20.500.12556/RUL-134794 Ball impact position in recreational male padel players implications for training and injury management Racket sports such as padel are characterized by the repetition of unilateral gestures, which can lead to negative adaptations like asymmetries or overuse musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in ball impact positions (i.e., forward or backward of the center of gravity) in nine stroke types in a sample of forty-eight recreational male padel players. The sample included 14,478 shots corresponding to 18 matches from six tournaments. Forty-eight male padel players were classified into two groups according to their level: trained (n = 24) and novice (n = 24). Type of stroke and ball impact position were registered using a computerized motion tracking video system. The ball impact position was computed from the distance (cm) between the coordinates of the ball and the player’s center of gravity. Results show that trained players hit the ball in a more backward position (from 11 to 25 cm, compared to novice) in serve and offensive strokes (volleys, trays, and smashes) but used more forward strokes (from 7 to 32 cm, compared to novice) in defensive shots (groundstrokes, wall strokes, and lobs). Because the current differential variables are trainable and demonstrated to be of relevance for performance, the findings of this study may assist padel coaches in designing proper training plans to improve effectiveness and to prevent musculoskeletal injuries regarding the type of stroke and ball impact position. Such knowledge may constitute a very important factor affecting technique, biomechanics, and injury management in padel players of different competitive levels. racket sports overuse injury biomechanics game actions recreation padel players male športi z loparji poškodbe biomehanika potek igre rekreacija padel igralci moški true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-02-02 08:59:55 2022-02-02 08:59:57 2022-09-14 04:09:57 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 9 str. iss. 2, art. 435 Vol. 18 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.34 1660-4601 10.3390/ijerph18020435 46639619 RAZ_Sanchez-Alcaraz_Martinez_Bernardino_Javier_2021.pdf RAZ_Sanchez-Alcaraz_Martinez_Bernardino_Javier_2021.pdf 1 BD5AB54445B6A03F37B7ECBDC1CF86F6 574ce01d83b630d66cceaaaa463e32d31b54c38b81862ca936211b046be9cd07 c7b26464-8401-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=153441 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/435 1 e7379323-83fd-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=153437 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0