1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,400 Hey, paddle en enthusiast. 2 00:00:01,405 --> 00:00:02,820 Welcome to Paddle's Smash Academy. 3 00:00:02,970 --> 00:00:05,490 My name is Cez Paddle Club owner and entrepreneur. 4 00:00:05,490 --> 00:00:08,760 Next to me is Julian Paddle Master Coach, and we're all about Paddle. 5 00:00:16,930 --> 00:00:20,190 Welcome back guys to Paddle Smash Academy, and today we're gonna 6 00:00:20,190 --> 00:00:21,510 be talking about the history of. 7 00:00:22,395 --> 00:00:23,985 We get asked so many times. 8 00:00:23,985 --> 00:00:27,795 I mean, what, what, where Paddle started and, and, and how they 9 00:00:27,795 --> 00:00:29,415 became so popular and all that. 10 00:00:29,835 --> 00:00:32,265 And, uh, we're gonna give you a little bit of the background of how 11 00:00:32,265 --> 00:00:34,035 Paddle became what it is right now. 12 00:00:34,365 --> 00:00:37,935 Uh, the most important thing is for you guys to know the history because 13 00:00:37,935 --> 00:00:42,585 it's, it's great to know how the paddle became, what it is now, and 14 00:00:42,585 --> 00:00:44,085 how is it gonna go growing from here. 15 00:00:44,114 --> 00:00:47,175 We know that the paddle was created by, uh, Mr. 16 00:00:47,545 --> 00:00:49,035 Que, he's a, a Mexican. 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:54,330 Wealthy guy who, uh, built up the first paddle cor in his house. 18 00:00:54,570 --> 00:00:55,380 How did he came to? 19 00:00:56,495 --> 00:01:00,644 He wanted to, he was a, a crazy about, uh, tennis and, and he wanted to build 20 00:01:00,644 --> 00:01:02,324 a tennis score actually in his house. 21 00:01:02,625 --> 00:01:06,164 And he had only 20 meters length by 10 meters width. 22 00:01:06,615 --> 00:01:11,354 So he actually created sort of like a mini tennis score on his house, right? 23 00:01:11,565 --> 00:01:11,775 Yeah. 24 00:01:11,895 --> 00:01:13,545 And he put an net in between. 25 00:01:13,575 --> 00:01:16,995 And he started playing tennis in this type of mini tennis part. 26 00:01:17,205 --> 00:01:21,225 He didn't, because with a tennis record, he will be hitting too hard. 27 00:01:22,304 --> 00:01:26,505 He got from the United States, a platform, tennis paddles, you know the, they're 28 00:01:26,510 --> 00:01:28,245 very thin paddles for paddle tennis. 29 00:01:28,245 --> 00:01:32,925 And he started to play like that and all his friends, and it was his summer home. 30 00:01:32,925 --> 00:01:36,795 People started getting loving the, the sport and he started coming up with 31 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,565 the rules and, and things like that. 32 00:01:39,615 --> 00:01:44,025 Some of his friends, they were from Argentina, from Spain, and 33 00:01:44,025 --> 00:01:51,225 then what happens is, Uh, the, the, the sports immigrated to those two 34 00:01:51,225 --> 00:01:54,325 different countries, but just to give you a little bit more of the back. 35 00:01:55,845 --> 00:01:59,775 He had the 20 meters in length and the back wall was the 36 00:01:59,775 --> 00:02:01,605 neighbor's, the neighbor's house. 37 00:02:01,665 --> 00:02:03,945 And the other back wall was the neighbor's house as well, the, 38 00:02:04,215 --> 00:02:05,955 the other side neighbor's house. 39 00:02:06,315 --> 00:02:11,025 So he started playing this type of, he call it in initially paddled tennis. 40 00:02:11,355 --> 00:02:13,605 He started playing off the walls, right? 41 00:02:13,995 --> 00:02:20,205 And, and he start building some side walls as, uh, uh, as, as well for 42 00:02:20,205 --> 00:02:22,005 not to, for the vegetation, not. 43 00:02:22,875 --> 00:02:23,924 Coming to the court. 44 00:02:24,015 --> 00:02:27,434 So he had some very small side walls on the back walls. 45 00:02:27,464 --> 00:02:30,704 And how the, how's that the, the sports evolve. 46 00:02:31,334 --> 00:02:36,584 Uh, the first paddle court, so his friends took it to two specific places in, in 47 00:02:36,584 --> 00:02:38,954 Argentina and, and, and, and Spain. 48 00:02:38,954 --> 00:02:43,515 One, it was Marbel Marella, which is sort of like, um, similar to, let's say 49 00:02:43,515 --> 00:02:47,295 to Miami, the place it's, it is a very holiday place where people from all 50 00:02:47,295 --> 00:02:49,844 over Europe go there to, to vacation. 51 00:02:50,175 --> 00:02:53,445 I'm Mar Plata, which is also in the coats of Argentina. 52 00:02:53,445 --> 00:02:56,565 It's a very holiday place where everybody goes on vacation. 53 00:02:56,865 --> 00:02:58,905 And those are the first two courts in Argentina. 54 00:02:58,905 --> 00:02:59,565 In Argentina. 55 00:02:59,655 --> 00:03:03,465 Uh, it was built first in 1969 and 1970. 56 00:03:03,465 --> 00:03:04,035 Marvea. 57 00:03:05,175 --> 00:03:08,609 Just to give you a little bit of the background right now, Argentina 58 00:03:08,609 --> 00:03:14,670 has over 10,000 quarts built, and Spain has over 20,000 quarts built. 59 00:03:15,090 --> 00:03:19,530 Um, what happens in the past 50 years is pretty, pretty crazy. 60 00:03:20,190 --> 00:03:29,609 Uh, you know, and, and Argentina had, uh, in 1989, uh, the sport became really extra 61 00:03:29,609 --> 00:03:32,929 exploding all over the country and, and. 62 00:03:33,674 --> 00:03:38,745 Because of the limitations of the walls and all that, it was very hard for people 63 00:03:38,745 --> 00:03:42,765 to watch it because you can only watch it from the sides because you have back walls 64 00:03:42,769 --> 00:03:45,045 and, and side, side walls made of cement. 65 00:03:45,674 --> 00:03:50,894 So, uh, one of my dear friends, actually, his name is Alva Clemente. 66 00:03:51,524 --> 00:03:55,920 Uh, He was the one which we're going now to Spain. 67 00:03:55,980 --> 00:03:57,720 In the Madrid paddle tour. 68 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,440 We're organizing a Mad Madrid paddle tour where we're taking 12 people to 69 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,239 play paddle in different academies. 70 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:04,829 We're going to his academy. 71 00:04:05,070 --> 00:04:05,220 Oh, okay. 72 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,649 Actually to play paddle in, in his academy. 73 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:12,510 Um, he's an Argentinian number one, former number one in the world. 74 00:04:12,510 --> 00:04:14,310 Paddle, paddle player and all that. 75 00:04:14,730 --> 00:04:18,209 And he was the one who created the first, what we call it, the crystal 76 00:04:18,209 --> 00:04:20,789 palace, which was uh, an entire. 77 00:04:21,945 --> 00:04:24,735 Cord made of Crystal the way we know it now. 78 00:04:24,735 --> 00:04:24,795 Yeah. 79 00:04:24,855 --> 00:04:25,125 Right. 80 00:04:25,335 --> 00:04:27,225 And that, that's the interesting part. 81 00:04:27,225 --> 00:04:33,135 That, and the way he financed that thing, he reached out to the C e O, 82 00:04:33,165 --> 00:04:37,755 the c e o of Coca-Cola, which his name was, uh, it is Ma Maria Rossi. 83 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,315 He's a dear friend of mine, actually. 84 00:04:39,315 --> 00:04:43,365 He was a c e O of Coca-Cola back in the late eighties, and he was 85 00:04:43,365 --> 00:04:45,205 the one who actually sponsored the. 86 00:04:46,020 --> 00:04:50,490 Crystal palaces what it's called back then, and created the first 87 00:04:50,550 --> 00:04:53,849 professional paddle tour in Argentina, was the first professional paddle tour. 88 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:59,159 And, and, and the funny part was that now they saw this niche 89 00:04:59,159 --> 00:05:01,110 where now you can watch paddle. 90 00:05:01,470 --> 00:05:07,050 360 because from every single view you can really actually watch and enjoy paddle. 91 00:05:07,590 --> 00:05:12,180 And, uh, Argentina had this first professional circuit back in the 92 00:05:12,210 --> 00:05:16,500 late eighties, early nineties, where all my friends, uh, that 93 00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:17,670 we grew up playing tennis. 94 00:05:17,670 --> 00:05:18,960 My background is tennis. 95 00:05:19,380 --> 00:05:23,430 Uh, they move into paddle and, and some of them, they became 96 00:05:23,430 --> 00:05:24,780 actually professional paddle. 97 00:05:25,650 --> 00:05:29,250 As we know when, so, so let's talk about, um, the changes right. 98 00:05:29,250 --> 00:05:31,680 In paddle, you know, it, uh, it first started Mexico. 99 00:05:31,860 --> 00:05:35,420 I think it's became a lot more popular in Spain and Argentina than Correct. 100 00:05:35,420 --> 00:05:36,270 Than is now in Mexico. 101 00:05:36,659 --> 00:05:40,050 But let's look at the gradual changes of the paddle court. 102 00:05:40,110 --> 00:05:43,409 You know, uh, first it was a mini tennis court, right? 