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 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 00:00:17,010 --> 00:00:20,730 Welcome back guys to Paddle Smash Academy, and today we have a special. 6 00:00:22,005 --> 00:00:22,205 Nicholas, 7 00:00:29,625 --> 00:00:31,215 so when did you start paddle or tennis? 8 00:00:31,215 --> 00:00:32,475 So which one did you start first? 9 00:00:32,655 --> 00:00:37,575 Eh, I started e Everyone think that I started with tennis, but the real 10 00:00:37,575 --> 00:00:42,974 story that I started with, with paddle because my, my father was professional 11 00:00:42,974 --> 00:00:45,224 by play in that time, eh, like I'm. 12 00:00:46,770 --> 00:00:50,970 15 years ago, I was, uh, eight years old. 13 00:00:51,480 --> 00:00:54,330 So he, he did like, like a hobby. 14 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:59,460 He has his job and when he, he was done with his job, he was going to play to 15 00:00:59,465 --> 00:01:01,890 train and to play matches and tournaments. 16 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:08,850 So I remember that, eh, staying two hours watching him, uh, training or, 17 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:12,870 or also the matches, uh, for a little window because in that moment the 18 00:01:12,930 --> 00:01:15,370 pilot was concrete, was like hardcore. 19 00:01:15,990 --> 00:01:23,429 And also the, was wasn't a good way to, to see what, what they were doing, but 20 00:01:23,429 --> 00:01:27,390 I remember that was a window and I was there watching how they play for two 21 00:01:27,390 --> 00:01:32,399 hours like that, like this, uh, just for after the match or, or a training 22 00:01:32,399 --> 00:01:34,770 session to play 10 minutes with him. 23 00:01:35,550 --> 00:01:41,100 So, so nothing I start with, with paddle until my, my father. 24 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,830 In that moment, they, how, how, how I say before the, the cord was hard. 25 00:01:47,190 --> 00:01:51,990 So was for the rotation of that was a lot of pilot players 26 00:01:52,170 --> 00:01:54,020 had injures in in their knees. 27 00:01:54,020 --> 00:01:54,390 Knees, yeah. 28 00:01:54,690 --> 00:01:58,440 So he, he, he injured, he both knees. 29 00:01:58,890 --> 00:02:03,390 So the, there he told me no, he stopped playing paddle. 30 00:02:04,550 --> 00:02:08,669 Uh, and he put me on a tennis court and I didn't see a, and I didn't 31 00:02:08,669 --> 00:02:14,295 see a paddle court until, Like two years ago when I started again. 32 00:02:14,355 --> 00:02:14,655 Wow. 33 00:02:14,715 --> 00:02:16,995 Now is, was that, that wasn't here, right? 34 00:02:17,025 --> 00:02:18,075 Where, where, where was that? 35 00:02:18,105 --> 00:02:18,885 When I started again? 36 00:02:18,885 --> 00:02:19,095 Yeah. 37 00:02:19,095 --> 00:02:19,365 No, no. 38 00:02:19,365 --> 00:02:21,015 When you started originally playing paddle? 39 00:02:21,235 --> 00:02:21,706 No, no, no. 40 00:02:21,711 --> 00:02:22,755 That was in your way. 41 00:02:23,385 --> 00:02:23,895 In your way. 42 00:02:23,925 --> 00:02:24,615 Where I'm from. 43 00:02:25,005 --> 00:02:26,205 You're from your way from Monte. 44 00:02:26,575 --> 00:02:27,765 From Monte, Andrea, yeah. 45 00:02:27,825 --> 00:02:28,395 Oh, nice. 46 00:02:28,395 --> 00:02:34,275 So then I start my, my tennis career since I think 10 years old 47 00:02:34,995 --> 00:02:38,115 to 20 years old when I, I retire. 48 00:02:39,584 --> 00:02:41,489 It was a lot of of expenses. 49 00:02:41,549 --> 00:02:44,060 And what was your highest ranking in, in, in highest ranking? 50 00:02:44,329 --> 00:02:47,220 I think, uh, 900, 1000. 51 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,630 I had a 14 HB points with, with 19 years old. 52 00:02:51,630 --> 00:02:53,640 So I think I played Davis Cup two. 53 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:57,579 I think I did the, the, the, the best as I could with, with 54 00:02:57,584 --> 00:02:58,769 what I had in that moment. 55 00:02:58,829 --> 00:03:00,329 Yeah, because it's difficult. 56 00:03:00,500 --> 00:03:00,940 It is. 57 00:03:00,959 --> 00:03:02,399 It's a difficult career. 58 00:03:02,519 --> 00:03:02,940 Oh yeah. 59 00:03:02,940 --> 00:03:03,180 Yeah. 60 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:03,329 Oh yeah. 61 00:03:03,329 --> 00:03:05,980 So how did you transition from tennis to, to. 62 00:03:07,260 --> 00:03:08,010 And where was that? 63 00:03:08,010 --> 00:03:11,220 Here was here, was here in Miami two years ago. 64 00:03:11,550 --> 00:03:14,110 A friend that is called Juan Carino. 65 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,950 Um, he invited me, I remember was was like, yeah, was two years ago. 66 00:03:23,010 --> 00:03:24,240 He invited me to play pilot. 67 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:25,830 And I say, of course, why not? 68 00:03:26,430 --> 00:03:31,680 And we went there, uh, and there was, was you fell in love with it again. 69 00:03:31,685 --> 00:03:31,940 Yeah. 70 00:03:31,945 --> 00:03:32,070 Yeah. 71 00:03:32,075 --> 00:03:34,860 I remember that the first time there on the court and was. 72 00:03:35,745 --> 00:03:41,235 Why I didn't do this before, when I didn't do this since I retired tennis, 73 00:03:41,235 --> 00:03:43,275 I was losing, I lost a few years there. 74 00:03:43,665 --> 00:03:45,075 So a big, big, big question. 75 00:03:45,165 --> 00:03:46,695 So what do you like better? 76 00:03:46,725 --> 00:03:47,745 Tennis or paddle? 77 00:03:47,955 --> 00:03:50,235 I love tennis, but paddle. 78 00:03:51,930 --> 00:03:52,140 Yeah. 79 00:03:52,140 --> 00:03:53,430 PAD is amazing. 80 00:03:53,430 --> 00:03:55,800 It's, it's a, it's too much fun. 81 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,970 And I, I think I, I prefer right now, uh, PA Paddle. 82 00:04:00,030 --> 00:04:00,420 Yeah. 83 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,730 So at what point did you take paddles seriously? 84 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,680 You know, since the first day I started searching like, I want 85 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,520 to play tournament, I want to, I, I, I got that feeling back of. 86 00:04:12,435 --> 00:04:15,015 So that, that I lost when I, when I retired in tennis. 