Competitions padel : What recommendations from the FFT?

The fact that recommends the FFT for competitions padel from September 2020, and in particular for P2000s forming part of the FFT's Recovery and Support Plan?

I - CONTEXT:

The health crisis imposed on the practice of sport for several months adjustments which, by dint of fruitful collaboration between the government authorities and the French Tennis Federation, were gradually relaxed for the Padel since June 2, 2020.
Today, the practice of Padel is possible anywhere in France, in the open air as well as on semi-covered and covered areas, without restriction (with the exception of areas in a state of health emergency - Guyana and Mayotte - where the Padel cannot be practiced on covered grounds).

However, because of the persistence and the recrudescence of the virus, we must adapt our behavior to, from now on, “live” our sport “with the virus”.

Two requirements are imposed on us:

1- Mandatory compliance with barrier gestures in all places and in all circumstances:
- Wearing a mask compulsory for over 11s indoors / outdoors, except during sporting activity;
- Distance of 1 meter between two people;
- Regular hand washing with soap or hydro-alcoholic gel;
- Nose / mouth protection in case of cough / sneeze, if possible with the crook of the elbow;
- Use of disposable handkerchiefs;
- Avoid touching your face, especially your eyes, nose and mouth.

2- The limitation of collective life situations:
The culture of Padel is characterized in particular by its user-friendliness and by the numerous interactions which result from it. The pandemic that has raged since the start of the year, however, forces us to temporarily modify our relational behavior. Thus, if the "sporting" practice of Padel was able to resume normally, the conviviality which is attached to this sport off the field must now be subject to limitations. We strongly urge you to limit your presence in clubs as much as possible. Padel to the strict practice of your activity and to proscribe situations of great physical proximity (braces, handshakes, hugs, "checks" ...).
On this basis, this document presents the FFT's recommendations concerning the resumption of competition within clubs or structures authorized to Padel.

II - PRINCIPLES OF IMPLEMENTATION:

The FFT continues to reiterate its priority concern for the protection of its audiences and the fight against the spread of the virus. It therefore always calls for the vigilance, sense of responsibility and civility of managers, non-managerial volunteers, professional teachers, referees and all practitioners of affiliated clubs or structures authorized to continue the implementation. place the following recommendations:

A - General conditions for organizing venues and competitions:

Clubs and authorized structures of Padel hosting competitions:
. Designate a COVID-19 referent responsible for ensuring proper compliance with health rules and the tournament organization protocol. This can be the same person as the one already designated by the club;
. Post in the club or the authorized structure (or on the site of the tournament) the health rules, the barrier gestures (posters of the FFT, according to the same modalities as those registered in the protocol of exit of confinement for the clubs);
. Continue to ensure daily cleaning of their facilities and ensure regular disinfection of contact points;
. Maintain the availability of sanitary protection products: hydro-alcoholic gel at the entrance to the club, detergent-disinfectant product, disposable paper and trash can on the grounds;

Maintain the recommendation to favor the reservation of the grounds online or by telephone.
. Can use collective or individual changing rooms in strict compliance with the following health rules: definition of an attendance gauge, use of the mask (with the exception of showers), distance of one meter, time-stamped and nominative list of users, ventilation and regular cleaning / disinfection. (recommendations of the High Council of Public Health [HCSP] of August 3, 2020);
. Ensure that traffic flows are organized so that they follow the rules
of distancing;
. Recommend to the Referee to plan a lighter program per court in order to leave a necessary time between each match to be able to disinfect the benches, the posts and the web of the net, and prevent the players from crossing each other between two matches;
. Ask the players:
 arrive at the club or at the authorized structure at most 30 minutes before the time of the first convocation;
 not to linger at the club or in the authorized structure after the end of their last match.

B - Sanitary conditions:

- COVID-19 symptoms:
A practitioner showing symptoms (cough, breathing difficulties, fever, etc.) does not come to play. The competition organizer ensures that all participants are well informed of this rule and invited to strictly respect it.
- Barrier gestures:
For any practice and in any place, their respect must be ensured.
In green and red zones: wearing a mask is compulsory at all times outside the grounds, with a distance of 1 meter in static situation and 2 meters in dynamic.
- Temperature measurement:
The temperature measurement is not recommended by the High Council of Public Health in its opinion of April 28, 2020, as access control. This measure may, at the discretion of the organizer, be implemented if he decides that it is complementary and that he has the means to implement it under satisfactory conditions.
- Ball protocol:
No differentiated bullet protocol. However, outdoor play should be interrupted in the event of light rain or drizzle, even if playing conditions are possible, in order to avoid playing with wet balls. In territories in a state of health emergency (Guyana, Mayotte) the protocol for contact with bullets, valid for Phase 2, remains in force.
- Everyone's good habits:
 Organizers:

