Where to play team sports France

Basketball, a typical American game, comes straight from Massachusetts. At the end of the 19th century, a sports teacher tried to keep his students busy during the winter between American football and baseball seasons. This is how this "basketball" game was born, with the very first game in December 1891. Here in Versailles, the basketball club is very dynamic: it was born in 1999 from the alliance of three clubs: the men's club Versailles Basket Club, the women's club Stade Français Versailles and the club Le Chesnay 78 Basket-Ball. There are many teams; training and qualifications start with mixed mini-poultry, and end with male and female seniors. From the age of 4, the Basketball School offers the youngest children the opportunity to discover this fun sport, within a structure certified by the French Basketball Federation. The teams are involved in the various championships to obtain the best possible results. The sports training offered to each player is adapted to each player's needs, with individual development if necessary. In addition, this club offers basketball for the disabled in partnership with the French Federation of Adapted Sport and Disabled Sports. For more information, contact the secretariat.

The membership of the CPA 15 basketball Club consists of two senior male teams evolving in excellence and the first round of the Paris ministerial championship. This team of a decent and regular level takes place several times a week and is on a rather sustained level. The training takes place at the gymnasium Olivier de Serres (15 th), which also serves as a ground for home matches. 

Wild Trigger is the French leader in airsoft gun games. Based in Rueil-Malmaison, every year they organize airsoft games for over 50,000 participants on several terrains. Airsoft is similar to paintball, but more immersive, requiring cohesion and team spirit. Participants use realistic replica guns that fire 6mm pellets. Wild Trigger also offers an airsoft equipment rental service, with online reservation and briefing included. They also privatize their fields for corporate events such as works councils or bachelor parties. Wild Trigger does its utmost to enable everyone to play, whether as a team, an association or a freelancer.

The men's teams of Paris 15 Futsal Club train at the Cévennes gymnasium at 111 rue de la Montagne d'Aulas (15 th). For their third season 2011-2012 they play at the League and district levels.

After 4 years of existence, Paris XX Futsal moves and changes name: it becomes Paris Les Lilas Futsal. With 25 licensees, the club currently occupies the first place of the North National Championship and the first 2 seats in the IDF Regional Championship.

FC Gobelins Club hosts Four Men Teams: two senior teams, and two older teams (+ 35 and + of 45 years), and seeks to set up a structure for a female section. 

The men's team at Clignancourt Rugby Club brings together about players who train twice a week at Pershing Stadium in Vincennes. The staff were very friendly and helpful. It even seems that the third half-time are holidays that really are worth the… Would you like to join the team? Send an email or post a message on the team forum on their website.

The Hung is a rugby club that welcomes both girls and boys, whether they are confirmed or beginners. They meet twice a week, at the Max Rousié stadium (Porte de Saint-Ouen, 18 th), at the Polygon sports complex (Bois de Vincennes, road map), or at the Georges Carpentier sports Centre (Porte d'Italie, 13 th). All in a competitive and convivial atmosphere, with great plaquages and drops.

The French Stadium is a club omnisport that brings together 12 000 members around 23 activities. The handball section consists of two women teams and two men at the senior level. They evolve at a competitive level, and are carried out in a sustained manner.

Trainings twice a week in the planning of the two senior teams at the Paris University Club. The club is mixed and remains one of the most important in Paris for nearly 50 years.

A club affiliated with the French Federation of Hanball, the CSMF handball welcomes and leads two senior teams. 

Paris Roller Derby, the Paris women's roller derby league, is a popular group sport in the city. Classes are held in French, but it is possible for people from outside the country to participate. It is advisable to contact the league directly for further information on registration and fees.

A men's team, bringing together athletes of all ages, the PSB evolves in 2011/2012 in a Parisian departmental honour, and finishes 5 ^th of the ranking of 10, with 8 victories and 8 defeats. Training at the gymnasium of the Chateau des Pensioners (M ° National, on line 6). To join the Paris South Basketball team, or simply obtain additional information, contact its president, Nicolas Seignez or visit the website. The association is a member of the FFBB (French Basketball Federation).

The club offers several categories of teams: an Elder team (born in 1975), playing in the 3rd region division, two senior male teams (1993 and before) in departmental excellence and promotion of departmental excellence, two senior women's teams in departmental honour and 1 st series, and other Cadet teams, Minimal, Benjamins and basketball school for those under 18. There is also the possibility for everyone to play in leisure without participating in any competition. Training for each team takes place once a week, at the gymnasium Philippe Auguste (69, Avenue Philippe Auguste, 11 th, M ° Philippe Auguste), at the Japy gymnasium (2, rue Japy, 11 th, M ° Voltaire).

