lets it pass, and lifts it out of the corner. Genuine reaction. “Turn sideways, walk with it, let it come to you. The wall gives it back — every single time.” ✅ TURN · WALK · WAIT
29–34sZeus to camera: “Your opponents have to hit past four walls. You only have to be patient.” THE GLASS IS ON YOUR SIDE.
Caption
Ten catches, no racket. That's the whole drill — and it fixes years of flinching at the back glass. 🧱 The fear isn't irrational, it's just untrained: if you run backwards facing the net, the ball genuinely does land on your head. Turn side-on, walk with it, let it pass, and take it as it drops off the wall. This block at the academy is Defence & the Wall. Follow @padthaipadelacademy — a lesson every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #backwall
Wed Dec 9Carousel · 7 slidesDefense & Wall JOSE MOULIAA
Back-wall footwork — the 4-step pattern, save this
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Coach reference: Salida de pared — tutorial técnico (Manu Martín, Mejora Tu Padel)
Shots needed
Four photos of Jose, one per step, all shot from the same position outside the side glass so the four slides read as one sequence. Add a footprint graphic on the floor in edit for steps 1–3. Slide 6 needs a top-down diagram of the whole path from the service line to the corner and back to the middle.
Slides
  1. Cover: Jose side-on in the corner, mid-pattern. BACK-WALL FOOTWORK — 4 steps. The shot is 10% of it. 📌 Save this.
  2. Step 1 — Turn side-on as the ball passes the service line. Photo: shoulders already sideways, eyes on the ball. “Not when it lands. Not when it hits the glass. When it passes the line. Everything late starts here.”
  3. Step 2 — Travel with the ball, don't chase it. Photo: crossover steps toward the corner. “Two or three crossover steps, ball in your peripheral vision the whole way. You are escorting it, not racing it.”
  4. Step 3 — Give it room and let it get in FRONT of you. Photo: Jose a metre off the glass, ball arriving at his hip. “The most common error in padel: standing exactly where the ball is going to be. Leave a metre. Let it come past you and turn around.”
  5. Step 4 — Step in as it drops, low to high, then recover. Photo: contact below the hip, open face, weight moving forward. “Hit it on the way down, lift it, and move back to the middle before you look at where it went.”
  6. The whole path: top-down diagram — service line → corner → contact → middle. “Four steps out, four steps back. The recovery is part of the shot.”
  7. Recap card with all four steps listed. “Turn early · Travel with it · Give it room · Step in and lift. 📌 Save this. 👇 Which step are you skipping — be honest.”
Caption
Nobody misses a back-wall ball because of their technique. They miss it because of where their feet were four steps earlier. 🦶 Turn side-on as the ball passes the service line, travel with it instead of chasing it, leave a metre of room so it arrives in front of you, then step in and lift as it drops. Four steps out, four steps back — the recovery is part of the shot. Save this and take it to your next session. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelfootwork
Mon Dec 14Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall JOSE MOULIAA
Salida de pared — three ways out of the corner, from survival to reset
Watch first
Coach reference: Salida de pared — tutorial técnico (Manu Martín, Mejora Tu Padel)
Shot list
Same feed, same corner, three different exits — that's the format. Lock the camera on the fence clamp and do not move it between variants, so the three trajectories can be compared honestly. Draw all three paths on the final freeze frame in edit.
Hook (0–2s)
“You got the ball back off the wall. Congratulations — now what? Most players have no answer. There are three.” 3 WAYS OUT OF THE CORNER.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera from inside the back corner, ball rebounding behind him.
3–12sExit 1 — the salida lob. Slow-mo: open face, low to high, deep over the backhand shoulder. “Late, stretched, in trouble? Lob. This one buys you the four seconds you need to get back to the middle.” 1 · LATE → LOB (SURVIVE)
12–21sExit 2 — the salida parallel. “You got there early, you're balanced, and their net player is drifting to the middle? Send it down the line. It's the shortest route out of the corner and they've left it open.” 2 · EARLY + THEY LEANED → PARALLEL
21–29sExit 3 — the salida chiquita. Low, slow, crosscourt, dying at the net player's feet. “They came in hard? Give them nothing. Low ball at the feet, and you walk in behind it.” 3 · THEY'RE IN → CHIQUITA (RESET)
29–34sFreeze with all three paths drawn. “Survive, attack, or reset. Same ball out of the same corner — the answer is on the other side of the net.” THE CORNER ISN'T THE PROBLEM. THE PLAN IS.
Caption
"Salida de pared" just means the way out of the corner — and there are three of them. 🧱 Late and stretched: lob, buy four seconds, get back to the middle. Early and balanced with their net player drifting: go down the line. They've come in hard: low chiquita at the feet and walk in behind it. Getting the ball back off the glass isn't the skill. Knowing which exit you're taking before you turn — that's the skill. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #salidadepared
Mon Dec 21Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall CARLOTA
The defensive lob — your get-out-of-jail card, and how to stop wasting it
Watch first
Coach reference: Aprende el globo con Gustavo Pratto (YouTube)
Shot list
Tape a 1m-deep target strip across the back of the opposite court — it must be visible in every trajectory shot. High fence-clamp angle for the arcs; slow-motion close-up on the open racket face and the low-to-high path. One clip of a short lob being smashed, filmed from behind the smasher.
Hook (0–2s)
“Your lob is the most important shot in your defence. And you're hitting it like an apology.” STOP LOBBING SHORT.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera, then a short lob getting smashed away, filmed from behind the net player.
3–11sThe two failures. Clip A: too low — smashed. Clip B: too long — out. “Short is a gift, long is a point. In between there's a window about a metre wide, and that window is the whole shot.” THE LAST METRE IS THE TARGET
11–20sHeight. High-angle shot of the arc. “Six to eight metres up. If they can reach it standing on their toes, it wasn't a lob — it was a slow volley for them.” HIGH ENOUGH THAT THEY HAVE TO WALK BACK
20–28sDirection and technique. Slow-mo: open face, knees bent, low to high, finish high. “Over the backhand shoulder, always. Racket face open, lift from the legs, finish with the hand above your head — you're carrying the ball up, not hitting it up.” OPEN FACE · LIFT FROM THE LEGS · BACKHAND SIDE
28–34sPay-off: her lob lands in the taped strip, the opponent is forced to turn and play a bandeja, and Carlota walks to the net. “A good lob doesn't just save you. It gives you the net back.” DEFENCE THAT ATTACKS.
Caption
Short lob = a gift. Long lob = a point for them. The window in between is about one metre wide, and hitting it is the difference between defending and drowning. 🎈 Six to eight metres high, over their backhand shoulder, into the last metre. Open the racket face, lift from your legs, finish with your hand above your head — you're carrying the ball up, not hitting it up. Do it properly and the lob stops being survival and starts being how you take the net back. Save this and tag the partner whose lobs land at the service line. 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padellob
Wed Dec 23Carousel · 7 slidesDefense & Wall ZEUS SANCHEZ
Double wall decoded — read the angle early, and it becomes the easiest ball on the court
Watch first
Coach reference: Giro de pared in 4 steps (Manu Martín, Padel World Press)
Shots needed
Top-down diagrams with the ball path drawn in two colours — back-then-side vs side-then-back — plus 3 photos of Zeus in the correct waiting position for each. The key visual on slide 5: Zeus standing well away from the corner, toward the middle of the court, with the ball travelling toward him.
Slides
  1. Cover: corner diagram with two ball paths. DOUBLE WALL — the ball everyone panics about, and shouldn't. 📌
  2. What it actually is. “The ball bounces, hits one wall, then a second. Back-then-side, or side-then-back. Two rebounds means the ball has lost most of its speed — this is a slow ball wearing a scary costume.”
  3. Read 1 — back wall first. Diagram. “It comes off the back glass and gets pushed sideways along the wall. It will end up WIDER than you think. Move toward the side, not the corner.”
  4. Read 2 — side wall first. Diagram. “It hits the side, then the back, and it comes out toward the MIDDLE of the court. Stand still in the corner and it will run away from you.”
  5. The universal fix: more space, not less. Photo: Zeus a long way off both walls. “Double wall balls need double the room. Step out toward the middle and let the second rebound bring it to you.”
  6. The reward. “After two walls the ball sits up, slow, at a comfortable height. It's the friendliest ball in defence — this is your lob, or your chiquita, not a panic swipe.”
  7. Recap: both diagrams side by side. “Back first → goes wide. Side first → comes to the middle. Either way: more space. 📌 Save this. 👇 Which double wall eats you alive?”
Caption
The double wall is a slow ball wearing a scary costume. 🪟 Two rebounds means the ball has lost most of its pace — the only reason it beats you is that you're standing in the wrong place. Back wall first, and the ball runs WIDE along the side. Side wall first, and it comes back out toward the MIDDLE. Either way the fix is the same: give it more room, step out toward the centre, let the second rebound deliver it to you. Then it's the friendliest ball in defence. Save this one — it's the slide that changes your back corner. 📌 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeldefence
Mon Dec 28Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall ELIZABETH
The chiquita — the slowest shot in padel, and the one that wins the net back
Watch first
Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Angle
Female-game angle: the chiquita is the clearest proof that padel rewards precision over power. In the women's game it is a primary weapon, not a fallback — Elizabeth presents it as the shot that lets any player take the net off a stronger opponent.
Hook (0–2s)
“The slowest ball I hit all match is the one that wins me the net.” — Elizabeth, deep in the court. THE CHIQUITA.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera, then a chiquita floating slowly over the net and dying at the volleyer's shoelaces.
3–11sWhat it is. “Slow, low, crosscourt, into their feet. Not a winner. Not even close. It's a question they have to answer from below the net.” Freeze on the contact point at the volleyer's ankles. SLOW · LOW · CROSSCOURT · AT THE FEET
11–19sThe target. Slow-mo over the lowest part of the net, landing just past the service line. “Over the middle of the net — that's the lowest point. Land it just past their service line, so it's dying as it reaches them.” LOWEST NET · JUST PAST THE SERVICE LINE
19–28sThe half nobody does. Elizabeth hits it and immediately walks in. “The chiquita is only half a shot. If you hit it and stay back, you've done all the work and taken none of the reward. You hit it, you go.” HIT IT → GO. EVERY TIME.
28–34sFull sequence at speed: chiquita → their low volley pops up → Elizabeth is already there and puts it away. “No power anywhere in that point. Just a low ball and a walk forward.” PRECISION TAKES THE NET. NOT POWER.
Caption
The chiquita is the slowest ball you'll hit all match and the one that gets you off the back wall. 🪶 Low, slow, crosscourt, dying at the volleyer's feet — over the middle of the net where it's lowest, landing just past their service line. It isn't a winner, it's a question they have to answer from below net height. And it's only half a shot: hit it and walk in, or you've done all the work for none of the reward. Zero power required, which is exactly why it beats players who have plenty. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #chiquita
Mon Jan 4Reel · 25–30sDefense & Wall MIGUEL GONZALEZ
Contrapared — using your own back wall on purpose
Watch first
Coach reference: Salida de pared — 3 variantes (ES reference)
Shot list
This shot only reads on camera from outside the back glass, shooting in — you need to see the ball go INTO the wall and come out over the net. Mark the contact spot on the glass with a small piece of tape (about half a metre up) as a visible target.
Hook (0–2s)
“This looks like a mistake. It's the shot that saves the point when there is no shot.” — Miguel jammed against the back glass. HIT YOUR OWN WALL. ON PURPOSE.
Beats
0–3sHook, then the contrapared: ball into his own back glass, up and over the net. Let it play once at full speed with no explanation.
3–10sWhen. “The ball is behind you, you have no swing, and the smash is coming down on top of you. Every other option is a shank. This one isn't.” WHEN THERE'S NO SWING LEFT
10–19sHow. Slow-mo: open face, short punch, ball into the glass roughly half a metre up, close to the corner. “Open the face, no backswing, and aim low into the wall. The wall does the lifting for you — you're just giving it something to work with.” OPEN FACE · NO SWING · LOW INTO THE GLASS
19–26sThe honest warning. A failed attempt: too hard, ball stays in his own court. “Hit it too hard and you've just handed them the point. This is an emergency shot, not a party trick. Practise it, then forget it until you need it.” EMERGENCY ONLY.
26–30sClean rep at full speed. “One extra ball in the rally. Sometimes that's the whole match.” ONE MORE BALL.
Caption
Contrapared: you hit your own back glass, on purpose, and the ball goes over the net. 🧱 It's for the moment the ball is behind you, there's no room to swing, and every normal option is a shank. Open racket face, no backswing, aim low into the wall about half a metre up, and let the glass do the lifting. Too hard and it stays on your side of the net — this is an emergency shot, not a party trick. But it buys you one more ball in the rally, and sometimes that's the match. Save it for the day you need it. 📌 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #contrapared
Wed Jan 6Carousel · 7 slidesDefense & Wall ZEUS SANCHEZ
RULES CORNER #2 — what's legal off the walls (and what quietly isn't)
Watch first
Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Shots needed
Six top-down or side-on diagrams with the ball path drawn, each carrying a big green tick or red cross in the corner. Keep the diagram style identical to Rules Corner #1 so the fixture is instantly recognisable in the grid. One photo of Zeus pointing at the fence for the cover.
Slides
  1. Cover: Zeus at the back glass, hand on the fence. RULES CORNER #2 — WHAT'S LEGAL OFF THE WALLS. 6 answers. 📌
  2. ✅ Your walls are yours. Diagram: ball bounces on your side, hits your back glass, you play it. “Once the ball has bounced on your ground, it can hit any of your walls and you can still play it. That's not a lucky escape — that's padel.”
  3. ❌ Their walls are not yours. Diagram: your shot flies straight onto their back glass without bouncing. “Your ball must bounce on their ground FIRST. Straight onto their glass on the full is your point lost, every time.”
  4. ✅ Ground, then wall, on their side. Diagram: your ball bounces in their court, then kicks into their back glass. “Completely legal, and it's the whole point of a deep ball — the glass is what makes it hard to return.”
  5. ❌ The metal fence, ever, on the full. “A ball that reaches the opponent's fence or any metal without bouncing first is out. And on the serve: bounce in the box then side glass is fine — bounce in the box then fence is a fault.”
  6. ✅ Your own back wall, on purpose. Diagram: contrapared. “You may hit the ball into your own wall so it goes over the net. It's legal, it's called a contrapared, and Monday's reel shows you how.”
  7. Recap card with all six ticks and crosses. “The short version: after a bounce, walls are friends. Before a bounce, walls are the end of the point. 📌 Save. 👇 Which one has your Sunday group been getting wrong?”
Caption
Wall rules, settled in six slides. 🧱 After the ball has bounced, walls are your friend — your own glass, their glass, all of it is normal play. Before the ball has bounced, walls end the point: send your shot straight onto their glass on the full and it's their point, and anything that reaches the metal fence without bouncing is out. And yes — hitting your own back wall on purpose is completely legal. Knowing this stuff is free points and shorter arguments. Save this and settle it in the group chat. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelrules
Mon Jan 11Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall MIGUEL GONZALEZ
PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #2 — six defensive shots, then the winner
Watch first
Coach reference: The world's best coach fixed my defense (the4Set, English)
Production note
Film our own point — four players at full pace, one city only (Bangkok trio + an academy player, or Bali: Miguel & Zeus + two academy players; Miguel's VO recorded in Bali), high fence-clamp camera for the whole court plus a second phone behind the back glass on the defending pair. Set the brief before you play: the defending pair must survive at least six balls before they are allowed to attack. Play it for real and use the take where the defence genuinely wins the point. Miguel narrates over it afterwards; put a running ball counter in the corner of the frame — that counter is the hook.
Hook (0–2s)
Full-speed defence, counter ticking 1… 2… 3… “Six defensive shots. Not one of them tried to win the point. Watch what the seventh one does.” SHOT COUNTER: 1 · 2 · 3…
Beats
0–4sThe rally at full speed with the counter running. Hook VO over the top.
4–12sBalls 1–2 — buying time. Freeze on a deep lob. “Nothing clever. High, deep, backhand side. He's not trying to hurt anyone — he's trying to reach the middle of the court again.” 1–2 · BUY TIME
12–20sBalls 3–4 — using the glass. Freezes on a salida and a double wall played from a metre off the corner. “Look how far off the wall he stands. Both of these are comfortable balls because his feet did the work early.” 3–4 · LET THE WALL WORK
20–28sBalls 5–6 — the pressure flips. Their bandeja lands shorter. Then shorter again. “Here's the thing nobody tells you: attacking is exhausting. Six balls in, THEY are the ones running out of ideas.” 5–6 · THEIR SHOTS GET SHORTER
28–34sBall 7 — the chiquita, then the net, then the winner at full speed. Miguel to camera: “Six shots of nothing. That's what a winner is actually made of.” DEFENCE IS AN ATTACK THAT WAITS.
