Focus on TSB Jarville, a tennis, squash and badminton club, which recently added padel to its offer. Located not far from Nancy, this club affiliated with the FFT offers 4 covered, insulated and heated padel courts to allow players to enjoy quality facilities whatever the season.

Today we interview Julien Muller, the director of the Club who recently hosted the University Academic Padel Championship.

Hand in hand with the Nancy League Center

“I discovered this sport in 2012 in Andorra. It was during the summer holidays. There were 3 padel courts in a hotel. And love at first sight for this sport began at that moment.

I had an advantage: I was already a racket player. Between badminton, squash and tennis, I was able to evolve quickly in this sport. I got the virus very quickly.

And then, I traveled a lot through squash. During these trips, I realized that padel was developing everywhere, especially in the south of France. That's where the idea came to me to offer padel to the league and the club.

With the Nancy League Center, we worked hand in hand. There was no track in the department. But finally we decided to put these courts at the TSB Jarville club. The league did not have a lot of land available, and the club was ready to put 4 indoor padel courts. We had enough space and the means to invest. That's where the adventure began!

TSB Jarville padel 2022

Not stand-up paddle, but padel!

“In 2016, we were in the early stages of thinking about it. We started by setting up a catering area. And the padel project in 2017 followed. At that time, we were very far from knowing about this sport in the region. And in general, people thought I was talking about stand-up paddle with oars… Mentalities have changed a lot since then.

The club has a strong racket sports culture. Padel seems almost obvious today. However, at the beginning, we had to convince! And then in July 2020, we had Covid. There were administrative delays, we had to be patient. But today the courts are finally here.

And the good news is that the constructions were relatively quick. We had an empty field initially. And today, we have 4 indoor padel courts. We opened the padel courts in November 2021.

The disadvantage perhaps is that we have an isolated structure. And it is true that in regions where there is a lot of padel, it is practical, because there is emulation between clubs. Here, everything remains to be done. But we can see that this sport is making its mark. Moreover, our courts are regularly taken, there are more and more fans.”

Optimal conditions

“For the players, these are optimal conditions. It is a quality structure. It's cold in winter near Nancy, and with these indoor tracks, it's royal. Especially since for €450 per year, players can play unlimited in our center.”

Jarville TSB padel

“We want to build a real community. Today in the region, we are not starting from a large base like in the Paris region or in the south of France.

The structure will continue to grow. We see that the sport is developing at all levels: boom in badminton, squash also works, especially since there are few courts in the region.

Padel has surprised some. But the 4 padel courts are already very busy, so we are considering putting one or two outside.

We will also work with schools. In September, we want a teacher to have a padel school. For the moment we are doing rather one-offs, but in the long term we want real development and club dynamics.”

 

Photo credits: Facebook TSB Jarville

Xan is a fan of padel. But also of rugby! And his posts are just as punchy. Physical trainer of several padel players, he finds atypical posts or deals with current topics. He also gives you some advice to develop your physique for padel. Clearly, he imposes his offensive style as on the padel court!

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