With the upcoming European Championships in mind, national coach Pablo Aymá organised the traditional training camp for the French team. He brought together the elite of French padel for three days at the Mas club in Perpignan.
Sixteen invited players attended, including well-known executives as well as some new faces: Bastien Blanqué, Timéo Fonteny, Manuel Vives, Thomas Seux, Adrien Maigret, Maxime Forcin, Jérémy Robert, Philémon Raichman, Dylan Guichard, Johan Bergeron, Maxime Joris, Benjamin Tison, Julien Seurin, Yohan Boronad, Thomas Basso and Arthur Hugounenq.
Throughout the training camp, participants played a series of matches in various pairings, many of which were new combinations. This allowed the coach to assess both the individual form of the players and the compatibility of the different possible pairings.
Despite the stakes involved in the training course, the atmosphere was good. The ‘old hands’ gave the newcomers a warm welcome, and they had no trouble fitting in, even if the youngest ones still have to learn how to play coinche.
The list of eight players selected to represent France will be announced at a later date, probably after the French Championships scheduled for the weekend of 20 September.