Caption
Count the shots. Six balls of pure defence — deep lobs, a salida, a double wall — and not one of them tried to win the point. 🧱 Then the seventh: a low chiquita, a walk to the net, and the winner. Here's the part nobody says out loud: attacking is exhausting. Survive six balls and the pressure quietly changes sides — their bandejas get shorter, their patience runs out, and the point is yours to take. Defence isn't the absence of an attack. It's an attack that waits. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #propadel
Mon Jan 18Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall JOSE MOULIAA
Defending the smash — position, not reflexes
Watch first
Coach reference: El secreto de la defensa y posicionamiento — Rodri Ovide (PadelForAll)
Shot list
Our biggest-hitting academy player hits the smashes, Jose defends and narrates. Two angles: one behind the defender at ground level (shows the ball arriving), one high on the fence (shows the position). Safety first — rehearse the direction of every smash before rolling, and nobody films from inside the hitting line.
Hook (0–2s)
“You can't get faster. You can stand in a better place. One of those is available to you today.” — Jose, smash flying past him. IT'S NOT YOUR REFLEXES.
Beats
0–3sA smash rips past a frozen Jose. Hook line.
3–11sMove back before it's hit. “The moment their racket goes up, you go back. Two steps and a split. If you're still moving when they hit, you've already lost the ball.” Split-screen: standing still vs stepping back early. RACKET UP → TWO STEPS BACK → SPLIT
11–19sRacket in front, no backswing. Freeze on his hands out in front of his body. “There is no time for a swing. Racket in front, firm wrist, and let their power do the work. You are a wall, not a weapon.” BLOCK IT. DON'T SWING AT IT.
19–27sRead the bounce. Two clips: a flat smash skidding low and fast off the glass, and a kick smash climbing high. “Flat one stays low and comes off the glass fast — take it early. The kick jumps — let it go up, wait for it to come down.” FLAT = LOW & FAST · KICK = HIGH & SLOW
27–34sClean rep: Jose blocks it high and deep, and the rally continues. “You don't need to do anything with it. You need it to still be a rally.” SURVIVE THE SMASH. WIN THE POINT LATER.
Caption
Nobody defends a smash with reflexes. They defend it with the two steps they took before it was hit. 🛡️ Their racket goes up, you go back and split — if you're still moving at contact, the ball has already beaten you. Then: racket in front, firm wrist, no backswing. You're a wall, not a weapon. Read the bounce too — a flat smash skids low and fast off the glass, a kick smash climbs and gives you time. And the goal isn't a winner. The goal is that it's still a rally. Save this and tag whoever ducks. 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeldefence
Wed Jan 20Carousel · 7 slidesDefense & Wall ZEUS SANCHEZ
Defensive positioning by level — Rookie to Elite, one corner, seven answers
Watch first
Coach reference: Escape from defense — a Gustavo Pratto game scheme (Pádel Ejercicios)
Shots needed
One fixed high camera position, six photos, identical framing every time — only the feet move. Draw the player's position as a footprint marker on each so the drift from "against the glass" to "a metre off, with the partner mirrored" is obvious at a glance. Companion piece to Block 1's shot-selection ladder — keep the visual language identical.
Slides
  1. Cover: top-down court, one deep ball incoming. DEFENSIVE POSITIONING BY LEVEL — where you stand tells us your level. 📌
  2. Rookie → Iron. Photo: flat against the glass, racket down. “Standing on the back wall, reacting late. The ball arrives before you've decided anything. Goal for now: just leave a metre of space.”
  3. Bronze. “A metre off the glass, racket up, but rooted to the spot. The wall is no longer terrifying — the feet still aren't moving. Goal: turn side-on before the ball lands.”
  4. Silver. “Moving early and travelling with the ball, but recovering slowly. You get the ball back, then you're late for the next one. Goal: the recovery step is part of the shot.”
  5. Gold. “Position depends on the shot they hit. Deep ball, you drop; short one, you step in. And your partner mirrors you — the pair moves as one unit.”
  6. Platinum → Diamond. “You're standing where the ball will be, not where it is. Contact height read before the bounce, defensive shot already chosen.”
  7. Elite. “You're positioning against their INTENTION — their racket face has told you what's coming and your feet moved before they hit it. Recap card, all seven. 📌 Save. 👇 Honestly: which one is you?”
Caption
Show us where you stand when the ball goes deep and we'll tell you your level. 🪜 Rookie is flat against the glass reacting late. Bronze has the metre of space but not the footwork. Silver moves early and recovers late. Gold's position changes with the shot they hit, and the partner mirrors it. Elite is standing where the ball is going before it's been hit. Every one of these is a step, and every step is coachable — nobody skips one. Save this and comment the level you're actually at. 👇 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelcoaching
Mon Jan 25Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall CARLOTA
The reset mentality — survive to win
Watch first
Coach reference: Defend and counterattack — Rodri Ovide (Padel Drive, EN)
Angle
Female-game angle: rallies in the women's game are longer, and the player who is comfortable defending is the player who wins them. Carlota frames patience as the trained skill it is — not a personality trait, and not a consolation prize.
Hook (0–2s)
“The point isn't over when the ball goes behind you. That's the whole block in one sentence.” — Carlota, back to the glass. SURVIVE TO WIN.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera from the back corner, one long defensive rally playing behind her in slow motion.
3–11sThe mental error. Staged: a player pushed deep tries a huge low-percentage winner from the corner — and nets it. “This is panic, not tactics. From back here nobody wins a point. They only lose one.” ❌ TRYING TO WIN FROM THE BACK
11–20sThe reframe. “A defensive shot has one job: earn the NEXT ball. Not the point. The next ball. Ask for one neutral rally and you'll get the point four shots later.” Clip: a simple deep lob, and the pressure visibly easing. EARN THE NEXT BALL.
20–28sThe drill we actually run. On-court: coach feeds hard balls, the student's only score is how many they survive. Counter on screen climbing to 8. “We don't count winners in this drill. We count survivals. Eight is a good day.” COUNT SURVIVALS, NOT WINNERS.
28–34sThe pay-off rally: she survives, resets, chiquitas, takes the net, wins it. To camera: “Patience isn't something you have. It's something you train. Monday, we go get the net back — December is the bandeja.” DECEMBER · THE BANDEJA →
Caption
Nobody wins a padel point from the back corner. They only lose one there. 🧘 The whole of November in a sentence: a defensive shot's job is to earn the NEXT ball, not to win the point. Ask for one neutral rally, and the point arrives four shots later. In our sessions we don't count winners in this drill — we count survivals, and eight is a good day. Patience isn't a personality trait you were or weren't born with. It's a trained skill, and it's the one that wins long rallies. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #womenspadel
Fri Jan 29Reel · 30–35sDefense & Wall ZEUS SANCHEZ + ELIZABETH
Block closer — the defence quiz: 5 freeze frames, 5 seconds each
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto cambió mi defensa en 15 minutos (el4Set)
Build
Same format as Block 1's Court IQ quiz — identical countdown sound, identical answer-reveal graphic. That repetition is what turns the block closer into a fixture people wait for. Pull all five freeze frames from footage already shot this block; Zeus and Elizabeth alternate question and answer in VO.
Hook (0–2s)
“Five situations. Three seconds each. Get four and the glass is officially your friend.” DEFENCE QUIZ — 5/5?
Beats
0–3sHook over a montage of the block's best defensive footage.
3–9sQ1. Freeze: player flat against the back glass, ball incoming. WHAT'S WRONG HERE? Answer: “No room. The wall needs a metre to give the ball back to you.”
9–15sQ2. Freeze: ball hits the side glass first, deep in the corner. WHERE DOES IT COME OUT? Answer: “Toward the middle. Step out, don't stand in the corner waiting for it.”
15–21sQ3. Freeze: you're late and stretched, coming out of the corner. LOB, LINE OR CHIQUITA? Answer: “Lob. Late means survive. You earn the fancy options by getting there early.”
21–27sQ4. Freeze: opponent's racket is up, about to smash. WHAT DO YOUR FEET DO? Answer: “Two steps back and split — before he hits it, not after.”
27–34sQ5. Freeze: your shot heading straight onto their back glass on the full. LEGAL? Answer: “No. It has to bounce on their ground first. Their point.” Then both to camera: “Score out of five below. February: the shot that keeps the net yours — the bandeja.” FEB–MAR · THE BANDEJA BLOCK →
Caption
Five freeze frames, three seconds each — the whole Defence & Wall block in one reel. 🧱 Space off the glass, reading the double wall, choosing your exit from the corner, the two steps before a smash, and the one wall rule that costs people points every weekend. If you got four, the glass is officially your fourth player now. Drop your score out of 5 👇 — and follow, because December is the bandeja: the shot that keeps the net yours. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeldefence

Focus Block 3 — Bandeja

Feb–Mar 2027 · 13 theme posts over 8 weeks · the shot that keeps the net yours
Block calendar — every post, every slot. Theme posts Mon + alternate Wed + final Fri · Signature Tips Tue & Sat (rotation below; quota Jose ×2 · Zeus ×2 · Miguel ×2 · Elizabeth ×1 · Carlota ×1 per month) · Culture once a month.
MONTUEWEDFRISAT
W1Feb 1 #1 Why the bandeja exists (reel)Feb 2 Tip · JoseFeb 3 #2 The bandeja in 4 steps (carousel)—Feb 6 Tip · Zeus
W2Feb 8 #3 The #1 bandeja error (reel)Feb 9 Tip · MiguelFeb 10 Culture · Player Interview #2—Feb 13 Tip · Elizabeth
W3Feb 15 #4 Footwork behind the ball (reel)Feb 16 Tip · JoseFeb 17 #5 Bandeja vs Víbora (carousel)—Feb 20 Tip · Zeus
W4Feb 22 #6 Víbora basics (reel)Feb 23 Tip · Miguel——Feb 27 Tip · Carlota
W5Mar 1 #7 Train your bandeja alone (reel)Mar 2 Tip · JoseMar 3 #8 RULES CORNER #3 (carousel)—Mar 6 Tip · Zeus
W6Mar 8 #9 PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #3 (reel)Mar 9 Tip · MiguelMar 10 Culture · The Four Pillars—Mar 13 Tip · Carlota
W7Mar 15 #10 Bandeja target zones (reel)Mar 16 Tip · JoseMar 17 #11 When to let it bounce (carousel)—Mar 20 Tip · Zeus
W8Mar 22 #12 (F) Placement beats power (reel)Mar 23 Tip · Miguel—Mar 26 #13 Block closerMar 27 Tip · Elizabeth
Mon Feb 1Reel · 25–30sBandeja JOSE MOULIAA
Why the bandeja exists — the shot nobody wanted to invent
Watch first
Coach reference: Understand the concept of the bandeja (Gustavo Pratto, the4Set short)
Why this post
Every player who has quit on the bandeja quit because they thought it was a failed smash. Reframe it as a position shot in post #1 and the other twelve posts land. This is the block's thesis — film it first, cut it last.
Hook (0–3s)
“The bandeja is not a weak smash. It's the shot that keeps the net yours.” — Jose at the net, a lob already rising behind his shoulder. IT'S NOT A WEAK SMASH
Beats
0–3sHook line to camera, lob visibly rising behind him. Do not move for the ball — let it drop out of frame. That withheld movement is the scroll-stopper.
3–11sDemo A — the smash answer. Same deep lob, Jose goes for a full smash: he's driven back, the ball comes off the glass, and both players are now at the back. Follow the rally 3 extra shots so the viewer sees the net being lost. VO: “Smash this ball and in two shots you're defending.” ❌ SMASH = YOU MOVE BACK
11–20sDemo B — the bandeja answer. Identical lob, same camera angle. Side-on, controlled, deep to the glass — and Jose walks forward as it lands. Hold the shot until he's back on the net. VO: “Bandeja it, and you're still the one at the net.” ✅ BANDEJA = YOU MOVE IN
20–27sTo camera: “It's not the shot you win the point with. It's the shot that lets you keep winning them.” Cut to a top-down chalk mark of where he ended up in each demo.
27–30sEnd card: academy logo. THE BANDEJA BLOCK
Shoot notes
One camera, tripod, net-post height, 45° from the side so both the contact point and the recovery path are in one frame — do not shoot from behind. 4K/60fps so the two demos can be slowed to 50% identically. Both demos in the same session, same light, same ball. Chalk or a cone marks his finishing position in each.
Caption
The bandeja is the most misunderstood shot in padel. It isn't a smash you were too tired to hit — it's the shot that stops you from being pushed off the net. Smash the deep lob, you're defending two shots later. Bandeja it, you're still in charge. 🎾 All December we're building it from zero. Follow @padthaipadelacademy so you get all 13. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #bandeja
Wed Feb 3Carousel · 7 slidesBandeja ZEUS SANCHEZ
The bandeja in 4 steps — the save-this card
Watch first
Coach reference: Mejora tu bandeja — consejos técnicos y tácticos (Manu Martín)
Shots needed
6 stills of Zeus, all from the identical camera position (tripod, side-on, chest height, 3m away) so the slides flip like a stop-motion. Shoot at 1/1000s minimum — a blurred racket face kills the whole carousel. Plus 1 wide of the finishing position for slide 5.
Slides
  1. Cover: Zeus at contact, shoulders side-on, bold overlay: “THE BANDEJA. 4 STEPS. Save this before your next session.”
  2. Step 1 — Turn the moment it goes up. Photo: shoulders already sideways, racket up, eyes on the ball. “You turn when the lob leaves their racket. Not when it starts dropping. Late turn = every other step is late.”
  3. Step 2 — Get behind it, small steps. Photo: feet mid-adjustment, ball clearly in front of the body. “Cross-steps back, then small adjusting steps. The ball must be in front of your hitting shoulder — never above your head.”
  4. Step 3 — Contact at shoulder height, side-on. Close photo of contact point with a drawn line at shoulder level. “Racket face slightly open. Hit the outside of the ball. The word is carve, not hit.”
  5. Step 4 — Land forward, walk to the net. Wide photo: follow-through with weight moving in. “The bandeja is finished when your feet are back at the net, not when the ball leaves the strings.”
  6. The error card: side-by-side — flat racket overhead vs. open face at shoulder. “90% of floaty bandejas are step 3. Flat face, contact too high. Friday's reel breaks that one down.”
  7. Recap: the 4 steps listed clean on brand colour. “TURN · BEHIND IT · CARVE · WALK IN. 📌 Save this. Tag the partner whose bandeja floats.”
Caption
Turn · Get behind it · Carve at shoulder height · Walk in. Four steps, in the order we teach them to every new player at the academy — because doing them out of order is why the shot floats. 📌 Save this and take it to your next session — then tag the partner who needs step 1. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #bandeja
Mon Feb 8Reel · 25–30sBandeja JOSE MOULIAA
The #1 bandeja error — flat and hoping
Watch first
Coach reference: El secreto de la bandeja — Rodri Ovide (PadelForAll)
Hook (0–3s)
A bandeja floats up and sits in the middle of the court — the opponent takes two steps and puts it away. Freeze on the sitting ball. “That's not bad luck. That's a flat racket face.” FLAT AND HOPING
Stage the error
Assistant coach plays the student: racket face square and flat, arm-only swing, contact almost directly overhead. The ball goes long and slow with no slice — it hangs. Shoot 4 takes of this and pick the ugliest one; a half-bad error rep reads as a good shot on a phone screen.
Beats
0–3sThe floating bandeja + freeze frame + hook text.
3–10sJose stops the rally, hand on the student's racket face: “Look at the face. It's flat, and it's above your head. From there the ball can only do one thing — sit up.” FLAT FACE = FLOATING BALL
10–19sThe fix, one cue: “Open the face a little and hit the outside of the ball — 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock.” Slow-mo (50%) of Jose's own contact, with a drawn arrow across the ball showing the carve path. CARVE THE OUTSIDE · 4 → 10
19–26sStudent's corrected rep: the ball slices, drops, and dies low off the back glass. Coach's genuine reaction. SAME PLAYER. ONE CUE.
26–30sJose to camera: “Flat is a hope. Carve is a plan.” FLAT IS A HOPE. CARVE IS A PLAN.
Shoot notes
Two angles if you have two phones: side-on for the swing, and a tight 45° from the front for the racket face at contact (that's the money shot). Slow-mo the contact only — keep the rest at speed or the reel drags. Add the arrow graphic in edit, not with a real marker.
Caption
If your bandeja floats and sits up, it's almost never fitness or power. It's a flat racket face and a contact point above your head. Open the face, hit the outside of the ball, 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock — the slice does the rest. 🎾 One cue changed this rep completely. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeltips
Mon Feb 15Reel · 25–30sBandeja ZEUS SANCHEZ
Footwork behind the ball — turn early, small steps
Watch first
Coach reference: Bandeja session plan — technique & footwork (Training Padel)
Hook (0–3s)
“Your bandeja isn't broken. Your first two steps are.” — Zeus at the net, pointing at his own feet. IT'S NOT YOUR ARM
Beats
0–3sHook to camera, camera low on the feet then tilting up.
3–10sWrong: Zeus backpedals square to the net, chest facing forward, ends up under the ball and reaching. Slow-mo his feet only. “Backwards and square. Now the ball is above your head and you're guessing.” ❌ BACKPEDAL SQUARE
10–19sRight: turn the hips first, then two cross-steps back, three small adjusting steps. Count them on screen: 1 · 2 · then tap-tap-tap. “Big steps to travel. Small steps to arrive.” 2 BIG · 3 SMALL
19–26sSame rep from the side with a line drawn where the ball is relative to his shoulder — clearly in front. “If the ball is in front of your shoulder, the shot is already 80% right.” BALL IN FRONT OF THE SHOULDER
26–30s“Fix the feet. The arm was never the problem.” FIX THE FEET.
