ALPINE SKIING PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS’ RESEARCH FOR COMPETITORS OF AGES 12 TO 14

Abstract

This publication presents analysis of actual data regarding the development level for some of the most significant motor skills in age 12–14 alpine skiers representing a variety of Bulgarian ski clubs. Alpine skiing is a strongly athletic power-speed sport setting higher and higher requirements regarding the skiers’ physical fitness. The research’s aim is documenting the current physical state of the tested skiers’ group and, based on the data, elaborating evaluation standards for their motor skills. Methods: For the needs of this research we used onsite testing, analytical synthetics and mathematical statistics (variation analysis, sigma methodology). Results: The obtained and aggregated data from the variation analysis present information in regards to the motor skills state of the persons, while the values are with average or close to the average distribution, and applying sigma methodology we derived an evaluation standards table. Conclusions: Motor skills evaluation standards of skiers (adolescents) could assist sports professionals in making quality estimation of the current state of their contestants. We recommend the framing and approbation into the practice of tables for all age groups aiming to achieve better quality control and training process management.

Keywords

• alpine skiing
• physical fitness
• motor skills
• adolescent skiers