1 00:00:00,250 --> 00:00:01,880 Hey, Cesc here from Padel Smash Academy. 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:06,219 And today I'm at my hometown and sports house next to me is Fausto Baraldi, 3 00:00:06,220 --> 00:00:07,900 the head coach of Sports Haus. 4 00:00:08,399 --> 00:00:10,349 We are all things paddle. 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:12,499 Falso, welcome. 6 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:15,899 So last time I saw you, you were in Miami, right? 7 00:00:15,899 --> 00:00:17,499 So what are you doing in Connecticut? 8 00:00:18,139 --> 00:00:23,729 Well, actually I moved here like two months and a half ago to be 9 00:00:23,729 --> 00:00:27,819 part of the team of the sport house, working together with Juan Arrasha. 10 00:00:28,759 --> 00:00:32,149 that is top playing all the racket sports that I know. 11 00:00:32,609 --> 00:00:36,349 And now I'm being the head coach here, learning a lot from him, 12 00:00:37,069 --> 00:00:41,129 learning a lot about stuffing the court, stuff out of the court. 13 00:00:41,129 --> 00:00:42,109 So, it's been great. 14 00:00:42,109 --> 00:00:43,470 So, how did that happen? 15 00:00:43,530 --> 00:00:49,600 I mean, again, like, I met you when you were at, uh, Yeah, 16 00:00:49,710 --> 00:00:50,740 you're behind the desk even. 17 00:00:50,780 --> 00:00:51,650 Yeah, I remember that. 18 00:00:51,860 --> 00:00:55,980 And I saw you playing in tournaments, and you know, you're a great player. 19 00:00:56,370 --> 00:00:58,830 And I knew you had a lot of future, you know, for sure. 20 00:00:59,130 --> 00:01:02,380 And then you moved to a couple other different clubs as a coach. 21 00:01:02,460 --> 00:01:04,029 You know, transitioned to a coach. 22 00:01:04,730 --> 00:01:06,460 But we're talking about Miami, right? 23 00:01:07,020 --> 00:01:10,080 Things are happening, it's a great place, it's young, it's work. 24 00:01:10,530 --> 00:01:12,970 Paddle, it's birthplace of paddle in the USA. 25 00:01:13,030 --> 00:01:13,480 Absolutely. 26 00:01:13,530 --> 00:01:16,319 How did you get from Miami to Connecticut? 27 00:01:16,390 --> 00:01:17,520 How did that happen? 28 00:01:18,089 --> 00:01:23,589 Well, basically, this maybe sounds weird, but I was trying to go out of Miami. 29 00:01:23,589 --> 00:01:24,179 Oh, you were? 30 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:25,130 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 31 00:01:25,130 --> 00:01:25,990 Let me ask you a question, why? 32 00:01:26,020 --> 00:01:31,030 Because after two years I have lived there, I I recognize that Miami was 33 00:01:31,050 --> 00:01:32,954 not my, my place, you know, to leave. 34 00:01:32,954 --> 00:01:34,876 Well, let me ask you a question. 35 00:01:34,876 --> 00:01:35,699 Yeah, of course. 36 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:37,184 Some people say that and some people are not. 37 00:01:37,184 --> 00:01:37,569 Of course. 38 00:01:37,569 --> 00:01:38,430 I can't really worry about mine. 39 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,100 Well, it's all about my childhood and my childhood. 40 00:01:42,109 --> 00:01:46,779 I lived in, in a little city in Argentina, small city in Argentina. 41 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:51,230 So I was not too comfortable with that move, you know, from there to 42 00:01:51,230 --> 00:01:56,260 Miami, it was all too big, all too different, you know, about everything. 43 00:01:56,580 --> 00:01:58,710 Uh, in my city, I was. 44 00:01:59,220 --> 00:02:04,310 Going everywhere that I want to go in my bike, like 10 minutes my bike and I was 45 00:02:04,310 --> 00:02:06,550 there walking, taking a booze, whatever. 46 00:02:07,010 --> 00:02:08,390 And in Miami is so different. 47 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,150 You need a car to do whatever you want. 48 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,329 You want to go eat with friends. 49 00:02:12,430 --> 00:02:14,779 You have to take the car and 20 minutes driving. 50 00:02:15,830 --> 00:02:20,170 So it was like, yeah, yes, yes, yes. 51 00:02:20,250 --> 00:02:25,090 Uh, I mean, and that was actually like the main reason then. 52 00:02:25,090 --> 00:02:27,980 Well, I wanted to take more experience with myself. 53 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,159 And I was living with my parents in Miami. 54 00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:31,170 Now I'm living alone. 55 00:02:31,170 --> 00:02:34,110 So it's like a little bit of all, you know, it was a mix of things, 56 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,210 uh, that makes me take that decision. 57 00:02:36,250 --> 00:02:36,550 Okay. 58 00:02:36,550 --> 00:02:39,790 So, I mean, it's a different environment, different change. 59 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,110 Now you've been here for how long? 60 00:02:41,935 --> 00:02:42,865 Two months. 61 00:02:44,055 --> 00:02:46,845 So now, was it everything that you thought it was going to be? 62 00:02:46,885 --> 00:02:49,935 Or what is, I mean, you're thinking, okay, I'm going to a different place. 63 00:02:49,945 --> 00:02:51,935 So your thoughts are, okay, this is how it's going to be. 64 00:02:52,425 --> 00:02:54,025 And how is, what's the reality? 65 00:02:54,025 --> 00:02:55,485 What is the real reality? 66 00:02:55,494 --> 00:02:59,245 Honestly, when I started to tell all my friends, hey, I'm moving here. 67 00:02:59,594 --> 00:03:01,195 All of them were like, oh, no. 68 00:03:01,205 --> 00:03:03,164 The cold air is crazy. 69 00:03:03,165 --> 00:03:04,535 We're doing Miami. 70 00:03:04,535 --> 00:03:06,145 The hot, the heat, the humidity. 71 00:03:06,725 --> 00:03:08,425 I was like, okay, let's see, you know. 72 00:03:08,924 --> 00:03:09,665 And actually. 73 00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:12,380 It's going so good right now. 74 00:03:12,380 --> 00:03:14,740 I mean, I think it's going better than how I expect. 