Table 1.

Mean differences in the ball impact position (m) between highly trained and novice padel players in different stroke types.

Stroke Type	Highly Trained (n = 8237)	Novice (n = 6561)	Mean Difference	Mean Difference (95% CI)		Effect Size	p-Value
				Lower	Upper
Serve	0.52 (0.28)	0.69 (0.25)	−0.11	−0.13	−0.09	0.42	<0.001 *
Groundstroke	0.64 (0.32)	0.57 (0.34)	0.07	0.05	0.10	−0.23	<0.001 *
Volley	0.38 (0.26)	0.51 (0.26)	−0.14	−0.15	−0.12	0.52	<0.001 *
Tray	−0.01 (0.34)	0.24 (0.31)	−0.25	−0.29	−0.21	0.76	<0.001 *
Smash	0.45 (0.44)	0.60 (0.30)	−0.15	−0.22	−0.08	0.40	<0.001 *
Backwall	0.43 (0.41)	0.11 (0.35)	0.32	0.28	0.35	−0.83	<0.001 *
Lob	0.65 (0.32)	0.59 (0.38)	0.06	0.03	0.10	−0.18	0.001 *
Lateral wall	0.73 (0.38)	0.61 (0.37)	0.13	0.07	0.19	-0.35	<0.001 *
Double wall	0.49 (0.43)	0.26 (0.44)	0.24	0.15	0.32	−0.54	<0.001 *

ES = Cohen’s d effect size. * Significant mean differences between groups (p < 0.05).