Ski Safe Training in Jasná

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Date/time
Date(s) - 11/03/2022 - 13/03/2022
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Locality
Jasná, Slovensko

Project type

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Training was divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical and practical part of workshop was based on standards rules International Ski Federation. The content of workshop was based on health and safety protect of young athletes in alpine skiing. Among the Olympic winter sports, alpine ski racing is known to be a sport with an above average risk of injury.

To develop preventative measures that reduce the risk of injury, injury causes need to be well understood by coaches. In theoretical part, will be presented on overview of the risk factors within the subsequent sections:  

young alpine skiing athletes – related injury risk factor

equipment – related injury risk factor

course – related injury risk factor

snow – related injury risk factor

The practical part was implemented in the field and carried out at the ski resort. The practical part was a demonstration exercise to prevent injury and improve the training capacity of children in competitive alpine skiing.