Science and Skiing

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 17
Ski-jumping take-off performance: Determining factors and methodological advances......Page 18
Load on the locomotor system during skiing. A biomechanical perspective......Page 42
Biomechanics of ski-jumping;scientific jumping hill design......Page 51
Joint power production in take-off action during ski-jumping......Page 64
Inter- and intra-individual variability of the ski-jumper's take-off......Page 76
Inverse dynamic analysis of take-off in ski-jumping......Page 87
Effects of 50 km racing on ski skating kinematics in the falun world championship 1993......Page 103
Management of the sport training process with cross-country ski runners through modern apparatus methods and means......Page 112
A mathematical method for the analysis of trajectories in giant slalom......Page 122
Simulation techniques applied to skiing mechanics......Page 131
Turning the skis without 'mechanisms of turning'......Page 146
Muscle activity of the inside and outside leg in slalom and giant-slalom skiing......Page 156
The effect of different uses of the upper limb on body coordination during rhythmic parallel turning......Page 165
Pressure distribution measurements for the alpine skier;from the biomechanical high tech measurement to its application as SWINGBEEP-feedback system......Page 174
Skiing technique in swing turns: Distribution of stress on the hip-joint articular surface......Page 188
Sensor plates designed for measuring forces between ski and binding;a developmental summary......Page 195
Different possibilities of measuring force transmission between ski and binding......Page 204
Ground-reaction forces in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and ski jumping......Page 215
Constraint forces may influence the measurement of vertical ground reaction forces during slalom skiing......Page 223
Structural dynamic analysis of alpine skis during turns......Page 231
Evaluation and planning of conditioning training for alpine skiers......Page 244
Kinematic and kinetic analysis of slalom turns as a basis for the development of specific training methods to improve strength and endurance......Page 266
Types of muscle action of leg and hip extensor muscles in slalom......Page 277
Predicting skiing performance in 14  18 year old competitive alpine skiers......Page 287
Validity of sport-specific field tests for elite and developing alpine ski racers......Page 300
Relationship of anaerobic performance tests to competitive alpine skiing events......Page 312
Aspects of technique-specific strength training in ski-jumping......Page 324
Programme for the objectivization of sportspecific performance preconditions, in the long-term development of performance of cross-country skiers......Page 335
Movement regulation in alpine skiing......Page 348
The technique of gliding in alpine ski racing;safety and performance......Page 364
A profile of sensorimotor balance of alpine skiers......Page 371
Psychological training in alpine skiing;racing......Page 387
Incentive motivation, competitive orientation and gender in collegiate alpine skiers......Page 398
Feelings of movement in alpine skiing......Page 410
Optimal emotions in elite cross-country skiers......Page 423
Structuring cross-country skiing techniques on the basis of motor-program theory......Page 435
The physiology of competitive c.c. skiing across a four decade perspective; with a note on training induced adaptations and role of training at medium altitude......Page 450
Physiological indices of elite junior-I alpine skiers......Page 485
An incremental exercise test simulating the muscular activity of slalom......Page 494
The metabolic load in alpine skiing;an attempt at a presentation using computer-supported modelling......Page 502
Fitness, cardiovascular stress, and SCD-risk in downhill skiing......Page 519
Elite skiers after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: early functional sport-specific rehabilitation in water......Page 528
Troponin I;a new marker of muscle damage in alpine skiing......Page 543
Physiological characteristics of top young czech cross-country skiers of both sexes......Page 555
Pleasure first, morale last;on the justification of modern winter sports......Page 566
Skiing in Austria: Trends, image and identity......Page 586
Alpine skiing in social change;a pilot study......Page 595
The social influences of ski-area development in Japan......Page 607
Downhill and telemark skiing as part of young people's lifestyls......Page 619
Alpine winter sport resorts: Travel motives and dimensions of service quality......Page 625
Index of authors......Page 636
Index of keywords......Page 638