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January 20, 2020
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INFLUENCE OF OPPOSITION ON OVERHEAD SMASH VELOCITY IN PADEL PLAYERS

Publicated to: Kinesiology. 51 (2): 206-212 - 2019-12-01 51(2), DOI: 10.26582/k.51.2.6

Authors:

Rivilla-Garcia, Jesus; Munoz Moreno, Alejandro; Lorenzo, Jorge; van den Tillaar, Roland; Navandar, Archit;
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Nord Univ, Dept Sport Sci & Phys Educ, Levanger, Norway - Author
UFV, Fac Hlth Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Europea Madrid, Fac Sport Sci, Calle Tajo S-N, Madrid 28670, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Sports Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
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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 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. 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.
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Keywords

AccuracyBall velocityEliteFitnessPaddle tennisPerformance analysisPerformance modificationRacquet sportsThrowing velocity

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Kinesiology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Rehabilitation.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-21:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 9
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-21:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 55.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 59 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Norway.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (RIVILLA GARCIA, JESUS) and Last Author (NAVANDAR, ARCHIT).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been NAVANDAR, ARCHIT.

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