Who would have believed a few years ago that the fallen would invite itself into school lesson ?
Long seen as a club Sport or from leisure for adultsthe padel is attracting more and moreschools In France.
Solid projects emerge, carried by passionate sports teacherssupported by local clubs and even supported by national institutions.
Yes, now students can type their first bullets of fallen During their EPS lessonsparticipate in UNSS competitions…
We take stock of this decisive movement for the development of the padel in France and true youthful bath For sport in schools … because can we be more “fun” than the padel?!
Initiatives that show the way
HAS Amiensau Rosa Parks Collegethe First Padel school sports section in France was created under the leadership of Florent DevillersEPS teacher and Padel manager at Tennis Padel Club Amiens Métropole.
“I started teaching the Padel at the Rosa Parks college in Amiens in 2021, replacing the badminton by the Padel in the school program. The students immediately hung on to this new discipline,” specifies the one who acts as precursor in the universe of School padel.
Concretely, to Amiensstudents practice in interior in a adapted gymnasium and also benefit from Sessions at the neighboring clubon real land.
This double approach (school + club) allows children and adolescents to progress quickly and discover all Padel’s subtleties.
HAS Roye,, in the Sommethe Louise Michel College has not waited to ride the wave: the establishment has been offering for years Initiation days and participate in UNSS competitionswhere its teams do not stop glasses.
During the championships, their students even went up on the First step of the podium in Mixed minimal category.
Elsewhere in France, at Ursuya College in Pyrénées-Atlantiques or at Challemel-Lacour collegein Normandieof the similar programs are born.
Oui, The school padel takes root across the territory.
Why the Padel is a hit with students (and teachers)
Yes the Padel seduces as muchit is because he checks many boxes As part of the practice of sport in schools.
First of all, his practice is accessible to all.
No need to have a Smash overpowered To “have fun”: in a few exchanges, even beginners take pleasure.
The rules are simplethe land is petit… And all that makes the game dynamic without being too physically demanding.
And then, it’s so fun These bullets that bounce on the windows ! A real boon for theEPS.
Then this sport promotes team spirit.
The fallen is indeed the Only racket sport intrinsically collective since it is played out only double : the communicationthe common strategyl’mutual aid…
This is exactly what the EPS teachers To develop social skills with their students.
Finally, the Padel is virtuous for the motor skills and the physical shape.
Agility, Landban coordination, reflexes : the padel makes all this work, while having fun.
Handle it palait is often more motivating for students than more traditional sports, sometimes experienced as “old -fashioned” or “imposed”.
The support of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) andNational Union of School Sport (UNSS) shows that it is not just a fashion effect.
These institutions encourage School Padel Development through partnerships and the organization of official competitions.
Furthermore, Wilson, Nox, Bullpadel, Decathlon, Babolat et Head in particular, by offering Specific ranges for young peoplemake the practice even more accessible and thus promote the development of discipline in schools.
The Padel at schoolit is therefore more than just an option To change hand or basketball, for example:
This is a real educational dynamic worn by motivated teachers and conquered students.
The fallen has (already) found its place in the playground… And this is only the beginning. What best momentum For a sport in full development?!
