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THE RELATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT ALPINE SKI PROGRAMMES AND THE LEVEL OF ACQUIRED ALPINE SKI TECHNIQUE

Alpine skiing is an extremely popular recreational activity in which ski beginners are included through the alpine ski school. The primary aim of this research was to determine the relation between the distance travelled on skis during a 10-day alpine ski programme and the overall level of the acquired ski knowledge. 167 ski beginners of a young adult age (59 women and 108 men) participated in the research. The participants acquired ski knowledge under the same conditions and programme in groups of ten students. During the ski school programme, each ski instructor measured the daily distance travelled on skis in meters by a GPS sports watch. At the end of the ski school programme, all participants demonstrated six elements of ski technique and independent judges graded the level of ski knowledge on a 5-item scale. The grading process enabled the participants’ ranking. The results showed a positive correlation between the overall distance travelled on skis and the level of acquired knowledge in all the tested elements of the ski technique except for the basic turn. The highest correlation was determined between the short turn and the distance travelled (r = 0.47). The correlation between the average grade for all the elements of the ski technique and the overall distance travelled on skies was statistically significant (r = 0.36). A higher level of ski knowledge can be obtained in case of learning skiing dominantly by continuously connecting the ski technique elements. Thereby, the participants will produce higher number of ski turns, which will ultimately lead to better knowledge of alpine skiing.

alpine skiing, skiing technique, ski school programme

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