Le Havre. I tested for you… padel, this derivative of tennis which is played with the walls

How to acknowledge a newbie padel ? He's the one who says he will play “paddle”. Like many, he confuses the sport the place you stand on a floating board with paddles, and the one which is derived from tennis, which got here fromSpain and D'Latin America. It is the latter that we tried, on one of the three courts of the Normandy Tennis League, on the grounds of the TCMH (Tennis Club Municipal du Havre).

A sport that lets off steam

The benefit is that, even with a poor degree of Sunday tennis participant, you may play alongside a way more seasoned participant like Samy Benameur, tennis instructor, with out him having to hit the unhealthy hand, on one leg or closing one eye (padel is played in 2 vs 2).

“You just have to practice, it comes on its own. You can play with all levels, it's very accessible.”

And then, above all, we are able to let off steam. Most are there for that. The approach being much less important than in tennis, there is no have to grasp the forehand or the backhand to return the ball and even rating some extent. On the different hand, it is higher to attract his greatest reflexes.

Know how one can deal with rebounds

Indeed, we play in a field with dimensions smaller than a tennis courtroom (10×20 meters) and whose walls are made of glass or grid. Knowing how one can apprehend and anticipate rebounds due to this fact represents a primary problem. Each level is very intense: you need to run, hit, get again, leap, hit once more…

“We create a bond”

Inevitably, we progress at excessive velocity. On the different hand, time passes much more rapidly. It's a bit… the different aspect of the coin. “There is a enjoyable aspect: in quarter-hour, you begin to have enjoyable, explains Maxence Allais, padel referent at TCMH. And then, it is pleasant, we create a hyperlink. The padel spirit is to play your half and go for a drink collectively. »

An speedy success

He and Samy see many tennis and soccer gamers changing to the self-discipline, since there is additionally a group sport side. Since the grounds had been opened in mid-December, round 100 individuals have utilized for TCMH membership for padel.

It should be stated that the courtroom is simply bookable on the Ten'Up software (32 euros for 4 individuals), or by subscribing to the TCMH (250 euros per yr).

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