Tennis: Périgueux strengthens its ranks with two new qualified teachers

They are two completely different profiles. On one side, Dorian Brachet, 24, from the Lot region, started playing tennis at the age of 4. On the other, Adrien Rousseau, 25, from Montpon-Ménestérol, discovered the sport at the age of 20 during Covid. Yet, they both have one thing in common: they are recent CAP tennis and padel graduates. Dorian obtained his DES (higher state diploma) and Adrien his CQPET (professional qualification certificate for tennis instructors).

“I needed tools”

These two young men are also passionate about the sport they practice and now teach. "I played other sports before, soccer and handball," begins Adrien Rousseau. "But in 2020, a friend and I decided to go and kick a ball, first in Montpon and then in Périgueux. There, the club was looking for people to coach because a teacher had abandoned his post and another had been injured," he continues. So, the Montpon native replaced them at short notice. An experience he immediately enjoyed. "I loved the coaching side of things; it reminded me of what I experienced when I was younger with my coaches," explains Adrien Rousseau. After obtaining his BPJEPS APT (professional certificate in youth, popular education, and sport with a mention in physical activities for all), he decided to take his CQPET. "As I don't come from that background, I needed some tools to teach," emphasizes Adrien Rousseau.

The latter therefore provides courses to licensed teenagers in Périgueux mainly and to adults in the leisure competition section, around fifty people.

As for Dorian Brachet, he's been immersed in tennis since his early childhood. As he likes to say, "That's where it all started, and it's not about to stop." Last Thursday, he took his final DES exam and passed with flying colors. Already a graduate of a DE, the 24-year-old wanted to move up a gear because a DES inevitably opens more doors. "It can get us into the elite, committees, and the French Tennis Federation," he points out. "We acquire more skills in teaching, and in club sports management as well. It allows us to progress as we wish in tennis," says Dorian Brachet.

Professor Brachet

A diploma that attests to the skills of the person who earns it. But it's a fairly demanding diploma. "You don't get started if you don't have a particular interest in tennis," says Dorian Brachet, who is truly passionate about his sport. During his year of training, he was able to work with young children, introducing them to padel, coaching adults, and also youth competitors.

Dorian Brachet, who has become a tennis teacher, doesn't necessarily have a specific goal for the future, but he would like to manage a DE coaching training program. "I loved the coaching training program, and I hope one day to be able to oversee it all and teach future teachers," he smiles.

And then, the two friends haven't forgotten Pablo Guillot, who also recently graduated with a BPJEPS APT and who teaches at the CAP. Clearly, the next generation is all there at the Périgord club.