Bushy Park, 10 February – 7 October 2018

Table

Team	P	W	L
David G -Luis B	2	2	0
Mike Kemp – David Borton	1	1	0
Kolin – Alex	3	1	2
Alvaro – Marco	1	1	0
Gonzalo Terol Beltran – German Navas	2	0	2
Fernando – Fidel	1	0	1

Results

Date	Local		Visitor
	Match Journey 1
	Gonzalo Terol Beltran – German Navas	0	David G – Luis B	2
	Match Journey 4
	Kolin – Alex	2	Fernando – Fidel	0
	Match Journey 5
	Kolin – Alex	0	David G – Luis B	2
	Match Journey 6
	Gonzalo Terol Beltran – German Navas	0	Mike Kemp – David Borton	2
	Match Journey 7
	Alvaro – Marco	2	Kolin – Alex	1

References: [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Teams

Team	Players
Alvaro – Marco	Alvaro Cabello / Marco
David G – Luis B	David Garcia Jiminez / Luis Barba
Fernando – Fidel	Fernando Illana / Fidel Illana
Gonzalo Terol Beltran – German Navas	Gonzalo Terol Beltran / German Navas
Kolin – Alex	Colin MacAuley / Alejandro Fernandez
Mike Kemp – David Borton	Mike Kemp / David Borton

Reference : [2][3][4][5][6]

Information

Level	Standard
1.0	Player has no previous experience and has just begun to play
2.0	Player is consistent at a slow pace
2.5	Player is consistent at a medium pace, however shots may lack direction
3.0	Player is building confidencewith shots and is consistent at a medium pace
3.5	Player has control and pace. Previous racquet skills generally fall into this category.
4.0	Player has experience constructing padel points and is a consistent player.
4.5	Player is resourceful – executes winners, and has the ability to force opponent’s errors.
5.0	Player has previous experience competing at tournament level.
5.5	Top nationally ranked player, competing at a high tournament level.
6.0	Semi-professional player with a world ranking outside the World’s top 250.
6.5	Professional player ranked inside the World’s top 100.
7.0	Professional player ranked inside the World’s top 100.

Reference: [7]

About

Padel is a Racquet Sport played with a Tennis-Racquet sized Paddle (as in Table Tennis) hence the name. It is played on a court resembling a Tennis court with a net and fences surrounding the playing area which come right up to the playing area. When the ball hits the fence and bounces back it is still in play. Hitting and serving is underarm.

References

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Websites

[1] Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club (2018) Premiere Padel League – Matches [Internet] Available from: http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Campeonatos/Partidos.aspx?idcampeonato=1&vista=jugados [Accessed 21 September 2018]

[2] Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club (2018) Premiere Padel League – Match Information: Match Journey 1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Campeonatos/Partido.aspx?id=436 [Accessed 21 September 2018]

[3] Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club (2018) Premiere Padel League – Match Information: Match Journey 4 [Internet] Available from: http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Campeonatos/Partido.aspx?id=443 [Accessed 21 September 2018]

[4] Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club (2018) Premiere Padel League – Match Information: Match Journey 5 [Internet] Available from: http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Campeonatos/Partido.aspx?id=441 [Accessed 21 September 2018]

[5] Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club (2018) Premiere Padel League – Match Information: Match Journey 6 [Internet] Available from: http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Campeonatos/Partido.aspx?id=435 [Accessed 21 September 2018]

[6] Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club (2018) Premiere Padel League – Match Information: Match Journey 7 [Internet] Available from: http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Campeonatos/Partido.aspx?id=428 [Accessed 21 September 2018]

[6] Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club (2018) Premiere Padel League – Information (Levels) [Internet] Available from: http://www.bushytennispadel.ie/Campeonatos/Liga.aspx?idcampeonato=1#Grupos [Accessed 21 September 2018]

Images

[8] International Padel (2016) Padel Federation of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: https://internationalpadel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Padel-Federation.jpg [Accessed 21 September 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brendan Farrel, John Wills, John Kane, John Doody, John Cummins & John Morahan

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