Masithethe namhlanje noMnu UBarry Coffey, owayesakuba kwindawo ye-#1 kwi-LTA Padel Seniors Tour, umongameli we-Ireland Padel Association kunye noMseki weZizwe ezithandathu zeMasters Padel Tournament. Siyavuya ukwenza udliwanondlebe namhlanje uMnu Coffey njengoko iIrish Padel Association iliqabane elisemthethweni lePadelist.net.

Barry, ungene njani kwi-padel kwaye wahlangana nini nomdlalo wethu womlingo?

Ndinembali ende ngemidlalo ye-racquet. Ndiqale ukudlala i-badminton xa ndandineminyaka eli-13 ubudala ndaza ndaya kuba yintshatsheli yeSizwe ndaza ndadlalela iqela lesizwe laseIreland phakathi kwiminyaka yoo-1980. Ukuyeka kwam kulo mdlalo ndabuyela kwintenetya eyayiluthando lwam lokuqala ndisengumntwana. Ndikhumbula ndikwiqela lentenetya iFitzwilliam eDublin xa elinye lamalungu ebekwiholide eArgentina libonisa iifoto zale nkundla ingaqhelekanga kwaye wayexelela wonke umntu ngalo mdlalo ubizwa ngokuba yipadel. Oku kwakuku-1995 kwaye ndandiqala ukuva ngemidlalo. Ngo-2014/2015 ndaye ndaya kuhlala eFrance ndaza ndabona ifoto kwiphephandaba lasekuhlaleni (Nice Matin) lenkundla esecaleni eyayimiselwe esixekweni, kodwa kwiintsuku nje ezimbalwa. Ngeli xesha ndicinga ukuba "ndiza kuzama lo mdlalo ungaziwayo". Ndifumene iklabhu kufutshane nalapho ndihlala khona ndenza idinga lokufumana isifundo sokuqala. KwakungoNovemba 2015. Kulapho ndadibana khona nomqeqeshi ophezulu waseFrance uKristina Clement owayengumqeqeshi wam ukusukela ngoko. Ndikhawuleze ndadibana nomdlalo ndaza ndabhukisha esinye isifundo. UKristina emva koko wandazisa kwabanye abadlali kwiklabhu kwaye ndaqala ukudlala amaxesha ama-2 okanye ama-3 ngeveki. Kuqala bendisithi andizukudlala iitumente, ndichithe ixesha elininzi ndisenza oku njengomdlali we-badminton, kodwa umoya wokhuphiswano uthathe ixesha lomnye umntu endicele ukuba ndidlale nabo kumnyhadala. Ndandixhonyiwe, kungekuphela kwiphaneli kodwa kukhuphiswano. Ibizakuba sisiqalo sesahluko esitsha ebomini bam.

Ngokwenyani uyanyanzeliswa kwiphaneli. Ngaba unganceda udibanise yonke imisebenzi oyenzayo?

IPadel yinxalenye enkulu yobomi bam ngoku. Phambi kobhubhane we-COVID bendihamba rhoqo ndisiya eGreat Britain ndiyokudlala kukhenketho lweBritish Padel. Inqanaba lobudala lalineminyaka eyi-45yrs kwaye ndandisele ndineminyaka engama-57. Ekupheleni konyaka we-2017 ndibekwe kwindawo yesibini kwaye ngo-Matshi 2 ndathatha inqanaba lokuqala endilibambe malunga neenyanga ezili-2018. Ndaphinda ndadlala iminyhadala yabantu abakwiSwitzerland Padel Tour kwaye ndimele iIreland kukhuphiswano lwe-16 FIP yaseYurophu eRome. Ukuphatha iflegi yaseIreland kumsitho wokuvula ngokuqinisekileyo yayilelinye lawona maxesha angalibalekiyo kubomi bam bezemidlalo. Ngeli xesha ndaba ngumongameli weIrish Padel Association emele abadlali bePadel eIreland. Oku kuthatha ixesha elininzi kodwa ndonwabile ukuyenza. Kwi-2019 ndityikitye ikhontrakthi, njengomdlali, yokusebenzisa nokwazisa iAdidas Padel. Ndidlala nee-racquets zabo (i-AdiPower CTRL 2018) kwaye ndinxibe iimpahla zeAdidas. Ndikwanethamsanqa lokuba ngunozakuzaku wenkampani esekwe eScotland uPadel Tech Ltd abangabona baphambili beenkundla ze-padel e-Ireland nase-UK. IPadel Tech ikwangumnini welayisenisi ngokusemthethweni weenkundla ze-AFP eBarcelona kwaye zinokubonelela ngeenkundla ezinophawu lweAdidas. Ukubuyisela into kwezi nkampani zinobubele ndizibandakanya kwimicimbi yemidiya yoluntu enje nge-Facebook kunye ne-Instagram. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu ngexesha lokutshixa xa ukudlala iitumente kunye nokuhamba bekungenakwenzeka. Abanye babahlobo bam kwiklabhu yasekhaya baqale ukundibiza "AdiDaddy". Ndiyazi ukuba bayakuhleka malunga nobudala bam kodwa yinto entle yokuncoma. Mhlawumbi kufuneka ndinayo kwihempe zam!

