Better training will. Stop adding hours. Start adding structure.
Palaestra Intensive · Live like a pro
A private 7-day padel transformation in Koh Samui. One program at a time. Designed for adults who want to break their plateau, fast.
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You spend an hour drilling your technique. The coach feeds you balls. You hit fifty clean bandejas in a row. Two days later, in a real match, you can't land a single one under pressure.
You play the same matches with the same partners. You lose to the same opponents, for the same reasons.
You know exactly what you did wrong on every point you lost. You just don't know how to stop doing it.
You watched the YouTube videos. You changed your racket. You added a session per week. Your level hasn't moved in eight months.
You catch yourself thinking: I should be better than this by now.
Drilling without game situation doesn't make you a better player. It only makes you a better driller.
Meet your head coach
Head coach of Palaestra Intensive.
Before this, I built and ran companies in France. I lived by one rule: when you put in the work the right way, results come.
A year and a half ago, I arrived on this island. Intermediate level. Stuck, exactly where most ambitious players get stuck.
Twelve months later, after the usual diet of court time, matches, and private lessons, I hadn't moved. For the first time in my adult life, effort wasn't translating into outcome.
Then I changed how I trained. I stopped trying to win every point at all costs. I started filming my own matches. I forced myself to apply what I'd just learned immediately, in the very next point, until it became habit, not memory.
Today I'm ranked FIP 1600 in the world.
Same body. Same age. Same hours on court. Different method.
Palaestra Intensive is that method, built for adults.
We don't teach padel like you're seven years old. We don't spend fifty hours on how to hold the racket. We identify your strengths and sharpen them. We pinpoint your flaws and erase them, match after match.
You're not a child learning the sport. You're an adult who wants to play better. Fast. That's what we do.
Talk to FlorentThe Method
Before each session, we plan what you'll work on and why. You arrive on court with intent, not a wish list.
Technique, tactics, game situation. Filmed live. Every drill ends with immediate application, so the shot you just built doesn't stay in the drill, it transfers to the point.
We watch the morning footage together. Calm. Detailed. You see what the coach sees. You understand what to fix.
Real match against sparring partners selected for your level. Your opponents get harder as you get better.
Match footage debrief. We isolate the patterns. We define tomorrow's priorities.
The court is where you train. The video room is where you actually learn.
Progress, measured
Most coaching asks you to trust the process. We measure it.
Day 1, you play sparring partners at your current level. Day 7, you play and beat players who were out of your reach when you arrived.
Your opponents are your scoreboard. Your progression isn't a feeling. It's a fact.
And when you leave, you don't leave empty-handed. You walk away with a complete personal debrief: your strengths, your blind spots, the drills that worked for you, and the habits to keep building when you get home.
You came to play better. You leave with a system.
If “3.5 to 4 in seven days” sounds like the right pace, we should talk.
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The setting
You won't transform your padel by squeezing two sessions between meetings. You transform it by stepping out of your life for a week, and into a place built for one thing.
Palaestra Intensive takes place at the Melia Koh Samui, a five-star property on one of the island's quietest beaches. Pool, spa, sunset over the Gulf of Thailand every evening. A team that handles everything outside your court hours.
No commute. No distractions. No interruptions.
Reserve your weekLive like a pro
For seven days, you live the way professional players live. Not because it looks good. Because it works.
Beach yoga and mobility. Wake the body the right way.
On court. Technique, tactics, filmed live.
Lunch, then video debrief at rest. Calm. Detailed.
Real match. Against escalating sparring partners.
Ice bath, stretching, recovery, physical prep. Body care like the top 100.
Beach massage. Sunset. Dinner. Tomorrow's plan.
No detail is decorative. Every minute of your day is designed to make you a better player by the end of the week.
Seven days like this. One program at a time. Yours starts the moment we talk.
Apply for your weekBuilt around you
Palaestra Intensive isn't a fixed program. It's a method, applied to you. From your first conversation with Florent, before you even arrive, we shape your week around your strengths, your gaps, and the player you want to become.
Level 2.5 trying to break 3? Level 3.5 reaching for 4? Same method. Different application.
Seven days is our recommended format. Need fewer? Want more? We adapt your stay to your time.
Investment
€4,000 / person
Coaching only
7 days of coaching, recovery, lunch at the club, drinks & transfers. You book your own accommodation.
€6,000 / person
Full Experience
Everything above, plus accommodation at Melia Koh Samui, breakfast & dinner, and sunrise beach yoga.
All-in, no surprise fees. 2-week booking lead time.
We don't filter you in. We meet you where you are.
Players, in their words
“The training was highly individualized, they took the time to identify my specific strengths and weaknesses and tailored every session to improve my game. I came away with a much better understanding of tactics and strategy that I can already feel making a difference. Florent is genuinely invested in making sure you leave a better player than when you arrived.”
Suhail · Google review
“Fantastic padel bootcamp. Full on sessions breaking down positioning, tactics, movement and hits. The video reviews and feedback are invaluable in accelerating the journey. Flo goes out of his way to make it a unique and high impact experience. I'll be back!”
Tom · Google review
Frequently asked
Whether you're at 2.5 or 4.0, the program adapts. Palaestra Intensive is built for adults who want to play better, not for any specific level. The method works because we shape the work around you, not the other way around.
Yes. The Melia Koh Samui welcomes companions, and your week is designed so you have free time in the evenings and a full rest day to share with them. Many of our clients come with a non-playing partner who enjoys the resort while they train.
Two packages, both designed so the only thing you think about is your padel.
4 hours of coaching daily, video debriefs (midday + evening), full recovery program (sunrise beach yoga, ice bath, stretching, evening beach massage), personal progression document, accommodation at the Melia Koh Samui (private room, spa & gym access), breakfast and dinner at the Melia, lunch at the club, all drinks at the club, airport transfers.
Same coaching, same video debriefs, same recovery program (without sunrise yoga), same personal progression document. Lunch at the club, all drinks at the club, airport transfers. You book your accommodation, breakfast and dinner on your own.
Palaestra Intensive runs year-round. The padel club is fully covered, so weather is never an issue, even during Samui's rainy season in November, your week goes as planned.
Yes, and we plan for it. Your call with Florent before arrival is where we discuss your physical condition and adapt the program. The recovery side (mobility, stretching, ice bath, massage) is built precisely to manage real adult bodies, not idealized ones.
Two weeks minimum. That's the time we need to organize your sparring partners, prepare your personal program, and coordinate the team around you. Earlier is always welcome.
Yes, and we measure it. Day 1, you play sparring partners at your current level. Day 7, you play at a level you couldn't reach when you arrived. You leave with a written debrief and a concrete plan to keep building when you go home.
Coaching is delivered in English or French, whichever you're most comfortable with.
Palaestra Intensive runs one program at a time. One booking. Full attention. From the moment you arrive to the moment you leave, the coach, the court, the schedule — they belong to you.
Book a 30-min call with Florent — directly.
You’ll receive confirmation within minutes. Florent personally responds within 48h.