We come across him in Narbonne, Shanghai, Greece or Morocco.  For two years,  Kamel Mouimen  traces its route on the circuit  FIP , with seriousness, smile and strategy. At the same time  Moroccan player  engaged in the development of  padel in Morocco  and competitor on the international circuit, he takes an atypical path, between retraining, pleasure of playing, and modest but affirmed ambition: to progress, to have fun, and why not reach the  Top 300 worldwide .

Le  Moroccan Hanouna  padel…

I discovered the  paddle  there is about  two years . At first, it was just for fun. Then I realized that there was  a playing card  in a new competition. I started doing  tournaments in Morocco , and through them, I met  French players  et  Spanish  who invited me to come to  France . From there, I discovered an excellent level, many players from the  french top 100 , and thanks to them, I got a foothold in the international .

I took the plunge. I had nothing to lose. It's  pleasure above all . This is how I got into the  competition .

There is a very good  level in Morocco . Many players  Spanish  et  French  come to play there. And a lot of  tennis players  are converting to padel. But not only that. There are also  footballers , athletes from other disciplines, who discover padel and get into it seriously.

In the housing estates more and more padel

En  France , I was in the  telecoms , and at  Morocco , I started in the real estate . And what is interesting is that in the  subdivisions , we begin to integrate  padel tracks . It's trendy. Even in the  hotels . And some  clubs  are emerging from the ground  Marrakech ,  Casablanca ,  Agadir ,  Tanger …There are even events planned with  world top players .

To progress quickly, you have to play with better players.

By  nature , I am a  competitor . Before, I was  footballer . But at a certain age, you can no longer play at a high level. With padel, I realized that I still had  a margin , that I could play at a good level, including in  international . And it remains  fun I meet people, I move, I stay in shape.

To progress quickly, you have to play harder. And then to  enter the FIP tables , we need  points , so a well-ranked teammate is also a strategy. That's how we progress.

Especially when you take 75% of the bullets. It's  physically and mentally difficult . But you get used to it. You have to  to be solid ,  practice , have a  healthy lifestyle . And above all, keep in mind that  it's still fun .

I train like a pro

Yes, I will  in Spain  regularly. I train like a pro, even though it's not my full-time job. I do the  Pigmentation . And I pay attention to everything:  food, recovery , all of this matters, especially at  my age , where the body does not forgive like at 20 years old.

We are thinking about strategy for the points

En  Europe , the level is very high. So sometimes we go to  Asia  or in other countries where paintings are more accessible. This is where we can  take points , then return to Europe with  a better ranking .

I aim for the  Top 300 worldwide . By  Julien Biron , we're going to resume tournaments together. We'll start training in Spain in September. I think we can achieve it. And Julien can go even further. He has the  potential , seriousness, everything you need.

The FIP point is expensive!

It is  fun . I'm not trying to be profitable. But there is a logic: we say that a point costs  100 € Tickets, hotels, snowshoes, all of this is expensive. But  as long as I can afford it , I continue. We only have one life.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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