Ake sixoxe lamuhla loMnu UBarry Coffey, owake waba sezingeni #1 ku-LTA Padel Seniors Tour, umongameli we-Ireland Padel Association kanye noMsunguli we-Six Nations Masters Padel Tournament. Siyajabula ukuxoxa noMnu Coffey namuhla njengoba i-Irish Padel Association inguzakwethu osemthethweni we-Padelist.net.

Barry, ungene kanjani kwi-padel futhi wahlangana nini nomdlalo wethu womlingo?

Nginomlando omude ngemidlalo ye-racquet. Ngaqala ukudlala i-badminton ngineminyaka engu-13 ubudala ngabe sengiba yiNational Champion ngadlalela iqembu le-Irish National maphakathi nawo-1980. Lapho ngithatha umhlalaphansi kulo mdlalo ngabuyela kuthenisi okwakunguthando lwami lokuqala ngisemncane. Ngikhumbula ngiseqenjini lamathenisi iFitzwilliam eDublin lapho elinye lamalungu elalikade liseholidini e-Argentina lalikhombisa izithombe ezithile zale nkantolo engajwayelekile futhi lalitshela wonke umuntu ngalo mdlalo omnandi obizwa nge-padel. Lokhu kwakungonyaka we-1995 futhi ngangiqala ngqa ukuzwa ngalo mdlalo. Ngo-2014/2015 ngase ngithuthele eFrance futhi ngabona isithombe ephephandabeni lendawo (i-Nice Matin) senkantolo yezindlu ezazisungulwe edolobheni, kodwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje. Ngalesi sikhathi ngicabange ukuthi "ngizozama lo mdlalo ongaqondakali". Ngithole iklabhu eduzane nalapho ngihlala khona futhi ngenza i-aphoyintimenti yokuba nesifundo sokuqala. KwakunguNovemba 2015. Yilapho ngahlangana khona nomqeqeshi ophezulu waseFrance uKristina Clement owayengumqeqeshi wami kusukela lapho. Ngavele ngaxhunywa kulo mdlalo ngabekisa esinye isifundo. UKristina wabe esengazisa kwabanye abadlali ekilabhini futhi ngaqala ukudlala amahlandla ama-2 noma ama-3 ngesonto. Ekuqaleni bengithi ngeke ngidlale imiqhudelwano, ngichithe isikhathi esiningi ngenza lokhu njengomdlali we-badminton, kepha umuzwa wokuncintisana uthathe isikhathi lapho othile engicele ukuthi ngidlale nabo emcimbini. Ngangixhunywe hhayi kuphela kwi-padel kodwa nakwezokuncintisana. Kwakumele kube ukuqala kwesahluko esisha empilweni yami.

Uyathinteka ngempela ku-padel. Ngicela ungifingqe yonke imisebenzi yakho yasesiteji?

IPadel yingxenye enkulu yempilo yami manje. Ngaphambi kobhubhane lwe-COVID ngangihamba njalo ngiye eGreat Britain ngiyodlala kwiBritish Padel Tour. Izinga lobudala lalineminyaka engu-45yrs futhi ngangivele ngineminyaka engama-57. Ekupheleni kwesizini ka-2017 ngabekwa endaweni yesibili kwathi ngoMashi 2 ngathatha isikhundla sokuqala engangisibambe cishe izinyanga eziyi-2018. Ngiphinde ngadlala imicimbi yabantu abadala eSwitzerland Padel Tour futhi ngamela i-Ireland kuma-16 FIP European Championship eRome. Ukuphatha ifulegi lase-Ireland emcimbini wokuvula kwakuyisikhathi esimnandi kakhulu kwezemidlalo. Ngalesi sikhathi ngaba ngumongameli we-Irish Padel Association emele abadlali be-padel e-Ireland. Lokhu kuthatha isikhathi esiningi kepha ngijabule kakhulu ukukwenza. Ngo-2019 ngasayina inkontileka, njengomdlali, yokusebenzisa nokuphromotha i-Adidas Padel. Ngidlala ngama-racquets abo (i-AdiPower CTRL 2018) futhi ngigqoka izingubo ze-Adidas. Nginenhlanhla futhi yokuba yinxusa lenkampani ezinze eScotland iPadel Tech Ltd okungabaphakeli abakhulu bezinkantolo zepadel e-Ireland nase-UK. IPadel Tech nayo ingumnikazi welayisensi osemthethweni wezinkantolo ze-AFP eBarcelona futhi inganikeza izinkantolo ezinophawu lwakwa-Adidas. Ukubuyisela okuthile kulezi zinkampani ezinomusa kakhulu ngihlanganyela kwezinye izinto zokuxhumana ezifana ne-Facebook ne-Instagram. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuvalwa phansi lapho kudlalwa imiqhudelwano nokuhamba bekungenzeki. Abanye babangani bami ekilabhini yangakithi sebeqalile ukungibiza ngo- “AdiDaddy”. Ngiyazi ukuthi bayadlala ngeminyaka yami kodwa kuncoma okukhulu. Mhlawumbe kufanele ngibe nayo kumahembe ami!