75 00:03:15,300 --> 00:03:16,620 Mostly here in the club. 76 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,660 I was expecting less lessons, less, uh, time, less people, 77 00:03:20,660 --> 00:03:22,940 less, less good people, you know? 78 00:03:23,270 --> 00:03:26,569 Because moving up north, you know, a lot of, I'd say this, 79 00:03:26,569 --> 00:03:28,130 a lot of Americans, you know? 80 00:03:28,835 --> 00:03:32,695 Eh, and I was a little bit scared about that, but actually the believe 81 00:03:32,695 --> 00:03:34,255 here has been amazing with me. 82 00:03:34,615 --> 00:03:37,055 Eh, they received me like incredible. 83 00:03:37,055 --> 00:03:37,085 Okay. 84 00:03:37,145 --> 00:03:39,365 So I'm feeling so, so, so comfortable. 85 00:03:39,455 --> 00:03:39,875 Okay. 86 00:03:40,055 --> 00:03:42,565 And I'm living by myself. 87 00:03:42,565 --> 00:03:42,985 So again, yeah. 88 00:03:42,985 --> 00:03:44,095 How, how is your adjustment? 89 00:03:44,155 --> 00:03:48,535 Because again, you have Miami, I'm sure you have a lot of friends there, a lot 90 00:03:48,535 --> 00:03:52,105 of youth, a lot of things to do, a lot of nightlife, a lot of entertainment. 91 00:03:52,675 --> 00:03:55,045 You know, you're here in Connecticut, it's, it's a change. 92 00:03:55,045 --> 00:03:58,375 It's more of a suburb type of area, not too much of a city. 93 00:03:58,705 --> 00:03:59,245 Um. 94 00:04:00,010 --> 00:04:03,170 You're meeting new people, you know, getting new friends. 95 00:04:03,190 --> 00:04:09,089 How is that transition, you know, and well, yeah, I Knew when I take 96 00:04:09,090 --> 00:04:13,300 the decision, I knew there was want to be so hard, but I said oh my 97 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:14,940 my okay I have to take doing this. 98 00:04:14,989 --> 00:04:19,920 I'm gonna take some priorities Like my priority now is to go there and meet 99 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:24,015 people in the club Do my stuff correctly the first, I don't know, six months. 100 00:04:24,435 --> 00:04:25,745 Do my stuff all the time. 101 00:04:25,755 --> 00:04:28,575 Be as much time I have to, as I have to be in the club. 102 00:04:29,185 --> 00:04:32,065 That was my priority during that process. 103 00:04:32,075 --> 00:04:33,754 Of course, you met people here in the club. 104 00:04:33,754 --> 00:04:34,339 You met a lot of people. 105 00:04:34,630 --> 00:04:38,130 young people, Latin people, tennis players that, Hey, let's come here. 106 00:04:38,130 --> 00:04:38,680 Let's go out. 107 00:04:38,700 --> 00:04:39,360 Let's do something. 108 00:04:39,370 --> 00:04:43,380 Let's, uh, and there's where I take my like social life, you 109 00:04:43,380 --> 00:04:49,790 know, sports, the sports that is the area, the denominator, right? 110 00:04:49,969 --> 00:04:51,039 To get people together. 111 00:04:51,180 --> 00:04:51,790 Absolutely. 112 00:04:52,039 --> 00:04:52,360 That's great. 113 00:04:52,479 --> 00:04:53,309 How about family? 114 00:04:53,369 --> 00:04:55,570 I mean, your family's still in Miami. 115 00:04:55,650 --> 00:04:56,100 Yes. 116 00:04:56,250 --> 00:04:56,500 Okay. 117 00:04:56,500 --> 00:04:57,410 How are you dealing with that? 118 00:04:57,410 --> 00:05:00,390 Because, you know, family is Right? 119 00:05:00,390 --> 00:05:03,340 So are, do they plan on moving to Connecticut or are 120 00:05:03,340 --> 00:05:04,800 they going to stay in Miami? 121 00:05:04,810 --> 00:05:06,770 No, they're, they're going to stay in Miami. 122 00:05:06,780 --> 00:05:12,600 Just because I have two, uh, two younger sisters that they stay in school yet. 123 00:05:12,990 --> 00:05:15,480 They're starting, one of them is starting college, the other one is 124 00:05:15,969 --> 00:05:18,079 getting, I don't know, something lesson. 125 00:05:18,139 --> 00:05:18,469 Right. 126 00:05:18,509 --> 00:05:19,319 College, I don't know what is it. 127 00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:21,079 But no, they're going to stay there. 128 00:05:21,079 --> 00:05:22,059 They're so comfortable there. 129 00:05:22,219 --> 00:05:23,789 They miss me more than I miss them. 130 00:05:24,030 --> 00:05:24,460 Oh, I could imagine. 131 00:05:24,460 --> 00:05:26,999 I miss them, but No, you can't say that. 132 00:05:26,999 --> 00:05:28,179 You probably miss them just as much. 133 00:05:28,210 --> 00:05:28,609 Come on. 134 00:05:28,700 --> 00:05:29,376 Of course, of course, of course. 135 00:05:29,376 --> 00:05:30,640 You say that enough, but when you see them, you're like, oh, 136 00:05:30,669 --> 00:05:31,200 you know, you miss them so much. 137 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,239 But, yeah, I mean, they're always calling me, like, hey, how are you? 138 00:05:34,239 --> 00:05:34,590 You good? 139 00:05:34,590 --> 00:05:37,840 Like, being sure that I'm okay, you know, that I don't want to come back. 140 00:05:38,299 --> 00:05:39,199 But I appreciate that, too. 141 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,119 Oh, they must have been like, oh, no, you can't go. 142 00:05:42,129 --> 00:05:43,109 Why are you going? 143 00:05:43,140 --> 00:05:45,299 No, actually, it was like, it was not like that. 144 00:05:45,330 --> 00:05:46,119 Oh, okay, okay. 145 00:05:46,229 --> 00:05:47,499 But, I mean, it was being like that. 146 00:05:48,659 --> 00:05:51,169 Inside of them, but they were showing me like, oh, okay. 147 00:05:51,169 --> 00:05:56,039 Yeah, if it's your decision, we're we're with you, you know, yeah Yeah, yeah, but 148 00:05:56,039 --> 00:06:00,309 I know that they didn't feel they didn't feel so good with that, you know, right, 149 00:06:00,309 --> 00:06:01,699 right, right Well, they'll miss you. 150 00:06:01,929 --> 00:06:02,349 Of course. 151 00:06:02,369 --> 00:06:02,789 Absolutely. 152 00:06:02,799 --> 00:06:02,909 Okay. 153 00:06:02,919 --> 00:06:04,659 So let's talk about the sports house. 154 00:06:04,779 --> 00:06:07,669 Let's go How do you see? 155 00:06:07,669 --> 00:06:07,949 Okay. 156 00:06:08,059 --> 00:06:12,039 First, how do you see the level right from here to miami? 