The objective of this study was to analyze if a higher volume of practice could produce changes and adaptations to body composition and anthropometry parameters in amateur padel players. The sample ...includes 30 male amateur players, divided into 2 groups: Low
Volume of Practice, formed by 15 players (age: 33.45 ± 7.52 years) and High Volume of Practice formed by 15 players (age: 30.3 ± 8.25 years). Measurements of weight, height, folds, diameters and perimeters, body composition and somatotype were taken. The results
showed that a higher volume of practice in amateur platers does not produce improvements in the body composition. Therefore, it seems that, at these level of practice, the changes in body composition may be more related to the intensity of exercise than with volume.
El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar si un mayor volumen de práctica provoca cambios y adaptaciones relativas a parámetros de composición corporal y antropometría en jugadores de pádel amateur. La muestra incluyó a 30 jugadores masculinos de pádel de tercera
categoría regional divididos en 2 grupos: Bajo Volumen de Práctica, formado por 15 jugadores (edad: 33.45 ± 7.52 años) y Alto Volumen de Práctica, formado por 15 jugadores (edad: 30.3 ± 8.25 años). Se tomaron medidas de peso, altura, pliegues, diámetros y perímetros, composición corporal y somatotipo. Los resultados mostraron que un mayor volumen de práctica en pádel amateur no provoca mejoras significativas en la composición corporal de sus practicantes. Por lo tanto, parece que, a estos niveles, las modificaciones en la composición corporal pueden estar más relacionadas con la intensidad del ejercicio que con el volumen.
Stroke accuracy is highly related with tennis performance and has traditionally been quantified using general areas of scoring. Hence there is a need to develop methods that allow accuracy to be ...measured with higher resolution. The aim of the work is to develop a field test and an Excel spreadsheet associated that allows to evaluate the accuracy of the strokes with a resolution up to centimetres and to study how shots landings are distributed. The test consists of 4 series of 20 groundstrokes performed in the down the line or cross-court direction (this is modifiable). The 2D coordinates of bounce of the ball is recorded with a camera, digitalized using a specialized software and introduced in the Excel spreadsheet. Then it computes a series of parameters that describe the 95% confidence ellipse of the shot landing on the court. A real example of the test outcomes of two advanced players – performing forehands and backhands down the line- is shown. Consistent with previous literature both players obtained a better accuracy in the mediolateral direction than in the longitudinal direction and ellipses were oriented almost parallel to the sideline (ellipse tilts were below 12 degrees in all cases). Ellipse area was considerably greater for the backhand than for the forehand in player two (38.8 vs. 55.5 m2) but not in player one (51.5 vs. 50.8 m2). Finally, the centre location of the ellipse in the longitudinal axis was positive in all cases (near 200 cm) which suggest that both players preferred to make short shots rather than send the ball out of the limits of the baseline. We conclude that this methodology can be used by researchers that want to assess accuracy with high resolution and by coaches that want to evaluate -with high sensibility- the player progression after a training program.