La FFT announced last October the opening of its very first National Training Center Padel for September 2025 at Vichy. January 2025, the work has already started!
12 padel courts
This project involves the construction of 12 padel courts, including 6 indoors and 6 outdoors. The National Training Center Padel aims to bring together and support young hopefuls from 12 to 18 years old, by offering them a training enabling them to achieve excellence.
The site will also aim to train high level coaches, to host the internships of French teams of discipline, and to organize international competitions.
500 padel players in France
Le paddle is experiencing strong growth in France. The number of practitioners continues to increase, reaching today more than 500 players of which more than 70 padel licensees (2024 sports season). France now has 2 padel courts distributed in 808 clubs and private structures.

Passionate about football and tennis, I have been playing ping-pong for three years. More recently, I discovered padel and what a thrill! Basketball, rugby, golf and rally: more new sports that I follow regularly. Otherwise on the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write reviews of films and video games.