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Uma uthi nhlá, i-padel ibukeka njengesiphambano phakathi kwethenisi ne-squash, kodwa naphezu kokufana eyabelana ngakho nalawo makhodi, iwumdlalo wayo ngokuphelele. Futhi ngemuva kokwethulwa eNingizimu Afrika eminyakeni edlule, ukuthandwa kwayo kukhula ngokushesha. Kuyinselelo, kujabulisa futhi kuqhudelana, kungase kubonakale kufana nakwelinye izwe ekuqaleni njengoba kungomunye wemidlalo emisha edlalwa eNingizimu Afrika, kodwa kulula ngokwanele ukuqonda imithetho futhi kunezinsiza ezakhiwe kuzo zonke izifundazwe, ifinyeleleka kalula. Sibheka kabanzi ukuthi yini…
Uma uthi nhlá, i-padel ibukeka njengesiphambano phakathi kwethenisi ne-squash, kodwa naphezu kokufana eyabelana ngakho nalawo makhodi, iwumdlalo wayo ngokuphelele. Futhi ngemuva kokwethulwa eNingizimu Afrika eminyakeni edlule, ukuthandwa kwayo kukhula ngokushesha.
Kuyinselelo, kujabulisa futhi kuqhudelana, kungase kubonakale kufana nakwelinye izwe ekuqaleni njengoba kungomunye wemidlalo emisha edlalwa eNingizimu Afrika, kodwa kulula ngokwanele ukuqonda imithetho futhi kunezinsiza ezakhiwe kuzo zonke izifundazwe, ifinyeleleka kalula.
Siyibhekisisa kahle ukuthi iyini, isukaphi nokuthi idlalwa kanjani.
Ubani owayisungula?
I-Padel yaqala ukudlalwa e-Mexico ngeminyaka yawo-1960, njengongqondongqondo ka-Enrique Corcuera owajwayela inkundla ye-squash ekhaya lakhe e-Acapulco futhi wanquma ngemithetho yokuqala, esiye yalungiswa futhi yacwengwa.
Maphakathi nawo-1970s, izinkantolo zase zakhiwa emaqenjini ezemidlalo eMexico futhi ikhodi isisabalele emhlabeni wonke.
Idume kakhulu eNingizimu Melika, ikhula futhi ekudumeni eYurophu nase-Asia, futhi manje isidlalwa ngokwenhlalo nokuncintisana eNingizimu Afrika.
Idlalwa kanjani?
Ngokungafani neminye imidlalo ye-racquet edumile, i-padel akuyona ikhodi yomuntu ngamunye futhi ibangwa njengomdlalo ophindwe kabili, onabadlali ababili ohlangothini ngalunye lwenkantolo.
Idlalwa ebhokisini elingunxande elikhanyayo elingenalo uphahla (amamitha angu-10 ububanzi no-20m ubude), elinezindonga ezine ezenziwe ngengilazi epholile kanye nendawo yokwenziwa evame ukuba luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Nakuba imithetho ifana nethenisi, ibhola lingashaywa lisuke ezindongeni futhi ligcinwe lidlala, lengeze isici esiyingqayizivele emdlalweni.
Yiziphi izinto ezisetshenziswayo?
Ngokungafani nethenisi ne-squash, ama-padel racquets aqinile futhi awanazo izintambo.
Ibhola elisetshenziswayo lifana nebhola lethenisi, futhi umehluko wangempela kuphela ukuthi alicindezelwe kangako, liwenza athambe kancane.
Izicathulo ze-padel ezikhethekile zenziwa yizinhlobo eziningi zezicathulo ezinkulu futhi zingatholakala ezitolo ezinkulu noma zithengwe ku-inthanethi.
Incintisana kangakanani?
Yize kusewumdlalo okhulayo, endaweni kanye nasemhlabeni jikelele, kunemiqhudelwano ebanjwa emazingeni ahlukene.
Ezingeni eliphezulu kulo mdlalo, iligi yalo nyaka iPremier Padel izoba nemiqhudelwano yamazwe ayisishiyagalombili edlalelwa e-Europe naseNingizimu Melika. Kukhona nezinga lamazwe ngamazwe elisetshenziselwa ukukala abadlali abahamba phambili emhlabeni.
Endaweni, akukabi khona uhlaka olwamukelwe ngokugcwele ukweseka lo mdlalo futhi awukho ohlwini lwabangaphansi kwe-SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. Njengoba izinto zimi, amazwe ase-Afrika kuphela lapho I-International Padel Federation ibona izinhlaka zikazwelonke ezisemthethweni yi-Egypt ne-Senegal.
Nakuba kusewumdlalo wokuhlalisana kwabantu abaningi eNingizimu Afrika, kodwa imiqhudelwano yasekhaya isivele idlalwa kanti neqembu elisezingeni eliphezulu liya ngokuya lincintisana.
Ungadlala kuphi?
Kusukela kwakhiwe izinkantolo zokuqala eNingizimu Afrika esikhathini esingaphansi kweminyaka emithathu edlule, amakhulu ezinsiza akhiwe eNingizimu Afrika yonke.
Uma ufuna ukuthola inkantolo eseduze nawe, bhukha umdlalo noma uxhunywe nozakwethu odlalayo, lokhu kungenziwa ngohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Playtomic oluxhuma izigidi zabadlali be-padel emhlabeni jikelele.
