The certification

Become a
Certified Padel Coach.

A complete coaching education — 35 courses and roughly 1,400 lessons that take you from the rules of the court to running your own programmes, every technique demonstrated in the interactive Wheelhouse. Pass all 35 and earn the full CoachPadel qualification.

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The qualification
Certified Padel Coach

Earned by completing every course and passing the final exam & portfolio.

35courses
~1,400lessons
3levels

How it’s built

Qualification → course → module → lesson

Every level of the structure has a job. The qualification is the award; each course teaches one part of coaching; each module groups the lessons; each lesson is a focused, interactive breakdown you can practise against.

01 · TOP
Qualification
Certified Padel Coach — earned by passing all 35 courses.
02
Course
One coaching topic, with its own exam and certificate.
03
Module
A group of lessons building one skill or theme.
04 · UNIT
Lesson
A single interactive breakdown — demo, cues, drills.

The syllabus

All 35 courses

Grouped into five blocks across three levels. Courses marked F make up the 12-course Foundation tier; Club adds the walls, overheads and doubles game; Performance completes the coach’s craft and the business of coaching.

AFoundationsLevel 1 · Foundation
01The padel game, court & cultureF
02Reading the glass & the wallsF
03Rules, scoring & officiating (incl. when a licence applies)F
04Grips & the continental foundationF
05Movement, the split-step & court geometryF
BCore techniqueLevel 1 · Foundation
06The serve & the returnF
07The return: block & lobF
08Forehand drive & controlF
09Backhand drive & sliceF
10The volley family & the low volleyF
11The globo: attacking & defensive lobsF
12The bandeja — your first overheadF
CWalls, overheads & the doubles gameLevel 2 · Club
13The víbora
14The flat smash & the donation
15Smash por tres & por cuatro
16The chiquita
17The bajada & back-glass attack
18Salida de pared & the corners
19Doubles positioning & the pair as a unit
20The transition: defence to attack
21Net domination & finishing
22Back-court defence & smash defence
23Point construction & patterns
24Owning the middle & the seam
25Playing the left & right sides
26Match play & game management
27The coaching method & session design
DThe coach’s craftLevel 3 · Performance
28Group, club & squad programmes
29Coaching juniors
30Coaching absolute beginners
31Physical preparation for padel
32Video analysis & player development plans
33Coaching competitive players
EThe business of coachingLevel 3 · Performance
34The business of coaching (setup, pricing, clients, licensing)
35Capstone: your coaching portfolio & final certification

Three levels

Where each tier takes you

The levels nest: each one includes everything beneath it, so Performance coaches hold the whole path.

LEVEL 1

Foundation Coach

Courses 1–12
  • The game, court, glass & rules
  • Grips, movement & the split-step
  • Serve, return & both drives
  • Volleys, the globo & the bandeja
  • Level 1 exam & digital certificate
LEVEL 2

Club Coach

Courses 1–27 · includes Level 1
  • Víbora, smash family & the walls
  • Chiquita, bajada & corner play
  • Doubles positioning & transitions
  • Point construction & match management
  • The coaching method & session design
LEVEL 3

Performance Coach

All 35 · includes Levels 1 & 2
  • Group, junior & beginner programmes
  • Physical prep & video analysis
  • Coaching competitive players
  • The business of coaching
  • Capstone portfolio + full certification

How you earn it

Three steps to certified

1
Learn every technique
Work through the lessons at your own pace, each one demonstrated in the interactive Wheelhouse so you see exactly what “good” looks like.
2
Pass each course
Every course ends in an exam. Pass it and the course certificate is issued instantly — verifiable and ready for your CV.
3
Earn the qualification
Complete all 35 and the final exam & portfolio, and you’re a Certified Padel Coach — with a printed certificate mailed to you on the Performance tier.
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