M3 Padel Academy’s belief in Padel as a team sport that must be played in a group is what drew PADEL1969 in at first; their work ethic and astonishing results are what made us stay. Read more to see David’s perspective.
What is M3 Padel Academy?
Founded in Madrid by Jorge Martínez, David Morales, and Miguel Matía, M3 Padel Academy has established itself as an elite training club for the next generation of Padel professionals. Martínez’s vision was to create a true community centered around the team-first mentality intrinsic to the sport.
Combining Martínez’s extensive coaching experience with his partners’ business acumen, the M3 method was born — a holistic approach fusing physical, technical, and mental training with education in teamwork and sportsmanship. This comprehensive philosophy has already minted champions like #1 professional Alejandro Galán, who trained under M3’s methodology from age 13.
By joining forces with the PADEL1969 brand’s luxurious courts, high-quality equipment, and services, M3 gains a powerful vehicle to impart its elite-level instruction to players across Europe and beyond.
Why M3 Padel Academy’s Philosophy is Worth Your Time?
PADEL1969 has been interested in the idea of the collaborative efforts between coaches and youth in building up a sport and helping it reach new heights. In that regard, M3 Padel Academy was the perfect institution to help us understand such relationships better.
In celebration of our successful partnership, we sat down with David Garcia Campos, a professional Padel player, and M3 Padel Academy’s international event manager, for a deeper dive into their philosophy and work ethic.
David Garcia Campos is a Spanish Professional padel player. He started playing Padel at 4 years old, alongside his brother Carlos Campos.
Garcia Campos. Nowadays, he is retired from the game but does not stray far away from it; he works with coaches and manages events for M3 Padel Academy.
Positive Relationships Between Coaches And Young Players
Our first question to David was one about coaches and the players they coach. We wanted to know how M3 Padel Academy ensures positive relationships between coaches and players.
David Campos answered earnestly that “[such positive relationships are fostered] through group trainings infused with individualised objectives for each player. The most important thing the academy focuses on is establishing a relationship of mutual trust between coach and player. As well as making the players understand the training philosophy M3 practices: the importance of teamwork and a good relationship with training partners, which is equally important.”
We asked David if he could share with us an example of how a coach-player relationship at M3 Padel has led to a significant improvement in the performance of a young player.
Their proudest achievement and best example is that of Ale Galán.
D.C.: “Without a doubt, the clearest example is that of Ale Galán, who started training with Jorge Martinez at the age of 13 under the methodology used at M3. Since then, he has always trained with Jorge Martinez and all the technical team at M3 Padel Academy.”
Next, we inquired about the unique approaches that M3 Padel uses to make training enjoyable and effective for children.
D.C.: “For children, the training has to be more based on coordination games, padel-applied games, and specific work. In addition, the most important thing for children is to educate them in values such as humility, teamwork, respect for the opponent, for their teammates, and for themselves.”
Changing the direction a little bit, Padel1969 wanted to understand M3 Padel Academy’s objectives more, so we asked David Campos about how the work of M3 Padel contributes to the global growth of Padel, as it is our shared goal as partners.
D.C.: “M3 Padel Academy is made up of coaches who have more than 20 years of experience in Padel. This makes for an enormous amount of experience. We say that we don’t know more about padel because we are smarter, but because we have made many more mistakes over all these years. So we try worldwide to transmit all our knowledge of the sport based on experience.”
Our curiosity about their coaches peaked, so we followed up with a question about the way in which M3 Padel makes sure that the coaches not only teach skills but also instill values such as sportsmanship and teamwork.
D.C.: “This is the most important and most difficult thing at the same time. We carry out a unified training of coaches, and all the coaches work with planned training sessions; in this way, we control the technical part. To ensure that they transmit the values and teamwork, we do it through a series of trainings and supervisions of the daily work of these coaches by area coordinators who have more experience.”
Of course, the relationship between a coach and a young player involves a third party as well, the parents. What comments has M3 Padel Academy received from parents about their children’s experiences with you?
D.C.: “It’s wrong for me to say it, but all the feedback we receive is very positive. Because, in the end, a parent wants their child to improve in the sport. But also to be educated in the values mentioned above. And that is the most important thing for us in the training stages.”
In your role as international manager, how do you create opportunities for young players at M3 Padel to gain exposure?
D.C.: “We at M3 Padel Academy try to help our players be able to afford to travel to international tournaments through a scholarship system.”
Looking to the future, how do you see the role of M3 Padel in making Padel a more recognized sport worldwide?
D.C.: “We believe in the growth of Padel worldwide, and we want to do our bit by training coaches and trainers. In addition to offering consulting services to clubs so that they have efficient management and quality training with coaches who have extensive experience in this area.”
Finally, as a parting word, we wanted to end on a good note and ask what makes M3 Padel Academy special.
D.C.: “We are the oldest padel academy, more than 11 years since its creation. Also, in terms of the number of coaches, we have more than 35 coaches working under a unified work methodology with a unique team feel. Finally, we are going to be the first academy to have our own padel club. It will be a state-of-the-art club with 18 indoor courts with a roof more than 15 meters high (of which 5 central courts), 2 individual padel courts, 2 outdoor courts, a gym, a cafeteria, a physio room, and much more.”
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