87 00:04:15,045 --> 00:04:17,625 Let me ask you a question, uh, when you first originally played Paddle, 88 00:04:17,625 --> 00:04:20,115 and there's different shots in Paddle that are different than tennis. 89 00:04:20,115 --> 00:04:22,815 So when you started playing tennis and went back to Paddle, 90 00:04:22,995 --> 00:04:25,935 did you remember those shots or did you have to relearn that? 91 00:04:25,935 --> 00:04:29,655 Again, I'm talking about like the man, just the back walls and those things. 92 00:04:29,685 --> 00:04:36,075 I remember like some, eh, some shots I remember because watching my father, 93 00:04:36,075 --> 00:04:38,145 so wasn't new that purple for me. 94 00:04:38,505 --> 00:04:40,725 But yes, there was new thing that. 95 00:04:41,385 --> 00:04:44,445 I had to, to go better because Right, right. 96 00:04:44,445 --> 00:04:44,895 Yeah. 97 00:04:44,985 --> 00:04:50,745 One, one of the shots that, eh, that that's an existing tennis is the, the Viv 98 00:04:51,870 --> 00:04:54,785 Did you remember that back in the day or did you have to relearn that? 99 00:04:54,785 --> 00:04:55,505 You learned that? 100 00:04:55,505 --> 00:04:56,105 I didn't remember. 101 00:04:56,105 --> 00:04:56,945 Yeah, I didn't remember. 102 00:04:57,165 --> 00:04:58,665 But the smash, you, you remember, right. 103 00:04:58,670 --> 00:04:59,585 That's the easy the smash. 104 00:04:59,590 --> 00:04:59,835 Yeah. 105 00:05:01,655 --> 00:05:03,225 Kali right in, in Paris. 106 00:05:03,225 --> 00:05:04,995 You need to, when you have the, the time. 107 00:05:05,580 --> 00:05:07,830 You need to add more, more slice, more follow through. 108 00:05:07,830 --> 00:05:11,909 Also in tennis is more just blocking the ball right here when you have 109 00:05:11,909 --> 00:05:13,320 the time when the body sits here. 110 00:05:14,099 --> 00:05:16,289 But it is Exactly. 111 00:05:16,380 --> 00:05:18,390 It different as as tennis. 112 00:05:18,390 --> 00:05:22,500 So let, let, let me ask you now, so what, what is that you doing right now? 113 00:05:22,505 --> 00:05:25,260 Right now you're doing tennis, you mean as a, as a job? 114 00:05:25,260 --> 00:05:27,900 You doing tennis or paddle or you doing both or you doing one? 115 00:05:28,575 --> 00:05:33,015 This two years since I start with, with Pilot, I was doing both things. 116 00:05:33,105 --> 00:05:34,425 I was teaching tennis. 117 00:05:34,425 --> 00:05:39,225 I was the director of, of Rivera School, um, the high 118 00:05:39,225 --> 00:05:40,665 performance director over there. 119 00:05:41,475 --> 00:05:47,565 Eh, so I, I was doing both things, but now I, it was time to. 120 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,280 To take a decision. 121 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:51,750 Uh, I wait to make the jump. 122 00:05:51,990 --> 00:05:52,500 Exactly. 123 00:05:52,500 --> 00:05:55,440 I wait as much as I as I can, but it's time. 124 00:05:55,860 --> 00:06:00,060 So, so now you're planning to make paddle, uh, your way of life. 125 00:06:00,150 --> 00:06:00,660 Exactly. 126 00:06:00,665 --> 00:06:03,300 Meaning that's how you're gonna earn your money, either by coaching 127 00:06:03,300 --> 00:06:05,580 or by playing or by doing both. 128 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:06,030 Exactly. 129 00:06:06,060 --> 00:06:09,870 And I think it's, it's very, if I focus only in one thing, 130 00:06:09,900 --> 00:06:11,280 I'm going to to be better. 131 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:13,620 It's difficult to be doing a lot of things. 132 00:06:13,620 --> 00:06:17,130 So now I, I'm going to to be a hundred percent in, in p and. 133 00:06:18,105 --> 00:06:19,155 Let's see what happened. 134 00:06:19,159 --> 00:06:21,224 So, so you coach Paddle right now as well? 135 00:06:21,315 --> 00:06:21,705 Yeah. 136 00:06:21,855 --> 00:06:25,245 Uh, I, I coach Paddle, and I, I train every day. 137 00:06:25,815 --> 00:06:26,985 And what clubs do you teach? 138 00:06:27,045 --> 00:06:31,305 Uh, coach Paddle, eh, right now I don't have, I don't have a specific club. 139 00:06:31,305 --> 00:06:32,325 I don't have a specific club. 140 00:06:32,325 --> 00:06:32,805 I, okay. 141 00:06:32,810 --> 00:06:33,075 Yeah. 142 00:06:33,255 --> 00:06:35,775 And what tournaments do you play Our goal with? 143 00:06:35,835 --> 00:06:40,094 With my partner that my partner on, uh, this year since I 144 00:06:40,094 --> 00:06:42,164 started, eh, is Fernando. 145 00:06:45,470 --> 00:06:49,785 And we, we are planning to play as much as we can the u p. 146 00:06:50,265 --> 00:06:52,935 So we, we go as high as we can on the ranking. 147 00:06:53,175 --> 00:06:59,385 The goal we set is, is to be by, to, to be number one of usa I don't know if, 148 00:06:59,445 --> 00:07:02,505 if that's, that's what, that's the goal. 149 00:07:02,565 --> 00:07:04,755 Let's, you're close, you're close, you know you're enough to hide. 150 00:07:05,805 --> 00:07:06,625 You're number five. 151 00:07:06,625 --> 00:07:09,615 And, and, and Fernando number four is number four. 152 00:07:09,675 --> 00:07:14,175 And, and we like, it's, it's not that much point the difference, so. 153 00:07:14,820 --> 00:07:17,010 We're going to try our best to, to make happen. 154 00:07:17,010 --> 00:07:17,400 Let's see. 155 00:07:17,460 --> 00:07:22,229 Maybe not next this year, maybe the next one, but the goal is, is there, how 156 00:07:22,229 --> 00:07:24,299 far off are you guys from Peter Lonzo? 157 00:07:24,330 --> 00:07:25,859 Yeah, I'm talking about within the top 10. 158 00:07:25,919 --> 00:07:30,990 So two years ago, I, I thought like the distance was Yeah. 159 00:07:30,995 --> 00:07:31,859 Was like this. 160 00:07:31,890 --> 00:07:34,380 But my, my mind was positive. 161 00:07:34,599 --> 00:07:37,020 I, I can get there, I can get there little by later. 162 00:07:37,620 --> 00:07:43,979 And I, I think I, I got closer, eh, this time we, this year we had an amazing. 163 00:07:46,395 --> 00:07:50,235 On a u p and, and we won that match. 164 00:07:50,235 --> 00:07:54,525 I was so happy about that because two years ago, I, I thought was impossible. 