157 00:06:12,340 --> 00:06:15,039 The level well the level here. 158 00:06:15,079 --> 00:06:19,814 I mean I have two different points of view You The high level, like the people 159 00:06:19,814 --> 00:06:25,994 that actually compete here is so, so poor in Miami is so much bigger for her. 160 00:06:26,354 --> 00:06:30,864 A lot of people that is playing for a long here is just starting. 161 00:06:30,864 --> 00:06:33,194 A lot of tennis players are getting into a lot of platform. 162 00:06:33,204 --> 00:06:34,544 Tennis players are getting into. 163 00:06:35,024 --> 00:06:39,114 So yeah, the, the competition level, I usually, I don't know, go to New York, 164 00:06:39,114 --> 00:06:42,514 to Brooklyn, to play with some more people, you know, trying to figure it out. 165 00:06:43,224 --> 00:06:46,674 But then the beginners and intermediate level. 166 00:06:47,099 --> 00:06:52,839 I feel that here not, it's not high as a Miami, but they're going to 167 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,569 be higher than Miami with the time because here you don't have beginners 168 00:06:56,569 --> 00:06:58,809 that never played nothing right here. 169 00:06:58,809 --> 00:07:01,429 You have always people that played at least tennis at least 170 00:07:01,539 --> 00:07:02,939 platform tennis at least squash. 171 00:07:03,039 --> 00:07:07,019 So it's much easier to work with them because they have some knowledge, you 172 00:07:07,019 --> 00:07:08,709 know, just have to get the transition. 173 00:07:08,739 --> 00:07:09,229 Exactly. 174 00:07:09,369 --> 00:07:09,749 Exactly. 175 00:07:09,749 --> 00:07:10,069 Okay. 176 00:07:10,069 --> 00:07:10,679 Well, that's great. 177 00:07:10,679 --> 00:07:10,929 Okay. 178 00:07:10,999 --> 00:07:11,089 Yeah. 179 00:07:11,384 --> 00:07:14,334 So, I guess the other question is demographics. 180 00:07:14,444 --> 00:07:17,144 Uh, what do you see demographically here? 181 00:07:17,374 --> 00:07:20,874 Age wise, ethnicity, that, that, that. 182 00:07:21,034 --> 00:07:22,204 Yeah, that's the other thing. 183 00:07:22,204 --> 00:07:25,464 I mean, here you don't have too many young people playing. 184 00:07:25,474 --> 00:07:27,779 Okay, so what's the average age you're playing, you think? 185 00:07:29,079 --> 00:07:30,849 Do you think you can make that change? 186 00:07:30,909 --> 00:07:31,449 Because you're a young person. 187 00:07:31,479 --> 00:07:32,079 I think so. 188 00:07:32,129 --> 00:07:33,029 Yeah, I think so. 189 00:07:33,029 --> 00:07:34,829 Yeah, we're doing a lot of programs with me. 190 00:07:35,149 --> 00:07:38,159 And, like, cross practice with a lot of people that, what I tell you, 191 00:07:38,159 --> 00:07:41,099 like, tennis players, young tennis players that play so good, but 192 00:07:41,109 --> 00:07:42,229 they keep playing a lot of things. 193 00:07:42,609 --> 00:07:45,729 Like, hey guys, you know, come here, eight of you, two goals, let's do drills, 194 00:07:46,229 --> 00:07:48,829 let's learn about strategic, you know? 195 00:07:49,039 --> 00:07:50,209 Because that's what they're missing. 196 00:07:50,209 --> 00:07:53,269 Because they have the shots, they have the, the forehand, the 197 00:07:53,279 --> 00:07:54,819 backhand, the volley, the smash. 198 00:07:55,269 --> 00:07:58,049 They need just Know how to play the game. 199 00:07:58,049 --> 00:07:58,409 Right. 200 00:07:58,439 --> 00:08:01,469 So that's where that, that's what I'm trying to, to do with them. 201 00:08:02,339 --> 00:08:05,609 Uh, but yeah, I mean the, like, the average is what I told you older. 202 00:08:05,609 --> 00:08:06,269 All, all people. 203 00:08:06,269 --> 00:08:07,679 How about, uh, ethnicity? 204 00:08:07,679 --> 00:08:10,349 You see more Americans, you see any Latinos here or what? 205 00:08:10,349 --> 00:08:10,529 Sir? 206 00:08:11,219 --> 00:08:12,029 How about ethnicity? 207 00:08:12,029 --> 00:08:15,539 Do you see more Americans, second, third generation Americans, or you 208 00:08:15,539 --> 00:08:17,369 seeing Latinos here or Europeans? 209 00:08:17,369 --> 00:08:18,419 No, a lot of Americans. 210 00:08:18,424 --> 00:08:20,519 A lot of Americans, I think that I cannot remember. 211 00:08:21,029 --> 00:08:21,209 Easy. 212 00:08:22,004 --> 00:08:23,984 One Spanish lesson that I know. 213 00:08:24,034 --> 00:08:26,614 So your English is going to be in three months. 214 00:08:26,615 --> 00:08:27,507 Super good, right? 215 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:29,589 It's going to be like super crazy. 216 00:08:29,589 --> 00:08:30,634 Yeah, I think so. 217 00:08:32,444 --> 00:08:33,634 Oh man, that's funny. 218 00:08:33,834 --> 00:08:34,224 Okay. 219 00:08:34,424 --> 00:08:39,234 So out of all the people here at the sports house, what percent do you think? 220 00:08:39,824 --> 00:08:43,874 Just come in and do it for recreational because they want to work out, uh, 221 00:08:43,924 --> 00:08:47,854 two, which ones really are interested in playing paddle correctly, 222 00:08:48,034 --> 00:08:49,434 you know, really interesting. 223 00:08:49,464 --> 00:08:51,634 And then third, how many of them watch? 224 00:08:52,164 --> 00:08:54,434 Paddle in a professional question. 225 00:08:54,614 --> 00:08:55,014 Okay. 226 00:08:55,384 --> 00:08:56,864 Look, I'm going to start with that last question. 227 00:08:57,254 --> 00:09:00,084 I have a lot of people now Coming and telling me. 228 00:09:00,114 --> 00:09:03,594 Hey, you went to brooklyn last week the ppl. 229 00:09:03,754 --> 00:09:06,324 Oh, no, the guys were crazy They were wow. 230 00:09:06,324 --> 00:09:07,254 It was so impressive. 231 00:09:07,374 --> 00:09:08,184 So that's good. 232 00:09:08,314 --> 00:09:12,654 You know, that's so good I mean actually in this clinic that I just did I have 233 00:09:12,684 --> 00:09:15,544 three of them four people telling me like no I went the first night. 234 00:09:15,544 --> 00:09:16,074 It was super. 235 00:09:16,074 --> 00:09:17,104 I mean, no, I went the second night. 236 00:09:17,104 --> 00:09:20,869 It was no I went to the final It was it was So, that's so good, you know? 237 00:09:20,969 --> 00:09:25,299 And I have a lot of, also, uh, students that are coming and, Hey, no, because 238 00:09:25,299 --> 00:09:28,559 I was watching a drill that Paquito Navarro was teaching, you know? 239 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,799 Something like that, like, tips that everybody's, uh, seen at the beginning. 