The difficulties of the development of Padel in Germany

Germany is a country where the Padel slow to develop. The main reason is the poor implementation of the Padel in terms of the number of existing land, around 20, because there are strict standards for the creation of a land.

« Private investment for the construction of Padel is very complicated, because the government imposes high standards and therefore the construction prices are higher », According to Jesus Ballvé, president of the Spanish Commission for the Padel.

Building a Padel: As Complicated as Building a House

To be able to build a Padel in Germany, the administrative burden is the highest in Europe.

It is so important that it is similar to building a house. Therefore, the cost of building a plot of Padel is double that in other European countries.

A land builder of Padel, explains this:

The German government asks us for heavy administrative burdens before the possibility of building a land of Padel. For example, he asks us to have a thicker structure, which leads to higher prices.

It is all these permissions that are delaying the construction of courts in Germany and increasing the price of padel courts.

Therefore, the development of Padel is held back and the brands of Padel have no interest in going there yet, as there are only 800 players in Germany.

Two federations of Padel working on a freelance basis in Germany

Jesus Ballvé thinks that the International Federation of Padel should deal with the German government.

A country where, despite the few players, we have two federations that exist.

They do nothing to solve the problem in Germany. These two federations and the international federation should together discuss with the German authorities to find and find a solution, but they do not.

With the neighbors, that cartonne!

The market Padel works very well in countries bordering Germany (Spain, France, Sweden and Italy).

In Spain, the market does not lose market share, but stagnates with growth between 3 and 4%.

While in other South American and European countries, the market doubles from year to year. Moreover brands are investing more and more towards these continents and exports are clearly increasing. Even if brands have a big problem to know the exact figures of these exports.

Indeed, many padel players order from Spanish sites, which therefore distorts the real sales of a brand in a country. We find some of the problems of tennis resurfacing in padel.

A withdrawal from tennis for padel

For the moment, in the Scandinavian countries, the Padel is developing well, with a withdrawal from tennis courts to make way for Padel.

We are also seeing more and more professional tennis players taking up padel. There are plenty of examples. In the women's category, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki. Great promotion, right?

It will be necessary to wait to see if the German regulation becomes more flexible and that this sport can extend finally in this country.

Alexis Dutour

Alexis Dutour is a padel enthusiast. With his training in communication and marketing, he puts his skills at the service of padel to offer us articles that are always very interesting.