Shoot notes
Shoot the wrong/right pair back to back, same start position, same lob feed — the comparison only works if the ball is identical, so use a ball machine or the same feeder for all takes. One low camera at ankle height for the footwork counts, one at chest height for the shoulder line.
Caption
Almost every bandeja problem we fix on court is a footwork problem wearing a technique costume. Turn the hips, two cross-steps back, three small steps to arrive — ball in front of your shoulder, not above your head. 👣 Save this and count your steps on the next lob. Tag the partner who backpedals. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelfootwork
Wed Feb 17Carousel · 7 slidesBandeja CARLOTA
Bandeja vs Víbora — which one, when
Watch first
Coach reference: Víbora & Bandeja (Hello Padel)
Shots needed
4 action stills of Carlota (2 bandeja, 2 víbora) shot from the same side-on position so the differences in contact height and body angle are obvious at a glance, plus 2 simple top-down court diagrams drawn in edit (clean graphics beat photos for the target zones).
Slides
  1. Cover: split image, bandeja on the left, víbora on the right. “SAME LOB. TWO SHOTS. Most players pick wrong. 📌”
  2. The only question that matters: plain card. “Am I in control, or under pressure? That's it. The ball doesn't decide — your position does.”
  3. Bandeja = under pressure. Photo + caption: “Deep lob, you're moving back, you're stretched. Flatter path, more slice, deep to the glass. Purpose: buy time and keep the net.”
  4. Víbora = in control. Photo + caption: “Shorter lob, you're set, ball in front. More wrist, more side-spin, hit down the middle or at the side glass. Purpose: force a weak reply.”
  5. Contact point comparison: the two photos side by side with height lines drawn. “Bandeja: shoulder height, side-on. Víbora: a touch higher and further forward, chest more open.”
  6. Target map: the two top-down diagrams. “Bandeja → deep corner, into the glass, low bounce. Víbora → their backhand side, into the side glass, mean bounce.”
  7. Recap: “UNDER PRESSURE → BANDEJA. IN CONTROL → VÍBORA. Learn the bandeja first — it's the one that saves you. 📌 Save · Tag the partner who víboras everything.”
Caption
Stop choosing shots, start reading positions. Under pressure and moving back → bandeja, buy time, keep the net. In control with the ball in front → víbora, make them uncomfortable. Same lob, completely different job. 🧠 Save this one — and be honest in the comments: are you a bandeja player or a víbora-everything player? 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #vibora
Mon Feb 22Reel · 30–35sBandeja MIGUEL GONZALEZ
Víbora basics — the bandeja's aggressive sister
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Coach reference: La víbora — cómo y hacia dónde golpear (Manu Martín, PadelStar)
Hook (0–3s)
Miguel hits a víbora that kicks off the side glass and spits sideways past the camera. “Same swing as your bandeja. One thing changes.” ONE THING CHANGES
Beats
0–3sThe víbora + side-glass kick, real speed, real sound. Let the ball noise carry — no music under the first 3 seconds.
3–11sMiguel to camera: “The víbora isn't a different shot. It's a bandeja you hit when you're comfortable.” Slow-mo of a bandeja, then the same swing shape as a víbora. SAME FAMILY. DIFFERENT MOOD.
11–21sThe three changes, one on screen at a time as he demos: 1) contact slightly more in front, 2) wrist stays loose and brushes across the ball, 3) target is the side glass, not the back glass. IN FRONT · BRUSH ACROSS · SIDE GLASS
21–30sTwo reps at full speed from behind the opponent's position, so you see what the ball actually does when it lands — the sideways kick. “That bounce is the whole shot. It's not power, it's spin.” SPIN, NOT POWER
30–35s“Learn the bandeja first. Earn the víbora second.” EARN THE VÍBORA.
Shoot notes
Put one phone behind the opponent's baseline, low, to capture the side-glass kick — that angle is what makes this reel shareable. 60fps minimum for the spin to read in slow-mo. Miguel wears the academy kit; this reel doubles as pro-credibility content.
Caption
The víbora isn't a separate shot you learn from zero — it's the bandeja you're allowed to hit when you have time. Contact more in front, loose wrist brushing across the ball, target the side glass instead of the back. That sideways kick is spin, not power. 🐍 Learn the bandeja first, earn the víbora second. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #vibora
Mon Mar 1Reel · 25–30sBandeja ELIZABETH
Train your bandeja alone — 10 minutes, no partner
Watch first
Coach reference: Bandeja session plan — technique & footwork (Training Padel)
Hook (0–3s)
“No partner. No coach. No excuse — this is the drill.” — Elizabeth alone on an empty court, basket of balls at her feet. EMPTY COURT. 10 MINUTES.
Beats
0–3sHook on the empty court. Wide shot — the emptiness is the hook.
3–10sDrill 1 — Shadow turns, 20 reps. No ball. On a whistle/clap she turns side-on, racket up, and takes the two cross-steps. “Twenty of these before you touch a ball. You're teaching your hips, not your arm.” 1 · SHADOW TURNS ×20
10–19sDrill 2 — Self-toss carve into the glass, 10 clean reps. Toss above the shoulder, turn, carve the outside of the ball into the back glass. “Judge the sound, not the ball. A carve sounds soft. A slap sounds flat.” 2 · SELF-TOSS ×10 — LISTEN
19–27sDrill 3 — Continuous rebound, 5 in a row. Play the rebound off the glass, reset the feet, bandeja again. Count the reps on screen. “Five in a row and the footwork is yours.” 3 · REBOUND CHAIN ×5
27–30sElizabeth to camera: “Ten minutes, three times a week. That's the whole secret.” 10 MIN · 3× A WEEK
Shoot notes
Shoot at golden hour on an empty court — it sells the "just you and the glass" feeling. Capture clean audio of the carve vs. the slap; that contrast is beat 3's whole point and it's lost if you bury it under music. Keep music at 15% under the drill sections.
Caption
The three drills our players do when the court is empty and nobody showed up: 20 shadow turns, 10 self-toss carves into the glass, 5 continuous rebounds. Ten minutes, three times a week, and your bandeja stops being a hope. 🎯 Listen to the contact — a carve sounds soft, a slap sounds flat. Save this for your next solo hour. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeldrills
Wed Mar 3Carousel · 7 slidesBandeja JOSE MOULIAA
RULES CORNER #3 — scoring & lets, quick-fire
Watch first
Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Shots needed
Mostly a graphics job, no court booking needed: 1 photo of Jose holding a ball at the service line for the cover, plus clean typographic cards. Optional: 2 staged photos for the let scenarios (ball touching the net on serve, player standing inside the service box).
Slides
  1. Cover: Jose at the service line, ball in hand. “RULES CORNER #3 — scoring & lets. Six questions. How many do you actually know? 📌”
  2. Q1 — Golden point or advantage? “Both are legal. The tournament decides, not the players. At 40–40 the receiving pair chooses which side receives on a golden point. Agree the format before the first serve — always.”
  3. Q2 — Serve clips the net and lands in the box. “Let. Serve again, no penalty. Clips the net and then hits the side glass or the fence before bouncing? That's a fault.”
  4. Q3 — Serve lands in and then hits the side glass. “Good serve. It's only a fault if it hits the fence or the wire mesh after the bounce. Glass is fine — that's the return you should be practising.”
  5. Q4 — Your partner is standing in the wrong half when you serve. “No penalty. Your partner can stand anywhere on your side. Only the server and the receiver have position rules.”
  6. Q5 — Ball hits you before it bounces. “You lose the point, even if you were behind the baseline, even if it was going out. The ball touches you, the point is theirs.”
  7. Q6 + Recap: “Score is always called server's score first. Get it wrong and the point stands anyway once the next serve is struck. 📌 Save this. Which one did you get wrong? Tell us 👇”
Caption
Six rules that decide real matches — and cause real arguments. Serve clips the net and lands in? Let. Lands in then hits the side glass? Perfectly good. Ball hits you before it bounces, even out wide? Their point. 📋 Know them before your next match instead of during it. Save this — and comment which one you've been getting wrong 👇 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelrules
Mon Mar 8Reel · 30–35sBandeja MIGUEL GONZALEZ
PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #3 — the bandeja under lob pressure
Watch first
Coach reference: Choose the zone for your overhead — bandeja/víbora drill (Training Padel, Manu Martín)
Prep
Pick a real point from a club night or Miguel's own match where his pair is lobbed three or more times in a row and holds the net anyway. The point must end in their favour. Get consent from everyone in frame before it's edited.
Hook (0–3s)
“They lobbed us four times in this point. Watch where I'm standing at the end.” — Miguel over the live point, telestration pen ready. FOUR LOBS. STILL AT THE NET.
Beats
0–3sHook over the opening of the point at full speed.
3–12sLob 1 & 2. Freeze on each contact. Miguel draws his own position and the ball's landing zone. VO: “First one, deep — bandeja, cross, into the glass. I don't even try to hurt them. I just refuse to go back.” LOB 1 → BANDEJA CROSS
12–22sLob 3 — the pressure one. Slow-mo: he's stretched, contact is lower than he wants. “This is the one where amateurs smash and lose the net. I take the safe target: deep, down the line, low bounce.” UNDER PRESSURE = SAFER TARGET
22–31sLob 4 → the payoff. The lob is now short because their defence is tired. Freeze, draw the short ball. “There it is. Four bandejas bought me one bad lob — and that one I finish.” Play the winner at full speed with sound. THE SHORT LOB IS THE REWARD
31–35sMiguel to camera: “The bandeja doesn't win the point. It wins the wait.” IT WINS THE WAIT.
Shoot notes
Film the point from an elevated corner position (top of the fence or a balcony) — court-level footage makes the positional story unreadable. Record Miguel's voiceover separately in a quiet room and lay it over; on-court audio for the winner only.
Caption
Four lobs in one point, and the net never changed hands. Watch what Miguel does with the hard one: he takes the SAFER target, not the bigger one. Amateurs smash the pressure lob and end up defending. Pros bandeja it, wait, and punish the short lob that always comes. 🎾 The bandeja doesn't win the point — it wins the wait. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #propadel
Mon Mar 15Reel · 25–30sBandeja ZEUS SANCHEZ
Bandeja target zones — where the shot actually goes
Watch first
Coach reference: Choose the zone for your overhead — bandeja/víbora drill (Training Padel, Manu Martín)
Hook (0–3s)
“Your bandeja has no target. That's why it has no result.” — Zeus placing two cones in the back corners. NO TARGET, NO RESULT
Beats
0–3sHook while dropping two cones into the deep corners. The cones ARE the visual.
3–11sZone 1 — cross, deep corner, into the glass. Demo, then a rear-view replay of the bounce dying low off the glass. “Default target. Longest distance, biggest margin, hardest reply.” ZONE 1 · CROSS + DEEP + GLASS
11–19sZone 2 — down the line, only when you're set. Demo. “Shorter, riskier, and it opens the middle if you miss. Use it to change the rhythm, not as your default.” ZONE 2 · LINE = A CHANGE-UP
19–26sThe zone nobody talks about — the middle at their feet. Demo into the seam between two players. “Two players, one ball, zero communication. Free points at every level below Platinum.” ZONE 3 · THE SEAM
26–30sTop-down graphic with all three zones lit up. “Pick one BEFORE you turn.” PICK IT BEFORE YOU TURN.
Shoot notes
One camera behind the receiving baseline for the bounce (that's what proves the target), one side-on for the contact. Real cones on court, then draw the top-down zone map in edit for the last beat. Do 6 takes per zone and only keep reps that actually hit the cone — a missed target undermines the whole reel.
Caption
Three targets, and you choose one BEFORE you turn: 1️⃣ cross, deep corner, into the glass — your default. 2️⃣ down the line — only when you're set, and only to change the rhythm. 3️⃣ the seam between them — two players, one ball, nobody calls it. 🎯 A bandeja without a target is just a rally shot. Save this and pick a zone on your next lob. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #bandeja
Wed Mar 17Carousel · 6 slidesBandeja ELIZABETH
When to let it bounce — the smash you shouldn't hit
Watch first
Coach reference: ¿Bandeja, víbora o remate? — decision framework (Manu Martín, PadelStar)
Shots needed
3 sequence photos of Elizabeth letting a very deep lob pass and playing it off the back glass, plus 2 top-down diagrams. Shoot from the side so the ball's height relative to her body is visible in every frame. Light Christmas-day post — keep it short to shoot, it's a decision post, not a technique post.
Slides
  1. Cover: Elizabeth watching a lob sail over her, racket down. “THE BEST BANDEJA IS SOMETIMES THE ONE YOU DON'T HIT. 📌”
  2. The test: “Two questions, half a second. Is the ball going to be behind my head at contact? Will I have to jump or lean back? Two yeses = let it go.”
  3. Why hitting it is worse than letting it go. Photo of a stretched, leaning-back contact. “From behind your head you have no target, no depth and no recovery. You'll hit a short bandeja and lose the net anyway — plus your shoulder pays for it.”
  4. What to do instead. Sequence photo: turn, run back with the ball, play it off the glass. “Let it bounce, take it off the back wall, and hit a good lob. You've given up the net for two shots — not for the whole point.”
  5. The level ladder. Diagram: “Rookie to Bronze — let almost every deep lob bounce. Silver to Gold — bandeja anything up to shoulder height. Platinum and above — the ball behind the head becomes a víbora or a rulo. Play your level, not the level you watch on YouTube.”
  6. Recap: “Behind your head → let it bounce → glass → lob → rebuild. 📌 Save this. And tag the partner who has never once let a lob bounce.”
Caption
Best bandeja of the month might be the one you didn't hit. If the ball will be behind your head, or you have to lean back to reach it — let it bounce, take it off the glass, hit a good lob and rebuild. You lose the net for two shots instead of losing the point. 🧠 Rookie to Bronze: let almost all of them go. That's not weakness, that's the plan. Save this and tag the partner who hits everything. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #courtIQ
Mon Mar 22Reel · 25–30sBandeja CARLOTA
(F) Placement beats power — the bandeja for every body
Watch first
Coach reference: Understand the concept of the bandeja (Gustavo Pratto, the4Set short)
Hook (0–3s)
“I'm not going to out-hit anyone on this court. I don't need to.” — Carlota, direct to camera, mid-court. PLACEMENT > POWER
Beats
0–3sHook to camera. Confident, unbothered — the tone is matter-of-fact, never apologetic.
3–11sSplit-screen: a hard flat bandeja that sits up mid-court, vs. Carlota's slower, sliced bandeja that dies low in the corner. Same rally, two outcomes. “Speed gives them a ball to attack. Slice and depth give them a problem.” FAST ≠ EFFECTIVE
11–20sThe three things she leans on instead of power: early turn (time), full carve (slice), deep corner target (distance). Demo each in one clean rep. TIME · SLICE · DISTANCE
20–27sReal point: her opponent digs the low sliced bandeja out and pops up a short lob — she steps in and finishes. “That's the whole game. Make the ball hard to lift, then take the one they lift badly.” MAKE IT HARD TO LIFT
27–30s“The bandeja was built for players who think. That's everyone.” BUILT FOR THINKERS.
Shoot notes
Shoot the comparison with the same camera, same feed, same corner so the only difference the viewer sees is the ball's behaviour. Rear-baseline camera for the low bounce. Do not frame this as "women's padel" on screen — the angle lives in the delivery and the caption, and the technique claim stands on its own.
Caption
You do not need a big arm to own the net. Early turn buys you time, a full carve gives you slice, and a deep corner target does the work power was never going to do. A slow ball that dies low off the glass is harder to lift than a fast one that sits up. 🎾 Make it hard to lift, then punish the bad lob. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #womenspadel
Fri Mar 26Reel · 30–35sBandeja ZEUS SANCHEZ + STUDENT
Block closer — one student, eight weeks, one bandeja
Watch first
Coach reference: Mejora tu bandeja — consejos técnicos y tácticos (Manu Martín)
Prep
Do this in week 1, not week 5. Pick one student whose bandeja is genuinely broken on Dec 2, film 30 seconds of their "before" that same week with written consent, then film the "after" on Dec 28–29. Without the real before-footage this post has no proof and shouldn't run.
Hook (0–3s)
Hard cut, before → after, same court, same angle, no words. Then: “Four weeks. Same player. Same racket.” 4 WEEKS. SAME PLAYER.
Beats
0–4sThe before/after cut with no VO — just the two contacts back to back. Let the difference speak.
