Publicaciones

Quantification of competition load provides critical information on player performance. This study aimed to analyse external loading variables in elite female padel players to establish reference values and distinguish mobility profiles between match-winning and match-losing pairs. Kinematic data were collected from 121 professional players during...

Official elite padel competitions are typically held under similar conditions, including the surface and the rule allowing two serves to start the rally. What happens when the competition is played under special constraints? This study aimed to describe the temporal structure, number of shots per point, percentage of serve in, percentage of winners and errors...

Significant positional differences exist between left- and right-side players in professional padel, particularly in movement patterns and shot selection during competition. However, little is known about how these roles influence internal and external training load. As training is key to optimizing performance, monitoring both physiological and physical stress is essential.

El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar el volumen y la dinámica del juego en el pádel profesional masculino y femenino durante competiciones de Premier Padel, mediante el estudio de variables temporales y estructurales. A través de una metodología observacional sistemática, se analizaron un total de 1290 puntos...

The physical and physiological characteristics of padel players are essential for appropriate training load prescription; however, this area remains underexplored. Therefore, this hypotesis-driven study aimed to analyse physical and physiological differences in male padel players according to playing side...

El objetivo del presente estudio fue conocer la influencia del ranking en el resultado de los partidos del circuito profesional de pádel tanto en categoría masculina como femenina en función de la ronda de juego (preprevia, previa y cuadro final) y el número de sets disputados...

Recalling game patterns is crucial for achieving expert performance in padel; however, the sequence of the last 2 shots played by the same pair remains underexplored. Therefore, this study analyzed these sequences in professional padel, distinguishing between points ending in a winner or an error and examining potential sex differences...

Padel has become extremely popular in the last decade. Investigators have debated several physical and technical-tactical parameters of performance in the sport, but the influence of serve on match development remains unclear. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate the role of serve strategies on match scores and results...

El crecimiento del pádel a nivel mundial ha sido significativo en los últimos años, lo que ha generado un aumento en la demanda de estudios que analicen su evolución y distribución. En este contexto, el objetivo del presente estudio ha sido examinar la evolución de las licencias federativas de pádel en España desde 2013, con un enfoque en las diferencias por género y por comunidades autónomas...

The purpose of this study was to design and validate an instrument on technical-tactical objectives by stages for padel players. Twelve experts participated in the process and had to meet all the inclusion criteria. Aiken’s V coefficient and confidence intervals were used to calculate content validity and Cronbach’s coefficient to analyses reliability...