Fédération Française de Tennis – Pôle France Poitiers
Poitiers, France
What's new at Fédération Française de Tennis – Pôle France Poitiers
7 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Ugo Humbert #35 ATP, came at 12
- Moise Kouame #194 ATP
- Harold Mayot #202 ATP
- Dan Added #374 ATP
- Daniel Jade #599 ATP
- Tom Paris #676 ATP, came at 13
- Kenny De Schepper #1019 ATP, came at 13
The French Tennis Federation's national training group for boys, based at the CREPS sports centre outside Poitiers, where about a dozen boys aged 12 to 14 train, board and go to partner schools. Places are not sold: the federation picks the players.
3 indoor courts in the Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tennis hall, plus outdoor hard and clay courts
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.
- Boys' national training group (Pôle France Tennis garçons): full-time boarding boys, about 12 to 14, by federation selection only
- National camps at the CREPS (stages nationaux): kids picked by the federation's national coaches, e.g. girls aged 8
- How juniors reach the pôle (détection): kids and juniors up to 14, followed by the federation through their league
- National pôle for sport adapté tennis (Pôle France para tennis adapté): full-time players in the French sport adapté federation (FFSA) programme
- Coach training modules of the federation: adults: club coaches and federation technical staff
- Court hire, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tennis hall and outdoor courts: adults and club groups, by booking with the front desk
- Tennis court with video analysis system: players, coaches and clubs, by booking (ages not stated)
- Training-camp stays for club groups: kids and juniors on a group stay with their own coaches
- High-performance coach diploma (DESJEPS Tennis): adults: tennis coaches ranked 15 or better with 500 hours of teaching
- Club coach certificate weeks (CQP Éducateur Tennis): adults training to teach tennis in clubs
The facts
- Boys in the pôle: 12 (aged 12 to 14, listed on the pôle page)
- Coaches: 6 (4 tennis coaches and 2 fitness coaches, plus the head of the pôle)
- Indoor courts: 3 (in the Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hall, plus outdoor hard and clay courts)
- Years Bruce Liaud has coached here: 20 ("nearly 20 years", he now heads the boys' pôle)
- Hectares: 42 (wooded CREPS estate at the Château de Boivre, their own figure)
- Beds on site: 211 (in 4 CREPS residences, shared with other sports)
- Boarding: Yes, CREPS residences
- School on site: No, partner schools, tutor
- From age: 12 (current squad)
- Adults: Coach courses only
- Visits: Not stated
- Campus: CREPS, Château de Boivre
- How to get in: Federal selection only: national coaches follow the best U10–U14 players with the leagues, the national technical director (DTN) puts players forward and the CREPS director confirms; no application or fee published
Coaches
- Bruce Liaud, Head of the boys' pôle
- Gérald Brémond, Pôle coach, France U14 team captain
- Maxence Donjon, Pôle coach
- Anthony Luciani, Pôle coach
- Fabien Moreau, Pôle coach
- Vincent Ivelou, Fitness coach
- Fabien Lambolez, Fitness coach
- Olivier Soulès, Federation coordination director, ran the pôle (2024)
Tournaments they host
- Challenge Pro FFT. Dec 7–9, 2020, federation event for top French pros, men and women
Where it is
CREPS de Poitiers, Château de Boivre, 86580 Vouneuil-sous-Biard.
Nearest airport: Poitiers–Biard (PIS), 10 min
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