TO XIII is a venerable institution which, in 2017, blew out its 80 candles! Based alongside Stade Toulousain in the Stade Ernest Wallon, this XIII rugby club was the city's fourth-largest team when it was founded. It contested its first French Cup final in 1939. Since then, the club has won numerous honors, and today competes in the^2nd division of the English Championship. The club has its own training center, as well as a women's team, a junior team and a wheelchair rugby team.

Founded in 1931, the Elan Béarnais is the club of Pau, Lacq and Orthez (EBPLO). It remained among the first in France between 1996 and 2004, and during these years, world-class players were starting out and then joining the NBA. After a descent in Pro B, the return among the "big" was done in 2009. It now has 7 national titles, 3 Ace trophies, 1 Ace week, 4 French Cups (the last one in 2022), not to mention its 30 consecutive European qualifications which constitute a national record.

Did you know there was an American soccer team in Rouen? The club, founded in 1996, has no fewer than 350 members, all fans of this demanding sport. Spectacular, ultra-physical and technical, American soccer requires sustained training, the repetition of meticulous tactical combinations, flawless coordination and collective commitment from start to finish. A flag soccer section, a non-contact variant but with just as much physical effort and feints, is open to both boys and girls.

Founded in 1907, Stade Toulousain is one of France's most legendary and successful rugby clubs. With its impressive track record (21 times French Champion, 5 times European Champion), the club, now managed by Didier Lacroix, has seen some of France's most legendary players pass through its ranks, and today boasts some of the best French and international players, including the 2021 World Player of the Year, Antoine Dupont. To see Stade Toulousain play in a unique atmosphere, come to the Ernest Wallon stadium for Top 14 and European Cup matches!

Xtrem Nature Bootcamp offers a range of commando-style formulas for those who enjoy collective challenges and outdoor activities, and want to push themselves to the limit. Put on a fearless outfit, cover your face with camouflage and embark on a mission supervised by an instructor who will push the group to exceed its limits: don't be afraid to crawl through the mud, walk through the water while stretchering a comrade. Bivouac, survival initiation, hand-to-hand combat, paintball... Sensations are on the agenda!

The Bears in Niort are not bears that have been tried to reintroduce in the Poitevin Marsh, but the city hockey team! A sport that comes from a far-reaching point of view and which is not yet very democratized today but which nevertheless deserves attention. Our cousins in Quebec swear only through hockey and they are right: The games are impressive but the atmosphere is there. In Niort, children, but also adults can learn to play hockey and integrate a team. Contact the club or visit the website to find out which team and what niche suit you best!

You thought American football only practiced in American movies for teenagers? That only the leader of pom pom girls could be the girlfriend of the soccer team captain? Come and take a look at a Match Match game! Everything is: players protected by their helmet, wide shoulders and violent contact, cheerleaders (this is the real name of the Pom Pom Girls in the United States) but a game with serious and just as strategic rules as our holy football.

A sacred champion in R 2 in 2013-2014, A.S. Niort Basketball is evolving today in R 1! With a shock team like this one, we hope to see it quickly climb up! Meanwhile, new recruits arrive every year in men's teams as well as women. Training takes place all week, Monday to Saturday morning and everyone will find their place. Beginners, seasoned, small, medium or large. Here, good humour, fair play and above all love of this collective sport animate the club.

Not very well established in France, baseball is a collective sport that deserves a detour. With our friends in the Atlantic, our practice is becoming increasingly democratic thanks to clubs such as the Garocheurs. In an electrifying and fair atmosphere, each game is a pure moment of happiness! The club regularly plays against teams in the region and the site provides full information on national and international competitions. If you want to discover this sport, don't hesitate to contact us!

The club to the northwest of Toulouse was born almost 90 years ago. Now in Fédérale 1, Blagnac Rugby has a fine record of achievement, having won the French Fédérale 2 Championship in 2001 and 2010, the French 7-a-side Championship in 2015, and most recently the French Espoirs National Championship in 2021. Matches are held at the Stade Ernest Argelès, on the banks of the Garonne and not far from the airport. You can watch Team 1 take on neighboring Albi, Dax and Tarbes. The club also has a Pôle Jeune and a women's team competing in the Élite 1 league.

