The Alsace tennis league is in the padel. After the Strasbourg Soccer Park recently accredited to the FFT, it is the turn of the Reichstett tennis club, the first tennis club in the region to embark on the padel. For Jean-Marie Stanisière (editor's note. President of the Alsace league) “ Reichstett is the first tennis club to offer padel before many others ».

Le padel in Alsace takes off and will have "More echo than beach tennis which has failed to find its place in our league Explains the league president.

For the manager of the Strasbourg Soccer Park, Franck Rolling: “ We were the first to offer padel in the region and we didn't think the sport was going to be so popular and so quickly in our 5-a-side football center ". With two indoor courts, the club will remain for a moment the only one to offer a covered club.

The Reichstett tennis center will offer two tennis courts. padel outdoor. Gilles Feist, the president of TCR also announces to us his great joy to welcome these two sites " so desired ". I have to say that " build these two courses was an obstacle course with particular concerns of facilities ". This is old business, since the inauguration of this new padel will take place mid December and “Demand is high! ».

New licensees in perspective

The TCR has 185 tennis members in its membership. The president of the TCR whose club will also be part of the Henri Leconte centers Padel Club anticipates " a doubling of staff at the tennis club thanks to padel. We feel a great desire from people to try their hand at padel ».

Jean-Marie Stanisière also announces that “ The league of Alsace will propose unlike this year, a stage of league championships at the Reichstett Tennis Club. League Champions to Qualify for French Championships ».

An active policy around padel

The Alsace league is reflecting on its policy around padel. " The possibility of installing a land of padel at the headquarters of the league is in the works, although it is more likely that there is a comprehensive policy of assistance to tennis clubs for the development of padel ».

Without a doubt, 2016 will be a year padel In the region.

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.

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