PSIA ALPINE TECHNICAL MANUAL Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................5


FOREWORD–EVOLUTION OF THE SKILLS CONCEPT.................................7 Individual Expression Makes the Scene ...............7 Skills Concept, Student-centered Teaching Emerge ..........................................8 Coming to Different Terms .................................9 Welcome to a New Era of Innovations ...............10


INTRODUCTION ...........................................11 Choices Abound When Defining ‘Good Skiing’ ...11 How to Use this Manual ...................................12


CHAPTER 1: SKILLS CONCEPT–DEFINING


THE SKILLS .................................................15 Objectives .......................................................15 Introduction .....................................................15 The Skills ........................................................17 Rotational Control ............................................17 Edge Control ....................................................21 Pressure Control ..............................................27 Balance ...........................................................33 Summary.........................................................35


CHAPTER 2: SKILLS CONCEPT–BLENDING


THE SKILLS .................................................37 Objectives .......................................................37 Introduction .....................................................37 Terminology .....................................................37 Blending Skills .................................................41 Ski Pole Action ................................................46 Summary.........................................................48


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PHYSICS OF SKIING .................................49 Objectives .......................................................49 Introduction .....................................................49 Basic Elements ................................................49 Newton’s Laws of Motion .................................51 Forces .............................................................51 Further Application of Physics ...........................55 Summary.........................................................58


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BIOMECHANICS OF SKIING ......................59 Objectives .......................................................59 Introduction .....................................................59 Planes of Motion ..............................................59 Anatomy ..........................................................60 Summary.........................................................70


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EQUIPMENT .................................................71 Objectives .......................................................71 Introduction .....................................................71 Skis ................................................................77 Ski Boots .........................................................77 Bindings ..........................................................79 Summary.........................................................80


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MOVEMENT ANALYSIS .............................81 Objectives .......................................................81 Introduction .....................................................81 The Movement Analysis Process .......................82 Step One: Observation .....................................83 Step Two: Evaluation ........................................89 Step Three: Prescription ...................................91 Summary.........................................................96


CHAPTER 7: TEACHING – DEVELOPING TECHNICAL


CONTENT ......................................................97 Objectives .......................................................97 Introduction .....................................................97 Core Concepts and Technical Content ...............98 The Teaching Model ........................................99 Skier Zones ...................................................106 Beginner/Novice Zone ....................................106 Intermediate Zone ..........................................114 Advanced Zone ..............................................124 Summary.......................................................134


REFERENCES ..............................................135 GLOSSARY.................................................137 INDEX .........................................................149


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