103 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:43,830 Correct. 104 00:05:44,010 --> 00:05:46,900 And then maybe they put up some walls to avoid the ball. 105 00:05:47,535 --> 00:05:51,495 You know, you know, uh, passing over to the neighbors and keeping it in play. 106 00:05:51,825 --> 00:05:56,475 And is that where kind of platform Tennis and Paddle kind of evolved from, I assume? 107 00:05:56,595 --> 00:06:01,965 I think Platform Tennis was, was developed before, uh, uh, Padel and, 108 00:06:01,965 --> 00:06:07,815 and he made the walls called Query made, his, his walls, uh, just for vegetation 109 00:06:07,815 --> 00:06:09,345 not to play, not to come into the. 110 00:06:10,125 --> 00:06:13,095 But then people and his friends start playing off the walls, and 111 00:06:13,095 --> 00:06:14,745 that's how we start evolving. 112 00:06:14,745 --> 00:06:15,225 Gotcha. 113 00:06:15,225 --> 00:06:18,885 And then, uh, they started with cement walls, and then the, the flooring, I 114 00:06:18,885 --> 00:06:21,315 assume was, uh, asphalt or, or cement. 115 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:21,445 Cement. 116 00:06:21,445 --> 00:06:21,605 Right. 117 00:06:21,605 --> 00:06:21,725 Cement. 118 00:06:21,725 --> 00:06:22,095 Cement, yeah. 119 00:06:22,395 --> 00:06:26,565 And, uh, the, the paddles or the rackets were, I think, made out of 120 00:06:26,565 --> 00:06:30,315 wood or, uh, well, the actual, the, the actual, uh, platform tennis 121 00:06:30,315 --> 00:06:32,235 paddles, which are a little bit bigger. 122 00:06:32,325 --> 00:06:32,445 Gotcha. 123 00:06:32,505 --> 00:06:37,020 And they're very, But the difference between platform tennis that you play with 124 00:06:37,020 --> 00:06:39,240 a rubber ball and where paddle, right. 125 00:06:39,450 --> 00:06:41,540 They started to play with a tennis ball. 126 00:06:41,540 --> 00:06:45,180 Tennis ball, which was really, really heavy and the vibrations were really 127 00:06:45,185 --> 00:06:49,110 heavy when you hit that, that ball with a very thin paddle racket. 128 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:56,820 So actually in, in 1989, uh, the first rubber foam paddle to prevent vibrations, 129 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:59,010 uh, was developed actually in Argentina. 130 00:06:59,015 --> 00:07:00,220 It's called the bronzes. 131 00:07:00,835 --> 00:07:02,099 Which it still exists. 132 00:07:02,870 --> 00:07:08,190 S a n e san, uh, which they have the manufacture paddles in, in Spain, in 133 00:07:08,190 --> 00:07:10,050 Argentina, and, and the rest of the world. 134 00:07:10,349 --> 00:07:14,430 Uh, those were the actually first foam paddles that, uh, they, how 135 00:07:14,435 --> 00:07:16,200 they, the, the sport was developed. 136 00:07:16,260 --> 00:07:17,640 And so how did the balls change? 137 00:07:17,645 --> 00:07:22,200 I mean, I, they used the tennis ball first, I assume, and then it, was it 138 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:23,969 bouncing too much or not enough and did. 139 00:07:24,690 --> 00:07:28,170 Have more pressure, less pressure in the new paddle balls. 140 00:07:28,170 --> 00:07:32,250 Now, the, the, the, the transition of the pa of the, the tennis, I mean, 141 00:07:32,250 --> 00:07:33,570 they started for many, many years. 142 00:07:33,570 --> 00:07:35,070 They always played with tennis balls. 143 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:43,979 But I think, uh, when they came out with the rules in 1991, 1992, they start 144 00:07:44,070 --> 00:07:46,049 trying to put all the rules together. 145 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,250 They created a sort of like a, a niche paddle ball. 146 00:07:50,429 --> 00:07:50,460 Okay. 147 00:07:50,460 --> 00:07:54,900 Where, which is just, it's a tiny bit smaller, but if you put 'em next to each 148 00:07:54,900 --> 00:07:56,460 other, can barely tell the difference. 149 00:07:56,460 --> 00:07:57,929 You, you can't even tell the difference. 150 00:07:57,989 --> 00:07:58,020 Okay. 151 00:07:58,020 --> 00:08:01,049 And, and actually nowaday, they, uh, some people actually play with tennis, 152 00:08:01,409 --> 00:08:02,580 tennis ball, some of the tennis wall. 153 00:08:02,580 --> 00:08:03,989 They're a little bit too fast. 154 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,289 But, um, I mean, honestly, you can play with both. 155 00:08:07,289 --> 00:08:09,169 I mean, you won't, you won't even see the. 156 00:08:09,475 --> 00:08:09,865 Gotcha. 157 00:08:09,870 --> 00:08:10,195 Gotcha. 158 00:08:10,375 --> 00:08:14,905 One of the things that interesting that happens, it's, uh, because it 159 00:08:14,905 --> 00:08:19,195 grew so fast in Spain and Argentina in the late eighties, early nineties, 160 00:08:19,795 --> 00:08:24,805 uh, both associations are both sports, even though they were called the same 161 00:08:25,495 --> 00:08:28,375 actually, they were not called the same, but they were played the same way. 162 00:08:28,380 --> 00:08:29,455 They had different rules. 163 00:08:29,665 --> 00:08:33,145 And just to give you an example, Argentina Paddle, first of 164 00:08:33,145 --> 00:08:34,105 all, let's talk about the name. 165 00:08:34,555 --> 00:08:37,405 In, in, in Argentina, it used to be called Paddle. 166 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,870 P A D D L e. 167 00:08:39,990 --> 00:08:42,390 Like an actual paddle, like an English, uh, paddle. 168 00:08:42,450 --> 00:08:43,080 Exactly. 169 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:49,680 In Spain used to be called like it is now, P A D E L, like Patell. 170 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,950 So that was one of the things that when they got together, they said, 171 00:08:52,950 --> 00:08:56,070 okay, we have to standardize the sport and we are gonna call it either or. 172 00:08:56,070 --> 00:08:57,240 So they decided to paddle. 173 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,110 The other thing, they have to, they standardize are some of the rules 174 00:09:01,140 --> 00:09:05,490 in Argentina and paddle, um, similar to pickleball, what it is right now. 175 00:09:05,969 --> 00:09:07,709 The servers cannot come up to the net. 176 00:09:08,069 --> 00:09:10,490 So you ha they, you know, after you serve mm-hmm. 177 00:09:10,569 --> 00:09:13,920 You have to stay back and you, you can come up after the third ball. 178 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,589 Is that what happened in, in paddle at the beginning in Argentina? 179 00:09:16,589 --> 00:09:16,800 Yeah. 180 00:09:16,859 --> 00:09:17,849 Oh my god, I didn't know that. 181 00:09:17,849 --> 00:09:18,180 Yeah. 182 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:18,390 Wow. 183 00:09:18,500 --> 00:09:19,800 So that sucks. 184 00:09:19,859 --> 00:09:22,140 Yeah, it is. 185 00:09:22,140 --> 00:09:24,959 But in Spain you can serve and come up to the net. 186 00:09:25,020 --> 00:09:25,410 Gotcha. 187 00:09:25,469 --> 00:09:28,530 So when there were playing each other, they have to readjust to, 188 00:09:28,589 --> 00:09:31,050 are we playing the urgent Indian rules or the Spanish rules. 189 00:09:31,050 --> 00:09:31,490 Right, right, right. 190 00:09:31,495 --> 00:09:32,640 And that's how the, the way. 191 00:09:33,555 --> 00:09:35,145 So when did they go get into turf? 192 00:09:35,204 --> 00:09:36,285 You know, for a long time. 193 00:09:36,285 --> 00:09:36,885 Cement. 194 00:09:36,944 --> 00:09:38,115 So when did they get into that? 195 00:09:38,115 --> 00:09:40,155 Well, but let, let, let's just review a little bit. 196 00:09:40,245 --> 00:09:40,275 Okay. 197 00:09:40,275 --> 00:09:45,525 Another of the rules, which is, is pretty interesting that in Spain's 198 00:09:45,615 --> 00:09:49,995 the side wall, so the side screen, it's, it, it was three meters. 199 00:09:50,055 --> 00:09:51,104 Ah, right. 200 00:09:51,194 --> 00:09:52,995 Three meters or that's what, nine feet? 201 00:09:53,055 --> 00:09:53,295 Yep. 202 00:09:53,354 --> 00:09:53,625 Right? 203 00:09:53,755 --> 00:09:56,865 And, and, and, and in Argentina it was only down to. 204 00:09:57,839 --> 00:09:58,709 Mm. 205 00:09:59,010 --> 00:10:02,069 So in Argentina it was much easier to hit it by three. 206 00:10:02,130 --> 00:10:05,310 Right, because the wall was mak Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 207 00:10:05,370 --> 00:10:07,199 And in Spain was much more difficult. 208 00:10:07,380 --> 00:10:09,810 So that was the other rule that they have to agree. 209 00:10:09,814 --> 00:10:12,689 So I'm glad they changed it to higher because the paddles became 210 00:10:12,694 --> 00:10:16,920 a lot more, uh, uh, you know, um, uh, more tactical and stronger. 211 00:10:16,925 --> 00:10:18,750 Everybody be taking the ball out by three. 