Njengoba isengumdlalo osemusha, iPadel ibhekwa njengomunye wemidlalo ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni jikelele, enabadlali ababalelwa ezigidini eziyi-10. Yasungulwa ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-60 eNingizimu Melika, umdlalo wesimanje wePadel Tennis wethulwa eYurophu ngeMarbella eNingizimu yeSpain phakathi neminyaka yama-1970.
Igama elithi Padel lisho ukusetshenziswa kwerakhethi engenazintambo emidlalweni, okuhlanganisa inhlanganisela yeminye imidlalo yerakhethi efana neTennis, iReal Tennis kanye neSquash. Idlalwa enkundleni encane kuneyetenisi.inkundla, indawo yokudlala ivalwe nxazombili kulokho okwakungakhiwa kusetshenziswa izindonga zikakhonkolo ezizungeze ingemuva lezinhlangothi zombili zenkundla,
Nakuba izinkundla eziningi zesimanje manje zakhiwe kusetshenziswa “ingilazi”, okusiza ekukhuliseni ukuthandwa kwayo njengomdlalo wababukeli. Iziphetho ezimbili ezibiyelwe ngodonga, noma ezinengilazi zihlanganiswa nge-wire mesh eqedelainkantolo yama-padelindawo ebiyelwe.
Empeleni iPadel ihloselwe ukudlalwa njengomdlalo wama-doubles, lapho abaphikisi bebhekene njengasemdlalweni ojwayelekile wama-doubles we-tennis, futhi njengase-tennis ibhola livunyelwe ukugxuma kanye kuphela. Ukuhluka komdlalo kwenza abadlali bakwazi ukusebenzisa izindonga ezizungezile ezakha inkundla ukubuyisa ibhola, yingakho kuqhathaniswa ne-Squash ne-Real tennis.
Umdlalo udlalwa njengesethi engcono kakhulu yamasethi amathathu kusetshenziswa amabhola afana nawethenisi, futhi uma unikezwa amaphuzu ngendlela efanayo neyethenisi, imithetho yePadel iyinhlanganisela ye-squash nethenisi.
Abadlali abasha kulo mdlalo, babo bonke ubudala, bakuthola kulula futhi kungeyona inkinga enkulu kwezemidlalo ezintsha nezijabulisayo nezikhula ngokushesha, nokho kulabo abaguqukele kakhulu kusukela ku-tennis noma ku-squash. I-Padel ingaba nzima ngokulinganayo njengoba idinga amakhono amasha kanye nezifundo eziyenza ihluke kweminye imidlalo ye-racquet.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Disemba-25-2021

