Le padel is developing worldwide and France is no exception with new clubs emerging every month. Seen from Spain, all the indicators are green in France, but we must not forget that almost everything remains to be done. We are only at the beginning of the adventure and it is very motivating. Fans have a role to play ...

We will try to make an overview of the padel in general and conclude with my modest opinion on the role of the public padel.

Le padel at an international level

Countries are developing and structures padel are very largely private (except in France). Social networks clearly show us that these new countries and foreign clubs are emerging and making themselves known.

Brands and professional players

Brands and professional players are powerful communication channels and allow the padel to make oneself known. We see exceptional videos that make you dream. The brands obviously have a central role because they are the ones who sponsor the events and thus make it possible to see big events being created or lasting.

The media

We are in a good position to find out. The media obviously have a very important role. What is positive is that we see more and more non-specialized media taking an interest in padel. This is very interesting, because these are audiences who are sometimes not initiated into padel...

Sponsors

In addition to the brands of equipment, we can see sponsors that have no connection with the padel engage in sponsorship of players or tournaments of padel. It's positive for our sport, because we can see that it is attracting more and more people.

FFT

There was a before and after 2018. Clearly, the French Tennis Federation has decided to bet on the padel. We necessarily think of FFT PADEL TOUR, the elite circuit of padel, which it has set up this year with events in public places. But more generally, the FFT is taking care of its organization, and things are going in the right direction. Rome was not built in a day, so be patient ...

Softwares

Software drives the development of the new way of seeing the padel, to make it simpler for clubs, more accessible to players and more user-friendly for all.

Do fans / players / audiences play the game thoroughly?

As I said earlier, we must remain modest. And I don't know if my opinion is correct or not. But I observe that there were in France for example very beautiful events in France in August for example… And the public padel did not manifest itself enormously… I would even say enough.

During the Open Tennis P1000 Padel Sun, we had Chingotto / Tello or at the PadelPro cup of the International Tennis Center of Cap d´Agde Pablo Lima… A chance for the padel French. However, I have the impression that there could have been more people to welcome them.

Easy to say, especially when you're on vacation or have other things to do ... Certainly, but when you see such players come to France, it's a bit silly to see that there could be to have more people perhaps.

It is a pavement in the fed up. And I want to believe that I think badly ... I would be interested to have your opinion on all this.

Know one thing, I believe we will become one of the major nations of this sport. it seems obvious, but we must all be invested in developing our sport.

If you have anecdotes, a notice to deliver, do not hesitate to contact us or to contact me directly: julienbondia@gmail.com

Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.

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