212 00:10:18,959 --> 00:10:19,319 Exactly. 213 00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:22,530 You know, it was so easy for the Argentinians because the, the, 214 00:10:22,530 --> 00:10:24,180 the, the side cream was lower. 215 00:10:24,660 --> 00:10:25,800 The other thing that they. 216 00:10:27,180 --> 00:10:28,830 Which were very, very interesting. 217 00:10:29,190 --> 00:10:36,600 The si cement wall, back then it was a cement wall in Argentina was um, a lip, 218 00:10:36,990 --> 00:10:40,290 no, it was three feet more in front of it. 219 00:10:40,470 --> 00:10:41,100 Ah, gotcha. 220 00:10:41,340 --> 00:10:44,880 So now when they set cross score to you, if they hit that wall, you have to step 221 00:10:45,330 --> 00:10:48,480 right now, you step only once before you hit it right off the side wall. 222 00:10:49,079 --> 00:10:51,780 You, you gotta make two or three steps for you to hit it because 223 00:10:51,930 --> 00:10:54,270 the walls were much more in inside. 224 00:10:54,270 --> 00:10:54,569 Inside. 225 00:10:54,569 --> 00:10:54,869 Right. 226 00:10:54,900 --> 00:10:58,319 So that, that was the, the, the other rule that they have to agree. 227 00:10:58,349 --> 00:10:58,589 Okay. 228 00:10:58,589 --> 00:11:00,089 Which one are we doing it in Spain. 229 00:11:00,239 --> 00:11:03,060 It, it, it was playing the way we play it now? 230 00:11:03,089 --> 00:11:03,390 No. 231 00:11:03,390 --> 00:11:03,420 Okay. 232 00:11:03,449 --> 00:11:07,349 So with that, with that, so I see that they made a lot of, uh, changes based 233 00:11:07,354 --> 00:11:09,300 on the way the Spanish played, right? 234 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:09,599 Yeah. 235 00:11:09,599 --> 00:11:10,650 They have to adapt too. 236 00:11:10,680 --> 00:11:11,010 Yeah. 237 00:11:11,015 --> 00:11:11,060 Yeah. 238 00:11:11,069 --> 00:11:14,130 But the other thing that the Spanish need to adapt. 239 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:19,510 Spanish courts in between, on the sidewalk, in between the the cement. 240 00:11:20,224 --> 00:11:22,515 On the screen there was a five centimeter gap. 241 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:22,964 The lip. 242 00:11:23,025 --> 00:11:24,615 The lip or lip, they call him pico. 243 00:11:25,665 --> 00:11:28,425 Where actually Spanish players, they will hit play right there. 244 00:11:28,790 --> 00:11:29,685 Yeah, they'll play that. 245 00:11:29,685 --> 00:11:30,495 That's part of the thing. 246 00:11:30,495 --> 00:11:33,765 And they will, that ball will hit that lip and just move forward. 247 00:11:33,795 --> 00:11:35,084 Come back to your, to your side. 248 00:11:35,589 --> 00:11:36,015 Exactly. 249 00:11:36,885 --> 00:11:38,385 The Argentines didn't have that. 250 00:11:38,390 --> 00:11:41,925 So now when they play the Spanish, they were, they were going crazy. 251 00:11:41,930 --> 00:11:44,775 Try to that, so that's one of the things they adapted and they 252 00:11:44,775 --> 00:11:46,995 shuffled, you know, in the same line. 253 00:11:47,084 --> 00:11:48,555 Argentina had it on the same line. 254 00:11:49,350 --> 00:11:53,400 So it took a while for them to get to the, so did they both play on cement floors? 255 00:11:53,430 --> 00:11:57,420 They both play on cement floors in the beginning, cement walls and all that. 256 00:11:57,750 --> 00:12:00,600 Argentina was the one who came out with the Crystal Palace. 257 00:12:00,605 --> 00:12:00,890 Mm-hmm. 258 00:12:00,970 --> 00:12:02,210 Uh, by, by Raio. 259 00:12:02,210 --> 00:12:02,490 Yeah. 260 00:12:02,940 --> 00:12:08,430 Uh, and then that was, it was a, uh, It was a huge change because 261 00:12:08,430 --> 00:12:09,780 now you can enjoy the game. 262 00:12:09,790 --> 00:12:10,319 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 263 00:12:10,349 --> 00:12:10,770 I know. 264 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,630 From all over the, so how so How about the turf? 265 00:12:12,689 --> 00:12:15,630 You know, when did they say, Hey, we're gonna use turf? 266 00:12:15,630 --> 00:12:15,750 Now? 267 00:12:15,750 --> 00:12:18,270 Initially, in the beginning, a lot of, because you were playing on 268 00:12:18,270 --> 00:12:22,469 cement, floored and walls, people will get injured pretty fast. 269 00:12:22,474 --> 00:12:22,770 Yeah, yeah. 270 00:12:22,770 --> 00:12:24,810 You know, because of the turns they jumping and all that. 271 00:12:24,810 --> 00:12:26,750 Imagine trying to play that all in cement. 272 00:12:26,819 --> 00:12:27,839 I, I could, I probably couldn't. 273 00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:32,535 You know, and a lot of people are, they were trying to get injured, so, They 274 00:12:32,535 --> 00:12:37,335 decided to put some type of turf and they play for, with different options, 275 00:12:37,335 --> 00:12:40,725 different heights and all that, until they came up with a, you know, the 276 00:12:40,730 --> 00:12:44,115 10 millimeter turf, uh, with sand. 277 00:12:44,115 --> 00:12:48,015 So you can be, you can bounce a little more, bounces a little more and all that. 278 00:12:48,375 --> 00:12:51,825 So that was pretty much the, the, the big changes in the beginning until 279 00:12:51,825 --> 00:12:53,835 the standardized the, the sport. 280 00:12:53,865 --> 00:12:57,525 So another, another question I guess people have, and I have, and uh, 281 00:12:57,555 --> 00:12:59,715 maybe, you know, you know the answer. 282 00:13:01,055 --> 00:13:05,145 Why didn't it really take off in Mexico like it did in Spain and Argentina? 283 00:13:05,625 --> 00:13:08,505 That's a very interesting question, which I don't know. 284 00:13:08,564 --> 00:13:14,835 Um, I think Argentina and Spain had much more tennis players back in the day. 285 00:13:15,045 --> 00:13:15,345 Okay. 286 00:13:15,405 --> 00:13:19,875 You know, where it was easier for them to start playing this older sport. 287 00:13:20,325 --> 00:13:20,685 Gotcha. 288 00:13:20,715 --> 00:13:24,525 Uh, that it wasn't, uh, that it was easier to pick up for a tennis player. 289 00:13:24,585 --> 00:13:28,485 Same thing is happening right now where Mexico never had any good tennis players. 290 00:13:28,605 --> 00:13:29,444 You know, tennis wasn't. 291 00:13:30,655 --> 00:13:31,830 Part of the society. 292 00:13:32,010 --> 00:13:32,220 Gotcha. 293 00:13:32,350 --> 00:13:36,540 And, and, and Spain and Argentina had a huge, still has a huge, 294 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,010 you know, tennis population. 295 00:13:38,130 --> 00:13:38,400 Right. 296 00:13:38,430 --> 00:13:41,400 But as a matter of fact, padel in Spain. 297 00:13:41,955 --> 00:13:44,895 Right now it's the second most played sport after soccer. 298 00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:49,455 It has passed tennis after 40, 50 years that tennis has been the 299 00:13:49,455 --> 00:13:51,255 second most played sport in Spain. 300 00:13:51,255 --> 00:13:52,455 So let's talk about that. 301 00:13:52,455 --> 00:13:58,455 Why is tennis kind of decreasing in popularity and, you know, and where are 302 00:13:58,455 --> 00:14:03,045 these viewers going and players going to, you know, to paddle and, and and pin 303 00:14:03,045 --> 00:14:06,375 pickle and, um, and why is that happening? 304 00:14:06,435 --> 00:14:10,785 You know, um, I remember, and I'm gonna give you my experience, um, back in the. 305 00:14:11,645 --> 00:14:13,740 And I'm not sure if this is why it's happening or this is, this is the reason 306 00:14:13,740 --> 00:14:18,600 why I don't, I'm out of the loop when it comes to tennis is when I was younger, 307 00:14:18,630 --> 00:14:20,460 uh, that's when I started playing. 308 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:25,050 Uh, there was, you know, I used to watch Thelen and McEnroe and Connors 309 00:14:25,050 --> 00:14:29,555 and, and Chang and they had all different, Styles of playing, right? 310 00:14:29,555 --> 00:14:32,675 They have personalities, you know, um, which was great. 311 00:14:32,974 --> 00:14:36,485 Brought great drama into, uh, that sport, you know? 312 00:14:36,485 --> 00:14:40,474 So it, it was, you know, you were, you were going for this type of character 313 00:14:40,474 --> 00:14:42,125 because you, you, you liked him, right? 314 00:14:42,814 --> 00:14:44,824 And I think, and it was different styles of playing. 315 00:14:44,824 --> 00:14:48,185 There was, you know, at the net there was love, there's all defensive. 316 00:14:48,569 --> 00:14:52,650 Now, um, as it went moving forward, it started to get more, 317 00:14:52,650 --> 00:14:54,839 um, baseline playing, right? 318 00:14:55,050 --> 00:14:58,380 Um, everybody kind of plays the, the same way almost. 