Study on Training Practices and Player Development in Padel
This study aims to better understand the training methods used by padel coaches, the challenges they face in supporting player development, and the approaches and tools that could help improve coaching effectiveness.
⏱️ Estimated time: 3 to 5 minutes
All responses are anonymous and will be used for research and market understanding purposes only.
Q1 — How long have you been coaching padel?
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Q1 — How long have you been coaching padel?
Q2 — What type of organization do you mainly work in?
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Q2 — What type of organization do you mainly work in?
Q3 — What types of players do you coach most often? (Multiple answers possible)
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Q3 — What types of players do you coach most often? (Multiple answers possible)
Q4 — Which coaching format represents the largest part of your activity?
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Q4 — Which coaching format represents the largest part of your activity?
Q5 — What portion of your sessions still relies mainly on manual ball feeding by the coach?
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Q5 — What portion of your sessions still relies mainly on manual ball feeding by the coach?
Q6 — Which of the following areas are the most difficult to train in a repeatable and precise way? (Select up to 3)
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Q6 — Which of the following areas are the most difficult to train in a repeatable and precise way? (Select up to 3)
Q7 — How easy is it for you to reproduce the exact same drill from one session to another?
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Q7 — How easy is it for you to reproduce the exact same drill from one session to another?
Q8 — What are the main limitations affecting the quality of your coaching sessions today? (Select up to 3)
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Q8 — What are the main limitations affecting the quality of your coaching sessions today? (Select up to 3)
Q9 — In your sessions, what is currently the most difficult to quantify? (Select up to 3)
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Q9 — In your sessions, what is currently the most difficult to quantify? (Select up to 3)
Q10 — In small group sessions, what is your biggest challenge?
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Q10 — In small group sessions, what is your biggest challenge?
Q11 — How often do you feel a player is improving… but you cannot clearly measure it?
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Q11 — How often do you feel a player is improving… but you cannot clearly measure it?
Q12 — Today, how do you mainly evaluate a player’s progress? (Select up to 2)
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Q12 — Today, how do you mainly evaluate a player’s progress? (Select up to 2)
Q13 — Do you currently use “reference drills” or standardized situations to compare players or track progress over time?
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Q13 — Do you currently use “reference drills” or standardized situations to compare players or track progress over time?
Q14 — If you had access to a simple tracking system, which metrics would be the most useful to you? (Select up to 4)
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Q14 — If you had access to a simple tracking system, which metrics would be the most useful to you? (Select up to 4)
Q15 — Would you be interested in a more standardized method to objectively assess player progress?
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Q15 — Would you be interested in a more standardized method to objectively assess player progress?
Q16 — How open are you to using technology if it clearly improves coaching effectiveness?
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Q16 — How open are you to using technology if it clearly improves coaching effectiveness?
Q17 — What would be the #1 factor for you to adopt a new training tool?
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Q17 — What would be the #1 factor for you to adopt a new training tool?
Q18 — In your opinion, who should usually carry the investment for an improved training tool?
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Q18 — In your opinion, who should usually carry the investment for an improved training tool?
Q19 — If you could improve just ONE thing in your coaching sessions tomorrow, what would it be?
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Q20 — Would you be open to being contacted again to share your perspective on the future of padel training?
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Q20 — Would you be open to being contacted again to share your perspective on the future of padel training?
Q21 — If yes, please leave your email (optional)
