technique and mechanics workshop
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Technique and Mechanics Workshop. Phil McNichol Ron LeMaster. Format. Participants will divide into groups Different topics will be addressed by each group Questions are suggested for individual topics Each group will present its findings to the rest of the participants. Format (cont.). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Format
Participants will divide into groups Different topics will be addressed by each
group Questions are suggested for individual topics
Each group will present its findings to the rest of the participants
Format (cont.)
Discussion questions are provided that apply to all topics
Images of world-class athletes are provided to assist discussions
Some reference terminology is provided to assist discussions
Discussion Questions for All Topics
What do you see in an athlete’s skiing that tells you what is happening? For example, how do you know what the fore/aft pressure distribution is?
What is special about a particular picture that would make you conclude something you see in it might not apply to other situations?
Discussion Questions for All Topics (cont.)
Is there something special about the athlete’s morphology that causes something to be accentuated?
How would you approach developing a specific technical characteristic in an athlete?
Reference Terminology:Turn Phases (cont.)
Transition Begins with the beginning of the release from
one turn (in the completion phase) Ends with the engagement of the skis in the
control phase of the next turn The period where the completion of one turn
merges with the initiation of the next. What, in mechanical terms, defines the
transition?
Overall Force and Pressure
Map the profile of total force or pressure on the athlete through the phases of the turns.
How does this vary with Pitch? Turn radius? Turn shape?
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Fore/Aft Balance and Pressure
Map the athletes’ fore-aft balance through the phases of the turns.
How does the pressure on the skis vary with the athlete’s fore-aft balance? Are there times where the pressure is low when the balance is extreme to the front or rear?
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Edge Angle
How does the athlete lateral balance relate to the edge angle?
How does the athlete adjust edge angle through the control phase?