La French Tennis Federation (FFT) unveils a new web series entitled “The blue slope”, produced with the support of its partner EngieThis project accompanies the official opening of the National Training Center (CNE) for padel, located at Vichy, inaugurated at the start of the 2025 school year.

An immersion in the daily life of future champions

This web series will offer to follow, throughout the year, the daily life of the first class of young athletes integrated into the padel CNE.
The episodes will allow us to observe their progression to the top level, their life in Vichy, their training, but also the support they receive within the federal structure.

Each episode will be broadcast on the Social Media and FFT YouTube channel, thus providing direct access behind the scenes of the training of French padel hopefuls.
The program will extend to summer 2026, following the evolution of this first generation of promising players.

National Training Center Padel in Vichy the young people

A new format to support the development of padel

With “La piste bleue”, the FFT continues its ambition to make visible the structuring of French padel and make it a real high-level sport.
This immersive format will also highlight the coaches, the technical staff, the training methods and collective life within the center, installed in a modern setting and entirely dedicated to performance.

This project is part of a global strategy led by the Federation to accelerate the development of padel in France, both on a sporting and media level.

A first episode already available

The first episode of “The blue slope, with Engie” is already available online.
This first immersion offers a glimpse into the daily lives of the young residents of the Vichy padel CNE and their brand-new training environment.

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