PRELIMINARY 5th SPE BALKAN SKI CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Venue: Rogla, Slovenia

Sunday, 17th March 2024

16:00 – 20:00 REGISTRATION / REGISTRACIJA - Lobby of the Hotel “Rogla“
18:00 – 19:00 DEMO TEAMS LEADERS MEETING – conference room – Hotel
19:00 – 20:00 DINNER
21:00 – 22:00 WELCOME DRINK - Lobby of the Hotel “Rogla“

Monday, 18th March 2024

08:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION / REGISTRACIJA - Lobby of the Hotel “Rogla“

10:00 – 14:00 ELAN SKI TEST
10:00 – 11:30 Snow Workshops – meeting point (BUL)
11:30 – 13:00 Snow Workshops – meeting point (SLO)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch on the slope – Restaurant »Mašinžaga«

CONFERENCE HALL »SNEŽNA DVORANA«
16:00 – 16:30 OPENING CEREMONY – Addresses by local and national authorities
16:30 – 17:15 – John Seifert, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA (plenary speaker): Can older skiers improve their fitness as they go downhill?
17:15 – 17:45 – Pete Allison, Pennsylvania State University, USA (invited speaker): Aligning assessments with jobs: Workforce development
17:45 – 18:15 – Saša Pišot, Science and Research Centre Koper, Slovenia (invited speaker): Tracks in the snow: Exploring the socialization of skiing

18:30 - 19:45 Coffe BREAK & Scientific session 1 (10 minutes)

Petar Iankov & Deyan Todorov: CHARACTERISTICS OF INCIDENTS AND INJURIES IN PAMPOROVO SKI AREA AND BOROVETS SKI AREA FOR SEASON 2019-2020
Krastio Zgurovski & Milena Zdravcheva: THE EFFECT OF EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING IN BUILDING ALPINE SKI SKILLS IN THE "BULGARIAN SKI SCHOOL"
Miloš Kalc: INVESTIGATING NEUROMUSCULAR ACTIVITY IN ALPINE SKIING: THE TRANSITION FROM BIPOLAR TO HIGH-DENSITY ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
Almajan-Guta Bogdan, et al.: RECOVERY METHODS AND PRE-HAB EXERCISES IN REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF INJURIES IN ALPINE SKIERS
Samo Rauter, et al.: THE INFLUENCE OF POLE LENGTH ON UPHILL PERFORMANCE IN SKI MOUNTAINEERING
Kaja Teraž & Boštjan Šimunič: TENSIOMYOGRAPHIC CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES OF SKELETAL MUSCLES OF YOUG ALPINE SKI RACERS
Zoran Milanović, et al.: TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE TO SOLVE INJURY PROBLEM: FROM TEAM TO SNOW SPORTS
Uroš Marušič, et al.: YEAR-ROUND INTERGENERATIONAL SKI PREPARATION: TRAINING ADVENTURES FOR CHILDREN AND OLDER PEOPLE
Luka Vidic: LIFE OF A SKI INSTRUCTOR

20:00 – 21:00 DINNER
21:00 – 23:00 SOCIAL EVENING - LOCAL CULINARY DELIGHTS

Tuesday, 19th March 2024

08:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION / REGISTRACIJA - Lobby of the Hotel “Rogla“

10:00 – 14:00 FISHER ski test
10:00 – 11:30 Snow Workshops – meeting point (B&H)
11:30 – 13:00 Snow Workshops – meeting point (MNT)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch on the slope – Restaurant »Mašinžaga«

CONFERENCE HALL »SNEŽNA DVORANA«
15:30 – 16:15 – Martino Franchi, University of Padova, Italy (plenary speaker): Hamstrings morphology and function importance in youth and elite skiers - a missing piece of the puzzle?
16:15 – 16:45 – Siniša Kovač, University of Sarajevo, BIH (invited speaker): Occurrence and trends of accumulated and acute injuries or painful sensations among ski instructors
16:45 – 17:15 – Matjaž Vogrin, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia (invited speaker): Surgical treatment of knee injuries in skiing

18:00 – 20:00 DEMO SHOW – On the slope »JASA«
20:00 – 21:00 DINNER
21:00 – 23:00 SOCIAL EVENING - DJ SNOWMAN PARTY

Wednesday, 20th March 2024

08:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION / REGISTRACIJA - Lobby of the Hotel “Rogla“

10:00 – 14:00 NORDICA ski test
10:00 – 11:30 Snow Workshops – meeting point (SRB)
11:30 – 13:00 Snow Workshops – meeting point (SLO)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch on the slope – Restaurant »Mašinžaga«

CONFERENCE HALL »SNEŽNA DVORANA«
15:30 – 16:15 Matej Supej, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (plenary speaker): Skis as a potential risk factor in alpine skiing
16:15 – 16:45 Ronald Kipp, Olympic Valley, California, USA (invited speaker): Analyzing movement analysis

16:45 – 18:10 Scientific session 2 (10 minutes)

Matej Švegl & Lana Ružič: HEART RATE VARIABILITY AS A POSSIBLE STRESS INDICATOR IN RECREATIONAL ALPINE SKIING
Gaja Jančar, et al.: ALPINE SKIING INJURIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR PREVENTION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Boštjan Šimunič & Kaja Teraž: SKELETAL MUSCLE TENSIOMYOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS IN ALPINE SKIERS
Stojan Puhalj, et al.: CONNECTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE IN FAST DISCIPLINES OF ALPINE SKIING
Ana Cikač & Saša Pišot: DENIAL OF PAIN AND SPORTS INJURIES
Rado Pišot: DECODING MOTOR CONTROL AND LEARNING: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND PRACTICE WITH INOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Ahac Istenič et al: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SNOW SPORTS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY IN SNOW SPORTS
Luka Šlosar: VIRTUAL REALITY IN SKIING: COACHING, SKILL ACQUISITION, AND APPLICATION: A REVIEW
Matej Majerič et al: STRUCTURING OF THE FEAR QUESTIONNAIRE IN LEARNING PROCESS OF ALPINE SKIING

18:25 – 19:20 Professional session 1 (10 minutes)

Aleksej Kuzmin & Snežana Jug: DIDACTIC FILMS AS INNOVATIVE TOOLS IN TEACHING ALPINE SKIING
Mina Kotnik: ACQUIRING AND CONSOLIDATING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A DIDACTIC GAME – FROM DARING HOPES TO MASTERING THE SLOPES
Nika Šuc & Blaž Lešnik: ANALYSIS OF FIFTEEN YEARS OF SITSKI DEVELOPMENT CAMP IN SLOVENIA
Tomaž Šegula: SKI HARD – NO BASE NO RACE
Ruben Salerno & Corrado Sulsente: THE HISTORY OF SKI INSTRUCTORS

20:00 – 21:00 DINNER
21:00 – 23:00 FAREWELL SOCIAL EVENING – SLOVENIAN NIGHT WITH U3 SKI BAND

Thursday, 21st March 2024

10:00 – 11:00 CLOSING REMARKS (Lobby of Hotel Rogla)
11:00 – 12:00 DEPARTURES