240 00:09:32,359 --> 00:09:35,419 That now a lot of people is translating it, so that's better for them. 241 00:09:35,459 --> 00:09:36,989 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 242 00:09:36,989 --> 00:09:41,879 Uh, then, I think that 90 percent of the people that is coming here 243 00:09:42,299 --> 00:09:44,854 is coming to, Learn and improve. 244 00:09:45,474 --> 00:09:47,514 Like, we don't have too many people that say, No, I come 245 00:09:47,514 --> 00:09:48,574 just to, you know, to sweat. 246 00:09:48,954 --> 00:09:49,174 Nah. 247 00:09:49,704 --> 00:09:52,174 We have people that say, Okay, yeah, I come to sweat also, of course. 248 00:09:52,274 --> 00:09:53,184 But I come to learn. 249 00:09:53,314 --> 00:09:56,464 You know, I come to learn how to make my, uh, bajada. 250 00:09:57,094 --> 00:09:58,644 How to make my forehand volley. 251 00:09:58,644 --> 00:10:01,194 How to, uh, what I have to do after this. 252 00:10:01,714 --> 00:10:03,824 A lot of people is coming like, Hey, you know, I played last time. 253 00:10:04,074 --> 00:10:09,404 Against ses and he fucked me with, I don't know, with the band to the middle Super. 254 00:10:09,404 --> 00:10:10,784 So what I have to do there, you know? 255 00:10:11,295 --> 00:10:14,474 And that's pretty good because I'm glad I can motivate people. 256 00:10:14,654 --> 00:10:15,134 Yeah. 257 00:10:15,494 --> 00:10:16,994 No, but that's the thing. 258 00:10:16,994 --> 00:10:17,420 They are like. 259 00:10:18,680 --> 00:10:21,230 Paying attention to their matches and saying, okay, I'm missing this ball. 260 00:10:21,250 --> 00:10:23,670 So I'm going to go to work on that specifically, you 261 00:10:23,670 --> 00:10:24,700 know, and that's so good. 262 00:10:24,750 --> 00:10:25,210 I love that. 263 00:10:25,420 --> 00:10:25,800 Good. 264 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:26,020 Good. 265 00:10:26,020 --> 00:10:26,230 Yeah. 266 00:10:26,230 --> 00:10:30,270 And you can work with them on that specific shot because as I'm not sure if 267 00:10:30,279 --> 00:10:36,629 the people understand here, all the shots involved in paddle coming from tennis and 268 00:10:36,629 --> 00:10:38,549 other sports where there's minimal shots. 269 00:10:38,629 --> 00:10:39,099 Yes. 270 00:10:39,109 --> 00:10:43,099 So I think a lot of times they come in competitively just wanting to win. 271 00:10:43,370 --> 00:10:48,400 Any way possible, uh, instead of focusing more on learning all the shots, right? 272 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,679 So they prove themselves as better because once they understand that 273 00:10:51,680 --> 00:10:55,710 this is a strategic game and the ball's not gonna go anywhere. 274 00:10:55,810 --> 00:10:56,849 No, it's a box. 275 00:10:56,939 --> 00:10:57,389 Exactly. 276 00:10:57,390 --> 00:10:57,869 Exactly. 277 00:10:57,870 --> 00:11:01,800 All you need to know is the ball is always going to be, that's it. 278 00:11:01,830 --> 00:11:05,935 And you know, and as And the better you get, the more, as soon as 279 00:11:05,935 --> 00:11:08,295 your opponent hits, you already know where it's going to be. 280 00:11:08,295 --> 00:11:09,385 So you can be in position. 281 00:11:09,465 --> 00:11:09,705 Yeah. 282 00:11:10,765 --> 00:11:14,154 And if you're rushing to be in a position or not in shape, then that's 283 00:11:14,155 --> 00:11:15,685 where you're going to make your arrows. 284 00:11:16,065 --> 00:11:21,054 So that's as soon as they understand that, then that's it. 285 00:11:21,055 --> 00:11:24,265 So easy for them if they understand that. 286 00:11:24,265 --> 00:11:24,465 Yeah. 287 00:11:25,015 --> 00:11:26,465 But if they don't, it's, it's tough. 288 00:11:26,875 --> 00:11:30,955 They stay static for a little while and they may get bored. 289 00:11:31,345 --> 00:11:32,805 And they may not want to continue playing. 290 00:11:33,185 --> 00:11:35,455 So the whole trick is to try to get them to understand. 291 00:11:35,455 --> 00:11:36,625 And that's it, they're hooked. 292 00:11:37,595 --> 00:11:38,345 Every single shot. 293 00:11:40,404 --> 00:11:41,625 They're going to find it all easy. 294 00:11:42,065 --> 00:11:42,705 That's the best. 295 00:11:43,285 --> 00:11:45,085 And a lot of that is just from watching too. 296 00:11:45,665 --> 00:11:45,935 Absolutely. 297 00:11:47,065 --> 00:11:48,874 Oh, that's why Faso told me to do that. 298 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,514 Oh, I get it. 299 00:11:50,514 --> 00:11:51,645 It makes sense. 300 00:11:52,525 --> 00:11:54,825 Let's talk about your sponsorship with MAC. 301 00:11:55,315 --> 00:11:56,405 How did that happen? 302 00:11:57,715 --> 00:11:58,565 Let's let's start there. 303 00:11:58,585 --> 00:11:59,605 How did that happen? 304 00:11:59,615 --> 00:12:02,135 Of course, you use the the aluminum. 305 00:12:02,385 --> 00:12:03,415 I pro right? 306 00:12:03,655 --> 00:12:05,055 Yeah, great racket. 307 00:12:05,064 --> 00:12:06,235 We review this racket. 308 00:12:06,245 --> 00:12:09,865 We also sell this racket, but not an easy racket to dominate. 309 00:12:09,905 --> 00:12:11,965 No, it's not forgiving. 310 00:12:12,185 --> 00:12:13,765 You have to be in position. 311 00:12:13,774 --> 00:12:15,774 You have to have the right for every single time. 312 00:12:15,774 --> 00:12:18,125 But if you can do that, it is an amazing racket. 313 00:12:18,335 --> 00:12:23,245 So let's first talk about how did that sponsorship happen and what it entails. 314 00:12:23,885 --> 00:12:29,095 Well, basically, happened like, middle of this year. 315 00:12:29,460 --> 00:12:35,590 Like around May, June, something like that, because I was playing 316 00:12:35,590 --> 00:12:40,220 with Adidas like last time that we talked, but I was seeing that I want 317 00:12:40,409 --> 00:12:45,349 a change, you know, I was looking for something new, a brand that maybe 318 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:47,279 was not too recognized in the U. 319 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:47,600 S. 320 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,110 Like to be like, not the head of the market, something like that, 321 00:12:51,110 --> 00:12:53,480 you know, like to be one of the persons with the brand and stuff. 