Njengoko benabadlali be-padel abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-30 kwihlabathi liphela, lo mdlalo uyanda kwaye awukaze uthandwe kangaka. UDavid Beckham, uSerena Williams kwanoMongameli waseFransi u-Emmanuel Macron bazibiza njengabalandeli bomdlalo we-racquet.
Ukukhula kumangalisa nangakumbi xa ucinga ukuba yasungulwa ngo-1969 yindoda nomfazi ababeseholideyini njengendlela yokuphepha ukukruquka.UHunter Charlton, ovela kwi-podcast yeSporting Witness, uthethe nomnye waba babini, uViviana Corcuera, malunga nokuzalwa nokukhula kwe-padel.
Ingaba phiiphedeliukuqala?
Ngo-1969, ngelixa babenandipha ikhaya labo elitsha leeholide kwindawo yaseLas Brisas esecaleni kwedolophu yaseMexico i-Acapulco, imodeli uViviana nomyeni wakhe u-Enrique badala umdlalo owawuza kuba ludumo kwihlabathi liphela.
Ukuze kudlule ixesha, esi sibini sityebileyo saqala ukuphosa ibhola eludongeni waza uViviana wakhawuleza wayithanda le nguqulelo isisiseko yalo mdlalo. Wayalela umyeni wakhe ukuba agqibezele: “Ukuba awuyi enkundleni e-Acapulco, ndiza kubuyela ekhaya eArgentina. Akukho nkundla ye-padel, akukho Viviana.”
UEnrique wavuma kwaye emva kwamaza aqhekekayo oLwandlekazi iPasifiki, iqela labakhi laqalisa ukwakha. Inkundla enobude obuziimitha ezingama-20 kunye nobubanzi obuziimitha ezili-10 yakhiwa ngesamente, nto leyo eyenza kube lula ukuyilungisa.
U-Enrique wagxininisa kwinto ebalulekileyo yoyilo enxulunyaniswa nenkumbulo engathandekiyo awayenayo yokufunda kwisikolo sokuhlala eNgilane. U-Enrique uthe: “Isikolo sasinebala lebhola, iibhola zawa ngaphandle kwebala.” Ndabandezeleka kakhulu yingqele nokuya kukhangela iibhola ngalo lonke ixesha kangangokuba ndifuna ibala elivaliweyo.” Wacela umakhi kunye nonjineli ukuba bavale amacala ngokupheleleyo ngocingo.
Zithini imithetho yeiphedeli?
I-Padel ngumdlalo weracquet osebenzisa iindlela ezifanayo zokufumana amanqaku njengetenisi yasendle kodwa udlalwa kwiinkundla ezijikeleze enye yesithathu encinci.Umdlalo udlalwa ikakhulu ngendlela yabadlali ababini, apho abadlali basebenzisa iirakhethi eziqinileyo ezingenantambo. Iinkundla zivaliwe kwaye, njengakwisquash, abadlali banokuphosa ibhola eludongeni. Iibhola zepadel zincinci kunezo zisetyenziswa kwitenisi kwaye abadlali bakhonza ngaphantsi kwekhwapha.“Ngumdlalo wokwazi indlela yokubeka ibhola ngobunono. Ubuhle bomdlalo kukuba abadlali babedinga ixesha elincinci ukuze baqalise ukujikeleza, kodwa ukuze bakwazi ukuwudlala kakuhle kwakufuneka badibanise ubuchule, icebo, ubuchule bezemidlalo kunye nokuzinikela,” ucacisa uViviana.
Kutheni kunjaloiphedeli ithandwa kangaka kwaye ngabaphi abantu abadumileyo abadlalayo?
Kwiminyaka yoo-1960 noo-1970, iAcapulco yayiyindawo enkulu yokuchitha iholide kwiHollywood glitterati kwaye kulapho kwaqala khona ukuthandwa kukaPadel ngabantu abadumileyo.Ingcali yezopolitiko yaseMelika uHenry Kissinger wayedla ngokuthatha irakhethi, njengoko kunjalo nangabanye abantu abaninzi abadumileyo.Lo mdlalo wawela iAtlantiki ngo-1974 xa iNkosana uAlfonso waseSpain wakha amabala amabini eepadel eMarbella. Wayenomdla womdlalo emva kokuphumla neCorcueras.Kunyaka olandelayo, i-padel yafika eArgentina, apho yaduma khona kakhulu.
Kodwa kwakukho ingxaki enye: kwakungekho ncwadi yemithetho.U-Enrique wasebenzisa oku ukuze azuze.“U-Enrique wayengasakhuli, ngoko ke watshintsha imithetho ukuze aphumelele imidlalo. Wayengumqambi, ngoko ke sasingenakukhalaza,” utshilo uViviana.Kuyo yonke iminyaka yoo-1980 noo-1990, lo mdlalo waqhubeka nokukhula ngesantya. Ukungeniswa kweendonga ezicacileyo kwakuthetha ukuba ababukeli, abahlalutyi kunye neekhamera babenokubona zonke iinkundla.Itumente yokuqala yehlabathi yamazwe ngamazwe – iCorcuera Cup – yenzeka eMexico ngo-1991, yalandelwa yiNdebe yeHlabathi yokuqala eSpain kunyaka olandelayo.
Abadlali ngoku baquka iqela labadlali bebhola ekhatywayo bePremier League, kunye neenkundla ezintsha eManchester ezityelelwe ziinkwenkwezi zaseManchester United ezaziwa ngokurekhoda utyelelo lwazo kwimidiya yoluntu.I-Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) ichaza i-padel “njengomdlalo okhula ngokukhawuleza kwihlabathi”, kwaye “njengohlobo olutsha lwe-tennis”.Ekupheleni kuka-2023, i-LTA ithe kukho iinkundla ezingama-350 ezikhoyo eGreat Britain, inani linyuka ngokukhawuleza, ngelixa iSport England ithe abantu abangaphezu kwama-50,000 badlale i-padel ubuncinane kanye eNgilane kunyaka ukuya kuNovemba ka-2023.Owayesakuba ngumdlali webhola ekhatywayo weParis St-Germain neNewcastle, uHatem Ben Arfa, uthabathe inyathelo elide ngakumbi kunabo bathanda iManchester United.Kuthiwa ubekwe kwindawo yama-997 eFransi ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka kwaye kuthiwa udlale imidlalo engama-70 ngo-2023.
UViviana ukholelwa ukuba i-padel yaqala ngokukhawuleza kuba inokonwatyelwa lusapho lonke - ukusuka kootatomkhulu noomakhulu ukuya kubantwana abancinci.“Idibanisa usapho. Sonke singadlala. Utatomkhulu angadlala nomzukulwana, utata nonyana,” utshilo.“Ndinebhongo kakhulu ngokuba yinxalenye yokuyilwa kwalo mdlalo nomyeni wam esenza iseti yokuqala yemithetho esuka kucingo oluyingcingo ukuya kwiglasi. Umyeni wam wasweleka kwiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo ngo-1999; into endandinokuyinikela ukuze akwazi ukubona ukuba lo mdlalo uphume phi.”
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