Learn padel — beginner guides

Plain-language guides for your first month of padel: rules, rackets, shoes and shot names.

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Padel rules in 5 minutes

Everything you need before your first booking — no rulebook required.

Choosing your first padel racket

Shape first, weight second, price third. Here's the beginner logic.

Padel shoes: what actually matters

The most underrated first purchase. Your knees will have opinions.

Padel vs pickleball: what's the difference?

Both are booming, both use paddles of a sort — and they're quite different games.

Padel glossary: the shot names, in plain language

Bandeja, vibora, globo — what your playing partners are actually calling for.

A group of beginners at a padel lesson — Every expert was a beginner in the group lesson once. Photo: Pexels.