The coronavirus crisis has also had positive repercussions for certain sectors. Despite the difficulty of many clubs padel long closed, the crisis marked an unprecedented expansion for our sport.

Towards a land stock shortage?

It is incredible and yet we are not far from reality. For several months in France and abroad, construction sites have been falling behind for a reason that we would not have imagined before COVID: the demand is too high compared to the supply.

Land builders of padel find themselves in a complicated situation, as the prices of materials go up. Sometimes it is even impossible to obtain the raw material. For example, the windows of the padel are more and more complicated to find. The reason is that the producers of these windows have not been able to anticipate the explosion in demand since 2020.

“We are facing an almost unique episode in the history of the development of padel. The demand is so great that manufacturers must be able to evolve quickly to meet it. ", Explain Jérémy Scatena, the manager Technopadel in France.

The situation of Technopadel is similar to that known by other land builders.

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A global phenomenon

"I just took a + 30% on my new courts of padel », explains the director of a belgian club which is expanding to meet the growing demand for padel in his region.

This phenomenon is observable everywhere in Europe. The health crisis has led to an increase in the number of practitioners never seen before. The clubs almost have the obligation to equip themselves with padel for those who don't.

Le padel seeks to develop since the 90s in the world. After 30 years of gradual emergence, the decade of the 2020s seems to be the right one to place the padel in benchmark sports worldwide. The clues do not deceive, we will not have to wait that long to see the padel at the Olympics.

From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see it on the various international competitions, but also on the major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best photos of padel !

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