{"id":11561,"date":"2025-06-20T10:58:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/rafael-perez-dominican-with-dual-international-certification-in-padel\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T10:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:58:57","slug":"rafael-perez-dominican-with-dual-international-certification-in-padel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/rafael-perez-dominican-with-dual-international-certification-in-padel\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael P\u00e9rez: Dominican with dual international certification in padel"},"content":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo &#8211; Rafael P\u00e9rez marks a milestone in Dominican sports by becoming the first padel coach in the country to obtain two international certifications. His most recent accreditation comes from the prestigious Gustavo Pratto Academy, recognized worldwide for its excellence in the training of professional players.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Recognition<\/h2>\n\n\nPratto&#8217;s Academy, which has trained prominent figures such as Arturo Coello, Paula Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda, Edu Alonso, Beatriz Caldera, Mart\u00edn Di Nenno, Luciano Capra, Miguel Lamperti, Maxi S\u00e1nchez and Alejandra Alonso, among others, is a benchmark in the world of padel.\n\nPratto, who developed his own training methodology, expressed his gratitude to P\u00e9rez for trusting his institution to carry out his in-person training at the Vegas Sport facilities in Valladolid, Spain.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career and Commitment<\/h2>\n\n\nCurrently, P\u00e9rez combines his work as a Commercial and Sports Advisor at the P\u00e1del X Academy, located in Santo Domingo within the Republic P\u00e1del Club, the first padel club open to the public in the Dominican Republic.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The creation of the Royal Padel Federation and the correct organization they have been carrying out as an institution has motivated me to put my acquired knowledge in favor of padel in the Dominican Republic.<\/p><cite>Rafael P\u00e9rez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nIn addition, P\u00e9rez collaborates as a tactical coach at the Padel Alma Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and preparing young Dominican talents to compete professionally in this booming sport.\n\n<h2>The Rise of Padel in the Dominican Republic<\/h2>\n\nPadel has experienced remarkable growth in the Dominican Republic and Latin America in recent years. This sport has gained popularity, with a significant increase in the construction of courts, the opening of clubs, and the creation of academies.\n\nThe consolidation of a national federation has been key to organizing local competitions and propelling Dominican players towards international stages. The commitment of coaches like Rafael P\u00e9rez is a crucial step towards the professionalization of padel in the country, paving the way for new generations of athletes.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo &#8211; Rafael P\u00e9rez marks a milestone in Dominican sports by becoming the first padel coach in the country to obtain two international certifications. His most recent accreditation comes from the prestigious Gustavo Pratto Academy, recognized worldwide for its excellence in the training of professional players. International Recognition Pratto&#8217;s Academy, which has trained prominent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[4430,718,1271,4431],"class_list":{"0":"post-11561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-nationals","7":"tag-academy","8":"tag-coach","9":"tag-dominican-republic","10":"tag-padel"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}