165 00:07:55,094 --> 00:08:00,105 Not impossible, but too difficult to, to get to that level. 166 00:08:00,224 --> 00:08:04,605 And now I, I think he, he's, he's still, he has a lot of, lot of things 167 00:08:04,605 --> 00:08:07,724 better than me, of course, because he has like 20 years more apart than. 168 00:08:08,580 --> 00:08:12,270 But little by I'm, I think I, I, I'm getting, I'm getting 169 00:08:12,660 --> 00:08:13,560 getting to that level. 170 00:08:13,590 --> 00:08:16,350 So do all the players use him as a standard, I'm assuming, you 171 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:17,720 know Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 172 00:08:17,725 --> 00:08:23,520 No, for I think, uh, Peter to come here in the USA was, was great for great 173 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,510 for us Also, the, the players that the, the players that want to become 174 00:08:27,510 --> 00:08:30,240 better because race up the hard too. 175 00:08:30,300 --> 00:08:30,930 They try harder. 176 00:08:30,930 --> 00:08:31,170 Yeah. 177 00:08:31,590 --> 00:08:33,780 Alright, Nicholas, let's talk about the ppl. 178 00:08:34,365 --> 00:08:38,564 So, uh, there's a lot of, uh, people wanna know about it and, you know, 179 00:08:38,564 --> 00:08:41,715 you get drafted and where you're playing and all these different things. 180 00:08:41,715 --> 00:08:44,174 So why don't you tell us a little bit about the PPL and how that works? 181 00:08:44,265 --> 00:08:48,615 Eh, I don't know that much to be honest, but I'm very excited about, 182 00:08:48,765 --> 00:08:52,245 uh, about this because I, you got signed for WA team for Toronto. 183 00:08:52,250 --> 00:08:56,745 I was signed as number one of, of to Toronto team, the Polar. 184 00:09:01,785 --> 00:09:02,865 So how did that work? 185 00:09:02,865 --> 00:09:03,765 How did you get drafted? 186 00:09:03,765 --> 00:09:06,035 Were you on a phone or watching YouTube? 187 00:09:06,194 --> 00:09:06,235 Watching? 188 00:09:06,235 --> 00:09:06,594 I was watching. 189 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:07,875 They, they post, okay. 190 00:09:07,875 --> 00:09:12,525 They, they, they post in the, in, in Instagram that they were doing live, 191 00:09:13,035 --> 00:09:15,885 that people were going to be drafted. 192 00:09:16,094 --> 00:09:22,425 Um, and I went there online in the first, in the first, uh, first pick. 193 00:09:23,070 --> 00:09:28,110 They, they, they chose me and I was, wow, what you, but you have to 194 00:09:28,110 --> 00:09:30,300 submit an application for be chosen. 195 00:09:30,300 --> 00:09:31,200 So yeah. 196 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,900 So you submit an application, said, I'm interested, I'm interested. 197 00:09:34,260 --> 00:09:39,870 They, I put information, everything, uh, the ranking, the, the USA ranking, 198 00:09:40,230 --> 00:09:44,730 eh, they also ask videos, pictures, eh? 199 00:09:44,820 --> 00:09:45,240 Yeah. 200 00:09:45,330 --> 00:09:45,600 Okay. 201 00:09:45,630 --> 00:09:47,070 So I signed an application. 202 00:09:47,340 --> 00:09:48,420 Wow, that's great. 203 00:09:48,420 --> 00:09:49,920 And so then they drafted you. 204 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,450 So what are your responsi. 205 00:09:51,990 --> 00:09:54,150 As playing for the, uh, Toronto, right? 206 00:09:54,510 --> 00:09:54,780 Mm-hmm. 207 00:09:55,170 --> 00:09:57,150 Uh, there, I don't know that, to be honest. 208 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:59,010 I don't know that much. 209 00:09:59,069 --> 00:09:59,819 Okay. 210 00:10:00,090 --> 00:10:05,400 Uh, I know that the, the, that the first, the, the first, like the first 211 00:10:05,405 --> 00:10:08,069 season is, uh, next, next month. 212 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:13,950 I think we are playing in, in Tampa and there, I think it's going to 213 00:10:13,950 --> 00:10:18,450 come up, uh, news every day or, and, and then they go to Tampa. 214 00:10:18,510 --> 00:10:20,520 All the teams, they go to Tampa, all the teams. 215 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:21,270 Okay. 216 00:10:21,330 --> 00:10:21,630 Eight. 217 00:10:21,930 --> 00:10:23,040 We are eight teams. 218 00:10:23,130 --> 00:10:25,080 No, because you are signed by Toronto. 219 00:10:25,085 --> 00:10:28,650 You have to be on Toronto location or anything like that. 220 00:10:28,650 --> 00:10:29,301 So you can be. 221 00:10:30,345 --> 00:10:33,255 And you only play in Tampa, or you're gonna be playing somewhere else too? 222 00:10:33,345 --> 00:10:37,725 Right now the only, the only the first season I think is, is here in, in usa. 223 00:10:37,815 --> 00:10:38,175 I don't know. 224 00:10:38,180 --> 00:10:44,415 In the future, I know that there are also team Cancun, um, and other teams. 225 00:10:45,015 --> 00:10:46,635 I don't know if, well, we have Miami. 226 00:10:46,665 --> 00:10:50,895 We have Miami, uh uh, there're, yeah. 227 00:10:51,585 --> 00:10:53,595 Let me ask you a very juicy question. 228 00:10:54,430 --> 00:10:56,955 So that's Professional Paddle Lee, so you're getting. 229 00:10:57,785 --> 00:10:58,395 Mm-hmm. 230 00:10:58,485 --> 00:10:59,085 Nice. 231 00:10:59,090 --> 00:11:00,765 That, that was, that was another question. 232 00:11:00,765 --> 00:11:05,625 How much, oh, man, if you win or if you lose. 233 00:11:06,145 --> 00:11:10,455 I, I think that's already said so I, I think I can talk about all this, huh? 234 00:11:10,695 --> 00:11:11,205 Of course. 235 00:11:11,205 --> 00:11:12,345 Especially in this podcast. 236 00:11:12,345 --> 00:11:13,545 Nobody knows about this podcast. 237 00:11:13,545 --> 00:11:21,255 So is, uh, per much, is, uh, 1000 just to win it or loose just to walk on 238 00:11:21,255 --> 00:11:22,785 court for putting yourself on the court? 239 00:11:22,815 --> 00:11:24,345 Is 1000 the match? 240 00:11:24,495 --> 00:11:24,885 Okay. 241 00:11:25,155 --> 00:11:26,865 Eh, the matches. 242 00:11:27,780 --> 00:11:30,210 They are, uh, Saturday and Sunday. 243 00:11:30,870 --> 00:11:34,860 Saturday is against one team, and Sunday is against another team. 244 00:11:34,950 --> 00:11:36,510 So you play only two matches that weekend. 245 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:39,600 But there also, there is three matches. 