319 00:14:58,380 --> 00:15:01,380 I mean, I don't see anybody else playing any other way besides baseline, 320 00:15:01,380 --> 00:15:02,280 so it can kind of get a little. 321 00:15:02,955 --> 00:15:04,455 Boring to watch, I think. 322 00:15:04,815 --> 00:15:09,375 Uh, and then also I think, you know, big sponsors came in like in Nike 323 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:14,385 and other brands, and I think each player had to like, behave, right? 324 00:15:14,565 --> 00:15:16,935 They, they couldn't like show their character, you know, 325 00:15:16,935 --> 00:15:18,555 like McInroy or Connors, or. 326 00:15:19,215 --> 00:15:20,444 Or whomever, you know? 327 00:15:20,895 --> 00:15:24,825 And I think that that left the drama and excitement out of the game. 328 00:15:24,825 --> 00:15:28,485 And I think that's, I believe that's one of the reasons why I kind of, 329 00:15:29,055 --> 00:15:31,935 you know, stopped watching tennis and started moving into a, you 330 00:15:31,935 --> 00:15:33,465 know, a different, different sports. 331 00:15:33,525 --> 00:15:37,395 Um, now I watch Paddle and you see them, I mean, they're very. 332 00:15:37,995 --> 00:15:40,725 Emotional, you know, they're very loud. 333 00:15:40,815 --> 00:15:42,705 Um, it's, it, it's pretty awesome. 334 00:15:42,795 --> 00:15:46,365 Awesome to watch, you know, so that's my view on why I think, you know, 335 00:15:46,365 --> 00:15:49,965 maybe tennis is getting a little bit less popular and are moving 336 00:15:49,965 --> 00:15:51,435 to, you know, different sports. 337 00:15:51,735 --> 00:15:52,215 What do you think? 338 00:15:52,295 --> 00:15:56,415 I, I think that the tennis industry, for quite a few, a couple decades, I 339 00:15:56,415 --> 00:15:59,400 will say it's been either, On a St. 340 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,200 Mate, or, or, or decreasing. 341 00:16:01,260 --> 00:16:01,560 Yeah. 342 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:06,990 Uh, because of the difficulty to, to really play the sport and, and the amount 343 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:11,310 of time and money that you have to spend at least to start enjoying the sport, 344 00:16:11,730 --> 00:16:16,920 where now you have these new racket sports, like tennis, uh, like, like, uh, 345 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:20,280 Patel and, and, and pickleball, which are. 346 00:16:21,435 --> 00:16:22,860 Within half an hour, you're having a great time. 347 00:16:22,949 --> 00:16:23,910 Well, that, you know what I mean? 348 00:16:23,939 --> 00:16:27,240 That hasn't changed in the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties, and now. 349 00:16:27,390 --> 00:16:30,390 Yeah, there's always tennis courts and the costs are always the same. 350 00:16:30,630 --> 00:16:31,050 Yes. 351 00:16:31,290 --> 00:16:32,850 But that was the only option. 352 00:16:33,704 --> 00:16:38,085 You know, when tennis, tennis was the only r only racket sport actually, 353 00:16:38,385 --> 00:16:41,475 you know, now, I mean they're squash and racquetball and so forth, but 354 00:16:41,475 --> 00:16:43,365 tennis dominated that, you know, yes. 355 00:16:43,370 --> 00:16:47,204 But I mean, they're not as popular as, as tennis has become, 356 00:16:47,204 --> 00:16:51,045 you know, from the sixties and seventies and eighties and, and. 357 00:16:51,584 --> 00:16:54,704 The way the media pushed, you know, the sport. 358 00:16:54,704 --> 00:16:59,055 It's, it's, it's, you don't, I mean, who would like to see a squash 359 00:16:59,055 --> 00:17:01,155 game or, or a racketball game? 360 00:17:01,155 --> 00:17:04,274 I mean, it's not as exciting as watching a, a, a tennis game. 361 00:17:04,395 --> 00:17:05,055 Well, not now. 362 00:17:05,055 --> 00:17:05,865 Not nowadays. 363 00:17:06,105 --> 00:17:06,405 No. 364 00:17:06,405 --> 00:17:11,325 I, I would rather watch Mero play counters or, or Agasy, cuz you know, 365 00:17:11,325 --> 00:17:12,825 you're gonna have some great drama. 366 00:17:13,710 --> 00:17:15,974 Then, let's just say some of these newer players just sitting 367 00:17:15,974 --> 00:17:17,865 the, uh, the ball back and forth. 368 00:17:17,865 --> 00:17:20,685 It's, you know, but, but you gotta also take consideration that Tennis's 369 00:17:20,685 --> 00:17:22,724 been around for almost 200 years. 370 00:17:22,730 --> 00:17:22,825 Yeah. 371 00:17:23,244 --> 00:17:28,024 And, and, um, you know, you go to Roland Ross and it's, it was built in 19 mm-hmm. 372 00:17:28,625 --> 00:17:29,264 1902. 373 00:17:29,270 --> 00:17:32,955 Wimbledon has been in the 18 hundreds, late 18 hundreds. 374 00:17:32,955 --> 00:17:36,014 I mean, those are, are, are cathedrals of tennis. 375 00:17:36,740 --> 00:17:38,870 They've been pushing the game for so long. 376 00:17:38,870 --> 00:17:42,800 Same thing as the US Open, you know, first in Forest Hills, then flashing 377 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:48,290 metals, uh, you know, it has the, the, the length on the background there, which, 378 00:17:48,410 --> 00:17:50,870 but now it's, it's another competition. 379 00:17:50,875 --> 00:17:51,410 You know what I mean? 380 00:17:51,415 --> 00:17:53,030 They have to compete and they have to stay. 381 00:17:53,095 --> 00:17:54,835 To stay, you know, put up with it. 382 00:17:54,925 --> 00:17:55,225 Yeah. 383 00:17:55,315 --> 00:17:57,175 I think it's also the ease of starting to play. 384 00:17:57,175 --> 00:17:58,525 I think you definitely right on that. 385 00:17:58,525 --> 00:18:02,035 I mean, it's a little bit dar uh, more difficult to start playing tennis. 386 00:18:02,035 --> 00:18:05,155 And you go out there and you want to, you've never played tennis and you wanna 387 00:18:05,155 --> 00:18:08,215 start, and you're picking up more balls than anything, you know, but it's true. 388 00:18:08,245 --> 00:18:12,505 But if you play paddle, uh, you can get a game going, you can get 389 00:18:12,505 --> 00:18:15,445 a rally going, you know, it's a little bit easier to, to start. 390 00:18:15,565 --> 00:18:16,525 Um, for for sure. 391 00:18:16,645 --> 00:18:17,845 It's ex extremely fun. 392 00:18:17,845 --> 00:18:18,805 It's easy to pick up. 393 00:18:18,805 --> 00:18:22,075 And like I said, I mean me, when I'm in the court, I'm, I'm coaching a, a, a. 394 00:18:22,995 --> 00:18:25,515 Within half an hour, they're playing, they're playing paddle. 395 00:18:25,545 --> 00:18:26,715 They're, they're having a great time. 396 00:18:26,745 --> 00:18:29,475 I mean, they're, they're, they're really enjoying the game. 397 00:18:29,475 --> 00:18:33,355 Where in tennis for you just to keep the ball inside the court. 398 00:18:33,930 --> 00:18:36,420 It will take you a long, long time. 399 00:18:36,450 --> 00:18:36,840 Definitely. 400 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,150 You know, it's, it's, it's definitely, it's interesting. 401 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:43,650 So let's, let's talk about tennis players on, uh, playing tennis on the paddle core. 402 00:18:43,810 --> 00:18:44,130 Yes. 403 00:18:44,135 --> 00:18:48,360 And how, uh, people are transitioning and learning how to play paddle. 404 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:50,400 Some people are not in the difficulties. 405 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:53,730 Uh, it is, uh, you know, transitioning cuz uh, I went through that 406 00:18:53,730 --> 00:18:54,990 and I think a lot of tennis. 407 00:18:55,750 --> 00:18:58,300 Playing paddle, uh, go through that or are still going through that. 408 00:18:58,750 --> 00:19:01,930 Um, you know, there's a few shots that are, you know, unique to paddle, 409 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,630 you know, that are not in tennis and uh, those are some of the shots 410 00:19:04,630 --> 00:19:05,680 they may have difficulty with. 411 00:19:06,190 --> 00:19:09,160 And uh, but the biggest thing is probably the walls, right? 412 00:19:09,730 --> 00:19:10,000 It is. 413 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,820 So if you come back, if you've played racquetball before, that 414 00:19:12,820 --> 00:19:13,540 could help you a little bit. 415 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:17,510 Uh, or even squash, even though the ball doesn't bounce as much, but, or platform 416 00:19:17,514 --> 00:19:19,020 tennis or platform tennis, that's right. 417 00:19:19,110 --> 00:19:23,250 Um, it'll be helpful, but if you're playing tennis, uh, your reaction is 418 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:28,020 not, not to let that ball pass you, you know, and, and, and so you're hitting, 419 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:32,399 you know, shots that are, are high risk shots because you don't want it to pass 420 00:19:32,399 --> 00:19:33,571 you instead of taking your time and. 421 00:19:33,740 --> 00:19:34,530 Playing off the back wall. 422 00:19:34,530 --> 00:19:38,490 And if they do, it's, it's trying to figure out where the ball's gonna 423 00:19:38,490 --> 00:19:41,880 go, especially if they're hitting with a slice or what have you, 424 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,110 or if it's coming from the angle. 