This study examined whether gate setup and turn radii influence energy dissipation in slalom skiing. 3D kinematical measurements were performed over two runs on the same slope in a WC slalom competition with two different gate setups: 1) open gates (OG) and 2) open gates with a delayed gate (DG). In summary, compared to plain open gates, an additional delayed gate prolonged the turn radii and decreased energy dissipation in the beginning of the initiation phase, despite the fact that the relative frequency of occurrence of the highest energy dissipation was higher in DG.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3935665
The aims of the present study were to develop a method for classifying slalom skiing performance and to examine differences in other mechanical parameters. Eighteen elite skiers were recorded with 3-D kinematical measurements and thereafter divided into a higher (HP) and lower performance (LP) group, using the ratio between the difference in mechanical energy divided by the mass of the skier and section entrance velocity (?emech/vin). In summary, the ?emech/vin predicted performance over short course sections.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3856817
This paper examines the role of sports in the formation of national identity in postsocialist Slovenia, a nation-state that gained independence in 1990. Our analysis focuses on the recent context in which the current but fluid relationship between sport and Slovenian national identity exists. Using Slovenia as a case study we identify seven factors that may moderate the effectiveness of sports as sites for establishing and maintaining national identity and making successful global identity claims in the twenty-first century.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3995825
This paper evaluates the accuracy of a computerised motion tracking system (SAGIT/Squash) which used compuer vision methods on video. Four separate experiments were used to assess the error associated with tracking adult players’ velocities and positions in respect to the court floor. The error associated with the distance covered over a one minute period was shown to range between 1.33 and 21 m depending on the nature and position of the player’s movements. Values, typically somewhere between this range, are likely to be evident during typical use of this software.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3769777
The study determines and analyses the developmental level of certain motor abilities of 65 young elite European female basketball players who were divided into three groups according to their national team quality (divisions A, B, and C of the European Championship). The results show that the division C players achieved below-average results in all tests and thus differ from the players of divisions A and B. Therefore, the division C players are fail to compensate for their body height deficiency, by having a higher level of motor skills and technical knowledge.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3909553