246 00:11:39,630 --> 00:11:46,410 The, uh, men's then, uh, woman's, woman's and then mix. 247 00:11:46,470 --> 00:11:47,610 Oh, so you play with another. 248 00:11:48,110 --> 00:11:52,980 If you play, uh, men's and mix, uh, you, you. 249 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,800 You put yourself on the court twice or you win more money. 250 00:11:55,859 --> 00:11:57,180 So how do you decide your partner? 251 00:11:57,180 --> 00:11:58,989 Or do they assign your partner or, yes. 252 00:11:58,989 --> 00:12:01,770 They, they, they, they assign you a partner. 253 00:12:01,829 --> 00:12:02,069 Yeah. 254 00:12:02,130 --> 00:12:04,410 So winner loses a thousand dollars and if you win, you 255 00:12:04,415 --> 00:12:05,670 get more money or you get more. 256 00:12:05,670 --> 00:12:06,119 I know. 257 00:12:06,180 --> 00:12:06,689 Yes. 258 00:12:06,989 --> 00:12:09,689 Uh, so I know how much, but I, you get a minimum of a 259 00:12:09,689 --> 00:12:11,010 thousand dollars just to play. 260 00:12:11,010 --> 00:12:13,439 So for a weekend it could be $3,000. 261 00:12:13,444 --> 00:12:13,949 Mm-hmm. 262 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,459 And who decides if you play Saturday and Sunday and you 263 00:12:17,459 --> 00:12:20,229 play both ma twice each day for. 264 00:12:21,090 --> 00:12:24,510 No, that, that could be a nice, I know doing only this for Manuel is good for us. 265 00:12:24,569 --> 00:12:24,930 Yeah. 266 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,220 That's another question is, is do you see these tournaments now 267 00:12:29,220 --> 00:12:31,080 increasing in, in, in prizes? 268 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:34,199 Because I've seen like, yes, there is, uh, red Paddle, I've seen this. 269 00:12:34,199 --> 00:12:39,000 Everything's pushing the standards up and you, you know, is that a good thing? 270 00:12:39,005 --> 00:12:41,280 And you know, for, how about the sponsorships? 271 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,250 Are they also increasing what they're paying you or they're 272 00:12:44,250 --> 00:12:48,510 offering you for It's great that they're offering the money. 273 00:12:49,575 --> 00:12:52,275 It's also great to grow the sport. 274 00:12:52,275 --> 00:12:55,755 So because more people, I can take money about this and they're 275 00:12:55,755 --> 00:13:00,495 going to, to start playing more and take it to, to the next level. 276 00:13:00,525 --> 00:13:01,035 Exactly. 277 00:13:01,545 --> 00:13:03,075 So let me ask you a question, eh. 278 00:13:03,375 --> 00:13:06,795 Do you think people will be able to make a living of playing paddle at one point? 279 00:13:07,635 --> 00:13:09,855 Mm, I think they do in war. 280 00:13:10,515 --> 00:13:10,845 Oh yeah. 281 00:13:10,845 --> 00:13:12,015 I'm talking about here in the us. 282 00:13:12,135 --> 00:13:12,625 Here. 283 00:13:13,335 --> 00:13:13,825 Yeah. 284 00:13:15,275 --> 00:13:15,705 I think yes. 285 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:16,035 Yeah. 286 00:13:16,035 --> 00:13:20,685 Right now I'm, I'm now I'm assuming with prize money and with, um, with 287 00:13:20,685 --> 00:13:22,305 sponsorships, with sponsor, yes. 288 00:13:22,365 --> 00:13:28,005 So how much of the sponsorships really, uh, you know, what part of that is, is in 289 00:13:28,005 --> 00:13:34,095 your revenue, let's just say every year, is it, uh, half, you know, is it 30%? 290 00:13:34,485 --> 00:13:35,715 You know, and what do they provide? 291 00:13:35,805 --> 00:13:36,345 I don't know. 292 00:13:36,405 --> 00:13:38,265 Right now, I don't have any sponsors. 293 00:13:39,075 --> 00:13:39,645 Hit me up. 294 00:13:43,035 --> 00:13:47,955 Um, um, but yes, I think, uh, I don't know. 295 00:13:48,015 --> 00:13:53,205 Like I know that Levon has Red Bull ballot and he, a lot of 296 00:13:53,205 --> 00:13:54,915 money that he does in the year. 297 00:13:55,215 --> 00:13:58,335 It's more from, from the sponsor than from the press money. 298 00:13:58,425 --> 00:13:58,935 Price money. 299 00:13:58,935 --> 00:13:59,145 Yeah. 300 00:13:59,175 --> 00:14:05,355 So, so yes, uh, sponsors are, are important for, uh, a player career. 301 00:14:05,915 --> 00:14:07,110 That, that sounds exciting. 302 00:14:07,110 --> 00:14:08,400 I mean, I think it will be great. 303 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,520 I mean, eventually there's only one way to go here is up. 304 00:14:11,850 --> 00:14:11,970 Mm-hmm. 305 00:14:12,209 --> 00:14:14,939 So eventually, I mean, it's, you are getting to the 306 00:14:14,939 --> 00:14:16,439 beginning of this long journey. 307 00:14:16,444 --> 00:14:21,540 I think my vision as a coach too, of Paddle Coach, I see professional 308 00:14:21,545 --> 00:14:24,510 paddle going to the next level within the next couple years. 309 00:14:24,510 --> 00:14:24,600 Mm-hmm. 310 00:14:24,905 --> 00:14:27,360 And more people get involved every, every day. 311 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,630 You see Juan Martin getting involved, you know, former 312 00:14:30,630 --> 00:14:31,870 tank players getting involved. 313 00:14:31,870 --> 00:14:32,640 One one of of the owners. 314 00:14:33,689 --> 00:14:37,020 Of, of, of my team is of Toronto, of the Polar Bears. 315 00:14:37,380 --> 00:14:42,110 He's a vinco, he's a, a soccer player from the Sheens. 316 00:14:42,300 --> 00:14:42,780 Oh, really? 317 00:14:43,110 --> 00:14:43,500 He, yeah. 318 00:14:43,505 --> 00:14:44,520 Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 319 00:14:44,579 --> 00:14:44,699 Okay. 320 00:14:44,699 --> 00:14:44,880 Wow. 321 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:45,660 That's good. 322 00:14:45,660 --> 00:14:47,040 That, that's, that's, that's exciting. 323 00:14:47,045 --> 00:14:52,470 So, and yeah, the other day I, I saw also video of, of Messi saying, I love P Yeah. 324 00:14:53,459 --> 00:14:55,920 Also, I know Bacon plays paddle. 325 00:14:56,670 --> 00:14:56,880 Yeah. 326 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,829 Eh, a lot, a lot of, of. 327 00:15:00,314 --> 00:15:01,635 It's because it's an amazing sport. 