Olivier Moine, one of the co-directors of La Pala, a future padel center planned for the end of 2023, gave an interview to Padel Magazine. In this interview, he talks about the origins of this audacious and ambitious project that he undertook with four other associates.

An adventure for 5

“There are five of us in this adventure, all passionate and padel players. There is Pascal Receveur, a business leader from La Rochelle, Rodolphe Deleusière, also from La Rochelle and a business leader, Fabrice Jardino, a restaurant owner from La Rochelle, Frédéric Maucourt, a former health executive and TFP padel graduate, co-manager of the center, and myself, Olivier Moine, a former tennis teacher, padel teacher and also co-manager of the center.

I managed to convince all these people to join me in the adventure of La Pala (the name of the center, referring to snowshoes in Spain and also to a frying pan in Italy, since we plan to open a bistro restaurant Italian). Our goal is to create a sporty and friendly place to live around our common passion.

This is an investment of 4 million euros.

Padel is developing well in Angers and we have been active in the padel community since its arrival in 2017 with Fred. The idea of ​​evolving in our own structure made us dream, and the three Rochelais were convinced by our vision. Today, we are all moving forward together to offer a center of excellence.”

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An ambitious project coming to fruition

“Since the beginning of 2021, we have been engaged in the process of building our center, and it has been a long and laborious journey. However, we never gave up and we are finally approaching the finish line!

Our center is located in the Decathlon Village des Ponts-de-Cé, just 7 minutes from Angers city center. It will offer eight padel courts, six of which are indoors and two outdoors, equipped with the latest generation carpet. The indoor courts will have a ceiling height of 10 meters, with the possibility of exits, and two of them will be connected.

This is an ambitious project for a padel center where everyone, and I mean everyone, will be able to practice this sport. We plan to organize recreational activities, as well as tournaments ranging from P25 to P1000 level, or even higher if possible.

In addition to team matches, we will offer teaching programs for all ages and levels, whether annual, quarterly or as one-off courses led by professional teachers.”

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Padel but not only

“In addition to our padel facilities, we plan to create a Partners Club that will offer team building moments, master classes, seminars, and much more. We will also have three golf simulators, allowing everyone to practice safely and comfortably. Whether you are a novice, amateur or professional, you will find something to enjoy playing golf with us!

Animations, teaching programs and tournaments will also be planned. But the heart of the project lies in our Italian bistro, where you can taste traditional dishes such as pizzas, pastas, salads and risottos prepared with local or Italian products by a passionate team that aims to offer quality and conviviality.

Upstairs we will have rooms for rent where an osteopath will set up. We are also looking for physiotherapists, pilates teachers, yoga teachers, in order to create a wellness space. In addition, we are looking for a padel teacher capable of managing our school/academy, as well as a pizza chef for our kitchen.

The opening of La Pala is scheduled for the end of 2023 and we are waiting for you!”

Eleonore Coulibaly

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