The most supported team after the soccer stadium of Brest! Yes, this women's team is in D1 and it deserves it! Very often a player or a member of the team appears on the national honor roll, which is not nothing in this discipline. Today, the co-presidents Gérard and Denis Le Saint are at the head of a high level handball association, Brest being from now on a Breton pole of excellence! The BBH Rebels have taken over the Arena, a hall in Brest that can accommodate 4,000 spectators.

Resulting from the merger of two associations, the BB29 has a youth section which includes a U13 team in the regional elite, a U15 team in the national championship, two U17 teams in the regional elite and honorary categories and a U18 team in the national championship. This club works a lot for the access to the sport and the social mix, a young and motivated team, which accumulates successes. Both the men's and the women's teams are playing at excellent levels! Note: the club offers a baby basketball section, which welcomes children from six years old.

Since its inception in 1994, at Seaside-Plage, the club has grown up. Today, he has more than 70 licensees with teams engaged in the championship. It is in the @ gymnasium of the college of Cazilhac that teams of senior men - on Tuesday and Friday evening - have elderly women, cadets, small and benjamins. Possibility of basketball for 5 years.

Pirates in Béziers? No, you don't dream! But rest assured, outside of sports fields, you have nothing to fear from these players without sabre or hooks. The Pirates is simply the name of the biterroise baseball team. If this sport can seem unusual in our latitudes, it is booming in Europe and in particular in the region. With the creation of a club since 1987, Béziers's Base Baseball Club was a forerunner of this trend. At the place of training, the Montflourès stadium, we understand that this is a collective sport, also based on individual performance. If you are curious, the training on Wednesday afternoon - minimal and cadets - is open to everyone. The club also welcomes a soft ball team.

The king sport of the Béziers Méditerranée agglomeration is naturally rugby and several villages have one or more teams. Rugby is to Béziers what football is to Marseille: a real love story between the inhabitants and their team. The record for victories in the French championship, the record for unbeaten home games, the only French club to win the European Cup for clubs. Indissociable from the club, the Raoul-Barrière stadium, current residence of the ASBH in place of the mythical Sauclières stadium. "Aqui es Besiers" !

No one knows that Béziers is a rugby land. However, with more than 400 members and 21 teams to its assets, the former Béziers Méditerranée Football Railway has been able to make a place of choice in the city's sports landscape. The club's bet is to build on the training of young people, which seems to be successful. The ambition is to become the flagship club of Béziers Béziers. Training for young and young people takes place throughout the week at the President's stadium or at Sauclières stadium. During the holidays, courses open to all licensees - club members or not - are offered.

It offers a range of teams, from juniors to recreational players. The club's website provides information on the office, training sessions, gym addresses, license payment, rankings and news. We recommend consulting the website regularly or contacting the club directly for up-to-date information.

In competition or sports sports, the Maraussan club has the ambition to develop volleyball in Béziers area. A dozen teams, some of which are evolving in departmental and regional divisions. Large or small, male or female, young or old, the DIPLÔMÉS graduates and volunteers make the athletes enjoy their "volleyistique" experience in the right mood. Training takes place according to availability and levels in the gyms of the Devèze, the President or Jean-Moulin.

Pau Football Club (PFC) embodies the passion, determination and deep-rooted connection between soccer and the city of Pau. Founded in 1904, the soccer club has come a long way to become a local sporting institution. It has evolved over the decades, playing in various divisions of French soccer, and is currently ranked ^11th in Ligue 2, the country's second division. Pau FC has high ambitions for the future, seeking to strengthen its position in Ligue 2. These aspirations are supported by a determined team, a loyal fan base and an ideal facility provided by Pau Town Council: a grass soccer pitch, a synthetic pitch, a club house...

Pratique practice to 15 for adults. Rugby practice at 12 and 15 for children from age 5. Land of the lake Villeneuve-les-Salines. Women Rugby Team at 7.

The Ligue d'Alsace de Rugby is a sports organization based in Châlons-en-Champagne. It offers rugby-related competitions and events in the Grand Est region. They also organize events such as general assemblies and senior finals. The next major upcoming competition is the Rugby World Cup 2023, which kicks off in 43 days' time.

