Padel: A quantitative study of the shots and movements in the high-performance

Authors

  • Jose Ignacio Priego Quesada University of Valencia, Spain
  • José Olaso Melis Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
  • Salvador Llana Belloch University of Valencia, Spain
  • Pedro Pérez Soriano University of Valencia, Spain
  • Juan Carlos González García Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
  • Mercedes Sanchís Almenara Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2013.84.04

Keywords:

Competition, Game analysis, Quantitative study, Performance, Padel

Abstract

Padel is a sport that has increasing its importance in recent years. Despite this evolution, there is a lack of scientific papers analyzing padel aspects, specifically about the quantification of movements and shots during match. The purpose of this study was to perform quantitative analyses of movements and shots in padel in order to establish the importance of each type. Twenty male professional players were recorded with a video during ten matches and movements (lateral, head-on and backward displacement, split-steps, jump for a smash, and turns pivoting on the right or left foot) and shots (direct and indirect drive, backhand, smash and lob, and direct volley) were identified, quantified and classified. A movement predominance was observed for the lateral displacement followed by head-on displacement and split-step. Direct volley (24.66%) and indirect lob (20.52%) were the most frequent shots, followed by direct smash (17.76%), indirect backhand (14.70%) and indirect drive (14.55%).

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2013-12-28

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Priego Quesada, J. I., Olaso Melis, J., Llana Belloch, S., Pérez Soriano, P., González García, J. C., & Sanchís Almenara, M. (2013). Padel: A quantitative study of the shots and movements in the high-performance. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 8(4), 925–931. https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2013.84.04

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Performance Analysis of Sport

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