About

Amsterdam Padel Academy

Padel coaching in Amsterdam for players who want more than better technique. Learn to read the game, make better decisions and build the confidence to perform under pressure.

  • Two head coaches
  • All levels
  • Dutch & English
  • Court included

We don’t just teach shots.We teach the game.

Padel isn’t won by memorising technique. It’s won by recognising the moment. Every ball tells you something if you know how to read it. Every situation offers more than one option if you can see it. Our job isn’t simply to improve your strokes, but to help you slow the game down, understand what’s happening around you and make better decisions under pressure. Once that becomes clear, the technique has a purpose. And that’s when real progress begins.

Inside every point

Every shot starts before you swing.

Every point lasts only a few seconds. In that time you’re constantly reading, deciding and adjusting. That’s what we’re training.

  1. 01
    Read

    Recognise the ball, your position and the options the point is giving you.

  2. 02
    Decide

    Choose the response that gives you the highest chance of winning the next shot.

  3. 03
    Execute

    Play that decision with the right technique, timing and confidence.

  4. 04
    Repeat

    Train it under pressure until it becomes instinct instead of something you have to think about.

Every lesson has the same goal.

Leave seeing something you couldn’t see when you arrived.

Drill
Situation
Point
  1. Warm-up

    Moving properly before anything is asked of you.

  2. Today’s focus

    One shot, one pattern or one problem.

  3. Repetition

    Enough of it to feel the difference.

  4. Pressure

    The same shot, now made difficult.

  5. Real points

    Played out, at full speed.

  6. Feedback

    What changed, and what to work on next.

You’re allowed to get it wrong here.

A match is not the place to find out what works.

That is what training is for.

Coaches who still compete.

We still play matches. We still lose points. We still analyse our own decisions.

That matters.

Midge Visser, head coach at Amsterdam Padel Academy
Midge VisserHead coachCalm, analytical and deeply experienced. Midge is good at seeing the reason behind a lost point and helping players understand what needs to change before repeating it.
Ivo Hoedt, head coach at Amsterdam Padel Academy
Ivo HoedtHead coachA teacher by profession and a coach by nature. Ivo breaks technique and situations into simple pieces, then gives players the repetitions they need until it starts to hold up in a real game.

You start seeing the ball earlier.more than one option.where the space is.when to attack.when to slow down.why you lost the point.

The goal isn’t to give you more things to think about forever. It’s the opposite. We train the right decisions until the game starts feeling calmer.

Simple by design.

  • No membership.
  • No contract.
  • No joining fee.
  • Court included.
  • Train when it makes sense.

Nothing hidden in the small print. Choose the format that fits your game and book when you’re ready.

Ready to see your game differently?

Start with a session and we’ll figure out what to work on first.

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