J. Rivilla-García, Alejandro Muñoz Moreno, Jorge Lorenzo, R. Tillaar, A. Navandar
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Abstract
Although it is well established
that velocity of execution is an important performance factor in ball sports
and the presence of opposition influences it, there has been no research done
to date on the ball velocity in padel shots. The overhead smash is one of the
most successful shots in this sport, and the present study aimed to study the
effect of opposition on smash performance in semi-professional and amateur
padel players. Forty-four semi-professional (n=14) and amateur (n=30) players
volunteered to participate in this study. The overhead smash velocity was
recorded for both groups of players with and without opposition using a radar
gun. The ball velocity decreased in both groups of players in the presence of
opposition (from 133.1±8.2 km·h-1 to 120.72±9.8 km·h-1
in semi-professional players; and from 124.6±9.2 km·h-1 to
104.5±10.0 km·h-1 in amateurs, p<.001). Although the
semi-professional players achieved a greater velocity in both situations
(p<.001) compared to amateurs, the reduction of velocity in the presence of
opposition was greater in the amateurs (p<.001). The greater velocities for
the semi-professional padel players could be attributed to a technical and
tactical superiority due to their greater experience and higher level of
competition. Simulating conditions of opposition could help reduce the
velocity-precision trade-off, helping the players increase their overhead smash
velocities.
期刊介绍:
Kinesiology – International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Kinesiology (print ISSN 1331- 1441, online ISSN 1848-638X) publishes twice a year scientific papers and other written material from kinesiology (a scientific discipline which investigates art and science of human movement; in the meaning and scope close to the idiom “sport sciences”) and other adjacent human sciences focused on sport and exercise, primarily from anthropology (biological and cultural alike), medicine, sociology, psychology, natural sciences and mathematics applied to sport in its broadest sense, history, and others. Contributions of high scientific interest, including also results of theoretical analyses and their practical application in physical education, sport, physical recreation and kinesitherapy, are accepted for publication. The following sections define the scope of the journal: Sport and sports activities, Physical education, Recreation/leisure, Kinesiological anthropology, Training methods, Biology of sport and exercise, Sports medicine and physiology of sport, Biomechanics, History of sport and Book reviews with news.