328 00:15:02,204 --> 00:15:02,685 Yeah. 329 00:15:02,685 --> 00:15:07,155 Now going back to ppl, is that just a one event that one month and then that's it? 330 00:15:07,214 --> 00:15:09,525 Or they're gonna have multiple events through the year? 331 00:15:09,584 --> 00:15:11,505 I think it's long term. 332 00:15:11,685 --> 00:15:12,495 Long, yeah. 333 00:15:12,824 --> 00:15:13,155 Okay. 334 00:15:13,155 --> 00:15:16,125 And you get drafted only for one year or, or it's for, the 335 00:15:16,125 --> 00:15:17,865 contract is is for one year. 336 00:15:17,925 --> 00:15:24,074 Next year I, the next season I there, I think like, like in soccer and all 337 00:15:24,074 --> 00:15:26,324 that, you have the choice if they want. 338 00:15:27,194 --> 00:15:30,464 To renew the contract or maybe another draft. 339 00:15:30,584 --> 00:15:30,944 Yeah. 340 00:15:31,005 --> 00:15:32,505 And do you know who's in your team right now? 341 00:15:32,805 --> 00:15:33,074 Yeah. 342 00:15:33,074 --> 00:15:38,805 In my team, in, in, in men's, in my team of, of mens is, 343 00:15:38,975 --> 00:15:42,925 uh, me, Madre, uh, fto, fto. 344 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:48,300 Uh, What's the next step for, uh, Nicolas and Paddle? 345 00:15:48,300 --> 00:15:51,300 I mean, where do you see yourself now in the next three years? 346 00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:54,990 You're seeing a lot of development in leagues and prize money. 347 00:15:55,410 --> 00:15:57,720 What's your ultimate goal in, in, in Paddle? 348 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,120 I want to be the best player. 349 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:06,570 Uh, can, uh, I don't know, eh, that that's my goal to get, I, 350 00:16:06,570 --> 00:16:07,740 I not competing with nobody. 351 00:16:07,740 --> 00:16:11,830 I just competing with, with myself to be the best as I can, as I did. 352 00:16:12,510 --> 00:16:14,490 In tennis, eh? 353 00:16:14,790 --> 00:16:16,620 Just because I love it. 354 00:16:16,620 --> 00:16:19,620 I love the, I love the process. 355 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:24,360 I enjoy, I try to enjoy every day and to every day get, get a 1% better. 356 00:16:24,390 --> 00:16:26,040 How, how many hours do you train per day? 357 00:16:26,220 --> 00:16:33,360 Eh, I was, right now I increase, now I, I training three hours a day Before 358 00:16:33,365 --> 00:16:38,730 we, we, when I was working as director, and that one hour and a half every. 359 00:16:40,035 --> 00:16:43,320 But now that, that I have more time, I, I do it. 360 00:16:43,410 --> 00:16:45,870 I, and, and how do you divide your three hours? 361 00:16:45,900 --> 00:16:48,790 I mean, you do any physical conditioning or just pure on court? 362 00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:48,870 Yes. 363 00:16:48,870 --> 00:16:50,580 It's 2, 2, 2 in court. 364 00:16:50,585 --> 00:16:51,030 Okay. 365 00:16:51,090 --> 00:16:52,710 One with my personal training. 366 00:16:52,710 --> 00:16:54,450 That is my, my brother. 367 00:16:54,690 --> 00:16:54,960 Okay. 368 00:16:54,960 --> 00:17:00,930 I bring him here from, from, eh and I doing every day one hour with 369 00:17:00,930 --> 00:17:05,700 him on the gym and specific things to, to help your, your game panel. 370 00:17:06,419 --> 00:17:12,929 Like I didn't in tennis, I, I remember my, that was a, was two hours. 371 00:17:13,079 --> 00:17:16,530 Two hours in the, in tennis, I wa five hours a day. 372 00:17:17,129 --> 00:17:17,280 Yeah. 373 00:17:17,310 --> 00:17:19,050 Two hours in, in the morning. 374 00:17:19,829 --> 00:17:21,810 Uh, tennis, two hours in the afternoon. 375 00:17:21,810 --> 00:17:23,010 Tennis and one hour. 376 00:17:23,220 --> 00:17:23,550 Yeah. 377 00:17:23,579 --> 00:17:27,000 Fitness, I mean, tennis is single, so the physical condition is much more important. 378 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:28,800 You know, it's much more mental and all that. 379 00:17:29,835 --> 00:17:32,775 Smaller space, but yeah, you have to spend the time on the court. 380 00:17:32,805 --> 00:17:32,895 Mm-hmm. 381 00:17:33,135 --> 00:17:35,355 To, to get the, you know, what do you think about the clubs, 382 00:17:35,355 --> 00:17:36,495 the new clubs opening up? 383 00:17:36,495 --> 00:17:39,335 You got ultra, you got reserved, you know, you got a, you 384 00:17:39,335 --> 00:17:40,245 know, got a lot of clubs open. 385 00:17:40,245 --> 00:17:41,145 You, what do you think? 386 00:17:41,565 --> 00:17:44,055 Another place in in Chicago Open. 387 00:17:44,265 --> 00:17:45,375 I'm going there this weekend. 388 00:17:45,435 --> 00:17:45,645 Yeah. 389 00:17:45,645 --> 00:17:45,915 Amazing. 390 00:17:46,015 --> 00:17:50,415 They, they, they, I was, they did a, a tournament, they did a 391 00:17:50,415 --> 00:17:52,215 tournament there for inauguration. 392 00:17:52,665 --> 00:17:56,385 I wasn't able to go, but my partner Fernando went and he showed me 393 00:17:56,385 --> 00:17:58,725 a video at the place looking. 394 00:17:59,129 --> 00:17:59,580 Amazing. 395 00:17:59,580 --> 00:17:59,639 Huh? 396 00:17:59,669 --> 00:18:01,399 Great indoors too as well. 397 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:01,830 Yeah. 398 00:18:01,889 --> 00:18:01,950 Wow. 399 00:18:01,950 --> 00:18:02,310 Nice. 400 00:18:02,490 --> 00:18:03,090 No, I know. 401 00:18:03,090 --> 00:18:05,159 We transfer gr Great places to play. 402 00:18:05,159 --> 00:18:06,300 We were amazing. 403 00:18:06,330 --> 00:18:07,470 Like as always. 404 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,659 There's also Pa, PA Life. 405 00:18:09,690 --> 00:18:13,159 That was one of the places I started playing two years ago. 406 00:18:14,129 --> 00:18:17,055 Eh, now it's, there are courts. 407 00:18:17,115 --> 00:18:17,565 Yeah. 408 00:18:17,925 --> 00:18:20,264 Uh, also, and that's what we need actually to be better. 409 00:18:20,264 --> 00:18:22,245 You need, you need the facilities, you need the courts. 410 00:18:22,284 --> 00:18:22,405 Mm-hmm. 411 00:18:22,695 --> 00:18:23,534 The chicken of the egg. 412 00:18:23,534 --> 00:18:25,274 You need to have the chicken to have the egg. 413 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:25,544 Exactly. 