Pay attention to the conformity of your land padel, but also to the space between the padel. In Seville, the club of padel Lebrija was ordered to pay compensation of € 12 plus legal interest since 914 to a player who broke his wrist.

A man has indeed tripped on the ground of padel. Specifically, the player fell when he entered the field. A 4 cm screw outside the track would have made it lose its balance. Result: a broken wrist and post-traumatic sequelae.

If at first instance, the entire application was rejected. On appeal, the court accepted partial compensation for the player. Indeed, the club of padel complied with the specifications of the Spanish Federation of Padel, but the court preferred to base itself on the “technical code of construction” because this screw was not inside the land of padel.

Therefore, the screw being estimated in a public space, it is no longer the regulations and standards of the Spanish Federation of Padel that applied to it.

A news item which should allow our clubs to padel in France to pay close attention to screws or objects that could protrude on the field, but also outside and near the field for the safety of the players, but also for the image of the club.

It is recalled that certain screws also around the ground which serve to maintain the structure should be protected by a round cap placed on the screw. It is not compulsory, but it is an additional safety for the ground and the people who use it.

Thanks to our colleagues from Diario de Sevilla for the information.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.