4–12sThe "before" in full: flat face, ball overhead, floats mid-court. Student's own voice: what it felt like. “Every lob, I panicked and smashed.” WEEK 1
12–24sZeus, on court: “We changed three things, in this order — turn earlier, get behind it, carve the outside. One per week. We never worked on all three at once.” Quick montage of each week's drill. ONE FIX PER WEEK
24–32sThe "after" in full, plus a live point where the student bandejas twice and holds the net. Genuine celebration, real sound. WEEK 4
32–35sZeus to camera: “That's the Pad Thai Padel Academy Method — one fix at a time, on a plan. January, we finish at the net.” JANUARY: THE NET →
Shoot notes
Before and after must be shot from the identical tripod position and height — mark the spot with tape in week 1 and leave a note in the coaches' room. Same time of day if possible so the light matches. Get the student's consent on camera as well as on paper.
Caption
Week 1: every lob was a panic smash. Week 8: two bandejas in one point and the net never changed hands. Same player, same racket, eight weeks, three fixes — turn earlier, get behind it, carve the outside. One fix per week, never all three at once. That's what a plan does. 🎾 Bandeja block, complete. April we finish what we started — the net is yours. Follow @padthaipadelacademy so you don't miss week one. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelprogress

Focus Block 4 — The Net

Apr–May 2027 · 13 theme posts over 8 weeks · finish what you started
Block calendar — every post, every slot. Theme posts Mon + alternate Wed + final Fri · Signature Tips Tue & Sat (rotation below; quota Jose ×2 · Zeus ×2 · Miguel ×2 · Elizabeth ×1 · Carlota ×1 per month) · Culture once a month.
MONTUEWEDFRISAT
W1Apr 5 #1 The volley is a block, not (reel)Apr 6 Tip · JoseApr 7 #2 Net positioning (carousel)—Apr 10 Tip · Zeus
W2Apr 12 #3 The forehand attacking vol (reel)Apr 13 Tip · MiguelApr 14 Culture · Inside the Academy—Apr 17 Tip · Elizabeth
W3Apr 19 #4 Backhand volley under pres (reel)Apr 20 Tip · JoseApr 21 #5 The smash family (carousel)—Apr 24 Tip · Zeus
W4Apr 26 #6 Smash in 5 steps (reel)Apr 27 Tip · Miguel——May 1 Tip · Carlota
W5May 3 #7 The kick smash (reel)May 4 Tip · JoseMay 5 #8 RULES CORNER #4 (carousel)—May 8 Tip · Zeus
W6May 10 #9 PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #4 (reel)May 11 Tip · MiguelMay 12 Culture · Player Interview #3—May 15 Tip · Carlota
W7May 17 #10 The split step (reel)May 18 Tip · JoseMay 19 #11 Finishing decisions by lev (carousel)—May 22 Tip · Zeus
W8May 24 #12 (F) Low volleys (reel)May 25 Tip · Miguel—May 28 #13 Block closerMay 29 Tip · Elizabeth
Mon Apr 5Reel · 25–30sThe Net JOSE MOULIAA
The volley is a block, not a swing
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto me da la clave para volear como un pro (YouTube)
Why this post
Opens the block on the single fix that upgrades the most players at once. Everyone arrives at the net wanting to hit harder and gets told the opposite in the first three seconds — that contradiction is the hook.
Hook (0–3s)
“New year. Stop swinging at your volleys.” — Jose at the net, racket held still in front of him. STOP SWINGING
Beats
0–3sHook to camera, racket deliberately motionless in the frame. The stillness is the visual.
3–11sWrong: full take-back, big swing at a fast ball — it flies long or into the net. Slow-mo the take-back. “A swinging volley needs perfect timing. At the net you don't have time — you have a fraction of one.” ❌ BIG SWING = BIG TIMING
11–20sRight: racket already in front, short punch forward, contact in front of the body, follow-through stops early. Slow-mo the same feed. “Racket in front. Punch through 20cm. Stop. The ball's speed is doing the work.” ✅ IN FRONT · PUNCH 20cm · STOP
20–27sSplit-screen of both take-backs frozen at the same moment. “Same ball. One player needs perfect timing, one player just needs to be there.” BE THERE. DON'T SWING.
27–30s“January: we finish what we started.” JANUARY = THE NET
Shoot notes
Camera side-on at chest height, tight enough that the take-back is fully in frame — that's the entire comparison. 4K/60fps for identical slow-mo on both versions. Use a ball machine or one consistent feeder; speed must match across the wrong/right pair. Shoot in December and schedule — nobody is filming on Jan 1.
Caption
The most common net mistake in padel isn't technique — it's ambition. A volley isn't a small forehand. Racket already in front, short punch of about 20cm, stop. The ball arrives with its own speed; your job is to redirect it, not add to it. 🎾 Swing and you need perfect timing. Block and you just need to be there. All January we own the net. Follow @padthaipadelacademy for all 13. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelvolley
Wed Apr 7Carousel · 7 slidesThe Net ZEUS SANCHEZ
Net positioning — the 2–3 metre rule
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto: la mejor decisión en la volea según la bola (Pádel Ejercicios)
Shots needed
4 clean top-down court diagrams drawn in edit (these carry the post), plus 3 photos of Zeus standing at each distance from the net — shot from the same elevated corner so the viewer can compare positions honestly. Measure with a tape and mark the floor before shooting; if the distances aren't real the post is worthless.
Slides
  1. Cover: elevated photo of Zeus glued to the net. “YOU'RE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE NET. Here's the number. 📌”
  2. The rule: diagram with the band marked. “2 to 3 metres from the net. Roughly one and a half racket-lengths past the service line. That band covers the volley AND the lob. Anything closer only covers one of them.”
  3. Too close (under 1.5m). Photo + diagram. “Every lob goes over you. You back-pedal, you get a ball behind your head, and you've given the net away without them hitting a winner.”
  4. Too far (behind the service line). Photo + diagram. “Now you're volleying at your feet. Low volleys are the hardest shot in padel — don't choose to hit them.”
  5. Move as a wall. Diagram with both players and a rope drawn between them, 3–4m apart. “Your partner moves when you move. If one of you is at 2m and the other at 4m, the gap between you is the target.”
  6. When to break the rule. “Only two moments: they're stretched and clearly can't lob → step in and close. They're set and comfortable → drop back to 3m and split-step. Position follows their body, not the ball.”
  7. Recap map: the band drawn in brand colour on a clean court. “2–3m · MOVE AS A PAIR · READ THEIR BODY. 📌 Save this. Where do you actually stand? 👇”
Caption
Two to three metres from the net. Not one. Not five. That band is the only place on the court where you cover the volley and the lob at the same time — and almost nobody stands there. Too close and every lob beats you. Too far and you're digging low volleys out of your shoelaces. 🗺️ Move as a pair, and read their body, not the ball. Save this map and check yourself next match. Where do you stand? 👇 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #courtIQ
Mon Apr 12Reel · 25–30sThe Net MIGUEL GONZALEZ
The forehand attacking volley — the most effective winner in padel
Watch first
Coach reference: Mejorar el ataque con Rodri Ovide (PadelForAll)
Hook (0–3s)
Miguel puts an attacking volley away at the opponent's feet — clean, quick, no smash. “Forget the smash. This is the shot that ends most pro points.” NOT THE SMASH
Beats
0–3sThe winner at full speed with real sound. No music for the first 3 seconds.
3–10sMiguel: “Everyone practises the smash and nobody practises this. But the attacking volley wins more points, because you get five of these for every one smash.” 5 CHANCES vs 1
10–20sThe three cues, one at a time as he demos: 1) take it above net height, never at your knees · 2) step diagonally forward into the ball with the opposite foot · 3) short punch down at their feet, not flat across. ABOVE THE NET · STEP IN · DOWN AT THE FEET
20–27sRear-baseline view showing why "down at their feet" beats "hard at their body": the ball bounces short and dies before the glass, so there's no rebound to defend. “Hard at the body, they block it back. Low at the feet, there's nothing to block.” NO REBOUND = NO REPLY
27–30s“Any ball above the net is an invitation. Take it.” ABOVE THE NET = TAKE IT
Shoot notes
Two cameras: side-on for the step-in footwork, and one behind the receiving baseline low to the ground — that second angle is what proves the ball dies before the glass. Slow-mo only the step and contact; keep the bounce at full speed so the "no rebound" reads.
Caption
Everyone drills the smash. Almost nobody drills the shot that actually ends more points. Any ball above net height is an attacking volley: take it early, step diagonally into it with the opposite foot, and punch it DOWN at their feet — not hard at their body. Hard at the body comes back. Low at the feet dies before the glass, and there's nothing to defend. 🎯 Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelvolley
Mon Apr 19Reel · 25–30sThe Net ELIZABETH
Backhand volley under pressure — the one that keeps you in the point
Watch first
Coach reference: Backhand volley with Manu Martín (Padel World Press)
Hook (0–3s)
A fast ball comes hard at Elizabeth's backhand hip; she blocks it deep and stays at the net. “They hit it at your backhand because they expect a free point. Don't give it to them.” THEY'RE AIMING HERE ON PURPOSE
Beats
0–3sThe hard ball at the backhand hip + the calm block. Hook line over it.
3–10sThe error: Elizabeth demonstrates the panic version — she turns her whole body, drops the racket head, and the ball pops up short. “Your body turned. Now you're late and the racket is under the ball.” ❌ BODY TURNS, RACKET DROPS
10–20sThe fix, three cues: 1) elbow stays in front of the body · 2) racket head above the wrist · 3) block, don't push — let the ball hit you, not the other way around. Slow-mo of the contact from the front. ELBOW IN FRONT · HEAD UP · BLOCK
20–27sThe realistic target: “Under pressure, don't try to win the point. Deep, cross-court, above the net by half a metre. Survive the shot, keep the net, win the next one.” Demo the deep cross block. DEEP · CROSS · SURVIVE
27–30s“Your backhand volley doesn't need to be a weapon. It needs to be reliable.” RELIABLE > SPECTACULAR
Shoot notes
Feed the pressure balls fast and slightly at her hip — the shot must look genuinely uncomfortable or the reel has no tension. Front-on camera at chest height for the elbow/racket-head relationship, and one side-on wide to show she never leaves the 2–3m band. Do the error demo first, before her hands warm up.
Caption
If your backhand volley is a weakness, good players will find it every single point — that's not bad luck, it's their tactic. Three fixes: elbow stays in front, racket head above the wrist, and block instead of push. Then take the boring target — deep and cross, half a metre over the net. 🛡️ Under pressure you're not trying to win the point, you're trying to still be at the net for the next one. Save this and tag the partner who panics on the backhand side. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelvolley
Wed Apr 21Carousel · 7 slidesThe Net JOSE MOULIAA
The smash family — remate, x3, x4, rulo, gancho
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto & Sciorilli: cómo rematar más veces (el4Set)
Shots needed
5 contact-point stills (one per smash) shot from the identical side-on tripod position, plus 5 small top-down diagrams showing where each ball goes. The comparison only works if the camera never moves — set it once and shoot all five in a single block.
Slides
  1. Cover: Jose at the top of a smash, five labels floating around him. “FIVE SMASHES. Most players own one. 📌 Save this.”
  2. Remate (the flat one). Photo + diagram. “Straight down, maximum pace, ball must be in front. Wins the point or gives it away — nothing in between. Use it on short lobs only.”
  3. Por 3 (x3). “Aimed at the side glass so the ball leaves the court over the 3-metre fence. You need height and a short lob. Not power — angle. This is the highest-percentage point-ender at club level.”
  4. Por 4 (x4). “Off the back glass and out over the back fence. Rarer, needs a very high bounce and a lot of confidence. Beautiful and mostly for show — know it exists, don't chase it.”
  5. Rulo (the topspin one). “Brushing up the back of the ball so it kicks high off the glass. Your safety smash: it keeps them pinned at the back and you keep the net. If you only add one new smash this year, add this.”
  6. Gancho (the hook). “Played when the lob has gone past you — sideways body, hook the ball back over your shoulder. Not a winner. A rescue that keeps you at the net.”
  7. Recap ladder: “Rookie–Bronze: remate on short lobs, gancho to survive. Silver–Gold: add the rulo. Platinum+: x3 on demand. Learn them in that order. 📌 Save · which one are you missing? 👇”
Caption
Padel has five smashes and most players own one — the flat one, hit at 100%, from any lob, hoping. 🎾 Remate for short lobs. Por 3 for angle, not power. Por 4 for the highlight reel. Rulo to pin them at the back and KEEP the net — that's the one worth learning next. Gancho to rescue a lob that got past you. Learn them in the order on the last slide, not the order they look coolest. Save this and comment which one is missing from your game 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelsmash
Mon Apr 26Reel · 25–30sThe Net ZEUS SANCHEZ
Smash in 5 steps — the one you can actually repeat
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto & Sciorilli: cómo rematar más veces (el4Set)
Hook (0–3s)
Zeus smashes at obvious 70% and the ball still dies in the corner. “That was 70%. Watch what happens when I go to 100%.” — next rep flies into the fence. 70% IN. 100% OUT.
Beats
0–4sThe 70% winner, then the 100% miss into the fence, back to back. That pair IS the hook — don't cut away.
4–12sSteps 1–2 with on-screen counters: 1) Point at the ball with the non-hitting hand the moment it goes up. 2) Turn sideways and cross-step back — never backpedal square. 1 · POINT 2 · TURN & CROSS-STEP
12–21sSteps 3–4: 3) Get the ball in front of your hitting shoulder, not overhead. 4) Racket up early — the throwing position is set before the ball arrives, not during. Slow-mo of the set position. 3 · BALL IN FRONT 4 · RACKET UP EARLY
21–27sStep 5: Swing at 70% and finish across the body. Three consecutive reps landing in the same corner, counted on screen 1 · 2 · 3. “Repeatable beats spectacular. Every time.” 5 · 70% · FINISH ACROSS
27–30s“The smash you can hit ten times in a row is worth more than the one you hit once a match.” 10 IN A ROW > 1 HIGHLIGHT
Shoot notes
Wide side-on so the full run-back and swing fit in frame — a cropped smash reel is unusable. Shoot the 100% miss for real, don't fake it; a genuine fence-hit sells the point in a way a staged one never does. Keep the three-in-a-row sequence in one unbroken take if you can — cuts destroy the credibility of a consistency claim.
Caption
Five steps, and only the last one is about hitting. 1️⃣ Point at the ball. 2️⃣ Turn sideways, cross-step back. 3️⃣ Ball in front of your hitting shoulder, never overhead. 4️⃣ Racket up before the ball arrives. 5️⃣ Swing at 70% and finish across your body. 💥 The smash you can repeat ten times in a row wins more matches than the one you land once a night. Save this and count your steps on the next lob. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelsmash
Mon May 3Reel · 30–35sThe Net MIGUEL GONZALEZ
The kick smash — make it jump out of the court
Watch first
Coach reference: Kick Smash in 7 min (Hello Padel)
Hook (0–3s)
Miguel smashes, the ball kicks off the back glass and flies over the fence and out of the court. Camera follows it out. “No power. Watch the bounce.” NO POWER. WATCH THE BOUNCE.
Beats
0–4sThe kick smash + the ball leaving the court, followed by the camera. Real sound, no music.
4–12sMiguel: “The por 3 isn't a hard smash. It's a smash with topspin, aimed at the side glass.” Slow-mo of the contact showing the racket brushing up the back of the ball, not through it. BRUSH UP, DON'T HIT THROUGH
12–23sThe three requirements, honest and in order: 1) the lob must be short — not deep, and it must be short enough to take in front · 2) contact high and in front, weight forward · 3) target the side glass about a metre inside the corner, not the back glass. SHORT LOB · HIGH & FORWARD · SIDE GLASS
23–31sReality check: “On a deep lob this shot doesn't exist. Try it and you'll hit the fence and lose the net. Deep lob is a bandeja — you know this, it was December.” Quick clip of him bandeja-ing a deep lob instead. DEEP LOB? THAT'S A BANDEJA.
31–35s“The right shot on the wrong ball is still the wrong shot.” RIGHT SHOT · WRONG BALL
Shoot notes
Position one camera outside the court behind the side glass to catch the ball leaving — that exit shot is the whole reason this reel gets shared. 60fps minimum for the brush contact to read. Warn anyone standing outside; you will be sending balls over the fence repeatedly.
Caption
The por 3 looks like brute force. It's the opposite — it's topspin and a target. Brush UP the back of the ball, take it high and in front, and aim at the side glass about a metre inside the corner. The bounce does the rest. ⚡ But be honest about the ball you're getting: on a deep lob this shot doesn't exist, and trying it costs you the net. Deep lob = bandeja. You already know that one. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelsmash
Wed May 5Carousel · 7 slidesThe Net CARLOTA
RULES CORNER #4 — out-of-court play & re-entry
Watch first
Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Shots needed
Graphics-led, but this one earns 3 real photos: Carlota going through the court door, playing a ball outside the court, and re-entering. Shoot from outside the fence. Everything else is clean typographic cards on brand colour.
Slides
  1. Cover: Carlota outside the court, racket back, ball in the air. “YOU'RE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE COURT. Six rules nobody reads. 📌”
  2. Rule 1 — Going out is legal. “If the ball leaves the court after a legal bounce on your side, you may go out and play it back. Through the door or over the fence — both fine. The point is live until the ball bounces twice.”
  3. Rule 2 — The ball must come back in cleanly. “It has to return over the net or through the gap between net post and fence, without touching anything on their side first. Land it back in play and the point continues.”
