PADEL Newsletter – October 2023

The selection of the French youth teams for the 2023 Worlds!

We now know the composition of the youth teams that will represent France at the world padel championships! This event, organized by the FIP (International Padel Federation) Padel), will take place from November 13 to 18, 2023 in Asunción, Paraguay.
Each team is made up of three pairs: an U14 pair, an U16 pair and an U18 pair; each match being played in the best of three matches.

Our selection

number of the month

To date, the FFT has listed 767 teachers qualified to teach padel in France. Among them, we find 550 holders of a DFMP and 217 of a TFP. A number that is constantly increasing thanks to the training provided in the leagues.

It perfects!

The ANS broadens its award criteria

Interregional conferences 2023
The 2023 interregional padel conferences took place on the weekend of October 14 and 15. The clubs played to reach the National 1, which will take place in February 2024 at the club of Padel Skyline in Sucy-en-Brie. The winning clubs can be discovered below!

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What's up ?

2024 tournament schedule
The 2024 tournament schedule has been published! The most important deadlines are known. A second call for applications is underway if you want your club to host a competition!

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The ANS broadens its award criteria

National Padel Cup
The National Tennis Cup, the biggest amateur tennis competition in France, is in full swing. Padel is present in Cap d'Agde: several tournaments are organized during the week to close these final stages!

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Padel session – Episode 2: a busy news story!
The guests of'Émilie Loit for this second episode are Alexia Dechaume, National coordinator of padel at youth level, Bastien Blanqué, who looks back on his title at the French championships and the "prof" Yann Auradou.

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The new series of Padelists

Padel Generation, Episode 2: Padel School
For this second episode of the Generation series Padel, Direction Padel Skyline in Sucy-en-Brie. In this club, 49 children, 30% of whom are girls, discover a new passion for our sport which is growing more and more!

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Live from the leagues

Padel female
From November 1 to 3, the FFT will organize 3 days of padel initiation for women in clubs PadelShot Lyon and Saint-Étienne. Marianne Vandaele will be accompanied by the clubs' coaches to introduce padel through various fun and friendly activities.

Mayors' Lounge
The French Tennis Federation will be present at the Mayors and Local Authorities Fair from November 21 to 23 in Paris. The aim is to provide local authorities with the best possible information on the development of padel-related infrastructure.

Training

Next DFMP sessions in November
IDF League: from October 30 to November 3, 2023
PACA League: from October 30 to November 3, 2023
New Aquitaine League: from November 13 to 17, 2023

Dates to remember

From 3/5 to 2023/XNUMX

P1500 Ladies
PadelShot Saint-Etienne

P1500 Gentlemen
Mind Padel

From 10/12 to 2023/XNUMX

P1000 Gentlemen
EverGo Saint-Martin-Boulogne

From 17/19 to 2023/XNUMX

P2000 Ladies & Gentlemen
4Padel Strasbourg

From 24/26 to 2023/XNUMX

P1000 Lady
Grenoble Tennis Padel

P1000 Gentlemen
4Padel La Rochelle

The advice of the pro

Secure your volleys

Installed at the net, the attacking team must master the right movements and ensure their volleys to try to win the match by placing or accelerating the ball.

Deadline for your contributions for the next
newsletter: Friday November 17, 2023 on padel@fft.fr


Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.