Gilles Moreton and the new president of the French Tennis Federation. He answers questions from Padel Magazine concerning the development plan of padel in France for years to come.

“We must progress on padel"

Franck Binisti: We know that the clubs are the heart of your project. Private clubs are paying head-on for this health crisis, and some have had to close their doors, claiming to be the “big ones forgotten by the FFT”. Will there be a change at this level?

Gilles Moretton:"We strongly believe in padel. We have a real project, it's an opportunity for us. It is a sport on which we must progress, and we have ideas. ”

"I believe the model clubs padel private is a success story, because they will look for new practitioners, and welcome them in the best conditions to retain them. As you know we have a real flaw in loyalty in our system. "

“One in two players does not come back”

“In my league, on the new licensees, 50% of practitioners do not come back. This is valid for adults and also for young people. Our first job will be this Loyalty people who come to discover our activity. ”

“On a private level, this concern for the customer is a real concern because for them it is vital. There are efforts that have been made. I understood that on projects like the PSR (support and recovery plan) there was help planned for clubs that were in difficulty. It's fairly recent, and I thought there was an allowance for private clubs, but I could be wrong. ”

The Roland-Garros of padel

Franck Binisti: The Roland-Garros project Padel will it be a priority for the new team? 

Gilles Moretton:"I do not know these files only superficially when they are presented to me during the very few committees. Because since September there has only been a CST (Higher Tennis Council) which was supposed to do surveillance, but which in my opinion did not supervise much, and there was no council of long-time league presidents. We have no information on what was decided."

“It's an important element. So I can't answer on this kind of subject because I don't have more information. ”

“I promise you, however, that I will not let go. We will all work together to understand and give you more precise answers. The difference is that you are going to have a team in front of you where there was often only one man who decided. "

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