414 00:18:25,544 --> 00:18:25,905 You know? 415 00:18:26,024 --> 00:18:26,264 Yeah. 416 00:18:26,264 --> 00:18:29,835 So if not, you can't really become a good player or, or make the, the paddle grow. 417 00:18:29,835 --> 00:18:32,805 And now there're also people that are building a, building 418 00:18:32,895 --> 00:18:34,485 a courts in their houses. 419 00:18:34,965 --> 00:18:35,175 Yeah. 420 00:18:35,175 --> 00:18:39,254 Have a friend that build a court in, in pines here in, in his house. 421 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:40,785 Great. 422 00:18:40,785 --> 00:18:42,825 So I think it's, it's coming bigger. 423 00:18:44,205 --> 00:18:46,755 Bk before the interview, uh, we started the interview, we were 424 00:18:46,755 --> 00:18:49,695 talking about your last tournament, which is was Las Vegas mm-hmm. 425 00:18:49,940 --> 00:18:51,375 That you guys made it to the finals. 426 00:18:51,405 --> 00:18:51,495 Mm-hmm. 427 00:18:51,765 --> 00:18:55,665 And you lost against Nico, against Nicolia. 428 00:18:55,665 --> 00:18:59,805 And they're great, great opponents and great friends too. 429 00:18:59,955 --> 00:19:00,225 Yeah. 430 00:19:00,225 --> 00:19:01,185 I enjoy playing with them. 431 00:19:01,275 --> 00:19:03,945 And we, we were talking about, because I did play in, in 432 00:19:03,945 --> 00:19:05,175 that, in that club as well. 433 00:19:05,805 --> 00:19:06,345 That. 434 00:19:06,345 --> 00:19:10,905 How much difference are the, the, the, the weather conditions, you know, Las 435 00:19:11,065 --> 00:19:13,425 Vegas's, higher altitude, super dry. 436 00:19:13,665 --> 00:19:14,105 Mm-hmm. 437 00:19:14,295 --> 00:19:15,105 Super hot. 438 00:19:15,165 --> 00:19:18,255 So the ball tends to fly much more compared to here in Florida. 439 00:19:18,255 --> 00:19:21,615 So tell us about your experience there or those matches. 440 00:19:21,620 --> 00:19:23,475 How, how, how they did it go? 441 00:19:23,475 --> 00:19:24,645 How, how did you adapt it to? 442 00:19:24,645 --> 00:19:26,085 It was too fast, I think. 443 00:19:26,085 --> 00:19:28,575 Was they fasted by like a year play? 444 00:19:28,845 --> 00:19:31,155 It was like very different. 445 00:19:31,515 --> 00:19:33,225 Very different as here in Miami. 446 00:19:34,290 --> 00:19:39,135 Eh, to be honest, I didn't like it that much because the point was, was short. 447 00:19:39,135 --> 00:19:41,715 I like long point more feeling, you know? 448 00:19:41,775 --> 00:19:41,955 Yeah. 449 00:19:41,955 --> 00:19:43,065 Here was too fast. 450 00:19:43,455 --> 00:19:47,115 Uh, I love, I love that. 451 00:19:47,175 --> 00:19:50,085 On that is, was on the, on the, on the baseline. 452 00:19:50,085 --> 00:19:50,865 On the baseline. 453 00:19:50,865 --> 00:19:54,165 They, they, They can hit it and, and bring it back the ball. 454 00:19:54,255 --> 00:19:54,675 Really? 455 00:19:54,735 --> 00:19:55,065 Yeah. 456 00:19:55,245 --> 00:19:55,755 Wow. 457 00:19:56,085 --> 00:19:57,135 What was too fast? 458 00:19:57,255 --> 00:19:59,505 Yeah, I, I didn't like it that much. 459 00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:02,835 Uh, but that's, that's part you need to adapt a good player. 460 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:03,195 Exactly. 461 00:20:03,195 --> 00:20:04,335 Play in every play. 462 00:20:04,335 --> 00:20:08,415 So, and, and let me, when you got there, did you have time to prepare for the 463 00:20:08,415 --> 00:20:11,655 match or you just got there into the tournament and you went straight to play? 464 00:20:11,655 --> 00:20:13,745 Because I mean, I think that will be uhhuh. 465 00:20:13,965 --> 00:20:16,455 That's why in tennis professional plays, they go there a week 466 00:20:16,455 --> 00:20:17,955 or, or a few days before to. 467 00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:19,770 You gotta get used to the balls. 468 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,030 The, the, the weather. 469 00:20:21,035 --> 00:20:21,090 Yeah. 470 00:20:21,090 --> 00:20:21,990 The conditions and all. 471 00:20:21,990 --> 00:20:23,250 Did you have time to prepare? 472 00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:29,460 We arrived, uh, uh, Friday and yes, we, we went on the call like, uh, 473 00:20:29,850 --> 00:20:32,690 like one hour, but wasn't enough. 474 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:34,330 Yeah, wasn't enough. 475 00:20:34,330 --> 00:20:36,180 And you were saying also the balls that were different as well. 476 00:20:36,210 --> 00:20:38,760 They were Adidas and they were also fast. 477 00:20:39,030 --> 00:20:43,200 Like, I think it's better in if, if a chord is fast as that. 478 00:20:43,590 --> 00:20:46,710 If you put the more slower, like in tennis, if you. 479 00:20:47,475 --> 00:20:51,705 If there was a plane in Laas Bolivia, but the tennis balls 480 00:20:51,705 --> 00:20:53,895 were dead because, so yeah. 481 00:20:53,955 --> 00:20:55,335 The ball doesn't fly everywhere. 482 00:20:55,335 --> 00:20:55,514 Yeah. 483 00:20:55,785 --> 00:20:59,295 So I think if the cho is, is, is fa is fast like that, it's 484 00:20:59,295 --> 00:21:01,065 better to put a bit more Yeah. 485 00:21:01,125 --> 00:21:02,895 So it's more adjust more. 486 00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:03,795 Yeah. 487 00:21:04,365 --> 00:21:07,335 I tell all my, especially hear with the weather when it gets humid 488 00:21:07,335 --> 00:21:08,775 and, and, and wet and all that. 489 00:21:08,775 --> 00:21:12,570 I always tell my students, Every day is a different game that you have to play 490 00:21:12,570 --> 00:21:14,220 because you have to adapt to the Exactly. 491 00:21:14,220 --> 00:21:16,380 Weather conditions of that specific day. 492 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:16,620 Mm-hmm. 493 00:21:16,860 --> 00:21:19,590 You know, the courts are wet or the balls are humid because 494 00:21:19,590 --> 00:21:20,580 here the ball doesn't run. 495 00:21:20,740 --> 00:21:21,020 Mm-hmm. 496 00:21:21,105 --> 00:21:22,200 You know, when they're super wet. 497 00:21:22,290 --> 00:21:25,590 So I think it's, the adaptation is very important for everybody to know. 498 00:21:25,590 --> 00:21:29,180 So the people that may not know, uh, why do, why was it, uh, very fast 499 00:21:29,180 --> 00:21:31,100 because of the heat and the humidity? 