322 00:12:53,970 --> 00:12:58,480 So I met a, one of the girls that was working with Mac. 323 00:12:59,100 --> 00:12:59,909 I contact her. 324 00:12:59,909 --> 00:13:01,710 I, I talk about the possibilities. 325 00:13:01,739 --> 00:13:03,115 They instantly, yes. 326 00:13:03,115 --> 00:13:05,800 I call it them because actually they contact me. 327 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,250 Like early on the year, but I don't know. 328 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:09,710 Thank you. 329 00:13:09,710 --> 00:13:10,560 But I'm playing with ideas. 330 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:11,280 I'm pretty comfortable. 331 00:13:12,430 --> 00:13:13,430 They don't have a good day. 332 00:13:13,430 --> 00:13:14,730 If you need something, just contact us. 333 00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:15,450 We can talk. 334 00:13:15,850 --> 00:13:16,170 Okay. 335 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:18,610 And I, yeah, it takes them like instantly. 336 00:13:18,610 --> 00:13:21,650 They answer me like, yes, we're interested to have you in the team. 337 00:13:22,110 --> 00:13:24,070 And it was also easy in two weeks. 338 00:13:24,070 --> 00:13:24,420 I. 339 00:13:24,910 --> 00:13:26,120 I sing with them, and yeah. 340 00:13:26,310 --> 00:13:28,540 Okay, so let's talk about what it entails. 341 00:13:28,550 --> 00:13:31,780 Because I think there's a lot of players like yourself, in the top 10, 342 00:13:32,210 --> 00:13:37,100 here in the USA, or even top 20, they don't know how to come across dealing 343 00:13:37,100 --> 00:13:41,280 with that, and what is involved, what do they do, what do they give you, is 344 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:47,120 it just the, the um, the rackets, the clothing, do they pay for any trips, do 345 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,470 they, are you, do you have requirements? 346 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,800 Do you have to wear, you know, play with the racket all the time? 347 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,230 Um, do you have to win tournaments? 348 00:13:56,450 --> 00:13:57,760 Do they pay for your trip? 349 00:13:57,970 --> 00:13:59,620 Is there any cash involved? 350 00:14:00,070 --> 00:14:03,770 I think most people in your position, top 20 in here in the USA, would want 351 00:14:03,770 --> 00:14:07,319 to know a little bit about that, so they would know how to handle a sponsorship. 352 00:14:07,490 --> 00:14:07,760 Great. 353 00:14:07,949 --> 00:14:10,499 Well, basically, I'm going to talk a little about my experience. 354 00:14:10,499 --> 00:14:10,829 Okay. 355 00:14:11,290 --> 00:14:13,890 As you can see, I'm playing, they're giving me the rackets. 356 00:14:14,250 --> 00:14:15,128 They're giving me the attire. 357 00:14:15,128 --> 00:14:17,320 I'm playing with the MAGA attire. 358 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:18,420 I also have the shorts. 359 00:14:19,449 --> 00:14:24,660 And then in my, in my contract, what I, uh, agreed with them, they're 360 00:14:24,700 --> 00:14:29,459 covering some, uh, some trips, some inscriptions of the tournament, but not 361 00:14:29,469 --> 00:14:31,350 like the whole, whole, whole amount. 362 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:31,760 Yeah. 363 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,220 But again, I mean, it was the first thing that we seen. 364 00:14:36,220 --> 00:14:40,899 So with the years, with the month after I do a great results and 365 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:43,250 Maybe you can talk other thing. 366 00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:45,770 And I recommend that to, to all the people that is like in my 367 00:14:45,770 --> 00:14:47,850 situation, you have to contact them. 368 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,410 The brands, you don't have to be sitting on the chair waiting that they come 369 00:14:51,410 --> 00:14:54,219 for you because something's happened, but something's doesn't happen. 370 00:14:54,219 --> 00:14:55,679 I mean, you cannot be waiting. 371 00:14:55,679 --> 00:14:56,110 No, no. 372 00:14:56,110 --> 00:14:57,444 I got away that I don't know. 373 00:14:57,740 --> 00:15:00,385 No, you have to go for it. 374 00:15:00,705 --> 00:15:01,395 You have to go for it. 375 00:15:01,745 --> 00:15:05,854 Because if not, I mean, the brand also wants to see you interested on that. 376 00:15:05,955 --> 00:15:06,305 Yeah, yeah. 377 00:15:06,315 --> 00:15:09,024 If you're sitting in the chair, no, I'm waiting, I don't care. 378 00:15:09,344 --> 00:15:10,125 Sometimes it's tough too. 379 00:15:10,125 --> 00:15:13,324 So what would you say the brands are looking for when it comes 380 00:15:13,335 --> 00:15:14,724 for them to sponsor somebody? 381 00:15:15,865 --> 00:15:21,125 I think they're, that's a good question, they're looking for somebody that, first 382 00:15:21,125 --> 00:15:26,055 of all, I think that they're a lot of, I mean, I'm talking about Mark, uh, 383 00:15:26,275 --> 00:15:31,845 Mark, at least, they care a lot about the, like, the attitude in the court 384 00:15:31,904 --> 00:15:37,525 and out of the court, and they made a lot of, uh, important on that point 385 00:15:37,525 --> 00:15:44,080 when we talked, like, If you go out, let's say, you go out and, uh, you get 386 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,919 drunk, and we know that you got drunk, you don't have the sponsor anymore. 387 00:15:48,150 --> 00:15:48,360 You know? 388 00:15:48,900 --> 00:15:52,209 If you, yes, if you're at the court and you're, I don't know, hitting 389 00:15:52,209 --> 00:15:54,829 the racket against the floor, hitting the racket against the glass because 390 00:15:54,829 --> 00:15:59,290 you're mad, Yeah, you get a sponsor, you know, and that's so important 391 00:15:59,300 --> 00:16:00,910 for me also too, because it's true. 392 00:16:00,910 --> 00:16:04,180 I mean, you're giving me the things, but I'm part of this. 393 00:16:04,180 --> 00:16:05,920 It's not like, no, you're giving me, and this is yours. 