It is important to talk about the growth of padel in France and abroad, the increase in the number of players, the number of clubs and land built. Our sport is growing all over the world. And seen from Tenerife, the enthusiast that I am is necessarily delighted to see this soaring padel.

The future of padel is certainly all mapped out. And so much the better!

But the padel is it sometimes not over-revving? Do not overestimate it padel to the point of anticipating figures that are too large in relation to the state of padel current? Are there not too many tournaments padel in France in relation to its number of licensees?

As usual, I will try to deal with this complicated topic. But this time, it's me who asks you mostly questions. Do not hesitate to intervene.

Too many clubs padel ?

You have understood it, here not being to say what works, but what can pose a problem, or the elements that can be called into question. I will therefore attack by the number of clubs padel which are developing in France.

Seen from afar, it's surprising. The park padel French today offers land on almost all of France. No region is spared by the madness of padel.

What a joy to see this as we know that there are still a few years, he had to travel sometimes hundreds of km to fall on a field. What progress!

However, sometimes I wonder if the offer is sometimes not too important in a region in relation to demand?

Not wanting to stigmatize anyone, I chose not to mention any clubs or regions. But you will easily see that some French regions are found with several clubs of padel on a reduced perimeter.

Sometimes even, on a limited area, we have a few clubs padel each offering 1 or 2 courts.

Is this a good thing for our sport?

I do not know. In some cases: Yes, because the demand is strong and that it allows to democratize this sport and to widen the number of players. But is this the case everywhere?

Will multiply the number of clubs with one or two padel is a good method?

On the one hand, I am told that it is perfect for the development of our sport, and on the other, I am told that it can affect the quality of the development of our sport.

Should subsidies to sports associations not be more regulated and depend on the capacity of an area to host and create new players especially?

I'm waiting for your feedback.

Too many tournaments?

Every week, the clubs of padel send us press releases regarding their padel. And we regularly try to put the clubs forward. The news is more and more dense. And here too, that's good!

But we realize with our global vision, that of course, the number of players evolves, but paradoxically, tournaments of padel are sometimes poorly provided or even canceled.

Is there not a contradiction here?

In our opinion, it seems that at times there are too many padel compared to the current capacity of the padel French.

The goal here is to find the best alchemy for the health of our clubs. padel and the well-being of the players. If you have any comments, now is the time! We will try to come back to this theme with your analyzes.

Long live the padel !

Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.

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