425 00:19:43,470 --> 00:19:46,140 So I think the back walls is, is really a big thing for 426 00:19:46,145 --> 00:19:47,610 tennis, tennis players for sure. 427 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:50,700 I, I, I think for the tennis players, there are two major things. 428 00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:53,400 First of all, they need what I, that's what I tell 'em. 429 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,160 You know, you gotta change the tennis chip in your brain. 430 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:56,250 Mm-hmm. 431 00:19:56,490 --> 00:20:00,435 You have to be able to slow down, you know, it's not, In tennis, 432 00:20:00,435 --> 00:20:03,044 you're trying to win the point as fast as you can in paddle. 433 00:20:03,044 --> 00:20:03,465 You can. 434 00:20:03,465 --> 00:20:04,575 You have to be patient. 435 00:20:04,575 --> 00:20:07,395 You have to, yes, you know, prepare the point, set it up, 436 00:20:07,395 --> 00:20:10,845 wait for the right moment, when to execute it and put more pressure. 437 00:20:11,145 --> 00:20:15,675 That's the thing that it's easy to pick up, but it's difficult to master. 438 00:20:15,675 --> 00:20:16,815 Understand that part. 439 00:20:16,815 --> 00:20:17,264 You know what I mean? 440 00:20:17,325 --> 00:20:17,985 A hundred percent. 441 00:20:18,044 --> 00:20:19,215 You even talked about a chip. 442 00:20:19,215 --> 00:20:20,205 That's exactly what it is. 443 00:20:20,235 --> 00:20:23,774 They need to take that, that tennis one, and put the paddle in because they've been 444 00:20:23,774 --> 00:20:26,024 used to planes so fast, so everything. 445 00:20:26,190 --> 00:20:27,300 Fast for them. 446 00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:27,420 Yes. 447 00:20:28,130 --> 00:20:31,860 And, and, and they don't underst until they understand, okay, the 448 00:20:31,860 --> 00:20:35,130 ball's coming high and the balls, I'm gonna, I gotta meet the ball. 449 00:20:35,310 --> 00:20:35,730 Right? 450 00:20:36,180 --> 00:20:38,580 Uh, versus I gotta chase the ball. 451 00:20:38,610 --> 00:20:38,940 Right? 452 00:20:38,970 --> 00:20:43,220 Uh, and so until they get that, um, You know, and slow down the 453 00:20:43,220 --> 00:20:45,770 game, as you say, and be a lot more patient when it comes to winners. 454 00:20:45,770 --> 00:20:45,919 Correct. 455 00:20:45,919 --> 00:20:48,020 Cause it seems like they want to, everything's a winner, right? 456 00:20:48,050 --> 00:20:48,169 Yeah. 457 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:48,520 For them. 458 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:48,680 Yeah. 459 00:20:48,685 --> 00:20:52,310 Uh, uh, that will, that'll better their game. 460 00:20:52,340 --> 00:20:52,550 Yeah. 461 00:20:52,550 --> 00:20:56,720 Until they get there, it's, they're gonna make a lot more, uh, uh, forced error. 462 00:20:57,169 --> 00:21:00,830 And I think the major difference for the tennis player, I mean, know when, 463 00:21:00,830 --> 00:21:04,129 when you're coming into the, the paddle court as a tennis player in 464 00:21:04,129 --> 00:21:06,350 tennis, you're accustomed to what we. 465 00:21:07,515 --> 00:21:10,395 The collision, meaning that in parallel you have three ways 466 00:21:10,395 --> 00:21:11,385 the ball is coming to you. 467 00:21:11,415 --> 00:21:11,715 Right? 468 00:21:11,715 --> 00:21:13,065 In tennis, you have only one way. 469 00:21:13,065 --> 00:21:13,635 The ball's. 470 00:21:14,385 --> 00:21:17,669 You collide with the ball, the ball's coming in front of you and you strike 471 00:21:17,669 --> 00:21:19,020 that ball in front of you, right? 472 00:21:19,260 --> 00:21:21,300 In panel, you have three different ways. 473 00:21:21,300 --> 00:21:22,200 Same thing as standing. 474 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,550 When the ball's coming to you and you strike it, then the ball's coming from 475 00:21:26,550 --> 00:21:31,560 behind you that you have to chase that ball, which is the ball's passing you. 476 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,889 So you have to go forward to chase that ball or learn how 477 00:21:34,889 --> 00:21:36,300 far it is gonna go forward. 478 00:21:36,930 --> 00:21:39,330 And then you have the ball that is coming from the side, either 479 00:21:39,330 --> 00:21:40,560 to the left or to the right. 480 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,650 So you have three different angles that you have to really master. 481 00:21:43,650 --> 00:21:45,090 In tennis, you have only one Right. 482 00:21:45,090 --> 00:21:45,570 Balls coming. 483 00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:46,080 You hit it. 484 00:21:46,290 --> 00:21:46,350 Yeah. 485 00:21:46,355 --> 00:21:47,850 In paddle balls coming, you hit it. 486 00:21:47,910 --> 00:21:48,810 Balls coming from behind. 487 00:21:48,815 --> 00:21:49,290 You hit it. 488 00:21:49,290 --> 00:21:50,640 Ball's coming from the side, you hit it. 489 00:21:50,820 --> 00:21:51,060 Yeah. 490 00:21:51,090 --> 00:21:52,800 The dynamics completely different, you know? 491 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:52,890 Yes. 492 00:21:52,990 --> 00:21:56,550 And And that's what the tennis player needs, needs to learn a hundred percent. 493 00:21:56,550 --> 00:21:57,690 It's also about defense. 494 00:21:57,690 --> 00:21:59,610 You know, most tennis players are. 495 00:22:00,410 --> 00:22:01,790 They don't play defensive anymore. 496 00:22:01,820 --> 00:22:04,040 You know, they're mostly offense, offense, offense. 497 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:08,540 So paddle is a lot about defense, you know, uh, you have to defend, you have to 498 00:22:08,540 --> 00:22:10,640 know when to defend and when to attack. 499 00:22:10,645 --> 00:22:10,880 Right? 500 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:11,390 Exactly. 501 00:22:11,450 --> 00:22:16,130 So most tennis players are just attacking and until they learn to defend and wait 502 00:22:16,130 --> 00:22:19,310 for the right opportunity to attack, uh, they want better their game. 503 00:22:19,490 --> 00:22:24,260 The other very important point that, and I see on tennis players every single. 504 00:22:25,290 --> 00:22:30,300 You're trying in, in, in, they're playing as, as a tennis, in a paddle court, and 505 00:22:30,300 --> 00:22:34,200 you're trying to win points from the baseline, which in tennis you can, right? 506 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:35,820 You can win points from the baseline. 507 00:22:35,850 --> 00:22:37,020 You do same thing. 508 00:22:37,020 --> 00:22:39,660 You, you know, your returns, you're trying to return as hard as possible 509 00:22:39,660 --> 00:22:41,550 for you to learn to win the points. 510 00:22:42,149 --> 00:22:45,300 In paddle, 99% of the point, you win him of the net. 511 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:45,540 Mm-hmm. 512 00:22:45,780 --> 00:22:48,540 Very few points you will win from the baseline. 513 00:22:48,540 --> 00:22:50,580 Because if you're at the base, at the, at the baseline, you 514 00:22:50,580 --> 00:22:51,600 have two players of the net. 515 00:22:51,690 --> 00:22:52,020 Yes. 516 00:22:52,020 --> 00:22:54,210 So you have to be able to defend. 517 00:22:54,210 --> 00:22:55,440 Well, going back to your point. 518 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:55,500 Yeah. 519 00:22:55,500 --> 00:22:56,760 Defend him from the baseline. 520 00:22:57,540 --> 00:22:58,530 And attacking at the net. 521 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:03,210 And the tennis player is trying to hit passing shots from the baseline. 522 00:23:03,220 --> 00:23:03,720 Yes, yes. 523 00:23:03,780 --> 00:23:06,540 And then the paddle play, what it does is just let it pass 524 00:23:06,540 --> 00:23:07,740 and that ball is coming back. 525 00:23:07,740 --> 00:23:07,830 Right. 526 00:23:07,890 --> 00:23:09,060 And you haven't gained anything. 527 00:23:09,210 --> 00:23:09,870 You know what I mean? 528 00:23:10,020 --> 00:23:11,310 So, exactly. 529 00:23:11,310 --> 00:23:14,580 That's exactly what happens And, and I see these guys trying to hit. 530 00:23:15,149 --> 00:23:17,449 You know, 150 miles, a full swing, A full swing, right? 531 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:18,870 A full swing return. 532 00:23:19,050 --> 00:23:19,350 Right? 