Mainly dedicated to football in the room, this centre has 11 land of 4 different sizes allowing you to vary the game combinations: from 2 to 6 against 6. But Footsal is also tennis, volleyball, volleyball, badminton, tchoukball, jorkyball or sandball. We reserve its land and hop, it's gone! And for the children, Footsal organizes sessions year round, internships during school holidays and even birthdays, with a football field cake! At the break you can even enjoy the Club House, with the possibility of dining and attending games. Very pleasant reception.

Transforming into National 3.

The CDT is not just the round ball but also the oval. Less media in our city, this part of the club works a bit like footeux: courses and training courses are organised by graduate teachers, all sanctioned by intense meetings against other clubs.

Still Roman Szczerbik and his sensational work with the kids. Training is serious, coaching and program are complete. In short, an activity that was plebiscite and that Petit Smart du Havre closely follows because he is a partner. The juniors hope to be in the final of the French championships and the pre-national is more than well placed.

HAC Ice Hockey is a family club located in Le Havre. It offers free discovery sessions for those wishing to try the sport. The club has a new, more dynamic and contemporary visual identity. It also organizes events such as Halloween evenings and welcome parties. HAC Ice Hockey offers training courses for players in various age categories, from U7 to U20. The club has a store where members can buy field hockey equipment.

HCAS, created in 1967, the Gothic Club - formerly the Hotel - has been evolving since 1982 in League Magnus, the first national division, and has been displaying a nice record for some seasons: France Champion in 1999 and 2004, Vice-Champion in 2006. It is a success which, of course, goes along with nearly 350 licensees registered in a dozen categories from 7 years old. To welcome Them, the Coliseum has two rinks, one of which is an Olympic hall of 3 000 places, the most modern of France with that of Grenoble. Ice hockey is a fairly expensive sport to practice, but the budget can be reduced if you choose it. The club provides panties, stockings and jersey, the licensee is equipped to equip itself in skates, gloves, lacrosse, plastron, helmet and leggings.

A club renowned for its school of basketball, whose young people shine at the regional level. The training takes place at the Pellerin gymnasium, the Paul Hédé Hall and the Emile Noël gymnasium, all in Longueau. Initiation begins for 3 years. There is also a women's team in the French Cup for the year 2010. Onn wishes them much luck for this high-level competition. The association of the ESCLAMS is very dynamic and regularly organises gouters or lotos to make the association alive. 

The XIII rugby club was created in 2005, merging XIII Catalan, founded in 1934, and Saint-Estève, founded in 1965. Chaired by Bernard Guasch, the club, which has just celebrated its 10th anniversary, competes in the French Rugby Super League championship, the only French representatives in this competition. The other major competition in which the Catalan Dragons take part is the Challenge Cup. They have their own Gilbert Brutus stadium in Perpignan, which seats 7,000 and stands 2,000.

Gay rugby team.

Since 1995, Gap has been an association of gays and lesbians (but mostly lesbians) who find themselves around the practice of handball. Training sessions are organized at Le Vau gym (Paris 20 ^th) every Monday evening from to. Many tournaments abroad. You can participate in 2 trainings before joining. Décalage also participates in competitions in France and abroad. They welcome both a team member of France and the beginners.

LGBT volleyball association.

LGBT Association to surf all levels. Upon registration, a medical certificate must be provided.

It is the emblematic ice hockey club of Brest! Created in 1985, and winning a nice prize in 1991, it's a team that knew how to fight to get where it is today! They started in division 3 and are now in D1! Note that the club was champion of France! Don't hesitate to go and see a game, the atmosphere, even for the neophytes, is great! To keep you informed of the next games that take place in the superb rink of the Rïnkla Stadium or of the different results, do not hesitate to consult the website.

Handball is a sport that brings together a mixed public: lesbian, gay, bi, trans, hetero. Décalage offers a relaxing practice of handball and to discover it in technical training and games. You can participate in 2 trainings before joining. Décalage also participates in competitions in France and abroad. They welcome a member of the French team as well as the beginners. Since 1995, Décalage has been organizing handball tournaments. The goal is to allow everyone - even if not especially sporting - to practise a collective sport. The association travels abroad every year in another European country.

Softball, you know? This is a sport that looks like baseball but played on a smaller terrain with a bigger ball, with some small differences. Above all, softball plays much faster. If you are tempted, BK, gay and lesbian, welcomes players of all ages, all levels and sexual orientation. BK participates in regular championships organised by the League of Ile-de-France, as well as tournaments organised throughout France and Abroad.