New Sport in Seine-et-Marne: Coming January 2026

In 2026the return to sports will rhyme with novelty since the community of communes of the Ourcq region will propose from January 5, 2026, to Ocquerre, of pickleball in his program MidiSports.

Le pickleball

This discipline is a hybrid racket sport which brings together aspects of tennis, padel, badminton and table tennis. It is practiced with full rackets and perforated balls. Pickleball is played 2 to 4 players on a pitch the size of a badminton court. For comparison “we can put almost four pickleball courts in a tennis court » presents the country of Ourcq.

Accessible to both children and seniorsthe discipline is presented as an emerging sport, friendly and easy to learn. Promoted in France by the French Tennis Federation, it has won over the Pays de l’Ourcq with its innovative side. “It’s a sport newly in fashionwe seek to seize the momentum to develop racket sports in the region » analyzes the management of the Pays de l’Ourcq.

A new offer

With the arrival of pickleball, the community of municipalities wishes both introduce a sport that is still largely unknown and “strengthen the offer on the MidiSports program” in order to offer more and more disciplines.

The activity will be free et open to all residents of the Pays de l’Ourcq, by reservation. The sessions will take place at Guy Michaux sports complex in Ocquerre. “It’s a great opportunity, so we hope that residents will respond,” says the communications department of the community of municipalities.

MidiSports

From the start of the school year, the system will therefore offer six different disciplines : the runningthe swimmingthe fellthe ping-pong, the tennis and now the pickleball. As a reminder, the Midisports take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. all the Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays et Fridays outside school holidays.

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