Lionel Ollinger is the great guest of Padel Magazine in the 100% padel show: Le Face-à-Face, on Friday May 8 at 18 p.m. The President of the Grand-Est Tennis League will return with us to the FFT's policy linked to the health crisis, on the evolution of padel in his region but also in France.
We will also take a look at its many functions in sport.
Origins of Lionel Ollinger
Before talking about the news and the future. We will return to Lionel Ollinger and his career in tennis before becoming the President of the Grand Est Tennis League.
Lionel Ollinger is above all a tennis and padel player? We will come back to the origin of his passions.
The deconfinement of padel
The FFT has chosen to follow the college of scientific experts. Padel will not resume on May 11. Can we know the reasons for this choice?
There are many health regulations in the event of a resumption of tennis. Should this possibility be opened up for padel? For example, the Tennis Club de Eze will remain closed. The standards are too demanding.
How will be the recovery in the Grand Est League. What policy will be put in place to help clubs reopen and return to normal activity?
As the President of a large French tennis region, how do we deal with the health crisis? What policy should be put in place to revive the sports machine after COVID?
FFT PADEL TOUR
Le FFT Padel Tour de Metz directly suffered the damage of the health crisis with its cancellation. Will the competition be postponed this year? Will we have a new date? Can we plan a date in 2021 if not?
Handipadel or wheelchair padel is a subject known by the Grand Est league. Could we see this practice develop in the coming months or next year via events? Could the FFT PADEL TOUR of Metz offer a wheelchair padel event at that time.
Sebastien Husser-Walther is one of the best wheelchair tennis players. He would like to have the opportunity to play wheelchair padel. But it is complicated. Could we see this discipline develop in the coming years?
OLYMPIC GAMES
Lionel Ollinger is the vice-president of the Grand-Est Regional Olympic and Sports Committee, in charge of sports policies. Where is padel? Is there a chance that padel will take root during the Paris Olympic Games in 2024? Or is it definitely over?
Private clubs
The topic of private clubs and their treatment comes up more and more. Are private padel clubs the forgotten ones of the FFT? What is the Grand Est league doing to combat this form of “unfair competition”?
Women's padel
The Grand Est league hosts one of the most beautiful competitions in France, the Waves Open. What can be done in padel to boost women's padel? Are any initiatives planned?
Lionel Ollinger and 2021
What is the future of Lionel Ollinger within the French Tennis Federation? What are his positions?
Extra-FFT activities
Lionel Ollinger is also very involved in football since he is the general manager of Immobilière du stade Saint-Symphorien in Metz (since . A start in this very special new world? What is this job?
Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.
























































































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