Greater Experiences through specific training of skating techniques.
Technical training is still a widely neglected issue. However, only the skiers who consciously deal with the skating motion and who work methodologically are able to improve their movement competence.
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<p><B>Why technique training?</B></p>
<p>It is a beautiful day on the glacier. Fresh snow has fallen during the night, and now the snow crystals sparkle in the perfectly groomed tracks. It is not surprising that Tom, Sandra and other promising young athletes from the skiing high school can barely be held back. “Torbjorn, how many laps are scheduled for today?” they ask their coach and want to go. </p>
<p>However, the number of laps and the distance are not interesting for the coach today. Instead, he emphasizes on high quality technical training: Specific movement experiences, exercises for increasing sensitivity, coordinative tasks, and exercises for rhythm and glide are the order of the day. </p>
<p>What is natural for elite athletes should also be taken to heart by many skiers and citizen's racers. Purposeful technical training is still largely ignored. </p>
<p>This is not only true for many beginners, who try without any instructions and quit soon or learn wrong movement patterns. It is sometimes also surprising that so called “professionals” and fanatics fail to improve their technical skills despite years of training. What is the use of strength and endurance if they cannot be transferred on the skis, if skating in difficult terrain is tremendously exhaustive, if physically inferior skiers pass due to their smooth technique? </p>
<p>In endurance sports technique is a matter of economy. Only those, who specifically deal with the skating motion and train technique, will be able to improve their movement competence. They will increase their performance enormously and will also have more fun skiing.<br />
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The authors: Dr. Stefan Lindinger: Sports scientist at the Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg / Austria with the main fields advanced biomechanics / kinesiology / science of training in cross-country skiing; special focus on new methods in technical training; state-certified cross-country skiing coach; responsible in trainers’ education in Austria; technique analysis projects with the Norwegian Ski Association 1997-1999 (Coaches: Ulf Morten Aune (now sprint coach); Erik R?ste (this time’s chief coach)) for Ph.D.; cooperation (teaching in trainers’ education, training projects, research) with the ski associations of Sweden and Switzerland since 2002 and 1999, respectively.
Dr. Walter Minatti: Director of Cross Country Skiing at STAMS Skiing High School / Tyrol / Austria; Sports scientist and psychologist; main responsible for trainers’ education in Austria.
Both published the CD-Rom `Perfect Skating?:
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