WELCOME TO ALICIA's PADDEL WEBSITE!

                         I hope that you like it!

HISTORY

Reverend Frank Peer Beal developed paddle tennis in 1898 as an activity for children , because they were not ableto play in a normal tennis courts .it was half the size of tennis court , there were no double lanes and net was lower than normal tennis .The ball was a sponge - rubber ball

and a wooden paddle

EQUIPMENT

The equipment needed to play paddle is a solid paddle , and tennis balls . Also, a paddle court is needed .

The equipment needed to play paddle is a solid paddle, a tennis balls. Also, a paddel court is needed. And girls usually wear t-shirt, a skirt, a pair of socks and sport shoes.

Paddle court: 

Raquet:

Balls of Paddle :

T-Shirts

PADDLE LANGUAGE

The most important words you need to know to play paddle are:

Server and receiver:  Server is the person who start the game. And recevier is the person who continues with the game.

Fault: is when a you do not touch the ball when receiving.

Point: is when you win the ball that is in place.

Game: when you win 4 consecutive points.

Set: whe you win 6 games

FAMOUS PADDLE PLAYERS

The most famous player in the world is the argentine Juan Martín Díaz. He normally plays with Fernando Belasteguín, argentine too.

PADDLE & I

I normally play paddle in summer. I also play paddel during weekends with my parents and brother Dani and sister Virginia. I have been doing summer classes during July in Costa Brava. I will play paddle again next July in Barcelona.

This video shows a paddle match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZTkGysT6YE