. Ensure that the sanitary measures in force are applied within the framework of the competition of Padel ;
. Require the wearing of a mask at all times for any person present in the club or the authorized structure, outside of physical activity;
. Ensure that the use of clubhouses, Proshop shops and catering areas comply with local health and distancing rules applicable throughout France;
. Ensure regular cleaning of all areas in contact with detergent-disinfectant (changing rooms, door handles, toilets);
. Provide sanitary equipment (hydro-alcoholic gel, detergent-disinfectant product, disposable paper and trash can at the site entrance and at the entrance to each site);
. Define the dressing room attendance gauge according to their surface area, set up a time-stamped sheet with names of the use of the changing rooms, request that a distance of 1 meter be respected and the wearing of a mask, have these regularly cleaned / disinfected spaces;
. Ensure that players arrive in competitive attire;
. Require players to come with their own equipment (water bottle, towel, hydro-alcoholic gel, etc.) and leave it in their bag. Exchange and loan of equipment are not permitted;
. Prohibit players from leaving their belongings (clothes, towels, etc.) to dry in common areas (changing rooms, etc.);
. At field level:
 Provide a distance of 2 meters between benches and / or chairs;
 Require, before and after the game, that the players respect the instructions for disinfecting the hands and cleaning the equipment, benches, or chairs, posts and the net;
 Organize the changes of sides by turning on each side of the net, clockwise;
 Prohibit all physical contact with his partner or his opponents (no “checks”);
 Prohibit handshakes and instead suggest nodding or snowshoeing.
 Players:
The players:
 Arrive in competition attire;
 Bring and manage their own equipment themselves (water bottle, towels, hydro-alcoholic gel to wash their hands before and after the game, etc.). They leave it in their bag and do not leave their belongings to dry in the common areas. Do not exchange or lend their equipment;
 Disinfect their chair / bench before and after the game, out of civic spirit with the aim of cleaning up their environment and that of the players who will succeed them;
 Prohibit any hug or hug, replace the "check" by a nod of the head or the racket;
 Wear a mask in all places and circumstances, except during physical activity.

 Non-players:
The people present in the club:
 Must remain vigilant with respect to physical distancing and barrier gestures anywhere and at all times;
 Wear a mask at all times in the enclosure of the club or authorized structure.
 Media & Press Journalists:
 Journalists must respect the rules of social distancing, barrier gestures, and wear a mask at all times within the club or the authorized structure;
 Interviews should be preferred outdoors and should not exceed 10 minutes; indoors, the gauge criteria must be respected;
 Each journalist must use his own material (no loan).

C - Rules for public reception and management of collective spaces:

The organizers must ensure, prior to any tournament organization, that no decision by the local public authorities is opposed to it. The obligation of safety and reinforced means must apply to tournament organizers as it applies to clubs or authorized structures and their managers.
- Gauge and public reception:
On the whole territory of the Republic, with the exception of Guyana and Mayotte, the competitions can take place in the presence of the public up to a maximum limit of 5000 people.
In “establishments open to the public” (clubs, rented and furnished communal hall, etc.): compulsory declaration at the prefecture from 1500 people (players, staff, organization teams and the public included) (art. R.331- 4 of the Sports Code);
Spectators must have a seat and, in the red zone, observe a minimum distance of 1 seat between each person or group of less than 10 people who came together or who booked together. In the green zone, the distance of 1 seat between 2 people is no longer in force, but wearing a mask and respecting barrier gestures remain compulsory.
The organizer must prohibit access to spaces allowing regrouping, unless they are arranged in such a way as to guarantee a physical distance of 1 meter.
In its opinion of 03 August 2020, the HCSP recommended that the reception of the public standing in establishments receiving the public sport (ERP sport) for a sporting event, was possible according to the respect of certain measures. Double respect for wearing a mask and physical distancing of 1 meter, managing the flow of people, respecting barrier gestures, information and communication to the public of preventive measures.
In the light of these elements, the local authorities can decide on the implementation of this system of reception of the standing public, according to the requests they have received and the control of the capacity of the organizer to enforce the measures. recommended in the HCSP opinion.
- Carpooling: the physical distancing rules must apply to carpooling. Before and after use, the vehicle used must be cleaned and disinfected under the same conditions as those applicable to the premises.

The driver must maintain safety distances from passengers and wear a general public mask.
Persons aged 11 and over must wear a mask.
- Refreshments, restaurants, clubhouses: their attendance is authorized indoors and outdoors in strict compliance with the health protocol of Hotels-Cafés-Restaurants: wearing a mask in all circumstances except when you are installed to consume, 1 meter at the less between tables / standing tables, cleaning of tables between each service, avoiding food for collective use (jars of mustard, ketchup, etc.) and favoring individual portions ...

D- Rules for the use of physiotherapy services:

If applicable:
- Treatments are by appointment whenever possible;
- The players must be showered before treatment;
- the consultation room must have hydro-alcoholic gel, disposable paper and a bin;
- The players disinfect their hands with the hydro-alcoholic gel before and after treatment;
- Wearing a mask is compulsory for the competitors and the physiotherapist during treatment;
- The physiotherapist must disinfect the treatment table and ventilate the room after each visit.

E- Rules applicable to price reductions:

The general conditions for awarding prizes must comply with the following instructions:
- All speakers and participants must wear a mask and keep at least 1 meter away from other people present;
- The trophy will be cleaned with a virucide before the awards ceremony;
- It is also asked not to shake hands, nor to kiss or hug;
- For photos, also respect the statutory social distances.

Health protocol in the padel

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.