  4. Rule 3 — Doors matter. “If a door is open and the ball goes through it, play continues. Agree before the match whether doors stay open or closed — most clubs say closed, and that's what tournaments do.”
  5. Rule 4 — Coming back in. “No time limit and no obligation to re-enter through the door you used. Just get back before the next ball reaches you. Standing outside while the point continues is legal — and usually a very bad idea.”
  6. Rule 5 — What loses you the point. “Touching the net, the posts or their side of the court while the ball is live. Hitting the ball before it bounces on your side when you're outside. Your body touching the ball at any point.”
  7. Rule 6 + Recap: “The x3 that leaves the court is only a winner if they can't get to it. Chase it — plenty of club points are won outside the court. 📌 Save this. Ever won a point from outside? Tell us 👇”
Caption
That smash that flew out over the fence? It's not automatically a winner — you're allowed to chase it. Out the door, play it back over the net or through the gap by the post, and the point is still alive. 🚪 The rules that actually cost points: touching the net while the ball is live, and letting the ball touch you. Know these before someone argues with you mid-match. Save this — and tell us if you've ever won a point from outside the court 👇 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelrules
Mon May 10Reel · 30–35sThe Net MIGUEL GONZALEZ
PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #4 — the finishing sequence
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto sin filtros — Tapia, Coello, táctica (el4Set)
Prep
Choose a real point where the pair finishes with a sequence of three or more net shots — not a single winner. The teaching point is that pro points end in chains, not in one hero shot. Elevated corner footage, consent from everyone in frame.
Hook (0–3s)
“Three shots to finish this point. Amateurs try to do it in one.” — Miguel over the frozen first contact. THREE SHOTS, NOT ONE
Beats
0–3sHook over the freeze frame, then the point plays at full speed for two seconds.
3–13sShot 1 — the rulo that pins them. Freeze and draw. “I'm not trying to win here. Topspin smash, high kick, both of them are now behind the baseline and I've kept the net.” 1 · PIN THEM BACK
13–23sShot 2 — the volley that opens the court. Freeze, draw both defenders' positions and the gap. “Their weak lift comes back short. I don't smash it — I volley it into the open side and make them run.” 2 · OPEN THE COURT
23–32sShot 3 — the finish. Full speed with sound: attacking volley at the feet of the player who just ran. “Now it's over. Because shots one and two did the work.” 3 · FINISH THE ONE WHO RAN
32–35sMiguel to camera: “Nobody hits a winner. Three shots hit it together.” POINTS END IN CHAINS.
Shoot notes
Elevated corner camera is non-negotiable — the whole story is where four bodies are standing. Telestration (freeze + drawn circles/arrows) added in edit; keep each freeze under 3 seconds or retention drops. Miguel's VO recorded separately, on-court audio for shot 3 only.
Caption
Watch a pro point end and you'll almost never see one winner — you'll see a chain. 1️⃣ A topspin smash that pins them behind the baseline and keeps the net. 2️⃣ A volley into the open court that makes someone run. 3️⃣ The attacking volley at the feet of the player who just ran. 🎾 Amateurs try to do all three jobs with one shot, and that's why the ball ends up in the fence. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #propadel
Mon May 17Reel · 25–30sThe Net ZEUS SANCHEZ
The split step — the half-second that decides every volley
Watch first
Coach reference: El secreto de la volea — Rodri Ovide (PadelForAll)
Hook (0–3s)
“You're not slow. You're just standing still at the wrong moment.” — Zeus at the net, camera low on his feet. YOU'RE NOT SLOW
Beats
0–3sHook, low camera on the feet. Feet flat, motionless — the stillness is the error being previewed.
3–11sWrong: flat-footed at the net, ball goes to his side, first step is late and heavy, volley is at his hip. Slow-mo the feet only. “Your feet were asleep. The ball didn't beat you — the start did.” ❌ FLAT FEET = LATE START
11–21sRight: small hop, landing as their racket hits the ball — not before, not after. Metronome sound on the landing. “Hop, land, split. Land when they hit. That's the timing, and it's the only timing.” LAND WHEN THEY HIT
21–27sSame ball, split-stepped: first step is instant, contact is out in front, volley is clean. Side-by-side of the two first steps frozen at the same frame. SAME BALL. HALF A SECOND EARLIER.
27–30s“Every volley in this block's posts assumes you did this first.” DO THIS FIRST.
Shoot notes
Ankle-height camera for the feet, and one wide that includes the opponent's contact in the same frame — you cannot show split-step timing without both ends of the court visible. Add the metronome/click sound design in edit on the landing frame; that audio cue is what makes the timing teachable in a 30-second reel.
Caption
If volleys feel rushed, the problem usually isn't your hands — it's that your feet were flat when the ball was struck. Small hop, and land at the exact moment their racket meets the ball. Not before. Not after. 👟 Same ball, same player, half a second earlier to the contact point, and suddenly the volley is easy. Everything else we've posted this block assumes you did this first. Save this and tag the partner who plays flat-footed at the net. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelfootwork
Wed May 19Carousel · 7 slidesThe Net JOSE MOULIAA
Finishing decisions by level — when x3 beats power
Watch first
Coach reference: ¿Bandeja, víbora o remate? — decision framework (Manu Martín, PadelStar)
Shots needed
One photo of Jose at the net per level band (3 photos), plus 4 top-down decision diagrams. This is the block's most saveable post — give the diagrams real design time, they carry it. Keep all typography in the academy's brand set.
Slides
  1. Cover: Jose at the net looking up at a lob. “SAME BALL. FOUR LEVELS. FOUR RIGHT ANSWERS. 📌”
  2. The ball: diagram of one medium-height lob landing near the service line. “This exact ball. Now — what should you do with it?”
  3. Rookie → Bronze. Photo + answer: “Flat smash at 70% into the deep corner, or a bandeja if you're not certain. Your goal is to keep the net, not to end the point. A missed finish gives away everything you just built.”
  4. Silver → Gold. “Rulo — topspin smash that kicks off the glass. It doesn't end the point, it pins them behind the baseline and buys you the next ball. This is the single biggest jump in most players' net game.”
  5. Platinum → Diamond. “Por 3 into the side glass. You have the height and the control to end it, and you can absorb the miss because your percentages are high enough.”
  6. Elite. “Whatever their bodies tell them to hit. At this level the decision isn't the ball, it's the two opponents — where their weight is, who's tired, who's already leaning. Nobody gets here by skipping slides 3 to 5.”
  7. Recap: “Playing above your level is the most expensive habit in padel. Pick the shot your level makes 8 times out of 10. 📌 Save · Which band are you in right now? 👇”
Caption
One lob, four different correct answers — and the most expensive mistake in padel is choosing the answer from a level above yours. 🪜 Rookie to Bronze: 70% smash to the deep corner, or bandeja if you're unsure. Silver to Gold: rulo, pin them back, keep the net. Platinum to Diamond: por 3 into the side glass. Elite: read the two humans, not the ball. Pick the shot you make 8 times out of 10. Save this and comment your band 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelsmash
Mon May 24Reel · 25–30sThe Net ELIZABETH
(F) Low volleys — knees, not wrist
Watch first
Coach reference: La volea perfecta — Rodri Ovide (PadelForAll)
Hook (0–3s)
A ball drops at Elizabeth's shoelaces; she bends and lifts it deep. “The hardest shot in padel, and everyone tries to fix it with their wrist.” KNEES, NOT WRIST
Beats
0–3sThe low ball + the clean deep reply. Hook over it.
3–11sThe error: standing tall, dropping only the racket head and flicking the wrist. The ball pops up short and gets attacked. “Your wrist is trying to do what your legs refused to do.” ❌ TALL BODY, DROPPED HEAD
11–21sThe fix: 1) bend the knees — get the eyes down to the ball's level · 2) racket head stays above the wrist · 3) open the face and lift, don't punch. Side-on slow-mo, with a line showing her eye level dropping. KNEES DOWN · HEAD UP · OPEN & LIFT
21–27sThe right target: “Deep and cross, high over the net. You're not attacking from down there — you're staying at the net for the next one.” Rear-court view showing the ball landing deep and them lifting again. DEEP · CROSS · HIGH OVER
27–30s“Nobody wins a point from their shoelaces. You just survive it — and survive it standing at the net.” SURVIVE IT AT THE NET.
Shoot notes
Camera at knee height side-on — from standing height a low volley just looks like a normal volley and the whole lesson disappears. Feed genuinely low balls (a partner hitting a real chiquita, not a soft toss) so the difficulty is honest. Draw the eye-level line in edit.
Caption
The low volley is the hardest shot in padel, and almost everyone tries to rescue it with their wrist. It's a legs shot. Bend the knees until your eyes are down at the ball, keep the racket head above the wrist, open the face and LIFT — deep, cross, high over the net. 🦵 You're not winning the point from your shoelaces. You're surviving it without giving up the net, which is the whole job. Book an academy assessment — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelvolley
Fri May 28Reel · 30–35sThe Net CARLOTA
Block closer — the net quiz, 5 freeze frames
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto me da la clave para volear como un pro (YouTube)
Prep
Built almost entirely from January's own footage — log the timecodes while editing each earlier reel so this one is an edit job, not a shoot. Only Carlota's intro, outro and the five short answer lines need filming (15 minutes, one court, one angle).
Hook (0–3s)
“Five situations at the net. Pause on each one and answer before I do.” — Carlota to camera. PAUSE AND ANSWER 👀
Beats
0–3sHook. Then a large on-screen "1" to prime the pause behaviour.
3–10sQ1: freeze on a ball arriving above net height. SWING OR BLOCK? Beat of silence. Answer: “Block, step in, punch down at their feet.”
10–16sQ2: freeze on a player standing 1 metre from the net with a lob rising. TOO CLOSE OR FINE? Answer: “Too close. Two to three metres — that band covers both.”
16–23sQ3: freeze on a deep lob dropping behind the shoulder. SMASH OR BANDEJA? Answer: “Bandeja. It's December's shot and it's still the answer.”
23–29sQ4: freeze on a short lob at Silver level. FLAT OR RULO? Answer: “Rulo. Pin them back and keep the net — you don't need the winner.” Q5: freeze on a ball at the shoelaces. WRIST OR KNEES? Answer: “Knees. Every time.”
29–35sCarlota: “Five out of five? Come and prove it. Four or less? Also come — that's what we're for. February we train the body that has to do all of this.” FEBRUARY: THE PADEL ATHLETE →
Shoot notes
Hold each freeze for a full second of silence before the answer — that silence is what generates replays and comments, and cutting it to save time kills the format. Big high-contrast question text, safe from the caption zone at the bottom. Pin a comment with the five answers listed once the post is live.
Caption
Five freeze frames from this block's own footage. Pause on each one, answer out loud, then let Carlota tell you if you were right. 1️⃣ Swing or block? 2️⃣ Too close to the net or fine? 3️⃣ Smash or bandeja? 4️⃣ Flat or rulo? 5️⃣ Wrist or knees? 🎾 Net block, complete. June we train the body that has to hold all of it together. Comment your score out of 5 👇 and follow @padthaipadelacademy for The Padel Athlete. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #courtIQ

Focus Block 5 — The Padel Athlete

Jun–Jul 2027 · 13 theme posts over 8 weeks · your body is your first racket
Block calendar — every post, every slot. Theme posts Mon + alternate Wed + final Fri · Signature Tips Tue & Sat (rotation below; quota Jose ×2 · Zeus ×2 · Miguel ×2 · Elizabeth ×1 · Carlota ×1 per month) · Culture once a month.
MONTUEWEDFRISAT
W1Jun 7 #1 The 5-minute warm-up that (reel)Jun 8 Tip · JoseJun 9 #2 Padel elbow (carousel)—Jun 12 Tip · Zeus
W2Jun 14 #3 Lateral footwork (reel)Jun 15 Tip · MiguelJun 16 Culture · The Coaches—Jun 19 Tip · Elizabeth
W3Jun 21 #4 Strength for padel (reel)Jun 22 Tip · JoseJun 23 #5 Recovery like a pro (carousel)—Jun 26 Tip · Zeus
W4Jun 28 #6 Knees & ankles (reel)Jun 29 Tip · Miguel——Jul 3 Tip · Carlota
W5Jul 5 #7 Padel cardio (reel)Jul 6 Tip · JoseJul 7 #8 RULES CORNER #5 (carousel)—Jul 10 Tip · Zeus
W6Jul 12 #9 PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #5 (reel)Jul 13 Tip · MiguelJul 14 Culture · Club Night—Jul 17 Tip · Carlota
W7Jul 19 #10 Shoulder care for the band (reel)Jul 20 Tip · JoseJul 21 #11 Eat to compete (carousel)—Jul 24 Tip · Zeus
W8Jul 26 #12 (F) Strength myths for fem (reel)Jul 27 Tip · Miguel—Jul 30 #13 Block closerJul 31 Tip · Elizabeth
Mon Jun 7Reel · 28–33sThe Padel Athlete ZEUS SANCHEZ
The 5-minute warm-up that prevents 80% of injuries
Watch first
Coach reference: 15 exercises from top coaches & academies (Training Padel)
Hook (0–2s)
“You booked 90 minutes of padel and warmed up for zero.” — Zeus to camera, holding the court gate open, players walking in behind him. 90 MINUTES OF PADEL. 0 MINUTES OF WARM-UP.
Beats
0–2sHook line at the gate. Cut to a player going straight from flip-flops into a first smash — the thing everyone does.
2–8sZeus, moving: “Padel doesn’t injure you in the rally. It injures you in the first four minutes, when your body is cold and the ball isn’t.” COLD BODY. HOT BALL.
8–14sMove 1 — Ankles & hips, 60s. Demo on screen: 10 ankle rocks each foot against the glass, 10 deep lateral lunges. Timer graphic ticking. 1 · ANKLES + HIPS · 60s
14–20sMove 2 — Shoulder circles + band pull-aparts, 90s. Zeus with a red band looped on the fence. “This is the difference between a bandeja block and a physio block.” 2 · SHOULDERS · 90s
20–26sMove 3 — Side shuffles & 3 progressive rallies, 2.5 min. Two players shuffling baseline to baseline, then soft rallies at 50 / 70 / 100%. 3 · MOVE, THEN HIT · 2.5 min
26–32sZeus to camera: “Five minutes. Every session at this academy starts with it — nobody is exempt, including me.” NOBODY IS EXEMPT. Logo.
Caption
June and July: the Athlete block. 🦵 We’re starting where every injury starts: the first four minutes. Ankles and hips (60s) → shoulders with a band (90s) → shuffle and build your rallies (2.5 min). Five minutes, and your first smash stops being a gamble. Follow @padthaipadelacademy — this block we rebuild the body under your game. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelwarmup
Wed Jun 9Carousel · 7 slidesThe Padel Athlete JOSE MOULIAA
Padel elbow — prevent it before it starts
Watch first
Coach reference: 15 exercises from top coaches & academies (Training Padel)
Shots needed
6 sharp stills, same court corner, same light: (a) Jose’s hand on a continental grip, close crop; (b) a wristy, late contact — arm only; (c) a body-led contact, chest through; (d) forearm band on the racket throat; (e) Jose holding two rackets, one heavy one balanced; (f) the 3 forearm exercises with a light dumbbell on the bench. Shoot all six in one 15-minute block.
Slides
  1. Cover: close crop of a taped forearm gripping a racket. “PADEL ELBOW ISN’T BAD LUCK. It’s four habits. Save this. 📌”
  2. What it actually is. “Micro-tears where your forearm tendons meet the outside of the elbow. It doesn’t arrive after one match — it arrives after 40 matches of the same small mistake.”
  3. Habit 1 — You’re hitting late, with the wrist. Photo (b). “Late contact = the wrist absorbs the ball instead of the body. Turn earlier and the elbow stops paying for your timing.”
  4. Habit 2 — You’re gripping like it’s trying to escape. “Grip pressure 4/10 in the rally, 7/10 at contact. A permanent death-grip is a permanent load on the tendon.”
  5. Habit 3 — Your racket is fighting you. Photo (e). “Too heavy, too head-heavy, or strung to a dead ball. Ask a coach to hold your racket for 30 seconds — we can usually feel it immediately.”
  6. Habit 4 — You have no forearm strength. Photo (f). “3 exercises, 3× a week, 6 minutes: wrist extensions (2×15), wrist flexions (2×15), slow pronation/supination with a light dumbbell (2×12). Slow on the way down — that’s the part that works.”
  7. Recap card: the four habits listed. “Already sore? Stop guessing and get it looked at — pain that lasts more than two weeks is not ‘part of padel’. 📌 Save this · send it to the partner who ices their elbow after every match.”
Caption
Padel elbow is the most common injury in the sport and almost none of it is bad luck. Late contact, a death-grip, the wrong racket, zero forearm strength — that’s the whole list. 💪 Six minutes, three times a week, and you buy years of padel. 📌 Save this and send it to the partner who ices their elbow after every match. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelelbow
Mon Jun 14Reel · 25–30sThe Padel Athlete ZEUS SANCHEZ
Lateral footwork — the athlete’s superpower
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto Academy physical circuits — 3×4 exercises (Pádel Ejercicios)
Hook (0–2s)
“You’re not slow. You’re crossing your feet.” — Zeus, low camera at ankle height while a player scrambles across the court. YOU’RE NOT SLOW. YOU’RE CROSSING.
