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Movement patterns and player load: insights from professional padel

Ricardo Miralles
1
,
Rafael Martínez-Gallego
1
,
José Guzmán
1
,
Jesús Ramón-Llin
2

  1. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  2. Department of Teaching of Music, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):163–169
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139856
Online publish date: 2024/07/31
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