Getting to know our coach!

If you’ve seen Danny on the padel courts recently, you’ll know he’s pretty quick on his feet. But how does our new padel coach cope when the questions start flying just as fast?

We put Danny through a quickfire Q&A to help members get to know him a little better. From coffee vs tea and early birds vs night owls to favourite shots and sporting memories, here’s what he had to say…

Ready? Let’s get started!

 

🎾 Tea or coffee?
👱🏻‍♂️ Coffee

🎾 Early bird or night owl?
👱🏻‍♂️ Early bird

🎾 Beach holiday or city break?
👱🏻‍♂️ City

🎾 Sunrise match or under-the-lights match?
👱🏻‍♂️ Sunrise match

🎾 Padel indoors or outdoors?
👱🏻‍♂️ Covered 👌😉

🎾 Sweet or savoury?
👱🏻‍♂️ Savoury

🎾 Spotify playlist or podcast?
👱🏻‍♂️ Podcast

🎾 Summer or winter?
👱🏻‍♂️ Summer

🎾 Mountains or seaside?
👱🏻‍♂️ Mountains

🎾 Winning point or perfect rally?
👱🏻‍♂️ Winning point

🎾 First to arrive or fashionably late?
👱🏻‍♂️ First to arrive

🎾 Netflix series or movie night?
👱🏻‍♂️ Netflix series

🎾 Dogs or cats?
👱🏻‍♂️ Both – I’ve got two cats and a dog

🎾 Pizza or curry?
👱🏻‍♂️ Pizza

🎾 Best padel shot to teach?
👱🏻‍♂️ Chiquita

🎾 Toughest shot to master?
👱🏻‍♂️ Any overheads – Bandeja or Vibora

🎾 If you weren’t a padel coach, what would you be?
👱🏻‍♂️ PE teacher

🎾 Your go-to karaoke song?
👱🏻‍♂️ Build Me Up Buttercup

🎾 One thing people are surprised to learn about you?
👱🏻‍♂️ My wife and I played mixed doubles tennis when we were 12 😍

🎾 Three words your friends would use to describe you?
👱🏻‍♂️ Organised, OCD, Chatty

🎾 Favourite post-match treat?
👱🏻‍♂️ A lager

🎾 Most memorable sporting moment?
👱🏻‍♂️ Watching  Mo Farah in London Olympics, live!

🎾 One piece of advice for anyone trying padel for the first time?
👱🏻‍♂️ Enjoy it!!

Piqued your interest further? Feel free to ask Danny for the detail 🙌🏻

Thanks for being such a great sport, Danny!