394 00:16:06,050 --> 00:16:06,500 It's not mine. 395 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:07,370 So I can do whatever. 396 00:16:07,570 --> 00:16:08,220 No, that's mine. 397 00:16:08,229 --> 00:16:09,240 You're giving it to me. 398 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,039 I need to have that responsibility. 399 00:16:11,620 --> 00:16:16,440 And then, well, of course, somebody that competes, uh, somebody that 400 00:16:16,710 --> 00:16:22,110 is top in the ranking, maybe two requirements besides that, obviously, 401 00:16:22,590 --> 00:16:26,230 Is there other requirements in your contract or that you have to do? 402 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:27,514 Or do what? 403 00:16:28,105 --> 00:16:30,255 In your contract, is there any other requirements? 404 00:16:30,785 --> 00:16:32,975 Do you have to win a fair amount of times? 405 00:16:33,285 --> 00:16:37,575 No, no, just, yeah, I mean, Yeah, no, just compete with the attire, just 406 00:16:37,694 --> 00:16:39,205 don't do the things that I just taught. 407 00:16:39,205 --> 00:16:44,195 You know, and just that thing, post match on the On the Instagram stories and the 408 00:16:44,195 --> 00:16:45,995 Instagram posts all the time when I play. 409 00:16:46,645 --> 00:16:48,965 There are things that I mean, are making sense or not. 410 00:16:49,195 --> 00:16:51,515 So let me ask you, what's the next step, right? 411 00:16:51,515 --> 00:16:56,395 So this is like the beginnings of, you know, players being sponsored 412 00:16:56,395 --> 00:16:58,275 by, you know, by rack and so forth. 413 00:16:58,275 --> 00:17:02,025 What's the next step you think and what is needed? 414 00:17:02,725 --> 00:17:06,925 Well, I think that next step, and that is happening now with, with some players 415 00:17:06,935 --> 00:17:12,915 in the, in mostly in Miami, uh, but that companies or brands that are not 416 00:17:12,915 --> 00:17:16,475 into Give the players a sponsorship. 417 00:17:16,525 --> 00:17:17,395 You know what I mean? 418 00:17:17,525 --> 00:17:18,075 Like, yeah, I know. 419 00:17:18,075 --> 00:17:22,655 Like with Brittany, this penguin that's not really in paddle, but 420 00:17:22,655 --> 00:17:26,365 they, but they're helping her because they're interested in help. 421 00:17:26,384 --> 00:17:28,775 Then number one of the girls ranking, whatever. 422 00:17:29,235 --> 00:17:33,064 So yeah, something like that just to help the players to like, I don't 423 00:17:33,065 --> 00:17:38,019 know, we see more money to can pay the expense of the tournaments or, you know, 424 00:17:38,270 --> 00:17:42,610 Whatever, because finally, I mean, it's been, it's getting more professional, 425 00:17:42,610 --> 00:17:43,980 but keep being amateur, you know? 426 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:49,150 So it's tough to expend like, I don't know, a thousand dollars per month. 427 00:17:49,580 --> 00:17:55,320 To go to play only two tournaments, you know, Okay, so for the players 428 00:17:55,639 --> 00:18:00,029 they're looking more for the next step of financial support, right? 429 00:18:00,060 --> 00:18:00,580 Absolutely. 430 00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:01,099 Absolutely. 431 00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:03,629 I think so So now you play the uspa. 432 00:18:04,420 --> 00:18:07,529 How does does that interfere with the coaching here? 433 00:18:07,529 --> 00:18:11,640 Because I see in miami Uh, you know ultra another place where there's a 434 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:15,830 lot of coaches when there's a uspa out of the state It's like it's 435 00:18:15,830 --> 00:18:19,130 empty for like three days and the owners are like No, you can't go. 436 00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:20,270 No, you cannot go, yeah. 437 00:18:20,270 --> 00:18:21,050 They send you money, like. 438 00:18:21,470 --> 00:18:25,155 How does that work and how do you deal with that here at the USG? 439 00:18:25,155 --> 00:18:30,270 Well, yeah, here actually that's going great because I'm, what I tell 440 00:18:30,270 --> 00:18:31,800 you, I'm working together with Juan. 441 00:18:32,300 --> 00:18:34,600 So he told me at the beginning, I want you to compete. 442 00:18:34,630 --> 00:18:36,500 I want you to go to tournaments, go out and compete. 443 00:18:37,079 --> 00:18:38,130 Let's try to figure it out. 444 00:18:38,189 --> 00:18:41,670 Always when you compete, give me your schedule of the whole year and we can 445 00:18:41,670 --> 00:18:43,380 see, okay, this weekend who can cover it? 446 00:18:43,450 --> 00:18:43,989 I can cover it? 447 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:44,610 Okay, great. 448 00:18:44,750 --> 00:18:45,510 I cannot cover it? 449 00:18:45,510 --> 00:18:47,380 Okay, let's look for somebody that can cover you. 450 00:18:47,890 --> 00:18:49,790 But he wants me to compete. 451 00:18:49,790 --> 00:18:49,854 Okay. 452 00:18:50,105 --> 00:18:52,715 And the other owners wants me to compete too. 453 00:18:53,045 --> 00:18:54,095 So it's good. 454 00:18:54,145 --> 00:18:56,745 You know, again, I'm, I'm making some efforts too. 455 00:18:56,745 --> 00:18:57,075 I don't know. 456 00:18:57,075 --> 00:18:59,544 I was looking to go like to five more tournaments. 457 00:18:59,555 --> 00:19:01,205 These last, this has part of the year. 458 00:19:01,505 --> 00:19:04,105 I said, okay, I mean, moving here, I may be going to go to three, 459 00:19:04,225 --> 00:19:06,064 not to the five, two of them. 460 00:19:06,064 --> 00:19:06,304 Okay. 461 00:19:06,304 --> 00:19:07,035 I can not go. 462 00:19:07,115 --> 00:19:08,795 I mean, I don't have to go to those ones too. 463 00:19:08,925 --> 00:19:10,905 You know, this was a compromise. 