500 00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:32,220 Because was high. 501 00:21:32,340 --> 00:21:33,060 The altitude. 502 00:21:33,090 --> 00:21:37,980 Oh, the altitude, I think it's two, 2,400, something like that of attitude. 503 00:21:38,790 --> 00:21:43,935 And, uh, also the court was, was hot also, the court was. 504 00:21:45,300 --> 00:21:47,669 Uh, was a bit old. 505 00:21:47,669 --> 00:21:48,930 So the Yeah, yeah. 506 00:21:48,930 --> 00:21:52,320 But, but when we, is that hot, I mean, one of the things for, for the viewers 507 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,980 and listeners to know that when the glass gets very hot, also the bolt 508 00:21:55,980 --> 00:21:57,409 jumps much more outta the glasses. 509 00:21:57,409 --> 00:22:00,330 I saw, saw the war pile too, I think in, in Chile. 510 00:22:00,645 --> 00:22:00,945 Yeah. 511 00:22:00,975 --> 00:22:02,475 That was also fast. 512 00:22:02,535 --> 00:22:02,655 Yeah. 513 00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:06,045 Where players were hitting from behind, behind the line. 514 00:22:06,375 --> 00:22:06,555 Yeah. 515 00:22:06,555 --> 00:22:07,004 Every time. 516 00:22:07,095 --> 00:22:07,425 Yeah. 517 00:22:07,514 --> 00:22:08,685 So is, is that what you did? 518 00:22:08,685 --> 00:22:11,985 You adapted a little bit, started hitting behind the line as well, started changing 519 00:22:11,985 --> 00:22:12,975 a little bit of your game, right? 520 00:22:12,975 --> 00:22:13,375 Yeah, yeah. 521 00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:13,735 Yeah. 522 00:22:13,935 --> 00:22:16,965 You have to, if, if the conditioner like that, you better hit, if not you. 523 00:22:17,534 --> 00:22:18,314 They're gonna, yeah. 524 00:22:18,314 --> 00:22:19,304 They're gonna hit smash you. 525 00:22:19,304 --> 00:22:19,995 They're gonna smash you. 526 00:22:19,995 --> 00:22:20,264 Right? 527 00:22:21,074 --> 00:22:21,284 Yeah. 528 00:22:21,284 --> 00:22:24,074 I got the same time when I was playing there that it was very 529 00:22:24,074 --> 00:22:25,185 difficult to control the shot. 530 00:22:25,185 --> 00:22:26,685 I was like, all over the place, you know? 531 00:22:26,685 --> 00:22:26,774 Yeah. 532 00:22:26,774 --> 00:22:28,215 It's, it's very, very fast. 533 00:22:28,219 --> 00:22:28,635 Yeah. 534 00:22:28,635 --> 00:22:28,915 Mm-hmm. 535 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,135 And when it's dry here in south Florida, the humidity plays a big factor 536 00:22:33,135 --> 00:22:34,905 because everything gets very heavy. 537 00:22:34,995 --> 00:22:38,415 Uhhuh there is super dry and, and, and they both very lively. 538 00:22:38,504 --> 00:22:41,895 I prefer to play not fast and not, not fast and not slow. 539 00:22:41,895 --> 00:22:44,564 Like something in the middle is better paddle. 540 00:22:45,055 --> 00:22:45,955 You need to adapt. 541 00:22:46,015 --> 00:22:46,165 Yeah. 542 00:22:46,165 --> 00:22:46,675 Its like that. 543 00:22:47,035 --> 00:22:47,995 When is your next tournament? 544 00:22:47,995 --> 00:22:49,735 I'm going to play the 28th. 545 00:22:50,515 --> 00:22:52,825 The 28th of this month of April. 546 00:22:53,245 --> 00:22:59,035 The red pile that there's a big, uh, where Placeman in the Woodlands. 547 00:22:59,035 --> 00:22:59,785 That's in Houston. 548 00:22:59,815 --> 00:23:00,895 Oh, in, in Texas. 549 00:23:00,955 --> 00:23:01,495 In Texas. 550 00:23:01,495 --> 00:23:02,665 Houston, the Woodlands. 551 00:23:02,935 --> 00:23:03,145 Yeah. 552 00:23:03,145 --> 00:23:04,765 That's the one that we talk about in the pocket. 553 00:23:04,765 --> 00:23:06,595 About $20,000 in price Money. 554 00:23:06,685 --> 00:23:07,085 Yeah. 555 00:23:07,085 --> 00:23:07,445 Yeah. 556 00:23:07,445 --> 00:23:10,645 They put, so it's going, I think with 20,000. 557 00:23:10,650 --> 00:23:12,175 With 20,000, they're going. 558 00:23:12,870 --> 00:23:15,360 Player from all lot of the players are going with good level. 559 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:15,950 Oh yeah. 560 00:23:15,955 --> 00:23:20,160 Because they also have a rating, so it's not like anyone can play. 561 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:21,940 You need to have a specific rating. 562 00:23:21,945 --> 00:23:23,550 Rating For the division one? 563 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,040 Yeah, for the fir first draw. 564 00:23:26,070 --> 00:23:28,230 So do they they have their own ratings and the system. 565 00:23:28,235 --> 00:23:29,910 They have their, their, their own rating. 566 00:23:29,915 --> 00:23:30,300 Yeah. 567 00:23:30,540 --> 00:23:30,810 Gotcha. 568 00:23:30,810 --> 00:23:32,129 And where are you in that rating? 569 00:23:32,550 --> 00:23:37,260 I mean the division one, I think I'm, uh, 17. 570 00:23:37,265 --> 00:23:38,340 My rating is 17. 571 00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:38,900 17. 572 00:23:38,905 --> 00:23:39,810 Now, who are you gonna be playing? 573 00:23:40,470 --> 00:23:41,220 With Fernando. 574 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:42,090 Fernando, okay. 575 00:23:42,090 --> 00:23:42,660 Let me ask you one thing. 576 00:23:42,660 --> 00:23:46,740 Now you've been playing with Fernando, which he's an amazing player. 577 00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:51,930 Um, how do you, you know, sometimes you see couples breaking up and changing 578 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:55,860 partners and all that, and I know Fernando had a few other partners and you, but you 579 00:23:55,865 --> 00:23:59,010 guys have been playing together what maybe what, six, seven tournaments already? 580 00:23:59,190 --> 00:24:03,540 So yes, since January of this year, we played like six, seven 581 00:24:03,540 --> 00:24:05,400 tournaments and we did pretty good. 582 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,110 We, we had a, I think. 583 00:24:07,785 --> 00:24:10,425 Eh, you, you, you guys won a couple tournaments, right? 584 00:24:10,515 --> 00:24:10,725 Yeah. 585 00:24:10,725 --> 00:24:10,875 Yeah. 586 00:24:10,875 --> 00:24:11,325 We won. 587 00:24:11,385 --> 00:24:11,955 We won. 588 00:24:12,495 --> 00:24:17,085 Um, we won eh four outta five us u p Uhhuh. 