Adapting the spectrum of Teaching Styles to padel: An expanded applicable pedagogical table

Abstract

Padel, considered one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide, involves millions of players and thousands of coaches, making it an ideal context for teaching and formative development. The aim of this study was to adapt the Spectrum of Teaching Styles to the context of padel through an expanded table that included, for each style, specific examples, the main pedagogical objective, and the predominant pedagogical approach, thereby illustrating its practical application. This study did not generate empirical data, but rather aimed to translate and contextualize the existing Spectrum within padel coaching and teaching, maintaining its original structure while strengthening its practical applicability. The resulting proposal presents an extended version of the model, preserving the sequence of the eleven styles and adding, for each, new pedagogical dimensions contextualized to padel. Overall, this adaptation constitutes a useful tool for coach education and pedagogical reflection, fostering more conscious, diversified teaching oriented toward the development of player autonomy.