by Minter Dial | Mar 9, 2026 | Padel, Sports
The Overhead in Padel: Nobody Expects the Spanish Smash-quisition If you’ve come to padel from tennis, let me save you some heartache: your impression of your overhead is wrong. Not your technique — well, maybe that too — but your entire concept of the overhead....
by Minter Dial | Mar 4, 2026 | Padel
What Side Should I Play On? (And Other Padel Questions of National Importance) If you’ve played padel long enough to stop calling it “paddle,” you’ve almost certainly had (or witnessed) this conversation as two players who’ve never played with one another before...
by Minter Dial | Feb 5, 2026 | Joy of Padel, Padel, Podcast, Social Media, Sports
The Joy of Padel podcast – Special Edition (JOPS04E01) In this episode, I wish to celebrate the launch of the British Padel Awards 2026. In its inaugural session, the BPA will cover 21 categories, from the best British female and male players, to clubs, coaches,...
by Minter Dial | Jan 16, 2026 | Padel, Sports
Reading the Game: What to Watch for When You Start a Padel Match Even before you step onto a padel court, your mindset should be half-player, half-detective. The match doesn’t begin with the first point — it starts in the few moments you meet. Smart players use those...
by Minter Dial | Dec 30, 2025 | Padel, Sports
Padeltime and the livin’ is easy… There’s a unique energy to stepping onto the padel court with a new doubles partner. The unknown chemistry, the sizing up of one another, the potential for miscommunication, the split-second decisions that require...
by Minter Dial | Dec 3, 2025 | Business, Collaboration, Joy of Padel, Padel, Podcast
The Joy of Padel podcast with Camille Huyghues Despointes (JOPS03E22) On the latest episode (and the last of season 3) of the JOY OF PADEL podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with my co-founder, friend, and fellow padel enthusiast, Camille Huyghues Despointes....