Stage the error
Assistant coach plays the “student”: ball goes wide to the backhand side, they cross-step, arrive late and square, and get jammed. Film it from ankle height so the crossed feet are unmissable, then freeze on the tangle.
Beats
0–2sHook + the crossed-feet freeze frame.
2–9sZeus: “Crossing your feet is fast for two metres and useless for the third. You can’t change direction from a crossed base — and padel is nothing but changes of direction.” ❌ CROSS-STEP = NO SECOND MOVE
9–17sThe fix, demoed slowly: shuffle, stay open, hips low, feet never touch. Zeus mirrors it beside the student, both moving. “Shoulders square to the net. Feet apart the whole way.” ✅ SHUFFLE · HIPS LOW · FEET APART
17–24sThe homework drill: 4 cones in a square, 30 seconds of shuffles touching each cone, 3 rounds. Timer graphic. “Do it in your living room. No court, no racket, no excuse.” 30s × 3 · ANY FLOOR
24–29sSplit-screen: crossed rep vs shuffled rep on the same ball — one arrives jammed, one arrives balanced and hits a clean volley. SAME BALL. DIFFERENT FEET.
Caption
Most players think they need to get faster. They need to stop crossing. 🦶 A crossed base can’t change direction — and padel is one long change of direction. Shuffle, stay open, hips low. Then 4 cones, 30 seconds, 3 rounds, on any floor you own. Book an academy assessment — we film your feet and show you exactly what they’re doing. Link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelfootwork
Mon Jun 21Reel · 28–33sThe Padel Athlete CARLOTA
Strength for padel — 3 exercises, no gym
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto Academy physical circuits — 3×4 exercises (Pádel Ejercicios)
Hook (0–2s)
“No gym, no weights, no excuse — three exercises, and your padel changes in six weeks.” — Carlota on the court apron, bare floor, nothing but a towel. NO GYM. 3 EXERCISES.
Beats
0–3sHook. Wide shot showing there is genuinely no equipment in frame.
3–11s1 — Split squats, 3×10 each leg. Carlota demos, front knee tracking over the toe. “Padel is played on one leg at a time. Train it that way.” Cut to a court clip of a lunging low volley on the same leg. 1 · SPLIT SQUAT · 3×10 EACH
11–19s2 — Side plank with reach, 3×20s each side. “Your bandeja comes from here, not from your arm. A weak side lets the shoulder do work it wasn’t built for.” Cut to a slow-mo bandeja, obliques loading. 2 · SIDE PLANK · 3×20s
19–27s3 — Lateral bounds, 3×8 each way. Push off one leg, land, stick it for one second. “Stick the landing. That one second is the whole exercise — that’s your body learning to brake.” 3 · LATERAL BOUND · STICK IT
27–32sCarlota to camera: “Twelve minutes, twice a week. That’s it. Screenshot this.” 12 MIN · 2× A WEEK Recap card with all three.
Caption
Everyone wants a better bandeja. Almost nobody trains the body that hits it. 🏋️ Split squats (one leg at a time, like padel). Side planks with reach (your rotation lives here). Lateral bounds, landing stuck (your brakes). 12 minutes, twice a week, on any floor. 📌 Save this and tag your padel partner — you’re doing it together on Sunday. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelfitness
Wed Jun 23Carousel · 7 slidesThe Padel Athlete ELIZABETH
Recovery like a pro — the 24h after a match
Watch first
Coach reference: The pros: Gustavo Pratto Academy (Training Padel)
Shots needed
A clock-face graphic set (0h / +30min / +2h / +6h / +12h / +24h) plus 5 photos: Elizabeth walking a slow lap of the court with her racket down; a water bottle and a simple plate of rice, chicken and greens; a calf and hip flexor stretch held on the bench; a phone showing an early alarm / sleep screen; Elizabeth back on court next morning moving easily. Same warm evening light for all court frames.
Slides
  1. Cover: Elizabeth sitting on the bench, towel, post-match. “THE 24 HOURS AFTER YOUR MATCH decide your next one. The academy protocol. 📌”
  2. 0–10 min — Keep moving. Photo: slow lap, racket down. “Do not sit down straight away. One slow lap, shoulders loose. You’re flushing, not resting.”
  3. 10–30 min — Rehydrate properly. “In Bangkok and Bali you lose more than you think. Water plus electrolytes, not just water — 500ml before you get in the car.”
  4. Within 2h — Eat a real plate. Photo: rice, chicken, greens. “Protein for the muscle, carbs to refill the tank. A beer and a bag of chips is a choice — just know it’s costing you Wednesday.”
  5. Evening — Stretch what actually worked. Photo: calf + hip flexor holds. “Calves, hip flexors, forearms, chest. 30 seconds each, twice. Not a yoga class — four minutes.”
  6. Overnight — Sleep is the training session. “7–9 hours. There is no supplement, ice bath or massage gun that beats it, and it’s free.”
  7. +24h — Move, don’t hide. Photo: back on court, easy. “Stiff is normal. A 20-minute walk or an easy hit beats lying still. Sharp pain in a joint is different — that one gets checked. 📌 Save this · share it with your Saturday group.”
Caption
Your next match is won in the 24 hours after this one. 🕐 One slow lap. Electrolytes, not just water. A real plate within two hours. Four minutes of stretching on what actually worked. Then sleep — the only free performance upgrade in the sport. 📌 Save this and share it with your Saturday group. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelrecovery
Mon Jun 28Reel · 26–31sThe Padel Athlete ZEUS SANCHEZ
Knees & ankles — bulletproof the base
Watch first
Coach reference: 15 exercises from top coaches & academies (Training Padel)
Hook (0–2s)
“Padel doesn’t break knees. Stopping does.” — Zeus crouched at ankle level beside a player skidding into a low volley. IT’S NOT THE RUNNING. IT’S THE STOPPING.
Beats
0–2sHook over a hard deceleration into the corner, shot low and tight on the feet.
2–9sZeus: “Every point you sprint two metres and stop dead, twenty, thirty times. Your knee doesn’t hate padel — it hates braking with nothing behind it.” 30 HARD STOPS PER GAME
9–15sAnkles — single-leg balance, eyes closed, 30s each. Zeus wobbles deliberately on the first attempt. “If you can’t hold thirty seconds, that ankle is going to roll. It’s just a question of which Tuesday.” 1 · BALANCE 30s · EYES CLOSED
15–22sKnees — slow eccentric step-downs, 3×8 each leg. Off the court bench, three seconds down. “Three seconds down. Slow is the whole point — that’s the brake you’re building.” 2 · STEP-DOWN · 3 SECONDS DOWN
22–30sOn court — land soft. Two reps side by side: a stiff, flat landing (loud) vs a bent, quiet landing (silent). Sound design does the work here. “If your feet are loud, your joints are paying. Land quiet.” LAND QUIET.
Caption
You stop hard 30 times a game. That — not the running — is what your knees and ankles are actually complaining about. 🦵 Balance on one leg, eyes closed, 30 seconds. Slow step-downs, 3 seconds on the way down. And on court: land quiet. Loud feet mean your joints are absorbing what your muscles should. Book an academy assessment — we screen your landing mechanics before they screen you. Link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelinjuryprevention
Mon Jul 5Reel · 28–33sThe Padel Athlete MIGUEL GONZALEZ
Padel cardio — intervals, not jogging
Watch first
Coach reference: Match endurance tips (Manu Martín, PadelStar)
Hook (0–2s)
“Running 5k won’t help your third set. Here’s what will.” — Miguel, hands on knees between points, genuinely breathing. 5k WON’T FIX YOUR THIRD SET.
Beats
0–3sHook, filmed real — mid-session, actually out of breath. No gym-ad energy.
3–10sMiguel: “A padel point is 8 to 15 seconds flat out, then 20 seconds of nothing. Repeated for two hours. That is not jogging. That is intervals.” On-screen stopwatch running a real point. POINT: 11s · REST: 20s
10–19sThe session: 15 seconds hard, 30 seconds walk, ×10. Twice a week. Shown as a clean graphic block, then Miguel doing round one of shuttle sprints on the court. 15s HARD · 30s WALK · ×10
19–26sMiguel: “Do it on court if you can — shuttles between the service line and the back glass. Same movement pattern, same braking, same muscles. Your body only gets fit for what you actually ask it to do.” TRAIN THE PATTERN, NOT JUST THE ENGINE.
26–32sCut to the third set of a real match — Miguel still moving to the ball at the same speed as game one. “This is what those ten rounds buy you.” SAME LEGS. THIRD SET.
Caption
A padel point is 8–15 seconds flat out, then 20 seconds of nothing — for two hours. Steady jogging trains almost none of that. 🫁 The session: 15 seconds hard, 30 seconds walk, ten rounds, twice a week. Do it on court as shuttles and you train the braking too. Save this and try one round before your next match — then tell us how set three felt. 👇 #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelconditioning
Wed Jul 7Carousel · 7 slidesThe Padel Athlete JOSE MOULIAA
RULES CORNER #5 — equipment rules + the 60-second racket check
Watch first
Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Shots needed
Props: 3 rackets (one clearly worn, one cracked at the frame, one healthy), a wrist cord, a pressurised ball tube, worn vs new court shoes side by side. Flat-lay on the court surface, top-down, hard shadow. Plus one close-up of Jose’s hand fitting the wrist cord correctly.
Slides
  1. Cover: flat-lay of the three rackets. “RULES CORNER #5 — the equipment rules nobody reads, and the 60-second check that saves your elbow. 📌”
  2. Rule — the wrist cord is not optional. Photo: cord fitted. “Official padel rules require the racket to be secured to the wrist. In a sanctioned match, no cord means you don’t play. Also: a flying racket has ended more friendships than a bad lob.”
  3. Rule — the racket has limits. “Max 45.5cm long, 26cm wide, 38mm thick, holes 9–13mm, and it must be perforated. Every racket sold by a real brand complies — the ones that don’t are usually the ‘bargain’ at the tourist shop.”
  4. Rule — the ball is pressurised. “Approved padel balls only, and they must be pressurised. A flat ball changes your timing and quietly adds load to your shoulder. If it doesn’t bounce to your knee off a drop from your shoulder, it’s dead.”
  5. The 60-second check — 1. Run your thumb around the frame. Photo: cracked frame. “Any crack, even hairline, and it’s done. A cracked frame transmits shock straight into your elbow.”
  6. The 60-second check — 2. Press the face. 3. Check your grip. 4. Check your soles. “Soft spots or a hollow rattle = broken core. A slick grip means you squeeze harder, which is habit two from our elbow post. Bald herringbone soles = the slide that becomes a rolled ankle.”
  7. Recap card: the check as a 4-point list. “Do it once a month. It takes a minute and it’s the cheapest injury prevention in padel. 📌 Save this · bring your racket to the academy and we’ll check it with you.”
Caption
Rules Corner #5: the equipment rules everyone assumes they know. ⚖️ The wrist cord is mandatory, not a style choice. Rackets have legal dimensions. Balls must be pressurised — and a dead ball quietly loads your shoulder. Then the 60-second check: frame, face, grip, soles. Once a month, and it’s the cheapest injury prevention in the sport. 📌 Save this — and bring your racket to the academy, we’ll check it with you. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelrules
Mon Jul 12Reel · 30–35sThe Padel Athlete MIGUEL GONZALEZ
PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #5 — watch the legs, not the racket
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto Academy physical circuits — 3×4 exercises (Pádel Ejercicios)
Prep
Pick one long pro rally (12+ shots) with plenty of movement. Screen-record it, then crop a second version framed on the legs only — waist down, full point. The whole reel is Miguel narrating over the two crops, plus his talking head at the top and tail.
Hook (0–2s)
“Everyone watches the racket. I’m going to show you the same point from the waist down.” — Miguel to camera, then hard cut to the legs-only crop. SAME POINT. LEGS ONLY.
Beats
0–3sHook + immediate cut to the legs-only crop mid-rally. Disorienting on purpose — it doesn’t look like padel at first.
3–12sMiguel VO over the legs crop: “Split step. Every single shot. Before the opponent hits, both feet land, knees soft. He never once stands still and waits.” Count the split steps on screen as they happen. SPLIT STEPS: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5…
12–20sSlow-mo on the recovery after the bandeja: “Watch this. He hits, and the feet are already moving forward before the ball crosses the net. The shot ends where his body ends up, not where his racket ends up.” HE RECOVERS BEFORE THE BALL LANDS
20–28sThe defensive stretch: “Wide ball, and look — open stance, no crossing, low hips. He arrives balanced enough to lob. That lob is why they win the point four shots later.” BALANCED DEFENCE → THE WINNER, 4 SHOTS LATER
28–34sBack to full-frame for the winner, then Miguel to camera: “The shot you admired was set up by the legs you didn’t watch. Go film your own feet for one game.” FILM YOUR FEET FOR ONE GAME.
Caption
Pro Point Breakdown #5 — I cropped a pro rally to the waist down, and the whole point makes more sense. 👀 A split step before every shot. Recovery starting before the ball crosses the net. Open stance under stretch, never crossed. The winner you’d have clipped was built by the feet nobody films. Book an academy assessment — we record your movement and give you the legs-only version of your own game. Link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #propointbreakdown
Mon Jul 19Reel · 27–32sThe Padel Athlete JOSE MOULIAA
Shoulder care for the bandeja
Watch first
Coach reference: 15 exercises from top coaches & academies (Training Padel)
Hook (0–2s)
“Your shoulder isn’t sore from the bandeja. It’s sore from hitting the bandeja with a shoulder you never prepared.” — Jose at the net, rolling his shoulder. THE SHOT ISN’T THE PROBLEM.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera. Behind him, a lob goes up and a player reaches for a bandeja.
3–10sSlow-mo of a bandeja from behind: “Overhead, side-on, decelerating an arm travelling fast — thirty, forty times a match. It’s the most repeated stress in your padel week.” 40 OVERHEADS A MATCH
10–17sBefore you play — band external rotations, 2×15. Band on the fence, elbow pinned to the side. “Two minutes. This wakes up the muscles that hold the ball-and-socket together while the big ones do the hitting.” BEFORE · EXTERNAL ROTATIONS 2×15
17–24sAfter you play — sleeper stretch + doorway chest stretch, 30s each side. Demoed on the bench. “Hitting overhead tightens the front and the back of that shoulder. Give it four minutes back.” AFTER · 4 MIN, BOTH SIDES
24–31sJose to camera, method line: “At this academy nobody hits overheads for an hour without earning it first. That’s the Pad Thai Padel Academy Method — the body comes before the shot.” THE BODY COMES BEFORE THE SHOT.
Caption
Forty overheads a match, every match. Your shoulder isn’t complaining about the bandeja — it’s complaining about being asked cold. 🎾 Before: band external rotations, 2×15, two minutes. After: sleeper stretch and doorway chest stretch, 30 seconds a side. That’s six minutes to protect the shot your whole net game runs on. 📌 Save this and tag the partner whose shoulder aches every Sunday. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #bandeja
Wed Jul 21Carousel · 6 slidesThe Padel Athlete ELIZABETH
Eat to compete — match-day basics
Watch first
Coach reference: Match endurance tips (Manu Martín, PadelStar)
Shots needed
Five clean food/drink frames shot on the same court bench in daylight: a 3-hours-before plate (rice + chicken + veg); a 45-minutes-before banana and small coffee; a court-side bottle with electrolyte tabs; a between-sets half banana and a few dates in a bag; a post-match plate. Real food, real portions, no styling props — this should look like something a player actually eats in Bangkok or Bali, not a stock photo.
Slides
  1. Cover: the court-side bottle plus banana on the bench, racket leaning. “WHAT TO EAT ON MATCH DAY — a timeline, not a diet. 📌”
  2. 3 hours before — the real meal. Photo: rice, chicken, veg. “Carbs are the fuel, protein is the structure. Nothing new, nothing heavy, nothing you haven’t eaten before a match. Match day is not the day to experiment.”
  3. 45 minutes before — the top-up. Photo: banana + small coffee. “Something small and fast: a banana, a rice cake, a date or two. If coffee is already part of your week, keep it — if it isn’t, today isn’t the day to find out.”
  4. On court — drink before you’re thirsty. Photo: bottle with tabs. “Thirst is a late signal, and in this heat it’s very late. A few sips at every changeover, with electrolytes. Plain water alone in a Bangkok afternoon is not enough.”
  5. Between sets — small and simple. Photo: half banana + dates. “Half a banana, a couple of dates. Enough to hold your legs together in set three without sitting heavy in your stomach.”
  6. Recap card: the timeline as one column, with the post-match plate photo. “3h · 45min · every changeover · between sets · within 2h after. That’s the whole thing. 📌 Save this before your next tournament · tag the player who arrives on an empty stomach.”