533 00:23:19,379 --> 00:23:22,860 And the guy just let it pass and then brings it back and they steal at the net. 534 00:23:22,860 --> 00:23:26,100 So that's all the little things that they have have to change. 535 00:23:26,250 --> 00:23:28,050 The other things are the aerial shots, you know? 536 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:28,320 Oh, yeah. 537 00:23:28,324 --> 00:23:32,879 Um, they, they, I mean, tennis players have, have, you know, transitioned 538 00:23:32,909 --> 00:23:34,500 are, are great paddle players. 539 00:23:34,969 --> 00:23:37,020 Once they learn these things and great, they the great. 540 00:23:38,165 --> 00:23:39,775 And great smashes, right? 541 00:23:40,195 --> 00:23:42,295 But they want to smash everything, you know? 542 00:23:42,325 --> 00:23:43,675 Um, and that's the other thing. 543 00:23:43,675 --> 00:23:49,125 It's understanding what shot to hit and smashing at the, at the baseline 544 00:23:49,555 --> 00:23:53,665 on the back is a high risk shot unless, you know, you can take the ball out 545 00:23:53,670 --> 00:23:55,135 or bring the ball back, you know? 546 00:23:55,165 --> 00:23:59,275 Um, so most time they're, they're doing this and you get an experienced paddle. 547 00:24:00,165 --> 00:24:03,675 Uh, as soon as they see you arc your back and you're gonna hit that ball 548 00:24:03,675 --> 00:24:06,465 hard, they're already running up to the nett and waiting for the ball. 549 00:24:06,885 --> 00:24:08,295 And you'll learn that very quickly. 550 00:24:08,475 --> 00:24:08,805 Yes. 551 00:24:08,865 --> 00:24:12,075 Uh, and then you'll, you'll feel like, okay, well what do I do at this point? 552 00:24:12,375 --> 00:24:14,765 You know, they're, they're not sure what to do, um, and. 553 00:24:15,305 --> 00:24:17,675 You know, uh, hitting a smash is a high risk shot. 554 00:24:17,765 --> 00:24:18,575 Uh, at the back. 555 00:24:18,815 --> 00:24:23,495 You know, even, even a tennis player is gonna be maybe a 50% correct. 556 00:24:23,765 --> 00:24:24,815 They're gonna, they're gonna make it or not. 557 00:24:25,355 --> 00:24:29,705 And in paddles sometimes, uh, you win with, uh, other people 558 00:24:29,705 --> 00:24:30,755 that your other people's errors. 559 00:24:31,330 --> 00:24:35,470 You know, and so a, a lot of times these tennis players, um, 560 00:24:35,470 --> 00:24:37,030 are smashing the ball a lot. 561 00:24:37,030 --> 00:24:41,139 And, and, and there's, you know, there's the Ekk, the Vik, which is unique to 562 00:24:41,710 --> 00:24:44,649 paddle, which, uh, needs to be learned to. 563 00:24:44,710 --> 00:24:50,200 Uh, it needs to know when to use, uh, you know, the smash, the band or, or the Vida. 564 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,830 And I, and I need very important for you gu, you guys, tennis players, if 565 00:24:54,030 --> 00:24:55,570 you're coming in from tennis into paddle. 566 00:24:55,950 --> 00:24:58,200 You need to be able to slow down. 567 00:24:58,320 --> 00:24:58,860 Okay. 568 00:24:58,860 --> 00:25:00,630 Not to, not to rush it. 569 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,930 And, and I think for you guys to understand the concept of 570 00:25:03,930 --> 00:25:05,160 paddle compared to tennis. 571 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,820 In tennis, you have a maximum of eight complete strokes that you need to master. 572 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,950 Four and back and slides. 573 00:25:11,010 --> 00:25:12,780 It's about eight, eight different shots. 574 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,920 In paddle, you have 32 shots that you need to be able to master. 575 00:25:17,190 --> 00:25:17,280 Yeah. 576 00:25:17,310 --> 00:25:19,380 Only within the four from the base. 577 00:25:20,700 --> 00:25:24,150 There are seven, seven type of shots that you need to master, which 578 00:25:24,150 --> 00:25:27,060 is the back wall, the, the wall's coming from you, double side wall, 579 00:25:27,060 --> 00:25:28,890 double backside wall, and and so on. 580 00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:32,640 So, so those are the things that you have to understand, and the only 581 00:25:32,645 --> 00:25:36,750 way you to understand that is just by practicing and taking lessons. 582 00:25:36,780 --> 00:25:38,790 Very, very important because you will never. 583 00:25:39,540 --> 00:25:42,240 You will pick it up very easily, but you have to understand the 584 00:25:42,245 --> 00:25:44,070 concept and how the worlds work. 585 00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:44,340 Yeah. 586 00:25:44,370 --> 00:25:47,160 And you can always watch our video lessons that we have here on our YouTube. 587 00:25:47,190 --> 00:25:53,070 Um, but that's a really important, uh, Uh, important thing, I mean, I think me 588 00:25:53,070 --> 00:25:57,180 coming into, uh, as a tennis player into a paddle, um, I've only knew my eight 589 00:25:57,180 --> 00:26:02,430 to 10 shots, and that's all I used and I did well because, you know, tennis 590 00:26:02,430 --> 00:26:04,500 players, uh, do well in, in paddle. 591 00:26:04,500 --> 00:26:08,130 They, they'd make great paddle players and they make even better ones once they 592 00:26:08,130 --> 00:26:10,230 start learning how to play actual paddle. 593 00:26:10,235 --> 00:26:10,480 Yeah. 594 00:26:10,590 --> 00:26:12,750 Um, so now let's go with a pickle, right? 595 00:26:12,750 --> 00:26:13,440 Pit from pickle. 596 00:26:14,115 --> 00:26:15,615 To, uh, to paddle, right? 597 00:26:15,615 --> 00:26:20,865 So that's, uh, I, I played with, uh, pickle players and they seem to have 598 00:26:20,865 --> 00:26:25,395 the Chiquita and, and, and the slow playing, uh, down, down for sure. 599 00:26:25,755 --> 00:26:27,825 Um, even the Vols as well. 600 00:26:28,185 --> 00:26:31,305 Uh, but it's the aerial shots that they have difficulty with. 601 00:26:31,305 --> 00:26:34,215 And until they learn that in the back walls, of course, I 602 00:26:34,215 --> 00:26:35,235 don't think you don't get any. 603 00:26:35,490 --> 00:26:36,390 Still either, so. 604 00:26:36,390 --> 00:26:37,020 Right, exactly. 605 00:26:37,020 --> 00:26:37,620 Yeah, that's true. 606 00:26:37,620 --> 00:26:38,640 Yeah, exactly. 607 00:26:38,645 --> 00:26:42,540 And, and so they're, they're, they have anticipation of course, 608 00:26:42,540 --> 00:26:45,480 and, and they have good touches with the ball without a doubt. 609 00:26:45,990 --> 00:26:48,930 But, uh, they lack the aerial shots and the back balls. 610 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:49,110 Yeah. 611 00:26:49,170 --> 00:26:52,290 And, and those are the areas there that, you know, I think they have to work 612 00:26:52,295 --> 00:26:54,010 on to improve their, their pack game. 613 00:26:54,180 --> 00:26:54,240 Yeah. 614 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:59,100 You know, another question that we get very often, it now is, let's go back a 615 00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:00,810 little bit on, on the history of paddle. 616 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:03,510 When is the World Cup of Paddle? 617 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,280 When does it, when, how does it work? 618 00:27:05,310 --> 00:27:06,360 How does it play and all that? 619 00:27:06,570 --> 00:27:10,080 The World Cup of Paddle is played every two years and um, 620 00:27:10,110 --> 00:27:12,510 it's been played since 1992. 621 00:27:13,230 --> 00:27:15,150 Uh, and they play in different parts of the world. 622 00:27:15,150 --> 00:27:18,830 And the pa in the first few 10, 15 years that they was, it was played either. 623 00:27:19,699 --> 00:27:25,215 In France or, uh, Spain or Argentina or you know, Italy and things like that. 624 00:27:25,725 --> 00:27:27,524 Um, so it's every two years. 625 00:27:27,530 --> 00:27:29,895 Last year, Argentina, beat Spain. 626 00:27:30,044 --> 00:27:33,465 And just to give you a little bit of the big difference right now in paddle 627 00:27:33,465 --> 00:27:39,095 compared to the rest of the world, um, since they started in 1992, Argentina 628 00:27:39,495 --> 00:27:42,314 in men's Argentina, won 11 times. 629 00:27:42,719 --> 00:27:48,780 The World Cup and Spain won only four times and in Women's Argentina won eight 630 00:27:48,780 --> 00:27:51,240 times and Spain has won eight times. 631 00:27:51,810 --> 00:27:53,429 Those are pretty much, that's it. 632 00:27:53,429 --> 00:27:56,669 The only two champions and running raps on the World Cup. 633 00:27:57,300 --> 00:28:02,939 In the past World Cup, what we have seen an an unbelievable level 634 00:28:02,939 --> 00:28:05,429 of new countries and new players. 