EXPLANATION OF SKI SCHOOL TERMS
Basics
- Introduction to the movements to be learned
- Presentation or execution of a movement to be learned or an exercise
- Repeated practice, first experiences of success
- Fast learning success, steep learning curve
- Is also called the acquisition phase, the thinking process (how things are done) is the upstream movement process
More sophisticated techniques
- Repeated practice
- Visualising the movement clearly
- First forms of variable practising
- Moderate learning success, flattening out of the learning curve
- Is also called the perfection phase, the movement becomes automatic, the thinking process (how things are done) is no longer needed
Variable availability
- Movement in more complex situations
- Movement in more difficult conditions on the slope: ice, steep slopes, mogul pistes and situations, which make movement difficult
- The variable availability is already envisaged in the automatic and stabilising phase
- Movement at any time, in difficult conditions, is the highest variable availability
Alpine skiing techniques
- Alpine skiing techniques make it possible to react constantly to outside forces in every skiing situation
- Always ready to move in all directions
- The axes formed by ankle, knee, hip and shoulder joints are approximately parallel
- Hips and knees are bent into the curve
- The upper torso is bent forward, adjusted to the gradient
- The outer ski (when making a turn) has more weight on it
- Arms: slightly bent, at the sides in front of the upper torso, to balance your weight for stabilising and steering
- Body tension