Physiological Demands, Fatigue and Performance Determinants in Racket Sports
A special issue of Physiologia (ISSN 2673-9488). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2027 | Viewed by 13
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Interests: sports training, biomechanics and physiology
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Dear Colleagues,
Racket sports are characterised by intermittent high-intensity efforts, rapid accelerations and decelerations, repeated technical actions and short recovery periods, resulting in complex physiological and neuromuscular demands. Although tennis, badminton, squash, padel, table tennis and other racket sports differ in court dimensions, match duration, movement patterns and technical constraints, they share the need to integrate aerobic fitness, repeated-sprint ability, explosive strength, perceptual–cognitive responses and efficient recovery. This Special Issue aims to gather original research, reviews and methodological contributions addressing the physiological determinants of performance in racket sports. Particular attention will be given to cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses, fatigue mechanisms, neuromuscular function, thermal strain, internal and external load monitoring, training adaptation and recovery strategies. Studies combining physiological assessment with biomechanical, technological or performance-analysis approaches are also encouraged, provided that physiological interpretation remains central. By bringing together evidence across different racket sports, competitive levels, age groups and methodological approaches, this Special Issue seeks to improve our understanding of sport-specific physiological demands and support evidence-informed training, monitoring and performance optimisation in racket sport practitioners.
Dr. Ricardo Fernandes
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- racket sports
- exercise physiology
- match demands
- fatigue
- neuromuscular function
- load monitoring
- recovery
- performance
- wearable sensors
- training adaptation
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