Fitness Testing Parameters for Alpine Ski Racing

Pritchard, J.

doi:10.1519/ssc.0000000000000587

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“…1,2,[4][5][6] Among these variables, lower limb power production represents a critical feature to test in alpine ski racers, from pediatric age to adulthood, as it is critical for athletes' physical development and injury risk identification. 7,8 Several previous research tested lower limbs power and rate of force development in alpine ski racers using jump tests, namely, squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ) tests. 4,7,[9][10][11][12] These assessments have also been extensively implemented in test batteries given their relatively simple and reliable procedures and easy-to-interpret and compare outcomes, especially if focusing on jump height.…”

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“…7,8 Several previous research tested lower limbs power and rate of force development in alpine ski racers using jump tests, namely, squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ) tests. 4,7,[9][10][11][12] These assessments have also been extensively implemented in test batteries given their relatively simple and reliable procedures and easy-to-interpret and compare outcomes, especially if focusing on jump height. 7 However, although the publication of different databases presents jump data in the alpine skiing population, 9 it is still vague how this physical and technical skill evolves through growth in growing skiing athletes.…”

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On the relationship between flexibility and jump performance across age and sex: A 15-season retrospective longitudinal study on 229 alpine ski racers

Bertozzi,

Tenderini,

Camuncoli

et al. 2023

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Alpine skiing performance depends on several qualities, including lower limb strength, power production and flexibility. However, how these physical skills, as well as their relationship, differ between sexes and evolve in growing skiing athletes is still unclear. We analysed sit-and-reach (SR) and three jump test (height and peak power) scores of over 200 alpine ski racers collected across 15 sports seasons. We stratified data among sex and age categories to assess differences and to interpret the relationships between flexibility and jump performance. The mixed models showed a significant age category and sex effect ( p < 0.001) for all the flexibility and jump performance scores, with males having higher jump scores but lower SR scores than females, and all performance scores increasing significantly through the age categories. The regressions between SR and the jump scores performed on the whole database were positively significant for the three jump variations ( p < 0.001, R2ranging from 8.9% to 15.9%), while when the relationship was reanalysed independently in each age–sex group, only some were significant. Both age and sex influenced the performance in the investigated lower limb power and flexibility qualities, along with their relationship. The presented results suggest that lower limb power and flexibility should be longitudinally assessed, as well as their relationship, for training and testing purposes, considering the sex and growth-related modifications.

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