Jean WALLACH, President of the Lyonnais League and General Delegate for FFT Training, discusses the training file padel.

Franck Binisti (FB) - Teaching padel legally, will this be possible soon?

Jean Wallach (JW) - The FFT is looking for an adaptable solution for teachers of Padel, who, in the current state of the legislation, cannot teach for remuneration. However, it should be remembered that this situation does not date from today and that it also applies to all tennis teachers. Even our best players cannot teach for remuneration when they do not have a State diploma or a qualification issued by the Sport Branch.

While waiting to consider, in the future, the creation of a specific diploma " Padel ", We proposed to the Branch a CQP" Tennis Animator "in the scope of which is included the Padel.

FB - What would be the rules of this degree to get it?

JW - This diploma, like all the CQP, will be accessible through training or through the validation of prior learning (VAE) *, based on the experiences accumulated by the candidates in the different areas of the reference system.

FB - Is this diploma restrictive?

JW - This diploma is intended to ensure the animation of structures and the initiation and discovery of one or more of one of the three sports: Tennis, Beach tennis and Padel. The CQP may or may not provide for a limitation of the exercise volume (this has not yet been discussed for the CQP “Animator”). However, exceeding a possible ceiling is not prohibited but must be accompanied by a proposal for career development, which could be done by the future creation of a diploma dedicated to Padel.

FB - Is it possible for a teacher to padel having obtained a diploma in Spain for example to have recognition in France?

The recognition of a foreign diploma can be done through an equivalence commission. The problem is that there is no such thing as a Padel in France recognized by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Cohesion (MJSCS).

As for the CQP, it only concerns the Sports Branch. The training is attributed to a delegate. This diploma therefore does not concern the Ministry of Sports. There will certainly be possibilities for an advanced insider to obtain an equivalence if he validates his VAE.

FB - What would be the contours of this training? padel ?

In the CQP “Animator”, the outlines (volume and training content) of the diploma are being discussed at the FFT and concern both the DTN and the DVF (Direction de la Vie Fédérale). Neither the total number of hours nor the training costs have yet been discussed. It should just be noted that the number of training hours of a CQP is variable (on average from 100 to 300 hours of training, including presence in a reception structure). The fact of being a certification entails the support of the Training by the OPCA of the Branch, in this case Uniformation (Cf. http://www.uniformation.fr/)

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.