464 00:19:11,155 --> 00:19:11,565 Yes. 465 00:19:11,645 --> 00:19:12,015 Okay. 466 00:19:12,345 --> 00:19:13,115 Another questions. 467 00:19:13,155 --> 00:19:16,635 What makes a really good coach in a club? 468 00:19:16,965 --> 00:19:19,244 I mean, you've been now coaching for a little while. 469 00:19:19,655 --> 00:19:24,255 I'm sure you've got your experiences and now you may understand what 470 00:19:24,255 --> 00:19:26,225 makes a good coach at a club. 471 00:19:26,335 --> 00:19:28,475 What are their responsibilities and what makes a good coach 472 00:19:28,485 --> 00:19:30,055 and what are clubs looking for? 473 00:19:30,635 --> 00:19:36,284 Well, I think that for me at least the most important one are to be always 474 00:19:36,315 --> 00:19:41,185 clear in the sense that, I don't know, uh, be always clear in your attire, 475 00:19:41,215 --> 00:19:47,015 be always clear, uh, in yourself, you know, look, looks always clear and then. 476 00:19:47,629 --> 00:19:53,029 Be always like on time what I mean not on time like five minutes before Ten minutes 477 00:19:53,029 --> 00:19:57,099 before 20 that the people is coming in the club and you're already there Maybe 478 00:19:57,099 --> 00:20:00,509 in your office, maybe not in the court, but you're already there if they ask. 479 00:20:00,539 --> 00:20:01,229 Oh, where's the coach? 480 00:20:01,259 --> 00:20:02,369 No, the coaches are in the office. 481 00:20:02,419 --> 00:20:05,969 You know, you are there you you came before them That's what I 482 00:20:05,999 --> 00:20:09,849 tried to do then what the clubs looks for and depends on the club 483 00:20:13,559 --> 00:20:17,959 But I think that the clubs tries to Look for now for people who 484 00:20:17,959 --> 00:20:21,589 experience if you see you have a lot of examples like I don't know 485 00:20:21,899 --> 00:20:23,399 a padel X Let's say by the legs. 486 00:20:23,679 --> 00:20:28,609 They bring some coaches from Spain or from other places Also sunset for 487 00:20:28,609 --> 00:20:33,139 example the twins, but a lot of people that is coming from Spain or from Europe 488 00:20:33,349 --> 00:20:35,209 to coach here So that's really good. 489 00:20:35,239 --> 00:20:39,679 What we service the most But that's why I think that is a good point. 490 00:20:40,309 --> 00:20:41,909 Take people's experience, you know? 491 00:20:41,989 --> 00:20:46,549 And how important is to know different languages, especially English? 492 00:20:46,659 --> 00:20:47,049 How what? 493 00:20:47,519 --> 00:20:51,949 How important is it to know multiple languages and English, of course? 494 00:20:51,979 --> 00:20:53,339 Wow, so important. 495 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,549 I mean, as, as Many languages. 496 00:20:55,549 --> 00:20:59,439 You can talk to more people, you can teach, you know, so, so is you see 497 00:20:59,439 --> 00:21:00,609 that being the problem a little bit. 498 00:21:00,609 --> 00:21:04,119 There's a lot of great coaches, but they don't speak English. 499 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:04,509 Could be. 500 00:21:04,509 --> 00:21:06,069 So it's, it's, it's tough. 501 00:21:06,069 --> 00:21:10,529 Like you want, yes, the club wants to hire them, but it's, yes, they can communicate. 502 00:21:10,709 --> 00:21:16,799 So an issue, for example, here, if you, I mean my English, it's not like the best 503 00:21:16,799 --> 00:21:20,004 in the us I know that since I met you on my God, like a million times better. 504 00:21:20,074 --> 00:21:20,444 Yeah, I know. 505 00:21:20,814 --> 00:21:21,284 Thank you man. 506 00:21:21,329 --> 00:21:21,569 Thank you. 507 00:21:21,569 --> 00:21:22,319 It's like normal believe. 508 00:21:23,434 --> 00:21:27,864 If you come here, and you don't know how to speak English, or you have a basic, 509 00:21:27,864 --> 00:21:29,924 basic English, you cannot teach a lesson. 510 00:21:29,924 --> 00:21:30,384 You cannot. 511 00:21:30,394 --> 00:21:31,584 Maybe in Miami you can. 512 00:21:31,774 --> 00:21:32,774 In Miami you can. 513 00:21:32,834 --> 00:21:35,360 That, yeah, that, that's, yes, yes. 514 00:21:35,794 --> 00:21:38,344 You're right, in New England or out of Miami, it's gonna be difficult. 515 00:21:38,374 --> 00:21:42,704 Yeah, but anyways, it's It's a huge problem if you don't know that language 516 00:21:42,894 --> 00:21:44,154 because basically this is the U. 517 00:21:44,154 --> 00:21:44,414 S. 518 00:21:44,484 --> 00:21:46,664 I mean, you're not in Argentina. 519 00:21:46,665 --> 00:21:48,493 You have to know the language. 520 00:21:48,493 --> 00:21:50,322 Then you're a little South American. 521 00:21:50,322 --> 00:21:51,541 Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, yeah. 522 00:21:51,541 --> 00:21:54,894 But you're right, outside of that, yeah, it's more, it has, 523 00:21:55,524 --> 00:21:59,364 did you get that culture, uh, shock a little bit coming here? 524 00:21:59,364 --> 00:22:00,754 Because I mean, you're from Argentina. 525 00:22:01,329 --> 00:22:03,949 Then you're going to Miami, which is South America. 526 00:22:04,469 --> 00:22:06,159 Now you're coming to here. 527 00:22:06,869 --> 00:22:08,289 And did you get a culture shock? 528 00:22:08,289 --> 00:22:09,309 Because it's very different. 529 00:22:09,689 --> 00:22:12,009 Very different Connecticut than Miami. 530 00:22:12,089 --> 00:22:12,629 Oh, absolutely. 531 00:22:12,629 --> 00:22:16,109 Miami is like its own, I don't know, country in the USA. 532 00:22:16,209 --> 00:22:17,119 Yes, yes, yes, yes. 533 00:22:17,129 --> 00:22:18,839 So did you get that culture shock? 534 00:22:18,889 --> 00:22:20,869 A little bit, but not at all. 535 00:22:20,889 --> 00:22:21,904 Maybe I have to. 536 00:22:22,724 --> 00:22:25,494 Let more time go because I just have two months ago. 537 00:22:25,494 --> 00:22:29,184 I've been all the time here Maybe like in couple months or after the 538 00:22:29,194 --> 00:22:32,794 Christmas or something Maybe I felt I feel it a little bit more but now 539 00:22:33,084 --> 00:22:38,274 really I'm so used to all these things on this day I really like Connecticut. 540 00:22:38,274 --> 00:22:39,104 I don't think yeah, right. 541 00:22:39,164 --> 00:22:40,464 Yeah, it's a great place. 