We were able to see in the exploratory phase the origins of padel. During our research we tried to understand why the padel appeals to many people, and thus to understand the peculiarities of this sport.

First, it is played on 4. He brings this friendly aspect, and playing with his friends. In addition to this is added the playful side of the practice. Playing with rebounds on the walls, and buffs, lobs, playing on the fly, much to the players and brings this feeling of fun.

Then, it is relatively easy to play when compared with tennis for example. This aspect was noticed during the interviews;

Brice: " but you see tennis that frustrated me very quickly, because if you haven't taken a year and a half, two years of lessons, well, you're having trouble ”[1].

François: " being a tennis player, it is true that the passage is rather easy »[2].

François was chained with this phrase " There is the aspect with the walls around, suddenly the game can last longer ”[3], and it is true that the fact that the game lasts longer than tennis in general, especially for beginners in racket sport, this is a real plus to practice.

[1] Page 97: interview with Brice and Jean

[2] Page 105: interview with Brice and Jean

[3] Page 106: François interview

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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