The majority of clubs at present, particularly in Hauts-de-France, do not have golf courses. padel. We hypothesized that a tennis licensee does not associate his tennis club with the practice of padel, and that he would continue to frequent private commercial centers, even if a padel is built in his club.

Several results on this subject are to be drawn from this survey. Opinions are very divided. We can not establish a generality. As we have seen in the analysis, practitioners have different expectations, desires from one person to another. Some favor the financial aspect, others the quality of the infrastructures, others the quality of the services that a private center can offer.

There is also the fact that a practitioner of padel does not necessarily play padel with players from his tennis club. It is not said that a practitioner of padel will want to commit to the year, via a membership fee, in a tennis club. But as the padel is still very young and very rare in tennis clubs, and as each club applies its own policy, particularly pricing, it is difficult to predict the future behavior of tennis players. padel.

44,1% of licensees questioned in our survey declared that they would continue to work with a private center even if a short padel is built in their club. We can doubt that this 44,1% will not play occasionally or permanently in their club, especially if the tennis clubs apply a very low price offer. Indeed, 28,6% of people who would stop attending a private center for their tennis club take the price as their reason. This criterion is therefore not trivial. Of those who would like to continue playing in a private center, 30,8% said they were not the same playing partners. Certainly, but there will necessarily be more players from padel in their tennis club the day a court is built, and therefore more potential partners.

23% of people took the quality of infrastructure as a reason, but there is no reason to say that clubs will not make good quality land, even if they are financially limited by being an association.

The other three reasons were the proximity of the workplace, the atmosphere and the availability of the courts, which we believe will remain acceptable and relevant criteria, since the private centers should keep a high quality of services, which is in a way theirs. trademark, and the proximity of the workplace that will always be a reason for a number of practitioners.

Thus, this hypothesis is only partially valid. Tennis licensees, like all sportspeople, have very diverse expectations and interests. These expectations can also vary over time. It is almost certain that tennis licensees will continue to attend private tennis centers. padel, because not all tennis clubs will necessarily have padel. In addition, some will always have interests such as proximity to the workplace, especially at lunchtime.

Pierre Lemonnier

Pierre studied STAPS, and validated a master's degree in sports management, after studying in Reims, Frankfurt and Lille. I discovered the padel in 2014 during my Erasmus year in Frankfurt thanks to a Spanish friend. Damn it is good padel !

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