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Performance analysis through the use of temporal activity patterns of elite players in beach tennis

Pérez-Turpin JA, Grau D, Santos-Bailón D. Performance analysis through the use of temporal activity
patterns of elite players in beach tennis. J Hum Sport Exerc. Vol.8, No. Proc3, pp. S694-S701, 2013. In
order to identify the real components of beach tennis performance, we need to know the time structure of
the competition. This study was designed to identify the distribution of time in real and absolute play during
the matches, sets and points played by professional beach tennis players. To do so, we made video
recordings of 12 players playing four matches at the Spain Beach Tennis Championships (Barcelona
2009). We measured the total length of the matches, sets, games and points while differentiating real
playing time. We observed that the absolute time per match was 43min 2sec±15min 32sec, while real
playing time was 8min 49,75sec±4min 51,16sec. The average length of the total duration of the sets was
15min 36,25sec±8min 21,9sec and real playing time was 4min 24,86sec±2min 26,41sec. The average
length of the total duration of the games was 1min 42,6sec±1min 3,45sec and real playing time was
29,03sec±16,99sec. The average time taken to play a point was 4,56sec±2,99sec. An improved
understanding of absolute and real playing time provides valuable information that allows us to create
specific training patterns for beach tennis. Key words: REAL TIME, ABSOLUTE TIME, MALE, BEACH
TENNIS