 

 

Kwi-2017 ndiququzelele umdlalo phakathi kweQela labadala baseIreland (+ 50yrs) neMonaco. Lo yayingumdlalo wokuqala wamazwe aphesheya owadlalwa liqela lase-Ireland kwaye yayingumnyhadala omnandi.

Kwi-2018 ndaseka "iTour Nations Masters Padel Tournament". Lo yayingumnyhadala weqela lamaqela esizwe, amadoda angama-45yrs kwaye wazalwa ngaphandle kwezinye iincoko esasinazo ngelixa sidlala umcimbi wabadala eScotland. Umnyhadala wokuqala ubanjelwe eCasa Padel, eParis kwaye amaqela ebesuka eNgilane, eIreland, eMonaco naseScotland. Umsitho wawuxhaswe ngokudibeneyo nguPadel Tech Ltd kunye neCasa Padel kwaye waba yimpumelelo enkulu Emva koko ndafumana izicelo ezivela kwamanye amazwe anqwenela ukuthatha inxaxheba. Kwi-2019 le tumente yaphinde yanikwa igama "iZizwe eziMathandathu zeMasters Padel Tournament" kwaye yaphinda yenzeka eCasa Padel eParis. La maqela mabini ongezelelweyo avela eFrance naseSwitzerland. Kwakhona bekukho izicelo ezisuka kwamanye amazwe kodwa kwathathwa isigqibo sokuba sihlale “kumazwe amathandathu” ukuze singabinakhuphisana neminye iminyhadala efana ne-FIP European Seniors Championship. Itonamenti yowe-2020, eyayinabantu abasandula ukufika eSweden naseFinland, kunye neNgilani, iIreland, iScotland neSwitzerland yayizakubanjelwa eHelsingborg Padel kodwa yamiswa ngenxa yalo bhubhani. Ngoku icwangciselwe uNovemba walo nyaka.

 

 

Ikhula njani ipadel eIreland?

IPadel icothe ukukhula eIreland kunakwamanye amazwe akumantla Yurophu kodwa iyaqala ukubamba ngoku. Umdlalo awukamkelwa ngokusesikweni yiarhente karhulumente "Sport Ireland" ke ngoko akukho Bhunga laseburhulumenteni laseburhulumenteni, (NGB), lePadel. Njengomongameli weIrish Padel Association, kunye noogxa bam, ndisebenza ngokungadinwa ukutshintsha oku. Kuba zazimbalwa iinkundla kwakungekho nzala yaneleyo kwinqanaba likarhulumente. Oku kuyaqondakala kodwa kuyatshintsha njengoko kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo kubonile ukukhula okumnandi. Ngo-2017 iBhunga lesiXeko saseDublin lakha iinkundla ezine zeparadeli kwipaki yoluntu njengenxalenye yeprojekthi yokulungiswa kwezixhobo zentenetya yoluntu. Oku kunike ithuba elihle kubantu abasebenzisa ipaki ukuba babone ukuba yeyiphi ipadel kwaye bayizame. Eli ziko lisebenza phantsi kwelayisenisi kwaye eli phepha-mvume kufuneka lihlaziywe ekuqaleni kowama-2022. Ibhunga lizakube lifuna iithenda kuye nawuphina umntu onomdla wokusebenzisa iphedi esele ikhona kunye nentenetya kwaye sicinga ukuba kuyakubakho umdla omkhulu koku, kwahluke mpela iphepha mvume lokuqala lakhutshwa phantse kwiminyaka emi-5 eyadlulayo kwaye bambalwa abantu baseIreland ababesazi malunga nomdlalo. NgoJuni walo nyaka kuvulwa iziko lokuqala lephedi "yokuhlawula nokudlala" kwaye libizwa ngokuba "yiPadelZone-Celbridge". Ime ngaphandle nje kwesixeko saseDublin, "iPadelZone-Celbridge" ineenkundla ezimbini zeAdidas kwaye sele zikhona izicwangciso zokwandiswa. Iklabhu yentenetya edume kakhulu eIreland, iFitzwilliam LTC, eyasekwa ngo-1877 yakha iinkundla ezintathu zodidi ekufuneka zigqityiwe ukuphela kuka-Agasti ka-2021. ndijonge phambili kulo msitho. Kananjalo, ihotele yodidi iAdare Manor, e-County Limerick, eya kuthi ibambe indebe yegalufa ye-Ryder Cup ngo-2 kutshanje ivule inkundla entle yangaphakathi yeenkundla ezi-2026 zeendwendwe.

Lithini inani leenkundla zabucala zenkundla yamatyala kunye neenkundla zikawonkewonke eIreland?

Okwangoku umyinge woluntu kwiinkundla zabucala uphantse walingana kodwa silindele ukukhula ngokukhawuleza kwinani leenkundla, ikakhulu ngaphakathi, eziza kuvuleleka eluntwini.

