Publicaciones

Our aim in this study was to analyze gender differences across amateur and professional padel players related to the last shot of each rally. We analyzed a total of 180 games per category (professional and amateur), with 90 games for each gender...

The aim of this study was to analyze whether there are differences in performance indicators between matches played at different altitudes in professional padel. Data were collected and analyzed based on players’ sex, set number, and set score using video footage from the World Padel Tour (WPT), including open-access TV broadcasts and WPT’s youTube channel...

The purpose of this study was to design and validate a guide to strategic principles in padel (SPP), offering practical recommendations for both players and coaches. Once the first version of the guide was developed by six relevant researchers in padel, 11 padel experts (all with a federation title as coaches and with experience as a coach and player) conducted a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the guide...

The aim of this study was to analyze the lob in professional padel, taking into account sex, the player’s side of play, the direction of the lob and the efficiency of the lob. For this purpose, 2063 lobs (933 in men’s and 1130 in women’s) corresponding to 10 matches of the 2024 season of the Premier Padel circuit were analyzed through systematic observation.

The aim of this study was to analyze the lob in professional padel, taking into account sex, the player’s side of play, the direction of the lob and the efficiency of the lob. For this purpose, 2063 lobs (933 in men’s and 1130 in women’s) corresponding to 10 matches of the 2024 season of the Premier Padel circuit were analyzed through systematic observation.

The study aimed to analyse the number of satisfactory shots, the effectiveness of the last shot, and the winners, forced errors, and unforced errors in men’s and women’s professional padel. Data were collected from 41 professional matches at the World Padel Tour Finland Padel Open tournament, focusing on variables such as “set result, effectiveness and typology of the last shot, and number of successful shots”...

This study aimed to determine the distributions of number of shots per point, point duration, point pace and technical actions during the match in professional men and women padel players. A total of 35,145 hits (3239 points; men = 1602 and women = 1637) were analyzed in 20 matches corresponding to quarterfinal, semifinal and final matches of the World Padel Tour 2020 season...

The aim were to analyse the effect of the tactical formation of the serving pair on serving and follow - through parameters in professional padel. 1089 points distributed in 217 men's matches (19 sets), corresponding to 8 matches of the World Padel Tour circuit played in 2020, were analysed by systematic observation...

El objetivo del estudio es analizar parámetros del saque y resto en función del tipo de punto, efectividad del punto y número de golpeos. Se analizaron mediante observación sistemática 422 puntos correspondientes a 8 partidos (4 masculinos y 4 femeninos) del torneo Barcelona Master Finals del circuito World Padel Tour 2022...

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between ball impact point, type of stroke, and shot direction in high-performance padel. A total of 8363 strokes from nine matches of three national tournaments involving a total of 24 male players were subjected to systematic observation...