Proprioceptive Training for Learning Downhill Skiing
The aim was to assess whether balance training would improve downhill skiing for 30 physical education students who had no previous skiing experience and were randomly assigned to two groups. The control group attended only ski lessons for two weeks, 2 to 4 hours daily. The experimental group attend...
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Published in | Perceptual and motor skills Vol. 99; no. 1; pp. 149 - 154 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Los Angeles, CA
SAGE Publications
01.08.2004
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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Summary: | The aim was to assess whether balance training would improve downhill skiing for 30 physical education students who had no previous skiing experience and were randomly assigned to two groups. The control group attended only ski lessons for two weeks, 2 to 4 hours daily. The experimental group attended downhill ski lessons and indoor balance training on a balance board, wearing ski boots, for 20 min. every second day in the afternoon. All participants before training completed a balance assessment (stability indices). After the completion of the ski classes, all repeated the balance assessment and two downhill ski tests of agility, slalom and snowploughing techniques. Analysis of variance with repeated measures showed both groups improved balance similarly, but the experimental group performed significantly better on the downhill-slalom agility test, so the specific indoor balance training was helpful. |
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ISSN: | 0031-5125 1558-688X |
DOI: | 10.2466/pms.99.1.149-154 |