Uyibona njani ipadel kwixa elizayo eIreland nakwezinye iindawo?

Ndicinga ukuba ikamva eliqaqambe kakhulu kwipadel eIreland. Umdlalo uye wacotha ukuqala kodwa kunyaka ophelileyo sibone inani leenkundla likhula ngokukhawuleza okukhulu. Njengomongameli weIrish Padel Association kutshanje bendinxibelelana neqela "lase-Europe" elibonisa umdla wokuseka iiklabhu eIreland. Kunyaka odlulileyo le nto ngeyingazange yenzeke. Sikwafumana nemibuzo evela kwiiklabhu zentenetya zicela ulwazi malunga nokuba bangayongeza njani ipadel kumaziko abo akhoyo. Lixesha elinomdla ngokwenene kwaye ukuba ipadel iba ngumdlalo weOlimpiki kwaye ukukhula kuya kuba kukhulu.

Uhlala eFrance. Unokuqinisekisa ukuba ipadel iyachuma apho. Ngaba ucinga ukuba iFrance inokuba lelinye lawona mazwe aphezulu emhlabeni?

Ngokuqinisekileyo umdlalo wezemidlalo uyakhula kwaye ufumana ukwamkelwa koluntu eFrance. Iinkundla ezintsha ziyakhiwa kwiiklabhu ezikhoyo zezemidlalo kwaye ndivile ngezicwangciso zamaziko amatsha orhwebo afana neCasa Padel eParis eneenkundla zangaphakathi eziyi-12. Nokuba ilizwe linokuba sisizwe esiphambili kunzima ukutsho kodwa amaqela esizwe awabesilisa nawabafazi enze igalelo elikhulu kukhuphiswano lwakutsha nje lwaseYurophu eMarbella ukuze kwenzeke kakuhle.

Kwi-Padelist.net, injongo yethu kukuba wonke umntu afumane iqabane lepadel okanye umqeqeshi wepadel aza kudlala naye, encedisa imidlalo esiyithandayo kwinqanaba lethu. Imibutho kunye namazwe enza i-padel namhlanje. Abantu abadumileyo kunye nabatyali mali babucala nabo bakha iinkundla zodidi. Kodwa siqala ukubona ii-brand ezingasenzi kuphela iirockets, ziya phambili kakhulu. Ngaba unawo amava owabelana ngawo?

Njengommeli weAdidas Padel ndiyabona ukuba banikela ngaphezulu kweebhayisekile kunye neebhola. Ngokusebenzisa iiNkundla zabo zeLayisensi ye-AFP, iiklabhu zinokuba neenkundla ezinophawu lwe-Adidas zize zinxulunyaniswe ne-AFP Padel Academy apho amalungu anokufumana khona isiqinisekiso esamkelweyo somqeqeshi kwilizwe jikelele https://allforpadel.com/en/padel-u/.

 

UMnu Coffey kunye neNkosana Albert yaseMonaco bembonisa iracquet yeAdidas Metalbone
KwiKlabhu yeTennis yaseFitzwilliam, eDublin, eIreland, ngoSeptemba 2021.

 

Iza kuba nini kwaye phi itonamenti elandelayo ye-padel?

Uninzi lweetumente zamazwe aphesheya rhoqo kunye nakwizikhundla eziphezulu ziye zehlelwa lixhoba lobhubhane we-COVID 19 kodwa ngogonyo olugqithisileyo ndicinga ukuba ezi ziya kubuya. Ukhenketho lwabadala lwe-LTA lucwangcise imicimbi e-UK ekwindla ethembisayo. I-International Senior Padel Tour icwangcisa iitumente eVienna, eBari, eCalella, naseTreviso ngoSeptemba naseParis naseLas Vegas ngo-Okthobha. Ezi ziganeko zezamadoda nabafazi kwaye zibonisa inqanaba lobudala ukusuka + 35yrs ukuya kuthi ga + 60yrs. Siyathemba ukuba ezi ziganeko aziyi kuba lixhoba lobhubhane kwaye ziyaxhaswa kakuhle. Emva kwexesha elide ndayeka ukusebenza ngenxa yokwenzakala engqinibeni, ndiceba ukubuyela kumdlalo wetumente kumnyhadala waseParis.

Igama lokugqibela ukuqukumbela olu dliwanondlebe?

Ndiyidlalile imidlalo ye-racquet ebomini bam bonke kwaye ndingatsho ngokunyanisekileyo ukuba ipadel yeyona inokunikela kuwo onke amanqanaba. UPadel ulikhoboka kwaye akukho lunyango. Yizame. Yiba likhoboka kwaye wonwabe ngakumbi kunangaphambili.

 

Ngaba ungumdlali wepelayel okanye ungumqeqeshi wepadel?
Papasha iprofayile yakho yepadel kuluntu lwepadel loluntu ekunokuqhagamshelwana nabo ngabadlali abavela kwindawo yakho ukuba badlale nawe kwaye bafumane izaphulelo kwiirakethi zerhasi!