A Study on the Correlation between Execution Techniques and Timing Performance among First-Year Students in a Ski Course

Abstract

This is a constative study carried out on a number of 40 students. The study was organised and took place in February 2012, within the Science of Movement, Sports and Health Faculty at the “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, at the Vatra Dornei sports facility with the purpose of highlighting the efficiency of the instructive-educative act organised with the students studying in the Physical Education and Sports, as well as the Sports and Motor Performance sections. In order to acknowledge the level of practical and technical acquisition we used as an evaluation instrument the exercises of rounding swivel swing, and christianias with distancing the skis (performed on a ramp with a 30 degree inclination) on a 200 m distance, with the obligation of performing at least 3 rounds. In order to appreciate the students’ applicative capacity, we organized a descent contest, which involved passing 16 (8 red and 8 blue) gates on a 400 m distance, on a 40-43 degree inclined ramp, with a lower incline on the finishing line. The results have highlighted the efficiency of module work over a 15-day period, with 42 teaching hours, and 42hours of individual study.