Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players
IntroductionThis study aimed to analyse the differences between pressure training and official competition matches in high-level male padel players from Finland, focusing on the proportion of points won by serving and returning players, the frequency of break points and golden points, and the effect...
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| author | Rafael Conde-Ripoll Adrián Escudero-Tena Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez Eduardo Navarro Jimenez Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez |
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| description | IntroductionThis study aimed to analyse the differences between pressure training and official competition matches in high-level male padel players from Finland, focusing on the proportion of points won by serving and returning players, the frequency of break points and golden points, and the effectiveness of the last shot.MethodsA total of 4,417 points from 38 matches played during the 2022 and 2023 seasons were analyzed.ResultsThe results revealed no significant association between match type (pressure training vs. competition) and the distribution of winners, forced errors, or unforced errors (p = 0.867). Similarly, the frequency of break points, non-break points, golden points, and non-golden points remained consistent across both match types, regardless of the service situation (serving or returning players). While a relationship was observed between shot type and match type in forced errors (p = 0.024), the overall shot effectiveness remained comparable across different shot types.DiscussionIn conclusion, this study suggests that high-level male padel players display comparable technical-tactical performance in pressure training and official competition matches. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7737588d91704ee4a23506341da46e882025-02-11T07:00:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-02-01710.3389/fspor.2025.15058171505817Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel playersRafael Conde-Ripoll0Adrián Escudero-Tena1Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez2Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez3Eduardo Navarro Jimenez4Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez5Universidad Europea de Madrid, Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Madrid, SpainUniversidad Europea de Madrid, Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Madrid, SpainUniversidad Europea de Madrid, Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Madrid, SpainResearch Group on Culture, Education and Society, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, ColombiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, ColombiaUniversidad Europea de Madrid, Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Madrid, SpainIntroductionThis study aimed to analyse the differences between pressure training and official competition matches in high-level male padel players from Finland, focusing on the proportion of points won by serving and returning players, the frequency of break points and golden points, and the effectiveness of the last shot.MethodsA total of 4,417 points from 38 matches played during the 2022 and 2023 seasons were analyzed.ResultsThe results revealed no significant association between match type (pressure training vs. competition) and the distribution of winners, forced errors, or unforced errors (p = 0.867). Similarly, the frequency of break points, non-break points, golden points, and non-golden points remained consistent across both match types, regardless of the service situation (serving or returning players). While a relationship was observed between shot type and match type in forced errors (p = 0.024), the overall shot effectiveness remained comparable across different shot types.DiscussionIn conclusion, this study suggests that high-level male padel players display comparable technical-tactical performance in pressure training and official competition matches.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1505817/fullracket sportperformancegame analysisnotational analysispressure training |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Conde-Ripoll Adrián Escudero-Tena Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez Eduardo Navarro Jimenez Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players Frontiers in Sports and Active Living racket sport performance game analysis notational analysis pressure training |
| title | Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players |
| title_full | Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players |
| title_fullStr | Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players |
| title_short | Training under pressure mirrors competition: technical-tactical insights from high-level male padel players |
| title_sort | training under pressure mirrors competition technical tactical insights from high level male padel players |
| topic | racket sport performance game analysis notational analysis pressure training |
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