{"id":5084,"date":"2026-07-26T12:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-coaching\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:42:36","slug":"paddle-coaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddle Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"hercules-suite-slider\" data-hercules-suite-slider>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__track\">\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide is-active\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-38155778.jpeg)\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Hercules Sports &amp; Fitness<\/span>\n                            <h1>Coaching That Builds Confident Players<\/h1>\n                            <p>Private lessons, group programmes and tactical match training for every stage of your paddle journey.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-court\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Book a Court<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hercules-paddle-padel-tennis-court-players-6750341.png)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Coaching, Classes and Performance<\/span>\n                            <h1>Build a routine that works for your week.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Sessions are timetabled across the week, with places you can hold in advance.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-court\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Book a Court<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hercules-paddle-padel-tennis-court-players-934841.jpg)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Book, Train, Progress<\/span>\n                            <h1>Start where you are. Progress from there.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Coaches track what you lift, run and repeat, so the next block is planned on evidence.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-court\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Book a Court<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__nav\"><button type=\"button\" data-slider-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\u2039<\/button><button type=\"button\" data-slider-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\u203a<\/button><\/div>        <\/section>\n        \n<section class=\"hercules-suite-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-suite-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-suite-heading\"><span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Coaching Programmes<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Choose the right pathway for your game<\/h2>\n<p>Every programme combines clear instruction, practical drills and measurable progress. Sessions can be booked individually or as part of a structured development package.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-paddle-grid\">\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card is-featured\">\n<h3>Starter Programme<\/h3>\n<p>Rules, grip, serve, return, positioning and basic rally control for players who have never held a paddle.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four 60-minute group sessions<\/li>\n<li>Maximum four players per coach<\/li>\n<li>Paddle and balls provided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4-week foundation course<\/strong><\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Private Coaching<\/h3>\n<p>One-to-one technical correction and a personalised development plan built around your own footage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One coach, one player<\/li>\n<li>Video review after each block<\/li>\n<li>Book single sessions or blocks of six<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>60-minute sessions<\/strong><\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Match Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Tactical decision-making, partner communication, transitions and pressure drills for league players.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pairs coached together<\/li>\n<li>Live point play every session<\/li>\n<li>League entry guidance included<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Intermediate and advanced<\/strong><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-suite-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-suite-container\">\n<div class=\"hercules-paddle-court-layout\">\n<div class=\"hercules-paddle-court-copy\"><span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Inside a Session<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Small groups, full court time, no queueing<\/h2>\n<p>Sessions are capped so nobody spends the hour waiting at the back of a line. Every drill runs on a full court with a coach watching each pair.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm-up and movement work on court, not in a corridor<\/li>\n<li>Two technical drills, then live points<\/li>\n<li>Coach feedback in the last ten minutes<\/li>\n<li>Paddles and balls provided if you do not own any<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hercules-paddle-court-stats\">\n<article><strong>60<\/strong><span>Minutes Per Session<\/span><\/article>\n<article><strong>4<\/strong><span>Players Maximum<\/span><\/article>\n<article><strong>3<\/strong><span>Qualified Coaches<\/span><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-suite-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-suite-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-suite-heading\"><span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">The Coaching Team<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Three coaches, each with a different specialism<\/h2>\n<p>You are matched to a coach after your first session rather than by whoever happens to be free. All three hold a current national coaching qualification and first aid certificate.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-paddle-grid\">\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Marta Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez<\/h3>\n<p>Fifteen years on court and eight coaching. Runs the starter programme and every player assessment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beginners and returners<\/li>\n<li>Technique correction<\/li>\n<li>Player assessments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Head coach<\/strong><\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card is-featured\">\n<h3>Tom\u00e1s Guerrero<\/h3>\n<p>Former national league player. Handles match preparation, tactical patterns and pairs coaching.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Match performance<\/li>\n<li>Pairs and partner work<\/li>\n<li>League preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Performance coach<\/strong><\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Ellie Naylor<\/h3>\n<p>Coaches the junior sessions and family slots, and looks after anyone coming back after injury.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Juniors from age eight<\/li>\n<li>Family and social groups<\/li>\n<li>Return after injury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Junior and family coach<\/strong><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-suite-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-suite-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-suite-heading\"><span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">How It Works<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Assessment, plan, practice and review<\/h2>\n<p>Nobody is sold a block of sessions before we have seen them play. The first step costs nothing.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<ol>\n<li>Book a free twenty-minute assessment on court.<\/li>\n<li>Get matched to a coach and a programme that fits your level.<\/li>\n<li>Follow a progressive weekly plan with drills to practise between sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Review your progress every six weeks and update the plan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a class=\"hercules-suite-button\" href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-contact\/\">Book a Free Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-suite-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-suite-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-suite-heading\"><span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Session Rates<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Pay per session or take a block<\/h2>\n<p>Blocks work out cheaper and hold your regular slot. Members receive a further discount on every rate below.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-paddle-grid is-four\">\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Group session<\/h3>\n<p>Sixty minutes in a group of up to four, all equipment included.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&pound;18 per session<\/li>\n<li>&pound;96 for a block of six<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Per player<\/strong><\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Private The Ladder<\/h3>\n<p>Sixty minutes with one coach, including video review of your play.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&pound;45 per session<\/li>\n<li>&pound;240 for a block of six<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>One to one<\/strong><\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Pairs coaching<\/h3>\n<p>You and your regular partner coached together on tactics and communication.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&pound;30 per player<\/li>\n<li>&pound;160 for a block of six<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Two players<\/strong><\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-paddle-card\">\n<h3>Junior session<\/h3>\n<p>Group coaching for juniors, with paddles sized for younger players.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&pound;12 per session<\/li>\n<li>&pound;60 for a block of six<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ages 8 to 16<\/strong><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"hercules-suite-button\" href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-memberships\/\">See Membership Discounts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-suite-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-suite-container\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-faq\">\n<h2>Coaching questions<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Do I need my own paddle?<\/summary>\n<p>No. Paddles and balls are provided at every session, and you are welcome to try a few before buying your own.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>I have never played before. Which programme?<\/summary>\n<p>The Starter Programme. It assumes no experience at all and runs in groups of four so nobody feels watched.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can I book a single session instead of a block?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Every rate is available as a single session, and blocks simply cost less per hour.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What happens if I miss a session in a block?<\/summary>\n<p>Tell us more than twenty-four hours ahead and the session moves to the end of your block at no cost.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you coach juniors?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes, from age eight, in dedicated junior groups with correctly sized paddles.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-cta\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\"><span>Next step<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Start with a free assessment.<\/h2>\n<p>Twenty minutes on court, no obligation, and a honest view of where to begin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/paddle-court\/\">Book a Court<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private lessons, group programmes and tactical match training for every stage of your paddle journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5078,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-builder.php","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","_hercules_seo_title":"Paddle Coaching | Hercules WordPress Theme","_hercules_seo_description":"Compare Paddle coaching, lessons and training programmes for different experience levels.","_hercules_header_layout_id":5141,"_hercules_footer_layout_id":5142,"_hercules_page_builder":"gutenberg","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5084","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5084"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10650,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5084\/revisions\/10650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}