 

 

Ngo-2017 ngihlele umdlalo phakathi kwe-Irish Seniors Team (+ 50yrs) neMonaco. Lona bekungumdlalo wokuqala wamazwe omhlaba odlalwa yiqembu lase-Ireland le-padel futhi bekungumcimbi omuhle kakhulu.

Ngo-2018 ngasungula i- “Four Nations Masters Padel Tournament”. Lo bekungumcimbi weqembu lamaqembu esizwe, owesilisa + 45yrs futhi uzalwe kwezinye izingxoxo ebesinazo ngenkathi sidlala umcimbi weSeniors eScotland. Umcimbi wokuqala wenzeke eCasa Padel, eParis kanti amaqembu abephuma eNgilandi, e-Ireland, eMonaco naseScotland. Lo mcimbi wawuxhaswe ngokuhlanganyela yiPadel Tech Ltd neCasa Padel futhi waba yimpumelelo enkulu Ngemuva kwalokho ngathola izicelo ezivela kwamanye amazwe ezazifisa ukubamba iqhaza. Ngo-2019 lo mqhudelwano waqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi “The Six Nations Masters Padel Tournament” waphinde wenziwa eCasa Padel eParis. La maqembu amabili angeziwe aqhamuka eFrance naseSwitzerland. Nakulokhu bekukhona izicelo ezivela kwamanye amazwe kodwa kwathathwa isinqumo sokuhlala “emazweni ayisithupha” ukuze angabi ngincintisana neminye imicimbi efana neFIP European Seniors Championships. Umqhudelwano wango-2020, owawunabadlali abasha iSweden neFinland, kanye neNgilandi, i-Ireland, iScotland neSwitzerland kwakufanele wenziwe eHelsingborg Padel kodwa wahlehliswa ngenxa yalolu bhubhane. Manje ihlelelwe uNovemba walo nyaka.

 

 

Ikhula kanjani ipadel e-Ireland?

IPadel ibihamba kancane ukukhula e-Ireland kunamanye amazwe asenyakatho neYurophu kepha isiqala ukubamba manje. Lo mdlalo awukaziwa ngokusemthethweni yi-ejensi kahulumeni i- "Sport Ireland" ngakho-ke ayikho iNdikimba Ebusayo Kazwelonke, (NGB), ye-padel. Njengomongameli we-Irish Padel Association, kanye nozakwethu, ngisebenza ngokungakhathali ukuguqula lokhu. Ngenxa yokuthi zazimbalwa izinkantolo kwakungekho nzalo eyanele e-padel ezingeni likahulumeni. Lokhu kuyaqondakala kepha kuyashintsha njengoba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule kube nokukhula okuthokozisayo. Ku-2017 Dublin City Council wakha izinkantolo ezine ze-padel epaki yomphakathi njengengxenye yephrojekthi yokulungisa izakhiwo zomphakathi zethenisi. Lokhu kunikeze ithuba elihle kubantu abasebenzisa ipaki ukuthi babone ukuthi ipadel imayelana nani futhi bazame. Lesi sikhungo sisebenza ngaphansi kwelayisense futhi le layisensi kufanele ivuselelwe ekuqaleni konyaka ka-2022. Umkhandlu uzofuna amathenda kunoma ngubani onentshisekelo yokuqhuba indawo esivele ikhona yokudlala nethenisi futhi sicabanga ukuthi kuzoba nentshisekelo enkulu kulokhu, okuhluke kakhulu kunakuqala ilayisensi yokuqala ikhishwe cishe eminyakeni engu-5 edlule futhi bambalwa abantu base-Ireland ababazi ngalo mdlalo. NgoJuni walo nyaka kuvulwe isikhungo sokuqala “sokukhokha nokudlala” esisendlini futhi sibizwa nge- “PadelZone-Celbridge”. Etholakala ngaphandle nje kwedolobha laseDublin, "iPadelZone-Celbridge" inezinkantolo ezimbili ze-Adidas futhi sekunezinhlelo zokwandiswa. Iklabhu yethenisi edume kakhulu e-Ireland, iFitzwilliam LTC, eyasungulwa ngo-1877 yakha izinkantolo ezintathu ezisezingeni eliphansi okufanele ngabe seziqediwe ekupheleni kuka-Agasti 2021. Njengomongameli we-Irish Padel Association ngimenyiwe ekuvulweni ngokusemthethweni ngo-Septhemba 2 futhi ngijabule kakhulu ngibheke phambili kulo mcimbi. Ngokunjalo nalokhu, ihhotela likanokusho i-Adare Manor, e-County Limerick, elizosingatha i-Ryder Cup yegalufu ngo-2026 lisanda kuvula indawo ebabazekayo enezinkundla ezimbili zasendlini yezivakashi zehhotela.

Yini isilinganiso sezinkantolo zangasese ezizimele nezinkantolo zomphakathi e-Ireland?