635 00:28:06,210 --> 00:28:11,010 Coming on and I'm playing at a level, at a professional level, at 636 00:28:11,010 --> 00:28:18,590 a workup level like, uh, Sweden, Italy, France, Brazil, uh, Uruguay, 637 00:28:18,990 --> 00:28:24,375 um, Uh, Qatar was there playing, uh, Saudi Arabia was there playing. 638 00:28:24,405 --> 00:28:28,305 Uh, it's pretty, uh, Japan was there playing pretty interesting what 639 00:28:28,305 --> 00:28:31,545 is happening worldwide with Paddle and at a, at a World Cup level. 640 00:28:31,545 --> 00:28:35,025 You know, that's something very interesting to start paying attention. 641 00:28:35,025 --> 00:28:39,480 But right now, Because of the history of those, of the sport 642 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:40,860 in between Argentina and Spain. 643 00:28:40,919 --> 00:28:47,129 You know, they had already 30, 40, 50 years of paddle heritage on their blood. 644 00:28:47,129 --> 00:28:49,169 So that's why there is such a big difference. 645 00:28:49,169 --> 00:28:53,909 But look, that is, it's, it's coming, coming to an end pretty soon, you know? 646 00:28:53,909 --> 00:28:53,970 Yeah. 647 00:28:53,975 --> 00:28:55,379 I, it's pretty exciting. 648 00:28:55,385 --> 00:28:57,840 I've seen all those other countries now participating Yeah. 649 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:59,580 In the World Cup, and that's, that's awesome. 650 00:28:59,939 --> 00:29:02,790 And, uh, just recently, I think we talked about this, about, 651 00:29:02,790 --> 00:29:04,530 you know, paddle being in the. 652 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:05,504 Yep. 653 00:29:05,625 --> 00:29:08,865 Because we have enough countries now that the upper play and 654 00:29:08,865 --> 00:29:10,095 enough continents at play it. 655 00:29:10,095 --> 00:29:11,504 So that's really exciting. 656 00:29:11,504 --> 00:29:14,625 I think that's going to give a lot of exposure, uh, to 657 00:29:14,629 --> 00:29:16,274 paddle, uh, which it needs. 658 00:29:16,575 --> 00:29:19,725 Um, and uh, we hope that people get excited about it. 659 00:29:19,754 --> 00:29:20,995 Yeah, I think it'll make a lot of noise. 660 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:26,970 You know, and hopefully, uh, inspire people to create, uh, more clubs. 661 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,030 Just to give you a little bit of the background, how a sport 662 00:29:30,030 --> 00:29:31,860 becomes an Olympic sport. 663 00:29:32,250 --> 00:29:36,660 Uh, for a sport to become an Olympic sport, um, it has to be. 664 00:29:37,335 --> 00:29:40,995 Play, or let's say in the men's size, it has to be playing at least four 665 00:29:40,995 --> 00:29:46,185 continents and at, in at least 75 countries only for the men's size. 666 00:29:46,185 --> 00:29:50,775 To become a men's Olympic, Olympic sport in the women's size, it has to be playing 667 00:29:50,955 --> 00:29:56,355 in at least three continents and in a minimum of 40 countries around the world. 668 00:29:56,655 --> 00:30:00,765 And just to give you you, uh, uh, a context what we are, where from 669 00:30:00,765 --> 00:30:04,965 now today, more than 50 years since, you know, paddle has been. 670 00:30:06,284 --> 00:30:11,804 We have over 30 million players playing worldwide and in over 90 countries. 671 00:30:11,865 --> 00:30:16,304 Uh, if you think about it, 90 countries out of a total of 195 countries. 672 00:30:16,575 --> 00:30:18,825 That's a huge, huge number of mm-hmm. 673 00:30:19,220 --> 00:30:21,975 People playing paddle around the world, 90 countries. 674 00:30:21,980 --> 00:30:22,575 It's, it's a tremend. 675 00:30:22,754 --> 00:30:23,175 Tremendous. 676 00:30:23,179 --> 00:30:24,645 One, almost half, almost. 677 00:30:24,645 --> 00:30:24,825 Yeah. 678 00:30:24,855 --> 00:30:25,784 It's pretty much half. 679 00:30:26,325 --> 00:30:31,710 Um, Another good, good, good sign is that the International Olympic Committee has 680 00:30:32,149 --> 00:30:36,600 recognized paddle as an international Olympic sport, and the status was 681 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:39,690 obtained in, uh, September 13th, 2019. 682 00:30:39,899 --> 00:30:44,129 So therefore, the sport paddle is only steps away from being, uh, 683 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,620 recognized as a li, as an Olympic sport. 684 00:30:47,010 --> 00:30:50,129 Now the big question is this, is it gonna be an Olympic sport 685 00:30:50,129 --> 00:30:52,379 in 2024, which is next year? 686 00:30:52,500 --> 00:30:52,770 I hope. 687 00:30:53,455 --> 00:30:54,325 I think it is. 688 00:30:54,385 --> 00:30:54,685 I hope so. 689 00:30:54,685 --> 00:30:57,955 And if not, it's gonna be an invitational Olympic sport, 690 00:30:57,985 --> 00:30:59,695 but it will be at the Olympics. 691 00:30:59,695 --> 00:31:02,304 I guarantee you that because I got that throughout some good 692 00:31:02,304 --> 00:31:03,925 sources, that's gonna be really big. 693 00:31:03,925 --> 00:31:07,645 If it is in 2024, it's gonna bring paddle to another level. 694 00:31:07,675 --> 00:31:08,095 Oh yeah. 695 00:31:08,125 --> 00:31:08,905 For for sure. 696 00:31:09,105 --> 00:31:09,845 And it needs it. 697 00:31:09,845 --> 00:31:10,365 It needs it. 698 00:31:10,615 --> 00:31:10,945 Yes. 699 00:31:10,945 --> 00:31:12,715 You know, it, it's already going forward. 700 00:31:12,715 --> 00:31:14,004 It needs another push. 701 00:31:14,004 --> 00:31:14,425 Yeah. 702 00:31:14,514 --> 00:31:18,175 You know, um, so, and, and honestly for all of you listening to these 703 00:31:18,175 --> 00:31:23,745 podcasts, uh, here in the United States, Uh, the part's very low in the United 704 00:31:23,745 --> 00:31:27,870 States to become a, a paddle player, meaning a, a good paddle player because 705 00:31:27,870 --> 00:31:31,800 the competition is, is not a, as a, you know, still amateur, it's still 706 00:31:31,980 --> 00:31:33,120 still amateur to the world, right. 707 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:34,140 Compared to the world. 708 00:31:34,740 --> 00:31:38,760 So maybe if you get star playing paddle Yeah, it's true. 709 00:31:38,790 --> 00:31:40,350 And you become very good at it. 710 00:31:40,410 --> 00:31:40,620 Yeah. 711 00:31:40,650 --> 00:31:45,540 You can be in, representing in United States in next year's Olympics. 712 00:31:45,540 --> 00:31:46,110 Definitely. 713 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:47,160 I mean, so I know some of you. 714 00:31:48,074 --> 00:31:50,355 That they're playing great paddle. 715 00:31:50,685 --> 00:31:55,334 And I told you before that you, you have a good prospect to become an Olympic 716 00:31:55,334 --> 00:31:58,905 paddle player, um, in the 24 Olympics. 717 00:31:58,935 --> 00:32:01,905 So in the 2024 Olympics, it's a great opportunity for somebody 718 00:32:01,905 --> 00:32:02,985 because this is great timing. 719 00:32:03,014 --> 00:32:03,375 Yeah. 720 00:32:03,645 --> 00:32:05,145 Uh, you know, it's just getting there. 721 00:32:05,145 --> 00:32:06,915 You could ride right on that train. 722 00:32:06,915 --> 00:32:07,304 Exactly. 723 00:32:07,365 --> 00:32:10,574 Same thing happened last year in, in the, in the World Cup of Paddle. 724 00:32:10,574 --> 00:32:14,054 In, in, in Abu Dhabi, I think it was Abu Dhabi or Qat. 725 00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:18,150 This is one of the first times the United States participated at, 726 00:32:18,210 --> 00:32:21,900 at that level, even though we got killed and they kick our butts. 727 00:32:21,905 --> 00:32:22,320 Mm-hmm. 728 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:26,670 But we had experience, we have, we had the, the, the. 729 00:32:27,915 --> 00:32:32,475 The entertainment and, and the experience to take some of the players 730 00:32:32,475 --> 00:32:35,625 that we have here playing at the top level to go and play with these 731 00:32:35,655 --> 00:32:37,665 monsters of the World Paddle Tour. 732 00:32:37,995 --> 00:32:40,155 So that was a very, very good experience. 733 00:32:40,185 --> 00:32:40,544 Yeah. 734 00:32:40,935 --> 00:32:44,355 If you do make it to the Olympics and you become a professional player, 735 00:32:44,355 --> 00:32:48,705 and let's say the top 10 or 20, uh, best players in the World pedal 736 00:32:48,705 --> 00:32:50,145 tour, how mu how much do they make? 737 00:32:50,145 --> 00:32:52,544 How much can you expect to, to make out of a living? 738 00:32:52,875 --> 00:32:55,815 And now, uh, and how much were they making? 739 00:32:56,610 --> 00:32:57,540 Five years ago. 740 00:32:57,540 --> 00:32:59,250 Cause I think it's a big, big difference. 741 00:32:59,250 --> 00:33:01,860 And then how much do they expect to be making in the future 742 00:33:01,860 --> 00:33:02,970 when this gets more popular? 743 00:33:03,210 --> 00:33:06,420 Well, I mean, I got the rankings from, uh, 2022. 