542 00:22:40,464 --> 00:22:42,694 You know, yeah again, I was Brought up here. 543 00:22:43,114 --> 00:22:44,484 Uh, my kids went to school here. 544 00:22:44,484 --> 00:22:45,404 I went to school here. 545 00:22:45,414 --> 00:22:46,794 It's, it is a great place. 546 00:22:47,784 --> 00:22:49,684 It gets a little boring after 10 o'clock. 547 00:22:50,904 --> 00:22:53,184 You have to go to New York after five o'clock. 548 00:22:53,694 --> 00:22:55,664 That is already night. 549 00:22:56,139 --> 00:22:59,834 Okay. 550 00:22:59,834 --> 00:23:01,354 So let's talk about this racket. 551 00:23:01,804 --> 00:23:04,574 Can you talk to us a little bit about the characteristics of this 552 00:23:04,574 --> 00:23:06,424 racket and why you chose that racket? 553 00:23:06,444 --> 00:23:09,974 Well, yeah, because Mac has, A variety of s, right? 554 00:23:10,004 --> 00:23:10,364 Yes. 555 00:23:10,369 --> 00:23:10,379 Yes. 556 00:23:10,604 --> 00:23:13,724 Well, basically when I, when I started to try the Rockets, this 557 00:23:13,724 --> 00:23:15,194 was the second one that I tried. 558 00:23:15,194 --> 00:23:15,224 Okay. 559 00:23:15,914 --> 00:23:19,844 And actually, I got like, in love with it at the moment because I, I 560 00:23:19,844 --> 00:23:21,299 felt instantly, I felt what you said. 561 00:23:21,884 --> 00:23:25,514 And what you said on when you did the review, that is a racket that you 562 00:23:25,514 --> 00:23:27,524 have to be in the correct position. 563 00:23:27,554 --> 00:23:27,674 Yes. 564 00:23:27,704 --> 00:23:31,784 Getting low to hit every single shot, like with a middle, with a fit spot 565 00:23:32,114 --> 00:23:33,914 because it doesn't have a big sweet spot. 566 00:23:33,914 --> 00:23:34,184 Right. 567 00:23:34,864 --> 00:23:38,104 And now I choose it actually because it's pretty light. 568 00:23:38,219 --> 00:23:38,799 It is light. 569 00:23:38,844 --> 00:23:41,124 That's what I always look for in the racket. 570 00:23:41,214 --> 00:23:42,144 Mm-hmm . It's pretty light. 571 00:23:42,144 --> 00:23:45,144 So it's helping me a lot to manage when I have a low ball or something, 572 00:23:45,324 --> 00:23:46,734 I can manage a lot with my. 573 00:23:46,825 --> 00:23:51,484 I have a fast control of the racket, so that helps me a lot. 574 00:23:52,364 --> 00:23:56,064 And then, it's a really big racket, in terms of the form. 575 00:23:56,439 --> 00:23:58,414 So, that's actually It's a diamond, diamond. 576 00:23:58,414 --> 00:23:59,484 Yes, diamond, yeah. 577 00:23:59,674 --> 00:24:01,574 So, that's something that I really like, too. 578 00:24:01,854 --> 00:24:04,464 Uh Uh, and that's why. 579 00:24:04,494 --> 00:24:08,244 Who would you suggest this for and who would you suggest this not for? 580 00:24:09,534 --> 00:24:11,634 Well, like which type of players or? 581 00:24:11,724 --> 00:24:11,934 Yeah. 582 00:24:12,204 --> 00:24:14,604 Well, I think that this is more to advanced players. 583 00:24:14,664 --> 00:24:14,844 Yeah. 584 00:24:14,844 --> 00:24:16,824 More advanced competition players. 585 00:24:16,854 --> 00:24:16,884 Okay. 586 00:24:17,544 --> 00:24:20,874 Just what we said, an intermediate or a beginner player is not gonna be 587 00:24:20,874 --> 00:24:22,854 all the time in the correct position. 588 00:24:22,914 --> 00:24:23,004 Right. 589 00:24:23,004 --> 00:24:25,244 With low legs or so. 590 00:24:25,274 --> 00:24:26,639 It's more for people that is. 591 00:24:27,209 --> 00:24:30,269 Increasing the level and they knows what they want in the racket, 592 00:24:30,349 --> 00:24:34,359 you know, and definitely it's not for that It's not for beginners. 593 00:24:34,379 --> 00:24:38,239 It's not it's not for intermediate players So yeah, anyways what 594 00:24:38,239 --> 00:24:40,889 you said mac have a lot a lot a lot of different type of racket. 595 00:24:40,919 --> 00:24:43,649 So yeah for me I I try this racket. 596 00:24:43,669 --> 00:24:46,129 It was this racket, but the pro 2. 597 00:24:46,130 --> 00:24:49,399 0 was the one that I liked the most Oh, yeah more forgiving. 598 00:24:49,929 --> 00:24:55,199 This one is a good racket, but you have to be in position every time Yeah, and that's 599 00:24:55,199 --> 00:24:57,569 not if you can make them great Perfect. 600 00:24:57,599 --> 00:25:01,359 Yeah, and that's something that I actually like because I know that, and I know that 601 00:25:01,369 --> 00:25:03,299 the racket is forcing me to be there. 602 00:25:03,449 --> 00:25:05,648 Well, you're young, so you can easily get it done. 603 00:25:05,648 --> 00:25:06,799 I know, I know, I know. 604 00:25:06,799 --> 00:25:10,069 But for somebody who's a beginner, who doesn't know sport, or some even 605 00:25:10,069 --> 00:25:13,091 older that doesn't have a physical shape, it would be a harder racket. 606 00:25:13,091 --> 00:25:13,479 Absolutely, yes. 607 00:25:13,529 --> 00:25:15,459 But this is a beautiful racket. 608 00:25:15,459 --> 00:25:16,119 It looks great. 609 00:25:16,449 --> 00:25:20,109 Uh, it was in the top two of the collection, this one in the pro two. 610 00:25:20,449 --> 00:25:25,269 Um, so if you have anybody who plays at this level here, you know, or 611 00:25:25,389 --> 00:25:27,989 an advanced level, this, this could be the record for you for sure. 612 00:25:28,029 --> 00:25:28,679 Absolutely guys. 613 00:25:28,719 --> 00:25:29,759 All right, Fausto man. 614 00:25:29,759 --> 00:25:30,799 It was great seeing you again. 615 00:25:30,799 --> 00:25:31,019 Okay. 616 00:25:31,019 --> 00:25:33,419 I look forward to playing right now with you a little bit, you know, and 617 00:25:33,419 --> 00:25:38,239 take it easy on me and I don't need to wish you all the luck because 618 00:25:38,239 --> 00:25:40,579 you know, you got great luck and, and, you know, you're a great person 619 00:25:40,589 --> 00:25:42,249 and I look forward in the future. 620 00:25:42,554 --> 00:25:45,474 Seeing you, you know, progress in battle here in the USA. 621 00:25:45,894 --> 00:25:46,474 Thank you very much. 622 00:25:46,824 --> 00:25:47,224 Thank you. 623 00:25:47,244 --> 00:25:47,544 Thank you. 624 00:25:47,544 --> 00:25:47,794 Thank you