Caption
This isn’t a diet — it’s a timeline. 🍌 Three hours before: a real plate you’ve eaten before. Forty-five minutes before: something small and fast. On court: drink before you’re thirsty, with electrolytes, because in this heat thirst arrives far too late. Between sets: half a banana. Match day is not the day to experiment. 📌 Save this before your next tournament and tag the player who always arrives on empty. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelnutrition
Mon Jul 26Reel · 28–33sThe Padel Athlete CARLOTA
(F) Strength myths for female athletes — the three we hear every week
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Coach reference: The pros: Gustavo Pratto Academy (Training Padel)
Hook (0–2s)
“Three things women tell me every week about lifting. All three are wrong, and all three are costing you matches.” — Carlota mid-set, resting on a dumbbell, direct to camera. 3 MYTHS. 3 MATCHES LOST.
Beats
0–3sHook, filmed in the middle of an actual set — not posed. Slightly out of breath is better.
3–11sMyth 1 — “I’ll get bulky.” Carlota: “Six weeks of twice-a-week strength work will not make you bulky. It will make you stop losing the ball at the back glass because your legs gave out in set two.” Cut: a strong low defensive lob under pressure. ❌ BULKY · ✅ STILL STANDING IN SET 3
11–19sMyth 2 — “I should train light and high reps.” “Light and endless is how you get tired, not strong. Load it properly — a weight where rep eight is genuinely hard. Your body doesn’t care what gender the barbell is.” Demo: a real, heavy-for-her split squat. REP 8 SHOULD BE HARD.
19–27sMyth 3 — “Court time is enough.” “Playing padel keeps you at your level. Training makes you leave it. And the injury data is not gentle with us — women tear ACLs at a much higher rate. Strength is the protection.” Cut: lateral bound, landing stuck and controlled. PLAYING MAINTAINS. TRAINING CHANGES.
27–32sCarlota to camera: “Two sessions a week. Twelve minutes each. I’ll do them with you — come find me on court.” 2× A WEEK. COME FIND ME.
Caption
Three things I hear from women at this academy every single week — and why all three are costing you points. 💪 You will not get bulky in six weeks. Light-and-endless makes you tired, not strong (rep eight should be hard). And court time maintains your level, it doesn’t raise it — while strength is what protects knees that statistically need protecting. Book an academy assessment and we’ll build the two sessions around your game — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #womeninpadel
Fri Jul 30Reel · 30–35sThe Padel Athlete ZEUS SANCHEZ + ALL COACHES
Block closer — the 7-day athlete challenge, starts tomorrow
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto Academy physical circuits — 3×4 exercises (Pádel Ejercicios)
Prep
Pull one clip from each February reel for the day cards — warm-up, footwork, strength, knees/ankles, cardio, shoulder, recovery. Line the five coaches up on court for the closing frame. Build a saveable 7-day card as the final still so people can screenshot it.
Hook (0–2s)
“Seven days. Ten minutes a day. Do it with us, starting tomorrow.” — Zeus, all five coaches lined up behind him on court. 7 DAYS · 10 MIN · STARTS TOMORROW
Beats
0–3sHook with the full coaching line-up. Energy high, one take, no VO.
3–8sZeus: “All February we gave you the pieces. This week you put them together — and it’s ten minutes, so nobody gets to negotiate.” FEBRUARY, ASSEMBLED.
8–22sThe seven days, 2 seconds each, each one a clip from the block with the day stamped on it: DAY 1 · THE 5-MIN WARM-UP DAY 2 · CONE SHUFFLES 30s ×3 DAY 3 · SPLIT SQUATS + SIDE PLANK DAY 4 · BALANCE + STEP-DOWNS DAY 5 · 15/30 INTERVALS ×10 DAY 6 · SHOULDER BAND + STRETCH DAY 7 · PLAY, THEN RECOVER PROPERLY
22–28sEach coach gives one line to camera, two seconds each — filmed in their own city (BKK: Jose, Carlota, Eli · Bali: Zeus, Miguel) and cut together: Jose — “Do day one properly and the rest is easy.” Elizabeth — “Day seven counts. Recovery is training.” Carlota — “Load it. Rep eight should be hard.” Miguel — “Film your feet on day two.”
28–34sZeus: “Post your day one to your story and tag us — we’re checking every day this week. And Monday, March, we go to the last thing standing between you and your level: your head.” MARCH: MINDSET & MOMENTUM → Saveable 7-day card holds on screen.
Caption
The Athlete block, assembled into seven days. 🔥 Ten minutes a day: warm-up → footwork → strength → knees and ankles → intervals → shoulders → play and recover properly. Every piece is a post from this block, so nothing here is new — it’s just finally in order. 📌 Screenshot the card. Post day one to your story and tag @padthaipadelacademy — we’re checking in every day this week. Then Monday: March is Mindset & Momentum, the sixth shot. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelchallenge

Focus Block 6 — Mindset & Momentum

Aug–Sep 2027 · 13 theme posts over 8 weeks · the sixth shot is mental
Block calendar — every post, every slot. Theme posts Mon + alternate Wed + final Fri · Signature Tips Tue & Sat (rotation below; quota Jose ×2 · Zeus ×2 · Miguel ×2 · Elizabeth ×1 · Carlota ×1 per month) · Culture once a month.
MONTUEWEDFRISAT
W1Aug 2 #1 Momentum is real (reel)Aug 3 Tip · JoseAug 4 #2 The 10-second reset betwee (carousel)—Aug 7 Tip · Zeus
W2Aug 9 #3 Energy is tactical (reel)Aug 10 Tip · MiguelAug 11 Culture · Player Interview #4—Aug 14 Tip · Elizabeth
W3Aug 16 #4 Tiebreak brain (reel)Aug 17 Tip · JoseAug 18 #5 Micro goals (carousel)—Aug 21 Tip · Zeus
W4Aug 23 #6 Errors are information (reel)Aug 24 Tip · Miguel——Aug 28 Tip · Carlota
W5Aug 30 #7 The pre-match routine (reel)Aug 31 Tip · JoseSep 1 #8 RULES CORNER #6 (carousel)—Sep 4 Tip · Zeus
W6Sep 6 #9 PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #6 (reel)Sep 7 Tip · MiguelSep 8 Culture · Tournament Day—Sep 11 Tip · Carlota
W7Sep 13 #10 Why we push you to compete (reel)Sep 14 Tip · JoseSep 15 #11 What to say at 4–4 (carousel)—Sep 18 Tip · Zeus
W8Sep 20 #12 (F) Stepping into competit (reel)Sep 21 Tip · Miguel—Sep 24 #13 Season closerSep 25 Tip · Elizabeth
Mon Aug 2Reel · 28–33sMindset & Momentum JOSE MOULIAA
Momentum is real — and you can feel it shifting
Watch first
Coach reference: Mentalidad en partidos — curso con jugadores (Manu Martín, Mejora Tu Padel)
Prep
Find one real club-night game where a pair lost four games in a row. You need the score graphic (build it), one clip of the pair still winning at 3–1, and one clip of the same pair at 3–5 — shoulders, walk, silence. Same players, same match, twenty minutes apart. That contrast is the entire post.
Hook (0–2s)
“Nobody lost four games in a row because their technique changed in twenty minutes.” — Jose, seated courtside, watching a real match. 4 GAMES IN A ROW. SAME TECHNIQUE.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera. Score graphic snaps up: 3–1 → 3–5.
3–11sSplit-screen, same pair, twenty minutes apart. Left: 3–1, talking between points, walking upright. Right: 3–5, silent, heads down, standing further apart. No commentary yet — just let people see it. 3–1 / 3–5
11–19sJose: “Momentum isn’t magic, it’s behaviour. When it turns, three things change first — you stop talking, you rush your serve, and you start choosing the low-percentage shot to make it stop.” Each one appears as it’s said. SILENCE · RUSHING · GAMBLING
19–27s“So the fix is behavioural too. Talk to your partner. Take the full twenty seconds. Play the boring ball. You don’t stop a run with a winner — you stop it with a lob and a conversation.” Cut: the pair doing exactly that, winning a long point. STOP IT WITH A LOB AND A CONVERSATION
27–32sJose to camera: “March is the sixth shot — the mental one. Everything we taught you since October only shows up if this part holds.” THE SIXTH SHOT IS MENTAL.
Caption
Nobody’s technique changes in twenty minutes — but the scoreboard does. 🧠 When momentum turns, three things go first: you stop talking, you rush your serve, you start gambling on low-percentage shots. So the way back is behavioural, not technical. Talk. Take the full twenty seconds. Play the boring ball. Welcome to Mindset & Momentum — the sixth shot. Follow @padthaipadelacademy for the block that decides whether the other five hold up. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelmindset
Wed Aug 4Carousel · 7 slidesMindset & Momentum ELIZABETH
The 10-second reset between points
Watch first
Coach reference: Mentalidad en partidos — curso con jugadores (Manu Martín, Mejora Tu Padel)
Shots needed
A 6-frame sequence of Elizabeth between two points, shot from the same fixed position so the slides read as one continuous ten seconds: (1) racket-down, turning away toward the back glass; (2) two fingers on the strings, eyes on the racket; (3) one visible exhale, shoulders dropping; (4) a fist-bump / one word to her partner; (5) eyes up, ready position, breathing settled; (6) receiving the serve. Add a running 10-second counter overlay across slides 2–6.
Slides
  1. Cover: frame 3, mid-exhale, counter reading 0:06. “THE 10 SECONDS BETWEEN POINTS is the most coachable moment in padel. Nobody uses it. 📌”
  2. 0–2s — Turn away. Photo 1. “Walk toward the back glass. Not to sulk — to physically leave the last point. Your body needs to see a different wall.”
  3. 2–4s — Touch your strings. Photo 2. “Straighten the strings. Sounds pointless; it isn’t. It’s a physical anchor that tells your brain the previous point is filed. Every pro has a version of this.”
  4. 4–6s — One long exhale. Photo 3. “In through the nose, out slowly through the mouth. One breath drops your heart rate and unclenches the grip — and a clenched grip is a shanked volley waiting to happen.”
  5. 6–8s — One word to your partner. Photo 4. “‘Next.’ ‘My side.’ ‘Lob first.’ One word, said out loud. Two people playing in silence are two people playing alone.”
  6. 8–10s — Decide one thing. Photo 5. “Not five things. One: where this serve is going, or what your first lob does. Walk in with a plan, not with a feeling.”
  7. Recap card: the five steps as a column with the counter graphic. “Turn · Strings · Breathe · One word · One decision. You get this ten seconds around 60 times a match. That’s ten minutes of coaching you’re currently throwing away. 📌 Save this · try it for one set.”
Caption
You get ten seconds between points, around sixty times a match. That’s ten minutes — and most players spend all of it replaying the mistake. ⏱️ Turn away. Touch your strings. One long exhale. One word to your partner. One decision. That’s the whole reset, and it’s the most coachable moment in the sport. 📌 Save this and run it for one full set — then tell us below what changed. 👇 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelfocus
Mon Aug 9Reel · 26–31sMindset & Momentum ZEUS SANCHEZ
Energy is tactical — how to actually talk to your partner
Watch first
Coach reference: Mentalidad en partidos — curso con jugadores (Manu Martín, Mejora Tu Padel)
Stage the contrast
Two coaches play the same three points twice. Version A — the silent pair: no calls, both leave the middle ball, one shrugs after the error, they drift apart. Version B — the loud pair: “mine”, “yours”, “lob”, a fist-bump after a lost point, both back at the net together. Same rally, same shots, opposite outcome. Film both from the identical camera position so the cut is brutal.
Hook (0–2s)
“Watch the same point played by two pairs. The only difference is noise.” — Zeus, arms crossed at the side glass. SAME POINT. ONE DIFFERENCE.
Beats
0–2sHook + a snap cut of both versions starting simultaneously in split-screen.
2–10sVersion A plays out in full audio. Silence, the middle ball drops between them, a shrug. Let the silence sit — it’s uncomfortable, and that’s the point. ❌ SILENT PAIR — THE MIDDLE BALL DIES
10–19sVersion B, same point. “Mine!” · “Lob!” · “Together!” Ball gets covered, they win it, fist-bump. ✅ 3 WORDS. SAME BALL. WON.
19–26sZeus to camera, listing on his fingers: “Three calls, that’s all you need. Who takes it — ‘mine’ or ‘yours’. What we’re doing — ‘lob’ or ‘up’. And after every point, good or bad — one touch. Energy isn’t cheerleading. It’s information.” MINE · LOB · TOUCH
26–30s“Play your next match at double the volume. You’ll win games you didn’t play better in.” DOUBLE THE VOLUME.
Caption
Two pairs, the same point, one difference: noise. 🗣️ The silent pair let the middle ball die between them. The loud pair said three words — “mine”, “lob”, “together” — and won it. Energy isn’t cheerleading, it’s information: who takes it, what we’re doing, and one touch after every point, good or bad. Book an academy assessment — we coach pairs, not just players. Link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelpartner
Mon Aug 16Reel · 28–33sMindset & Momentum MIGUEL GONZALEZ
Tiebreak brain — how to play the big points
Watch first
Coach reference: ¿Arriesgar en puntos importantes? (Manu Martín, PadelStar)
Hook (0–2s)
“At 5–5 most players change their game. That’s exactly why they lose it.” — Miguel at the baseline, ball in hand, about to serve. 5–5. DON’T CHANGE ANYTHING.
Beats
0–3sHook. Cut to a real tiebreak point ending in a rushed, ambitious error into the net.
3–11sMiguel: “Under pressure, players do two things — they go bigger, or they go smaller. Both are changes. The pair that wins the tiebreak is usually the pair that played it exactly like 2–1.” BIGGER ❌ · SMALLER ❌ · SAME ✅
11–19sRule 1 — serve to the same spot you’ve served all match. Demo: the same body serve he’s hit for an hour. “This is not the moment for a new serve. Your best serve is the one you’ve already repeated forty times.” 1 · YOUR SERVE. NOT A NEW ONE.
19–26sRule 2 — one extra ball. “On big points, add one shot to every rally before you go for it. Just one. The pressure is on them too, and one extra ball is usually all it takes to find that out.” Demo: an obvious winner declined in favour of a deep lob — the opponent errors on the next ball. 2 · ONE MORE BALL BEFORE YOU GO
26–32sRule 3 — decide before you walk in. Miguel to camera: “Know your first two shots before the point starts. Then you’re executing, not deciding. Deciding under pressure is how the error gets in.” 3 · DECIDE FIRST. EXECUTE SECOND.
Caption
At 5–5 almost everyone changes something — bigger serve, safer shot, new plan. That change is the loss. 🎯 Three rules for the big points: serve the serve you’ve hit all match, add one extra ball to every rally before you go for it, and decide your first two shots before you walk in. The pressure is on them too — one more ball is usually how you find out. 📌 Save this for your next tiebreak and tag the partner who reinvents their game at 5–5. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeltiebreak
Wed Aug 18Carousel · 6 slidesMindset & Momentum JOSE MOULIAA
Micro goals — win the match you actually control
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto on talent vs daily rigor (Padel Magazine)
Shots needed
Jose writing on the court whiteboard, one photo per goal, plus a final shot of the finished board. Design the slides so the “outcome goal” side is greyed out and the “micro goal” side is in academy gold — the visual hierarchy carries the argument on its own.
Slides
  1. Cover: the whiteboard, half greyed out. “‘I WANT TO WIN’ IS NOT A GOAL. It’s a wish. Here’s what we write instead. 📌”
  2. Why outcome goals fail. “‘Win the match’ depends on your partner, your opponents, the wind and the ball. You control none of it. So when it slips away, you have nothing left to hold on to — and that’s when the head goes.”
  3. Micro goal 1 — the process. “‘Every ball above shoulder height, I lob or bandeja. No exceptions.’ You can succeed at this while losing 6–2. And if you do, you’ll win the rematch.”
  4. Micro goal 2 — the number. “‘Three lobs per game, minimum.’ Countable. Honest. Your partner can hold you to it out loud, mid-match.”
  5. Micro goal 3 — the behaviour. “‘One word to my partner between every point.’ Nothing to do with technique, and it changes more matches than any technical goal we set.”
  6. Recap card: the three written on the board in gold. “Pick ONE before your next match — not three. Write it on your grip if you have to. Then judge yourself on that, and only that. 📌 Save this · comment your micro goal for this week and we’ll check in on you 👇”
Caption
“I want to win” isn’t a goal — it depends on your partner, your opponents, the wind and the ball. 🎯 So we write micro goals instead: a process one (every high ball gets lobbed or bandeja’d), a countable one (three lobs a game, minimum), and a behavioural one (one word to your partner between every point). You can hit all three while losing 6–2 — and that’s the point, because the rematch is where they pay. Comment your micro goal for this week 👇 we’ll check in on you. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelgoals
Mon Aug 23Reel · 26–31sMindset & Momentum CARLOTA
Errors are information — the academy way to lose a point
Watch first
Coach reference: Pratto: 'What I like best is giving padel lessons' (Padel Magazine)
Stage the contrast
Same student, same error (a netted volley), filmed twice. Take A — the spiral: racket tap on the leg, an audible “I’m so bad at this”, head down, then the next two points also lost. Take B — the academy reaction: she says out loud what happened — “too low, wrist not knees” — nods once, resets, and wins the next point. Real student, filmed with consent, or an assistant coach if not.
