Fitness testing in padel: Performance differences according to players’ competitive level

Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profiles of World-Class Male Padel Players

“…The only exception was seen with lumbar isometric strength, which was greater in elite padel players (147.1 ± 43.5 kg vs. 126.9 ± 30.4 kg). Similar physical fitness between highand low-level players has been previously observed in nonprofessional padel samples [12,13]. This appears to indicate that technical, tactical, and psychological aspects should become topics of interest in padel performance training and assessment.…”

“…Particularly in racket sports, body kinematics and anthropometric parameters are associated with greater success [10,11]. Furthermore, recent research suggests that physical fitness has little impact on determining padel players' performance at nonprofessional levels [12,13]. This may be due to the less demanding competitive requirements at a recreational level.…”

“…Nonetheless, the increasing intensity of sport competitions at a professional level make strength and conditioning training a priority for success [14]. Although a few studies have examined anthropometric characteristics in amateur padel players [4,12,15], there is no information available to confirm these results in top level players. The determination of normative profiles for professional padel players would assist coaches in the talent identification process and improve the design of specific training in order to maximize performance.…”

Physical Fitness in Young Padel Players: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…The increasing interest in padel has led to many studies concerning match activity [ 6 , 9 , 11 , 12 ], players’ movements and distance covered on the court [ 4 , 13 , 14 ], game technical-tactical dynamics [ 5 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ], fitness status [ 19 , 20 , 21 ], and injuries [ 22 , 23 , 24 ]. However, most of the available literature involved professional players or adult samples and little is known about young padel competition particularities.…”

Ball Impact Position in Recreational Male Padel Players: Implications for Training and Injury Management

“…This is particularly important in padel due to the growing number of amateur practitioners worldwide, being mainly middle-aged people between 35 and 55 years [ 16 , 17 ]. State-of-the-art in padel includes available literature concerning temporal structure [ 3 , 18 , 19 , 20 ], players’ movements and distance covered on the court [ 6 , 15 , 21 ], game technical–tactical dynamics [ 1 , 2 , 22 , 23 , 24 ], fitness status [ 7 , 25 , 26 ], and injuries [ 11 , 27 , 28 ]. However, little is known about fundamental motor skills such as the ball impact position [ 29 ].…”