Advanced Studies in Ball Sports Performance
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 3927
Special Issue Editors
Interests: performance analysis; health; physical education; racket sports; training methodology
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Interests: heat stress; sport performance; racket sports; oxidative stress; trace elements; health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The popularity of racket sports can be observed across the world, with the elite performance observed in most famous racket sports reaching new heights. In tennis, we are witnessing an incredible battle between the top players, while table tennis and badminton are now amongst the highlights of the Olympics. Never have there been so many squash players from so many countries among the world's best. In addition, we are observing the rapid spread of padel, whose popularity is breaking all records. The commonality of all of these games is the fact that they are easy to enjoy. On the other hand, they are complex games in which performance at the highest level depends on several parameters and their synergistic effects.
The aim of this Special Issue is to encourage researchers in the field to publish recent findings that in areas including physical conditioning or movement behavior, especially in terms of biomechanics.
Contributors are encouraged to submit manuscripts containing original research, systematic reviews, methods, curriculum instructions and pedagogy, data reports, technology and code.
Prof. Dr. Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez
Prof. Dr. Diego Muñoz Marín
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- racket sports
- padel
- biomechanics
- physical condition
- health
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