Au  tennis Padel Couëronnais Club   padel tracks  were delivered in  September 2023 .  Result  : the club counts  700 licensees including  450 people play padel , for a city of  25 000 people  located at west of Nantes . Meeting with  Aurélien Gergaud , president of the club, and  Marie Lefevre , padel coach.

With the padel school  à  UrbanPadel Carquefou , tennis Padel Club Couëronnais also offers  a padel school .
" The  22 young  have between  8 and 15 years  "Adds  Marie Lefevre , padel coach within the structure.

Note that these are the  only two sites  of the  Nantes region  to propose a  padel school  for the time being.

75% of the players are from Couëron

And regarding the  adults , these are only the  club members  who can come and play here.
"We have  75% of people  who are from  Coueron . Otherwise, they come from  Sautron ,  Saint-Etienne-de-Montluc , but also some  Nantais  "Says  Aurélien Gergaud , president of the Couëronnais Tennis Club.

Because the  municipality of Couëron  wished that only the  fired  can play padel:
"It was a request from them to encourage residents to play sports in Couëron  and  promote sports associations  »

Every day, the  three padel courts  are available from  8h30 to 23h .
“During the day it’s obviously quieter, but from  17 hrs , all three tracks are taken. In addition, we see that players come to play between  12h and 14h . And even the schedule of  21:30  is in high demand,” assures  Marie Lefevre .

 approved tournaments  are organized, as during the weekend of  March 22  with a  P500 women , or  Americans  :
“Everyone plays together, we change partners, the games can be  mixed . This allows to  loyalty  and  create links . Now they have their groups  WhatsApp  and can play together again whenever they want,” she adds.

Marie Lefèvre, 12th French padel player

Before becoming  tennis and padel coach  in Couëron,  Marie Lefevre  gave tennis lessons north of Nantes, in  Orvault Cholière Tennis Club .
"I was classified  -2/6  tennis, but I don't play anymore. I give  tennis and padel lessons  and I am focused on the  padel tournaments . " Because  Marie Lefevre  is actually  12th French  to padel.

She discovered the  paddle  a little by chance during the  National Padel Cup  au  Cap d'Agde , on the side of the  Mediterranean Sea  :
“The atmosphere was different from tennis, it was more  user-friendly . And I remember, I had played the competition without having tried before. » Since then,  Marie Lefevre  never gave up padel.

 padel tournaments  are organized  during a weekend , unlike tennis, which makes it much easier to  travel constraints  and  by way of family life.  :
“In tennis, tournaments start on  Monday  and end on  Sunday . Players can't get away every night to play. I understand why the  padel attracts so many people  »

Especially since at  tennis Padel Couëronnais Club ,  parent-child initiations  are proposed, as is the arrival of  scholars  in order to  introduce this sport to younger people .

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Henri Pasquet

Passionate about soccer and tennis since I was a kid, I've been playing ping-pong for three years at a club in Nantes. More recently, I discovered padel! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I follow regularly. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews on my Instagram page, Silence ça Mix.

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