Njengoba kunabadlali be-padel abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-30 emhlabeni jikelele, lo mdlalo uyachuma futhi awukaze uthandwe kangaka. UDavid Beckham, uSerena Williams ngisho noMengameli waseFrance u-Emmanuel Macron bazibheka njengabalandeli balo mdlalo we-racquet.
Ukukhula kumangalisa nakakhulu uma ubheka ukuthi kwasungulwa ngo-1969 yindoda nomfazi ababeseholidini njengendlela yokugwema isithukuthezi.UHunter Charlton, ovela kwi-podcast ye-Sporting Witness, ukhulume nomunye walaba ababili, uViviana Corcuera, ngokuzalwa nokukhula kwe-padel.
Kwenzeke kuphii-padelqala?
Ngo-1969, ngesikhathi bejabulela ikhaya labo elisha lamaholide endaweni yaseLas Brisas edumile edolobheni lase-Acapulco elisechwebeni laseMexico, umodeli uViviana nomyeni wakhe u-Enrique bakha umdlalo owawuzoba yisimangaliso somhlaba wonke.
Ukuze kudlule isikhathi, lo mbhangqwana ocebile waqala ukuphonsa ibhola odongeni futhi uViviana washeshe wayithanda inguqulo eyisisekelo yalo mdlalo. Wakhipha isinqumo sokugcina kumyeni wakhe: “Uma ungayenzi inkundla e-Acapulco, ngizobuyela ekhaya e-Argentina. Akukho nkundla yama-padel, akukho Viviana.”
U-Enrique wavuma futhi ngemuva kwamagagasi aqhumayo oLwandlekazi iPacific, iqembu labakhi laqala ukwakha. Igceke elingamamitha angu-20 ubude namamitha ayi-10 ububanzi lakhiwa ngesimende, okwenza kwaba lula ukulinakekela.
U-Enrique wagcizelela esicini esibalulekile sokuklama esihlobene nenkumbulo engathandeki ayenayo yokufunda esikoleni sokubhoda eNgilandi. U-Enrique uthe: “Isikole sasinenkundla yebhola, amabhola awela ngaphandle kwenkundla.” Ngahlupheka kakhulu ngenxa yomkhuhlane kanye nokuya ukuyofuna amabhola ngaso sonke isikhathi kangangokuthi ngifuna inkundla evaliwe.” Wacela umakhi wezitini kanye nonjiniyela ukuthi bavale izinhlangothi ngokuphelele ngocingo.
Yimiphi imithetho yei-padel?
I-Padel umdlalo we-racquet osebenzisa izindlela ezifanayo zokufaka amaphuzu njenge-lawn tennis kodwa udlalwa ezinkundleni eziseduze nengxenye yesithathu encane.Umdlalo udlalwa kakhulu ngendlela yama-double, lapho abadlali besebenzisa ama-racquet aqinile angenazintambo. Izinkundla zivaliwe futhi, njengase-squash, abadlali bangagxuma ibhola ezindongeni. Amabhola e-padel mancane kunalawo asetshenziswa ethenisi futhi abadlali bakhonza ngaphansi kwekhwapha.“Kungumdlalo wokwazi ukubeka ibhola ngobumnene. Ubuhle bomdlalo ukuthi abadlali babedinga isikhathi esincane sokuqala ukugijima, kodwa ukuwuqonda kahle kwakudinga inhlanganisela efanele yamasu, isu, ezemidlalo kanye nokuzinikela,” kuchaza uViviana.
Kungani kunjaloi-padel ithandwa kangaka futhi obani osaziwayo abadlalayo?
Ngawo-1960 no-70, i-Acapulco yayiyindawo enkulu yamaholide e-Hollywood futhi yilapho ukuthandwa kukaPadel ngosaziwayo kwaqala khona.Isazi sezombusazwe saseMelika uHenry Kissinger wayevame ukuthatha i-racket, njengoba kwenza nezinye izivakashi eziningi ezidumile.Umdlalo wawela i-Atlantic ngo-1974 lapho iNkosana u-Alfonso waseSpain akha izinkundla ezimbili zama-padel eMarbella. Wayesenesifiso somdlalo ngemuva kokuphumula namaCorcuera.Ngonyaka olandelayo, i-padel yafika e-Argentina, lapho yaduma khona kakhulu.
Kodwa kwakukhona inkinga eyodwa: kwakungekho ncwadi yemithetho.U-Enrique wasebenzisa lokhu ukuze azuze.“U-Enrique wayengasakhuli, ngakho washintsha imithetho ukuze awine imidlalo. Wayengumsunguli, ngakho sasingenakukhononda,” kusho uViviana.Kuwo wonke ama-1980 nama-90, lo mdlalo waqhubeka nokukhula ngesivinini. Ukwethulwa kwezindonga ezisobala kwakusho ukuthi ababukeli, abahlaziyi kanye namakhamera bakwazi ukubuka zonke izinkundla.Umqhudelwano wokuqala wamazwe ngamazwe emhlabeni - iCorcuera Cup - wenzeka eMexico ngo-1991, kwalandela iWorld Championship yokuqala eSpain ngonyaka olandelayo.
Abadlali manje bahlanganisa inani labadlali bebhola bePremier League, kanye nezinkundla ezintsha eManchester ezivakashelwe yizinkanyezi zaseManchester United ezaziwa ngokuqopha ukuvakasha kwazo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana.I-Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) ichaza i-padel “njengomdlalo okhula ngokushesha emhlabeni”, futhi “njengohlobo olusha lwe-tennis”.Ekupheleni kuka-2023, i-LTA yathi kunezinkundla ezingu-350 ezitholakala eGreat Britain, kanti inani likhuphuka ngokushesha, kanti i-Sport England yathi abantu abangaphezu kuka-50,000 badlale i-padel okungenani kanye eNgilandi ngonyaka kuze kube nguNovemba 2023.Owayengumdlali weParis St-Germain neNewcastle, uHatem Ben Arfa, usethathe isinyathelo esibalulekile kunabathandi beManchester United.Kubikwa ukuthi ubekwe endaweni yama-997 eFrance ekuqaleni kwalonyaka futhi kuthiwa uke wancintisana emiqhudelwaneni engu-70 ngo-2023.
UViviana ukholelwa ukuthi i-padel yaqala ngokushesha ngoba ingajatshulelwa yiwo wonke umndeni - kusukela kogogo nomkhulu kuya ezinganeni ezincane.“Kuhlanganisa umndeni ndawonye. Sonke singadlala. Umkhulu angadlala nomzukulu, ubaba nendodana,” kusho yena."Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngokuba yingxenye yokusungulwa kwalo mdlalo lapho umyeni wami enza isethi yokuqala yemithetho eshintsha kusukela ocingweni lwensimbi kuya engilazini. Umyeni wami washona eminyakeni eminingi edlule ngo-1999; lokho ebengingamnika kona ukuze akwazi ukubona ukuthi lo mdlalo usuhambe ibanga elingakanani."
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nemishini ye-padel kanye nemininingwane yekhathalogi, sicela uxhumane:
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