589 00:24:17,295 --> 00:24:19,005 We, we won, we played five. 590 00:24:19,395 --> 00:24:24,045 We won four, and we lost here in the final in Las Vegas, eh, then 591 00:24:24,045 --> 00:24:27,705 we lost semifinals in one red pile. 592 00:24:28,485 --> 00:24:29,925 Oh, that was with Peter Lonzo? 593 00:24:30,255 --> 00:24:30,735 Yeah. 594 00:24:30,825 --> 00:24:31,095 Yeah. 595 00:24:31,275 --> 00:24:36,115 No, that was with, no, with and oh two. 596 00:24:36,660 --> 00:24:37,470 Great players. 597 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:42,060 Um, and lemme ask one thing. 598 00:24:42,090 --> 00:24:45,510 What will, do you think it will be the secret to have that 599 00:24:45,515 --> 00:24:48,660 chemistry going for such a long time when you have two players? 600 00:24:49,170 --> 00:24:53,790 You know, what, what, what do you think is the, eh, what the communication, 601 00:24:53,820 --> 00:24:58,965 like you need to have a feeling with, with your partner, like, You cannot 602 00:24:59,024 --> 00:25:02,205 go and, and put and put faces on him. 603 00:25:02,415 --> 00:25:02,685 Yeah. 604 00:25:02,745 --> 00:25:03,135 Like that. 605 00:25:03,135 --> 00:25:07,695 Because that may make us travel in the, in the, yeah. 606 00:25:07,695 --> 00:25:09,975 In the feeling of, of the, of the team. 607 00:25:10,544 --> 00:25:16,695 Sometimes some faces, uh, are, uh, how you say, uh, silence. 608 00:25:16,784 --> 00:25:17,084 Silence. 609 00:25:17,090 --> 00:25:17,175 Youk. 610 00:25:17,655 --> 00:25:18,014 Yeah. 611 00:25:18,794 --> 00:25:23,115 Naturally, naturally, you face like this, but when you realize it's okay, it's okay. 612 00:25:23,145 --> 00:25:23,415 Come on. 613 00:25:23,415 --> 00:25:23,655 Pardon? 614 00:25:23,834 --> 00:25:23,985 Right. 615 00:25:23,985 --> 00:25:24,225 Yeah. 616 00:25:24,284 --> 00:25:26,685 And that's a good way to, to keep going in a match. 617 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:31,710 It's, it's a, a team game, so yeah, you gotta motivate your partner Exactly. 618 00:25:32,250 --> 00:25:32,370 Positive. 619 00:25:32,375 --> 00:25:35,190 And you have in Fernando next to you that, you know, he has much more 620 00:25:35,190 --> 00:25:36,660 experience as, as a paddle player. 621 00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:37,980 Now, have you learned a lot from him? 622 00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:38,580 Yes. 623 00:25:38,580 --> 00:25:42,270 Yeah, A lot, a lot of him, I, I learned a lot of him, a lot of of tactics. 624 00:25:42,990 --> 00:25:47,310 Uh, he, I learned with him a lot of, eh, not too much tiny, because 625 00:25:47,340 --> 00:25:49,320 with that, I'm also tennis coach. 626 00:25:50,460 --> 00:25:53,750 I see the strokes of the professional tennis player and I, I try to, to 627 00:25:53,754 --> 00:25:55,139 copy them and to put it in my game. 628 00:25:55,139 --> 00:25:56,280 I, the paddle players. 629 00:25:56,340 --> 00:25:57,060 The paddle player, yeah. 630 00:25:57,090 --> 00:25:57,420 Yeah. 631 00:25:57,510 --> 00:26:01,350 I need to, yeah, I think I need to Strategies more please. 632 00:26:01,350 --> 00:26:01,830 Strategies more. 633 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:06,510 He, he helped me more intra on how to play the, how to build a point. 634 00:26:06,514 --> 00:26:06,710 Yeah. 635 00:26:06,715 --> 00:26:06,840 Yeah. 636 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:10,710 Not to rush, wait to weigh the, the opportunity to attack. 637 00:26:10,950 --> 00:26:11,820 When to defend. 638 00:26:11,820 --> 00:26:12,690 When to attack. 639 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:13,290 Exactly. 640 00:26:13,290 --> 00:26:14,790 When to do a, a. 641 00:26:16,890 --> 00:26:17,310 Excellent. 642 00:26:17,340 --> 00:26:18,340 That's all the experience. 643 00:26:18,340 --> 00:26:18,980 Exactly. 644 00:26:18,980 --> 00:26:19,820 All the experience. 645 00:26:19,820 --> 00:26:20,060 Yeah. 646 00:26:20,060 --> 00:26:24,780 No, Fernando was, I think for seven years he was a, the number one of 647 00:26:24,780 --> 00:26:30,090 usa and now when, when Peter came, he didn't lose a single tournament 648 00:26:30,090 --> 00:26:31,770 and now Peter is the number one. 649 00:26:31,890 --> 00:26:32,250 Yeah. 650 00:26:32,580 --> 00:26:36,060 But we are trying to to, to recover that recapture. 651 00:26:36,060 --> 00:26:37,500 Recapture that recapture. 652 00:26:37,500 --> 00:26:37,660 Yeah. 653 00:26:38,550 --> 00:26:42,150 Well, Nico, I mean, we just wanna say thank you so much for stopping by. 654 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,490 Uh, it was a pleasure talking to you. 655 00:26:45,620 --> 00:26:48,780 We know that you know, and we know that you're looking for sponsors. 656 00:26:48,780 --> 00:26:53,520 So anyone listening, he's the top five player in the nation, United States. 657 00:26:53,790 --> 00:26:55,320 It doesn't get any better than him. 658 00:26:55,325 --> 00:26:58,590 So if you're looking for a great paddle player or sponsor, or even 659 00:26:58,590 --> 00:27:00,810 coach, here's the guy right here. 660 00:27:01,530 --> 00:27:02,490 Thank you Juliana. 661 00:27:02,490 --> 00:27:06,750 Caesar was great to talk with you and keep going, like what 662 00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:08,220 you are doing because it's great. 663 00:27:08,490 --> 00:27:09,390 I love the content. 664 00:27:11,715 --> 00:27:13,185 Let's keep rolling guys. 665 00:27:13,185 --> 00:27:15,675 If you haven't already, make sure that you hit that subscribe button 666 00:27:15,675 --> 00:27:17,445 and turn on your notifications. 667 00:27:17,505 --> 00:27:19,455 And remember, it's free 99. 668 00:27:19,455 --> 00:27:22,005 It doesn't cost you anything to hit that subscribe button. 669 00:27:22,035 --> 00:27:23,805 Thanks for tuning into Paddle's Smash Academy. 670 00:27:23,810 --> 00:27:27,585 We hope you'll find our videos informative, helpful in improving your 671 00:27:27,585 --> 00:27:29,415 game and learning old things paddle. 672 00:27:29,625 --> 00:27:31,665 So until next time, keep improving your game. 673 00:27:31,725 --> 00:27:33,855 And remember, learn, play, and share.