744 00:33:06,420 --> 00:33:09,360 How much, uh, professionals play in, in price? 745 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,840 Money, uh, just to give you the number one capital, LeBron and 746 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,720 Golan, they made $350,000 each. 747 00:33:15,990 --> 00:33:18,360 So now is that just price money or only price? 748 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:18,600 Money. 749 00:33:18,630 --> 00:33:18,810 Okay. 750 00:33:18,810 --> 00:33:20,130 So not, not sponsorship. 751 00:33:20,130 --> 00:33:20,700 So no. 752 00:33:20,730 --> 00:33:21,810 What percentage is price? 753 00:33:21,810 --> 00:33:22,110 Money? 754 00:33:22,110 --> 00:33:23,460 Maybe 30 or 40%. 755 00:33:23,670 --> 00:33:25,650 And then, no, even more they, they make at least five. 756 00:33:26,430 --> 00:33:28,650 What they make in prize money on sponsor. 757 00:33:29,765 --> 00:33:30,435 I mean, they're huge. 758 00:33:30,465 --> 00:33:33,675 That's why you see their shirts with all different type of sponsorships. 759 00:33:33,675 --> 00:33:33,945 Sure. 760 00:33:34,215 --> 00:33:38,835 And we can talk about on a next, uh, next podcast about, you know, sp sponsorship 761 00:33:38,835 --> 00:33:40,185 packages and how much that works. 762 00:33:40,295 --> 00:33:41,145 They charge works and all that. 763 00:33:41,505 --> 00:33:42,645 That will be interesting. 764 00:33:43,035 --> 00:33:45,525 Uh, but yeah, they make at least 5 5, 5 times. 765 00:33:45,530 --> 00:33:46,035 Five times more. 766 00:33:46,065 --> 00:33:49,605 Yeah, five times more or so they, they're over the, so you're looking 767 00:33:49,605 --> 00:33:51,795 at like 1000001.5 in sponsorships. 768 00:33:51,795 --> 00:33:53,355 So maybe 300,000 in prize money. 769 00:33:53,355 --> 00:33:53,625 Yes. 770 00:33:53,655 --> 00:33:55,095 So they're, they're somewhere in there. 771 00:33:55,095 --> 00:33:55,455 Yeah. 772 00:33:55,605 --> 00:33:58,005 That's, especially if they're top play, obviously it's like compar. 773 00:33:59,235 --> 00:34:03,345 RA dollar a ov each 10 to a number 50 in the world. 774 00:34:03,805 --> 00:34:06,795 And, and do you know where that, that, you know, where those numbers were 775 00:34:06,795 --> 00:34:10,784 maybe five or 10 years ago before this, this, you know, less than half. 776 00:34:10,815 --> 00:34:11,585 Less than half. 777 00:34:11,585 --> 00:34:12,185 Less than half. 778 00:34:12,315 --> 00:34:13,965 And we're hoping for the future. 779 00:34:14,025 --> 00:34:14,355 Yes. 780 00:34:14,385 --> 00:34:15,525 Uh, this is gonna grow. 781 00:34:15,530 --> 00:34:17,625 And then the price, money is, is, is already starting 782 00:34:17,625 --> 00:34:19,005 to, to, to go up, you know? 783 00:34:19,005 --> 00:34:19,275 Oh, yeah. 784 00:34:19,605 --> 00:34:19,815 Yeah. 785 00:34:19,820 --> 00:34:21,915 We, especially with the Premiere Paddle tour and all that. 786 00:34:22,439 --> 00:34:25,830 And let me, let me give you a little bit of, of some history here. 787 00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:31,049 What is happening right now, um, with the Professional Paddle Tour, with the w 788 00:34:31,109 --> 00:34:33,210 you know, PT and, and the Premier Paddle. 789 00:34:33,210 --> 00:34:36,540 As you know, there is a premier paddle now, uh, competing 790 00:34:36,540 --> 00:34:37,500 with the World Paddle Tour. 791 00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:40,919 And just to give you a little bit of the background story here in 792 00:34:40,949 --> 00:34:44,549 2005 is when you know the paddle. 793 00:34:45,780 --> 00:34:48,360 Professionally recognized worldwide. 794 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:53,130 You know, they, they started with the, the Paddle Pro Tour, uh, started in, in Spain 795 00:34:53,130 --> 00:34:57,600 and in, you know, uh, France and Italy and, you know, three or four countries. 796 00:34:58,170 --> 00:35:01,260 Um, that's when they started with the Pro Paddle Tour, and that's when it 797 00:35:01,265 --> 00:35:03,600 became really well-known worldwide. 798 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:08,250 Um, and the, the tournaments that were played in Spain, Argentina, 799 00:35:08,250 --> 00:35:10,200 and, and the first, the first. 800 00:35:11,315 --> 00:35:16,655 Um, we had, uh, Catalina, Navarro and Ra one from Argentina. 801 00:35:16,655 --> 00:35:20,705 The one from Spain becoming the number one couple in the world, and Juan Martin. 802 00:35:21,325 --> 00:35:21,935 Mm-hmm. 803 00:35:21,941 --> 00:35:23,075 Future, the Reserve. 804 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:23,375 Reserve. 805 00:35:23,380 --> 00:35:24,005 Uh, yeah. 806 00:35:24,245 --> 00:35:30,245 And Fernando de las became number one, couple that the ProPur lasted for 807 00:35:30,245 --> 00:35:33,845 about, um, quite, quite a few years. 808 00:35:33,845 --> 00:35:35,315 So those were the pioneers, right? 809 00:35:35,375 --> 00:35:36,755 They, they were the, the pioneers. 810 00:35:37,710 --> 00:35:44,190 And, and something happened that, uh, then the World Paddle Tour showed up and they 811 00:35:44,190 --> 00:35:48,450 start arguing in between each other and, and swing each other and the World Paddle 812 00:35:48,455 --> 00:35:50,480 Tour, start playing, paying more money. 813 00:35:51,365 --> 00:35:54,075 To the, actually to the Paddle tour, uh, player. 814 00:35:54,075 --> 00:35:56,845 Sounds like Premier Paddle and Will Paddle right now it's played, 815 00:35:56,984 --> 00:35:58,455 that's what I'm trying to go with. 816 00:35:58,484 --> 00:35:58,754 Sorry. 817 00:35:58,875 --> 00:36:00,015 Its is happening again. 818 00:36:00,075 --> 00:36:01,455 You know, it's happening again. 819 00:36:01,455 --> 00:36:05,685 And, and it happened already in 2005 with World Paddle Tour coming into play 820 00:36:06,015 --> 00:36:09,105 and it start convincing the players to make more money and that's why all 821 00:36:09,105 --> 00:36:10,395 the players, they became more politic. 822 00:36:10,395 --> 00:36:11,835 Competition is always good. 823 00:36:11,955 --> 00:36:12,765 It's always good. 824 00:36:12,765 --> 00:36:12,855 Mm-hmm. 825 00:36:13,095 --> 00:36:13,694 And now something. 826 00:36:13,845 --> 00:36:14,245 Exactly. 827 00:36:14,250 --> 00:36:17,355 It's happening with the Premiere Paddle Tour now players. 828 00:36:18,195 --> 00:36:20,745 Playing the World Play Tour and also the Premier tour because they're 829 00:36:20,750 --> 00:36:23,415 making almost twice as much more money. 830 00:36:23,420 --> 00:36:23,865 Mm-hmm. 831 00:36:24,115 --> 00:36:25,455 Uh, playing the premier. 832 00:36:25,455 --> 00:36:25,665 Yeah. 833 00:36:25,725 --> 00:36:28,875 And then, and Premier, premier has a good backing, you know, they 834 00:36:28,875 --> 00:36:30,615 acquired part of World Paddle Tour. 835 00:36:30,615 --> 00:36:30,705 Yes. 836 00:36:30,705 --> 00:36:34,215 So, uh, I think they're going to figure things out and I think 837 00:36:34,215 --> 00:36:35,505 it's gonna be better for Paddle. 838 00:36:35,565 --> 00:36:35,775 Yeah. 839 00:36:35,780 --> 00:36:37,395 For paddle the players and all that. 840 00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:42,945 One of the, the, the things that it, some of these players are very happy, 841 00:36:43,485 --> 00:36:44,655 especially know the top players. 842 00:36:44,655 --> 00:36:45,945 Obviously they're making more money. 843 00:36:46,695 --> 00:36:49,275 Know the second tier players or the players that they make in 844 00:36:49,275 --> 00:36:52,995 one or two rounds, now they're making enough money for them to 845 00:36:52,995 --> 00:36:54,795 travel to different tournaments. 846 00:36:54,825 --> 00:36:55,095 Right. 847 00:36:55,155 --> 00:36:58,065 Where before in the World Paddle Tour, they were not making enough 848 00:36:58,065 --> 00:37:01,515 money for them to, they had to, you know, become a professional. 849 00:37:02,025 --> 00:37:03,195 They had to sleep in the cars. 850 00:37:03,285 --> 00:37:03,915 Yeah, exactly. 851 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:07,815 Their couches, they were complaining that in between they 852 00:37:07,815 --> 00:37:09,225 have to play their, their fur. 853 00:37:10,125 --> 00:37:13,305 You know, hotel accommodations, food coaches and all that. 854 00:37:13,484 --> 00:37:14,745 They were just breaking even. 855 00:37:14,745 --> 00:37:15,015 Yeah. 856 00:37:15,075 --> 00:37:15,915 Barely. 857 00:37:15,915 --> 00:37:15,975 Yeah. 858 00:37:16,035 --> 00:37:19,065 So that's something exciting that is happening, is happening 859 00:37:19,095 --> 00:37:20,475 as we speak right now. 860 00:37:20,475 --> 00:37:21,865 So that's super, super exciting. 861 00:37:21,870 --> 00:37:22,424 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