In this club, which has existed since 1885, a historic club of 11 clay courts, 800 members, the RTC Liège Padel club has decided to take the plunge in padel by offering the new activity more and more fashionable in Belgium: The padel.

« Modernism accompanies this historic club »

This land of padel panoramic is the beginning of a " great adventure around the padel »Explains Philippe Cerfont, responsible for padel at RTCL.

« We plan to put 2 to 3 additional covered or semi-covered courts. The land already built has already allowed us to have 10 new external members Says Philippe.

If the club already has new licensees, it is not a priority with a field. " We want to privilege our members of the club because with a field, we are limited. We already see that the attractiveness of the terrain does not allow us to do more ».

" The padel our sponsors are of great interest ”.

Le padel brings sponsors to RTCL. This fashionable, modern sport in a historic club is an explosive cocktail… During the inauguration, there were many brands to support the development of the padel.

The other asset of padel in Wallonia, it is its sports policy and Philippe Cerfont pays tribute to this dynamic policy. " Our great luck and advantage are the subsidies offered by the Walloon government which promotes the sport and can subsidize up to 75% of a sports project »

When some countries want to tax at 75%, others subsidize 75% to boost and develop an activity. This is the case of the Walloon government.

A project that is still in its infancy ...

This land of padel has been fully paid for by private individuals. "No time to wait, we wanted to play before the summer holidays »Explains the head of padel of the club.

If the government helps, there is a lot of red tape. We can't have everything anyway!

« For the rest of the sports project, we will not go through “infrasport” which is the branch of the Walloon government which deals with sports infrastructures and which can grant these subsidies, in particular for the second stage comprising the coverage of 2 to 3 sports fields. padel additional ».

« In terms of price, we are on a discovery year. For less than 200 € in addition to the club membership (around 400 €), you can play padel unlimited ».

Keep our status of "privileged club" and "club spirit"

A year ago Philippe Cerfon said to me: Michel, we have to padel in our club.

Tennis is not what it used to be. We had to find an alternative. The padel came at the right time. Rebound with a complementary sport. The padel seemed a very good complement to us.

We're going to redo the parking lot. We are going to offer other padel but covered.

We still have more than a conformation of the Walloon region to launch the construction of the 2 or 3 padel covered or semi-covered.

We are a private club. The padel will have to comply with this private club tradition. Our priority remains the club member. Therefore, we will provide facilities for club members to play padel. New members padel must become a member of the club.

This club is like my adventure in this club since my father was at this club for 23 years. And so am I. There is a real family spirit. This is the spirit of the club.

In Belgium, other clubs of padel arrive

David Vanrechem, one of the managers of Padel Club Belgium, made it possible this weekend to bring in 4 top players:

  • Dante Gustavo luchetti
  • Mario Doncel Cabrera
  • Antonio Sanchis
  • Juan Antonio Senent

David announces that Belgium is only in its infancy, since other clubs should see the day soon. " We should at least put ten lots of padel by the end of the year ". Next year promises to be even more dynamic. David goes on to explain that “the sale of padel should double from next year. In Belgium, we are really at a key moment. The padel gradually becomes fashionable sport ”.

“Today, unlike 2 years ago, tennis clubs all know the padel. It makes things easier and they are often asking and open to validating a sports project with padel ».

 “To develop and promote this sport, we rely on a very dynamic association called Padel Events. "

Thanks to this, ephemeral services thanks to a mobile ground makes it possible to propose du padel everywhere and in all conditions ” adds Rodolphe Borlée, one of the managers of Padel Events.

Padel Attitude and Padel Sensation "  helps boost the padel Belgian »

Padel Attitude and Padel Sensation, the two Lille clubs, have helped to boost the padel in Belgium " since today, we are many to cross the border to play in its superb structures ».

Le padel Belgian is well and truly launched.

Franck Binisti - Padel Magazine

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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