What is the game of padl? Where to play in Poland?
The game of padel is gaining a growing number of supporters. No wonder – among them are racquet sports enthusiasts and amateurs who are just beginning their adventure on the courts. Therefore, it is worth learning the basic rules of this simple game, which is popular around the world. From this text you will also learn where to play padel in Poland.
Playing padel – rules
The rules of padel are quite simple, and many of the rules and scoring methods are similar to those of other racket sports. Padel in Poland is becoming increasingly popular and more and more people are familiar with its rules. What’s more, going to the court for the first time, in many clubs you can count on the help of a coach not only in mastering the technique of the game, but also its rules.
The game begins with a serve. Players score points for successful serves, i.e. those in which the opponent fails to properly bounce the ball. The ball, on the other hand, can bounce only once from the surface of the court. It can be bounced with a volley racket, i.e. without the ball making contact with the court, or after one bounce of the ball from the court or after the ball bounces first from the court and then from the wall.
Points are counted 15-30-40, and the next one means winning a game. 6 games won is a winning set. Usually the whole match is played to 2 won sets. Tiebreak is played at 6-6.
Padel courts in Poland
Due to the growing interest in the game of padla in Poland, newer and newer sports facilities are being built in our country. With the infrastructure developing almost all over the country, lovers of the sport can train on a number of courts, usually within walking distance of their homes. Here are sample locations of paddle courts in Poland:
- Silesian province – Tychy, Katowice, Bielsko-Biala and others,
- Malopolska province – Krakow, Wolbrom,
- Mazovia province – Warsaw,
- Świętokrzyskie province – Kielce,
- Lubuskie province – Lubniewice,
- Warmian-Masurian voivodeship – Olsztyn,
- West Pomeranian province – Szczecin.
As a passionate paddle player, you have quite a lot of room to acquire and improve your skills. You’re sure to find a facility you’re comfortable accessing. Unfortunately, the original padel courts cannot be replaced by others. Neither full-size tennis courts nor dedicated squash courts will work here. Although, of course, to some extent they can serve to assimilate the practical principles of padel, we encourage you to visit the courts dedicated to this sport.
Playing padel in Poland
Padel in Poland is attracting growing interest not only from players, but also from investors. Seeing the field for the development of this sport, quite a few people decide to join the Padelteam – an association for the development of padel, which brings together dozens of entrepreneurs and padel enthusiasts. It is thanks to them that more and more new padel courts are being built in Poland, and those that already exist are constantly promoted, as is the sport itself. It is worth knowing that although it is relatively new in our country, it has a long history in the world, dating back to 1962, and originated in faraway Mexico.