Hook (0–2s)
“One error. Two reactions. One of them costs you the next three points.” — Carlota courtside as the volley hits the net. ONE ERROR. TWO REACTIONS.
Beats
0–2sThe netted volley + hook. Freeze on the ball in the net.
2–9sTake A. The spiral, in full audio, including the self-talk. Then a fast-forward strip: the next two points, both lost. ❌ “I’M SO BAD AT THIS” → 3 POINTS GONE
9–18sTake B, same error. She names it out loud: “Too low. Wrist, not knees.” One nod. Reset. Next point: knees bent, volley lands. ✅ NAME IT · NOD · NEXT
18–26sCarlota to camera: “An error is data. It tells you exactly what to change on the next one — but only if you say what it was instead of what you are. ‘Too low’ is useful. ‘I’m terrible’ is noise.” SAY WHAT HAPPENED, NOT WHAT YOU ARE.
26–30s“That’s the Pad Thai Padel Academy Method on a lost point: name it, nod, next.” NAME IT. NOD. NEXT.
Caption
Same error, two reactions — and one of them quietly costs you the next three points. 🔁 “I’m so bad at this” tells you nothing you can use. “Too low, wrist not knees” tells you exactly what to do on the next ball. Errors are data; they just need naming. Say what happened, not what you are: name it, nod, next. Book an academy assessment — we coach the reaction as seriously as the shot. Link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelcoaching
Mon Aug 30Reel · 27–32sMindset & Momentum ZEUS SANCHEZ
The pre-match routine — the 20 minutes before your first serve
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Coach reference: Mentalidad en partidos — curso con jugadores (Manu Martín, Mejora Tu Padel)
Hook (0–2s)
“You lost the first three games in the car park.” — Zeus in the club entrance, players rushing past him with bags. YOU LOST 0–3 IN THE CAR PARK.
Beats
0–3sHook at the entrance. Cut: a player arriving two minutes late, still on the phone, straight onto court.
3–9sZeus: “Everyone starts slow and blames their hands. You didn’t start slow — you started unprepared. Twenty minutes fixes it.” 20 MINUTES. THAT’S ALL.
9–15s−20 min — arrive and land. Bag down, phone away, shoes on properly. “Phone in the bag. Whatever it is, it survives ninety minutes.” −20 · PHONE IN THE BAG
15–21s−15 min — the 5-minute warm-up. Quick cut back to February’s warm-up reel. “You already have this one.” −15 · THE WARM-UP YOU SAVED IN FEBRUARY
21–27s−8 min — hit, low to high. Soft baseline rally → walls → volleys → two smashes. −2 min — one sentence with your partner. Zeus and a partner: “Lob first, no rush, we talk every point.” −8 · LOW TO HIGH · −2 · ONE SENTENCE
27–31sZeus to camera: “Same routine every time — social game, club night, tournament. The routine is what makes the tournament feel like a Tuesday.” MAKE THE FINAL FEEL LIKE A TUESDAY.
Caption
Starting 0–3 isn’t a hands problem. It’s a car park problem. 🚗 Twenty minutes: arrive and put the phone away (−20), the five-minute warm-up you saved in June (−15), hit low to high — baseline, walls, volleys, two smashes (−8), and one sentence with your partner about how you’re starting (−2). Run the exact same routine for a social game and a final, and the final stops feeling like a final. 📌 Save this and use it Saturday. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelroutine
Wed Sep 1Carousel · 7 slidesMindset & Momentum ELIZABETH
RULES CORNER #6 — match etiquette + the calls that ruin club night
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Coach reference: Manu Martín video hub — táctica, defensa, bandeja/víbora (PadelStar)
Shots needed
Six staged-but-real frames, each showing the right version rather than the wrong one: Elizabeth calling the score out loud before serving; a ball being handed to the server rather than rolled anywhere; a player pointing at their own ball mark near the line; a “let, play two” hand signal; a mid-match apology after a body hit; the four-player handshake at the net. Keep them warm and light — this is etiquette, not a telling-off.
Slides
  1. Cover: the handshake at the net. “RULES CORNER #6 — the etiquette that keeps club night worth showing up to. 📌”
  2. Call the score. Every serve. Out loud. Photo 1. “Servers own the score. Ninety percent of score arguments never happen if you just say it before every point.”
  3. The call belongs to the receiving side. Photo 3. “In padel, you call your own side. If you genuinely aren’t sure, it’s a let — not a debate, not a coin flip, and never a re-run of the whole point.”
  4. Hand the ball, don’t hit it. Photo 2. “Hand or gently feed the ball to the server. Blasting it back down the court is how someone takes one in the face at a social game.”
  5. Say sorry for a body hit — and mean it briefly. Photo 5. “A raised hand is enough. Padel puts four people inside a small glass box; it happens. Don’t over-apologise, don’t ignore it.”
  6. Don’t coach the opponents. Don’t coach your partner mid-point. “Unsolicited advice across the net is the fastest way to become the person nobody books. Between points, to your partner, one sentence — that’s the line.”
  7. Recap card: six rules as a list. “Score out loud · your own calls · hand the ball · brief apology · no cross-court coaching · shake all four hands. That’s it. That’s club night. 📌 Save this · tag the group chat 👇”
Caption
Rules Corner #6 — the last one of the cycle, and the one that decides whether people come back on Thursday. 🤝 Call the score out loud before every serve. Your side makes your own calls, and genuine doubt is a let, not a debate. Hand the ball to the server. Raise a hand after a body hit. Don’t coach across the net. Shake all four hands. 📌 Save this and tag the group chat — you know which rule you’re tagging them for. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeletiquette
Mon Sep 6Reel · 30–35sMindset & Momentum MIGUEL GONZALEZ
PRO POINT BREAKDOWN #6 — the body language that swung the match
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Coach reference: Pratto sin filtros — Tapia, Coello, táctica (el4Set)
Prep
Find a pro point where the momentum visibly turns — a long defensive point won against the run of play, followed by a celebration and then a break of serve. You need three things: the point itself, the ten seconds after it (both pairs’ reactions), and the following game. The reaction footage is the post; the rally is just the setup.
Hook (0–2s)
“This match turned here — and not because of this shot.” — Miguel over a freeze frame of a scrambling defensive lob. THE MATCH TURNED HERE. NOT ON THE SHOT.
Beats
0–3sHook over the freeze frame. Score graphic showing the pair is behind.
3–12sThe point plays out — eight, nine shots of pure defence, three lobs, then the opponent finally errors. Miguel VO: “Nothing spectacular. They just refused to give it away.” 9 SHOTS. 3 LOBS. 0 WINNERS.
12–21sThe ten seconds after. Slow-mo on the winning pair: both fists up, meeting in the middle, shouting, walking back together. Then cut to the losing pair: one hand on hip, the other partner already turned away, no contact. “Watch them separate. That’s the score changing before the score changes.” ONE PAIR MEETS. ONE PAIR SEPARATES.
21–29sThe next game, sped up: the pair that celebrated wins it to love. Miguel: “Same players, same shots, ninety seconds later. Momentum isn’t mystical — one pair decided together that the point meant something, and the other pair decided it alone.” NEXT GAME: 4 POINTS, 0 REPLIES
29–34sMiguel to camera: “You can’t always play better. You can always meet your partner in the middle after a big point. That one is free.” MEET IN THE MIDDLE. IT’S FREE.
Caption
Pro Point Breakdown #6, and the last of the cycle. 🔥 Nine shots, three lobs, zero winners — the point wasn’t special. What happened next was: one pair met in the middle, fists up, walked back together. The other pair turned away from each other. Ninety seconds later the game was gone to love. You can’t always play better, but you can always meet your partner in the middle after a big point. Book an academy assessment — we coach the ten seconds after the point too. Link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #propointbreakdown
Mon Sep 13Reel · 28–33sMindset & Momentum JOSE MOULIAA
Why we push you to compete
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Coach reference: Pratto: 'What I like best is giving padel lessons' (Padel Magazine)
Prep
Pull archive footage of academy students at tournaments — nerves on the bench, a tight handshake, a lost final, a won one. The losing footage matters more than the winning footage here. Get consent from anyone identifiable.
Hook (0–2s)
“Every coach here will push you into a tournament you don’t feel ready for. On purpose.” — Jose, whiteboard behind him, tournament draw pinned up. WE’LL PUSH YOU IN EARLY. ON PURPOSE.
Beats
0–3sHook to camera, direct, no music yet. Cut: a student on the bench before a first-round match, visibly nervous.
3–11sJose: “In a social game your bandeja works. In a tournament, at 4–4, it either exists or it doesn’t. Competition is the only honest test we have — and it’s free feedback.” 4–4 IS THE ONLY HONEST TEST.
11–20sMontage of academy players competing: a scrappy defensive point, a bad line call handled well, a lost match and a handshake. “You’ll find out in one afternoon what six months of Tuesdays never told you: which shot leaves you under pressure, and what your head does at 4–4.” ONE AFTERNOON > SIX MONTHS OF TUESDAYS
20–28sJose: “Then we build the next block around what actually broke. That’s the Pad Thai Padel Academy Method — we don’t guess what to work on, competition tells us.” Cut: a coach and student reviewing notes courtside after a match. COMPETE · FIND THE HOLE · BUILD THE BLOCK
28–32sJose to camera: “Nobody at this academy has ever regretted their first tournament. Plenty regret waiting two years for it.” NOBODY REGRETS THE FIRST ONE.
Caption
Yes, we will push you into a tournament before you feel ready — and that’s deliberate. 🏆 In a social game your bandeja works. At 4–4 in a real draw it either exists or it doesn’t. One afternoon of competing tells us more than six months of Tuesdays: which shot leaves you under pressure, and what your head does at 4–4. Then we build the next block around what actually broke. Save this, and tell us below: what’s stopping you entering your first one? 👇 #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeltournament
Wed Sep 15Carousel · 7 slidesMindset & Momentum ZEUS SANCHEZ
What to say at 4–4 — partner scripts for the moments that decide matches
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Coach reference: ¿Arriesgar en puntos importantes? (Manu Martín, PadelStar)
Shots needed
Six two-player frames at the back glass, Zeus and a partner mid-conversation, racket-to-racket. Vary the emotion in each: tense, deflated, fired up, calm. Design each slide as a scripted exchange — SITUATION in grey, SAY THIS in gold, NOT THIS struck through in red. The strikethrough lines are what make this shareable.
Slides
  1. Cover: two players head-to-head at the back glass. “WHAT TO SAY AT 4–4 — six scripts. Most pairs say nothing, or the wrong thing. 📌”
  2. Situation: your partner just made three errors in a row. Say: “Next one’s yours, I’ve got the middle.” Not: “Just get it in.” “One gives them a job. The other gives them a judgement.”
  3. Situation: you just made three errors in a row. Say: “Give me one more, I’m adjusting.” Not: “Sorry, sorry, sorry.” “Apologising on repeat makes your partner manage your mood instead of the match.”
  4. Situation: you’re getting lobbed to death. Say: “I’ll take the middle lobs, you cover the line.” Not: “They keep lobbing.” “Say the solution, not the observation. Everyone can already see the problem.”
  5. Situation: momentum is gone, they’ve won four straight. Say: “Two things: slower serve, first lob deep. Let’s just win this point.” Not: “What is happening?” “Shrink the game to one point and give it a plan.”
  6. Situation: you’re 4–4 and both nervous. Say: “Same as game one. Nothing new.” Not: “Don’t miss.” “Nobody in history has ever been helped by ‘don’t miss’.”
  7. Recap card: all six SAY THIS lines in gold, in a column. “Every one of these gives your partner a job. That’s the rule — jobs, not judgements. 📌 Save this · send it straight to your partner, no message needed.”
Caption
Six things to say at 4–4, and six things to stop saying. 🗣️ “Next one’s yours, I’ve got the middle” instead of “just get it in”. “Give me one more, I’m adjusting” instead of sorry-sorry-sorry. “I’ll take the middle lobs” instead of “they keep lobbing”. The rule behind all of it: give your partner a job, not a judgement. And nobody in the history of this sport has ever been helped by “don’t miss”. 📌 Save this and send it straight to your partner — no message needed. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padelpartner
Mon Sep 20Reel · 28–33sMindset & Momentum ELIZABETH
(F) Stepping into competition — confidence for women in padel
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Coach reference: Mentalidad en partidos — curso con jugadores (Manu Martín, Mejora Tu Padel)
Prep
Film with a real academy player who entered her first tournament recently — get two lines from her in her own words, on camera, with consent. If she has phone footage from that day, use it even if the quality is rough; rough is the point. Elizabeth frames and closes.
Hook (0–2s)
“‘I’ll enter when I’m better.’ I hear it from women every single week — and it’s the reason they stay the same level.” — Elizabeth to camera, courtside. “WHEN I’M BETTER.”
Beats
0–3sHook, direct to camera. Warm, not lecturing.
3–10sElizabeth: “Nobody is ever ready. The men in your club aren’t ready either — they just enter anyway. That’s the entire difference, and it compounds every season.” NOBODY IS READY. THEY ENTER ANYWAY.
10–18sReal player, her own words, phone footage from her first draw: “I thought everyone would be watching me. Nobody was watching me. They were all as nervous as I was.” NOBODY IS WATCHING YOU.
18–26sElizabeth, three practical steps: “Enter with a partner you already like playing with. Set one micro goal, not a result. And tell one coach here you’ve entered — we’ll be there.” Cut: two women fist-bumping at the net. 1 PARTNER · 1 MICRO GOAL · 1 COACH WHO KNOWS
26–32sElizabeth to camera: “You will not feel ready. You will feel it afterwards. That order never changes.” THE FEELING COMES AFTER. NOT BEFORE.
Caption
“I’ll enter when I’m better.” We hear it from women at this academy every week — and it is the single biggest reason a level stops moving. 💛 Nobody is ready. The players you’re comparing yourself to aren’t ready either; they just enter anyway. So: pick a partner you already enjoy playing with, set one micro goal instead of a result, and tell a coach you’ve entered so we’re there on the day. The confidence arrives after the first one, never before it. Book an academy assessment and let’s pick your first draw together — link in bio. #padel #padelbali #padelthailand #padelacademy #womeninpadel
Fri Sep 24Reel · 32–35sMindset & Momentum JOSE MOULIAA + ALL COACHES
Season closer — one year, six blocks, and what happens next
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Coach reference: Gustavo Pratto Academy — YouTube channel
Prep
The archive job of the year. Pull the single strongest 1.5-second clip from each of the six blocks — Court IQ, Defense & Wall, Bandeja, The Net, The Padel Athlete, Mindset — plus real student before/after pairs where you have them. Shoot the open and close at golden hour in BOTH cities — Jose, Carlota and Eli on the Bangkok court, Zeus and Miguel on the Bali court — and match-cut the two courts together (no travel; both clubs star). Cycle II teaser stays deliberately vague: a date, a door, no detail.
Hook (0–2s)
“A year ago we said we’d teach the whole game in public. Here’s all of it, in thirty seconds.” — Jose with Carlota and Eli behind him at last light in Bangkok; the reel answers with Zeus and Miguel at the same hour in Bali. ONE YEAR. 30 SECONDS.
Beats
0–3sHook with the Bangkok coaches on court; hard match-cut to Zeus and Miguel picking up the frame on the Bali court. No music under the line — music drops on the cut.
3–15sThe six blocks, 2 seconds each, hardest cuts of the whole series, one title card per block: OCT–NOV · READ THE GAME DEC–JAN · THE POINT ISN’T OVER FEB–MAR · THE BANDEJA APR–MAY · FINISH IT JUN–JUL · THE BODY AUG–SEP · THE HEAD
15–22sStudent before/after pairs, split-screen, three of them: October’s positioning vs March’s, a first bandeja vs a current one, a first tournament handshake. SAME PLAYERS. ONE YEAR.
22–29sJose: “Court IQ, defence, the bandeja, the net, the body, the head. That’s the Pad Thai Padel Academy Method, and you got the whole thing for free — because the plan was never the secret. The coaching is.” Each coach nods into camera in turn. THE PLAN WAS NEVER THE SECRET.
29–35sJose: “April, we start Cycle II — same six shots, one level deeper, and this time we’re filming with you in it. Assessments open now.” Coaches walk off toward the courts. CYCLE II · APRIL · YOU’RE IN IT. Logo.
Caption
A year ago we said we’d teach the whole game in public — no gatekeeping, no drip-feed. 🎾 Court IQ: read the game. Defence & Wall: the point isn’t over when it’s behind you. The Bandeja: the shot that keeps the net yours. The Net: finish it. The Athlete: the body under all of it. Mindset: the head that holds it together. That’s Cycle I of the Pad Thai Padel Academy Method, complete and free, because the plan was never the secret — the coaching is. In October we run Cycle II: same six shots, one level deeper, and this time our own players are in the videos. Book an academy assessment and start Cycle II where you actually are — link in bio. #padel #padelbangkok #padelthailand #padelacademy #padeljourney