Intermediate · If you come from a racket sports background, you should have played padel for at least 6 months, or 1 year without one, training 2 to 3 times per week and aiming to improve your game.
If you come from a racket sports background, you should have played padel for at least 6 months, or 1 year without one, training 2 to 3 times per week and aiming to improve your game.
7 days · day-by-day
Arrive in Málaga the evening before and check into your beautiful hotel close to the academy. The evening begins with a relaxed welcome meal, a chance to meet the coaching team and other players before the week ahead. The next morning at 8am sharp, training begins.
The week opens with core technical work. We will begin by understanding the Defense Triangle: Resist, Build, and Counter. Our focus at this stage is on the Resist phase—recognising the types of shots you may receive and learning how to survive each situation with control and clarity. Morning sessions focus on rhythm, footwork, and control from the back of the court, training in pairs for maximum feedback. Afternoons move into defensive structure, mastering walls, rebounds, and controlled resets under pressure. By the end of the day, timing and precision feel sharper, and the base of your game is set. After training, Richy will host a group talk on the “History of Padel”, where you get a glimpse of the sport’s past, present and future from someone who has dedicated their life to the game.
You move forward. Mornings are about volleys, overheads, and offensive positioning. The goal is clean execution and consistency under intensity. In the afternoon, those skills are brought into real play drills that build on finishing patterns, attacking the net, and learning when to close the point. An additional evening mobility and recovery session that you don’t want to miss is led by the academy team.
The focus shifts to movement and flow. Morning sessions cover approaching the net, bajada de pared techniques, and doubles coordination, the foundation of teamwork. Afternoon sessions simulate mid-court battles and battling for the net, decision-making under time pressure, and reading opponents in live play. One of the week’s highlights is the group talk by Richy on “How Players Really Learn Padel,” sharing invaluable lessons drawn from his years with the sport and training hundreds of professional athletes at the top level.
Morning sessions centre on tactical choices and shot selection, understanding when to defend, build, or counterattack. The afternoon brings full-court match play with coaching feedback between points. Evening video analysis reviews individual clips and tactical choices, helping players see the game from a new perspective. The day concludes with an additional mobility and recovery session to prepare you for the competitive games the next day.
The final morning combines competitive games and team challenges designed to apply everything learned during the week. This is the chance to apply all your learnings through the week and apply it in the conditions of a competitive game where your fundamentals and identity as a player will be put to the test. The program closes with an evaluation and discussion with Richy’s team, recognising progress and outlining how to continue development beyond the camp.
The last morning is slow and easy, with time for breakfast and a final catch-up with your fellow padelistas. By 11 AM, it is time to check out of the hotel. Time to leave Malaga with new skills, new friends, and the memory of a city that gave you padel at its very best.
Head Coach USA National Padel Team & Founder RB Academy
See Richy's pageI grew up in a small place, which happened to be the center of gravity of padel in Spain at the time. I learnt the game next to the country’s greatest player at the time and fell in love with it. Since then, I’ve spent my life decoding what truly drives performance and helping others reach their peak.
Málaga is my home base for high-performance work and generally a wonderful place for padel with world-class facilities, ideal conditions, and the energy to push players to their limits. It’s the perfect environment to transform.
Head Coach USA National Padel Team & Founder RB Academy
See Richy's pageI grew up in a small place, which happened to be the center of gravity of padel in Spain at the time. I learnt the game next to the country’s greatest player at the time and fell in love with it. Since then, I’ve spent my life decoding what truly drives performance and helping others reach their peak.
Málaga is my home base for high-performance work and generally a wonderful place for padel with world-class facilities, ideal conditions, and the energy to push players to their limits. It’s the perfect environment to transform.
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