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News and tips for padel players
Tournaments & eventsYour First Padel Tournament at a Club: Americano, Mexicano and How to Sign Up
What a club padel tournament looks like: Americano, Mexicano, King of the Court and classic draws, signing up solo or as a pair, waiting lists and results.
Rules & techniqueHow to Choose a Padel Coach and the Right Lesson: Private or Group
How to choose a padel coach: when a private or a group lesson makes sense, what to ask before the first session, how to read reviews and find lessons in an app.
Tournaments & eventsPadel for Kids: How Your Child Can Start, and How Junior Accounts Help
Padel for kids, step by step: lessons, gear and safety basics, plus how a parent signs a child up with a PadelDropIn junior account and who sees their details.
Finding partnersPadel Stats: Who You Actually Win With, and What Your Weekly Recap Says
How to track padel results: your record with each partner and opponent, the "You two" head-to-head, the Monday weekly recap, and how to use the numbers well.
Finding partnersPadelDropIn notifications: why to turn them on and how to choose what you get
Why PadelDropIn only half works without notifications, how to turn them on for iPhone and Android, how to pick what you get, and how to mute or block a player.
Rules & techniquePadel Level Explained: What the 0–7 Scale Means and How It Moves
What a padel level on the 0–7 scale means, how to estimate your starting level, what moves it after a match, and how to read it in the PadelDropIn app.
Tournaments & eventsPadelDropIn 1.0.28: Bronze, Silver and Gold Tournaments, One Leaderboard and Sharper Level Changes
What's new in PadelDropIn 1.0.28: Bronze, Silver and Gold tournaments, men's, women's and mixed draws, tournament rankings, friend profiles and reminders.
Tournaments & eventsPadel Sparring: What It Is, How It Differs From a Lesson and How to Find a Partner
What padel sparring is, how it differs from a lesson and a regular match, how to pick a sparring partner and format, and how to book sparring in PadelDropIn.
Finding partnersPadel Singles: How to Play Padel 1v1 With Just Two Players
Can you play padel with 2 players? How padel singles works on the diagonals, what to agree before you start, and how to open a 1v1 match in PadelDropIn.
Finding partnersWhat's New in PadelDropIn: Singles Matches, a Weekly Recap and Partner Stats
What the latest PadelDropIn update brings: 1v1 open matches, alerts only for the times you play, a Monday recap, partner and opponent stats, and new themes.
- Rules & technique
Padel Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules of On-Court Behaviour
What padel players expect but nobody writes down — calling close lines, staying quiet during a serve, and how to behave in an open match with strangers.
- Finding partners
Where to Find Padel Players in Serbia
No regular crew yet? Here's where players in Serbia actually find padel partners — clubs, open matches, federation tournaments, and club groups, step by step.
- Gear
How to Choose Your First Padel Racket
Shape, weight, balance, core and surface — what actually matters when picking a first padel racket, what the rules require, and the mistakes to avoid.
- Rules & technique
Padel Rules for Beginners: Everything You Need Before Your First Match
A short, clear guide to the basic rules of padel — the serve, scoring, the walls, and the mistakes beginners make most often, based on the official FIP rules.
- Finding partners
How to Find Padel Partners and Start an Open Match in Your City
No regular padel crew? Here's how to find players at your level, start an open match, and sort out a court through the PadelDropIn app.