Comparación de la frecuencia cardiaca en competición, entre jugadores de pádel de elite y de categoría nacional Comparison of heartrate between elite and national paddle players during competition)

Abstract

Los objetivos fueron comparar la frecuencia cardiaca (FC) en pulsaciones/minuto (p/min), entre jugadores de pádel de élite y de categoría nacional, y establecer un perfil medio de intensidades de FC, controlando el tiempo de juego y de descanso, para contrastar el esfuerzo realizado por éstos en competición real. Se registró la FC a un total de 14 jugadores de categoría masculina en dos fases. Siete jugadores (31.14 ± 5.9 años) fueron registrados durante los partidos del campeonato del Valencia Pádel Pro Tour (PPT) 2011, estando clasificados entre el número 1 y 45 del ranking mundial y otros siete jugadores de la selección valenciana (SV) (25.4 ± 3.8 años) durante un torneo de categoría oro de la misma federación en 2013. Se calculó la FC media, la FC máxima en pista, la FC máxima teórica, sus relaciones y la distribución de tiempos en diferentes rangos de FC. Los resultados indicaron que los jugadores SV registraron valores más altos que los PPT tanto en la FC media (159.1 ± 13.8 p/min frente 151.7 ± 15.07 p/min) como en la FC máxima (188.6 frente 186.6 p/min). Ambas muestras superaron durante el juego su FC máxima teórica. A la hora de comparar los perfiles de ambas muestras, la principal diferencia radicó en que los jugadores de la selección valenciana estuvieron un 10% más de tiempo que los PPT entre 160 y 179 p/min Ambas muestras presentaron valores casi nulos por encima de 200 p/min y por debajo de 100. Abstract. The aims were to analyse heartrate (HR) of national and elite pádel players controlling work and rest ratio to compare effort performed in competition at the same time as performance time-intensity was also determined. HR was measured in Pádel Pro Tour 2011 tournament matches and gold federated tournament in 2013, both in Valencia. The sample (N= 14) was composed by 7 professional male players ranked between position 1 and 45 according to world classification (PPT) and 7 players from the Valencia selection team (SV). Method: HR mean, maximal in-court HR, and maximal theoretical HR were calculated, as well as distribution of time in each zone of HR. Results: mean HR was set at 151.7 ± 15.07 beats/minute (b/min), maximal HR at 186.6 b/min, while maximal theoretical HR at 187.2 b/min. Players spent 32.5% of time between 140-159 b/min, 29.6% between 160-179 b/min and 14,3% between 189 and 199 b/min. Our results showed higher values of HR mean (159.1 ± 13.8 b/min vs. 151.7 ± 15.07 b/min) and maximal HR (188.6 vs. 186.6 p/min) in SV players. Both samples were found to exceed their maximal theoretical HR values during competition. When HR profiles were compared, the main difference was that SV players spent 10% more time than PPT players between 160 and 179 b/min. Both samples did not register values under 100 or over 200 b/min.

Conditional performance factors in padel players: a mini review

“…A total of 231 padel players, men (n = 161) and women (n = 70) of all competition levels participated in the 13 selected studies (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). The competitive level is divided into professional (n = 120), national (n = 40), regional (n = 23) and minors (n = 32).…”

“…The analysis and synthesis of this review shows six studies with data on the internal load of padel players in different categories (Table 1). All of them register HR Med, with the amateur level being the lowest data recorded for this variable (126.8 ± 10.4 bpm) (20) compared to the data presented by male athletes in the 1st national category (159.1 ± 13.8 bpm) (14). On the other hand, it has been found that the FC Med values vary greatly depending on the study for athletes in the same category.…”

Comparison of service tactic formation on players’ movements and point outcome between national and beginner level padel

“…A higher maximum speed when players move to the ball will also require greater braking, which may affect the player’s balance at the moment of hitting [ 52 , 53 ] and increase the probability of making a mistake [ 54 ]. These findings suggest that coaches should consider training conditioning sessions [ 55 – 57 ] focusing on movements when players serve (specific distance, maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration). Interestingly, if we compare these results to previous studies in doubles tennis, we see that conventional formation prevails in professional tennis, however, Australian and I-formation had higher efficiency, especially in male category [ 57 ] especially when serving next to the lead.…”

“…These findings suggest that coaches should consider training conditioning sessions [ 55 – 57 ] focusing on movements when players serve (specific distance, maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration). Interestingly, if we compare these results to previous studies in doubles tennis, we see that conventional formation prevails in professional tennis, however, Australian and I-formation had higher efficiency, especially in male category [ 57 ] especially when serving next to the lead. Specifically, Kocib et al [ 58 ] pointed out that the men did not use the Australian tactic, and although the I-formation was more effective than the Classical one, a slightly greater use of the conventional tactic prevailed.…”

Is Motivation Associated with Mental Fatigue during Padel Trainings? A Pilot Study

“…The physical demands in padel have been well defined in several studies. They are caused by intermittent efforts that include turns, jumps, accelerations-decelerations, and strokes [1,2,[6][7][8]. However, few works have studied the mental demands caused by padel training or matches.…”