Okwamanje isilinganiso somphakathi nezinkantolo ezizimele sicishe silingane kodwa silindele ukwanda okukhulu kwenani lezinkantolo, ikakhulukazi ngaphakathi, okuzovuleleka umphakathi.

Ngabe ubona kanjani i-padel ngokuzayo e-Ireland nakwezinye izindawo?

Ngicabanga ukuthi ikusasa liqhakazile kakhulu kwi-padel e-Ireland. Lo mdlalo ubephuze ukushesha kodwa ngonyaka odlule sibone inani lezinkantolo likhula ngokushesha okukhulu. Njengomongameli we-Irish Padel Association muva nje ngixhumene “namaketanga” aseYurophu amaningi ngikhombisa intshisekelo yokusungula amakilabhu e-Ireland. Ngonyaka owedlule lokhu bekungeke kwenzeke. Sithola nemibuzo evela emakilabhini ethenisi ecela imininingwane yokuthi bangayengeza kanjani i-padel ezikhungweni zabo ezikhona. Yisikhathi esimnandi ngempela futhi uma i-padel iba ngumdlalo we-Olimpiki lapho ukukhula kuzoba kukhulu.

Uhlala naseFrance. Ungaqinisekisa nokuthi i-padel iyachuma lapho futhi. Ngabe ucabanga ukuthi iFrance ingaba ngelinye lamazwe ahamba phambili emhlabeni?

Umdlalo wePadel uyakhula futhi uthola ukuqashelwa emphakathini eFrance okuhle. Izinkantolo ezintsha zakhiwa emakilabhini ezemidlalo akhona futhi ngizwe ngezinhlelo zezikhungo ezintsha zezohwebo ezifana neCasa Padel eParis enezinkantolo eziyi-12 zasendlini. Ukuthi izwe lingaba yisizwe esiphakeme yini kunzima ukusho kodwa womabili amaqembu esizwe abesilisa nabesifazane abe nomthelela omkhulu emiqhudelwaneni yakamuva yase-Europe ebiseMarbella ngakho-ke kungenzeka lokho.

Ku-Padelist.net, inhloso yethu ukuthi wonke umuntu athole umlingani wepadel noma umqeqeshi wepadel azodlala naye, esiza umdlalo wethu esiwuthandayo ezingeni lethu. Izinhlangano kanye namazwe enza i-padel namuhla. Osaziwayo kanye nabatshalizimali abazimele nabo bakha izinkantolo zamaphethelo. Kepha futhi siqala ukubona imikhiqizo engasenzi ama-padel rackets kuphela, iya kude kakhulu. Ngabe unaso isipiliyoni ongabelana ngaso?

Njengenxusa le-Adidas Padel ngiyabona ukuthi banikela ngaphezu kwama-racquets namabhola kuphela. Ngezinkantolo zawo ezinamalayisense e-AFP, amakilabhu angaba nezinkantolo ezinophawu lwakwa-Adidas bese exhunyaniswa ne-AFP Padel Academy lapho amalungu angathola khona isitifiketi somqeqeshi esaziwa umhlaba wonke https://allforpadel.com/en/padel-u/.

 

UMnu Coffey enoPrince Albert waseMonaco emnikeza iracquet ye-Adidas Metalbone
eFitzwilliam Tennis Club, eDublin, e-Ireland, ngoSepthemba 2021.

 

Uzoba nini futhi kuphi umqhudelwano olandelayo we-padel?

Imiqhudelwano eminingi yamazwe omhlaba evamile neyabadala isibe yisisulu somqedazwe we-COVID 19 kodwa ngokugoma kusabalele ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuzobuya. Uhambo lwe-LTA Seniors luhlele imicimbi e-UK ekwindla ethembisayo. I-International Senior Padel Tour ihlela imiqhudelwano eVienna, eBari, eCalella, naseTreviso ngoSepthemba naseParis naseLas Vegas ngo-Okthoba. Le micimbi ingeyabesilisa nabesifazane futhi inezigaba zeminyaka yobudala kusuka + 35yrs kuze kufike + 60yrs. Siyethemba ukuthi le micimbi ayizukuhlaselwa yilo bhubhane futhi isekelwa kahle. Ngemuva kokuyeka isikhathi eside ngenxa yokulimala ngendololwane kanzima ngihlela ukubuyela emdlalweni womqhudelwano emcimbini waseParis.

Igama lokugcina lokuphothula le ngxoxo?

Ngidlale imidlalo ye-racquet impilo yami yonke futhi ngingasho ngobuqotho ukuthi i-padel inokunikela kakhulu kuwo wonke amazinga. UPadel uyalutha futhi alikho ikhambi. Izame. Yiba umlutha futhi ujabule kakhulu kunalokho owake wacabanga ukuthi kungenzeka.

 

Ingabe ungumdlali we-padel noma umqeqeshi we-padel?
Shicilela iphrofayili yakho ye-padel emphakathini we-padel womhlaba ukuxhumana nabadlali abavela endaweni yakho ukudlala nawe futhi uthole izaphulelo kuma-padel rackets!