In the south of France, on the heights of the city of Nîmes, the WinWin club Padel des Hauts de Nîmes carries out an enormous communication work in the padel thanks among other things to these tournament records of padel throughout the year.

I, the little guy from Tenerife, would like to talk to you about this club and Julien Datcharry, the founder of this great center of padel.

8 grounds with bright and warm colors, surrounded by Mediterranean pines. Here is the decor. Julien and his team launched this club a few years ago. Matches, training, in short, nothing more than the others can do. Then the HDN Padel Club receives P1000s, major events again last year, to attract top French players. In view of the success of its P1000s, WinWin Padel Nîmes is developing tournaments in its club to reach an average today of 40 tournaments per year.

40 per year

A huge number when we know the time it takes and the implication that it requires. To get to be the club with the most organized tournaments in France, Julien has a tip: The organization.

Being able in the same weekend to offer a P1000 and two P500 8 field is not done like that.

The experience and the search for the best possible game formats are the key to make the matches end in the dictated hour and that all players leave with the impression of having spent a good time and time on the field.

P1000 and P500 are a small part of the organized tournaments. It takes for everyone. The P250 and P100 attract lower level players, but thanks to this wonderful organization, Julien encourages new players to play tournaments, have a good time on and around the fields. Unconsciously the players enter the family of the padel French. A great initiative for the future of our sport.

My favorite format?

I had the opportunity to participate in the night P250 Friday evening summer. 3 hours of play, 4 matches, 8 fields, 16 teams. The first two rounds are played in 9 games with tiebreak at 8 / 8. The winners of the first round are played while the losers of the first round are also played. At the end of the second match, those who won the first and second games are played, those who won first and lost the second are played, those who lost the first and won the second are played and those who lost both games are played. And so on until the fourth match for everyone.

Result? Although the levels are sometimes uneven in the first match, they are more equitable in the third and fourth match.

To make the atmosphere at the top, upon your arrival you can nibble, drink (without alcohol) and end the evening with hot tapas included in the commitment.

You pay the commitment as any tournament, you play 4 matches, you spend a good evening and you meet people of your level who came like you, have a good time.

Perhaps this club is one of the examples to follow both in the organization of tournaments and in the development of padel competition in France.

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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