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Summer Training is here.  Click on the pdf below to read more about base training and injury prevention for skiing.




Sports Physiology


Click Here for information on physiology, strength and conditioning and preparing for elite ski and snowboard competition. 

Learn about competitive core training, how to train specific muscle groups for alpine skiing, how to warm up prior to a race and popular dry land training programs currently being done by USSA athletes!



Biomechanics


Click Here to view some of the latest literature on sports biomechanics for skiing and snowboarding. 

Biomechanics or technique analysis is an important component preparing an athlete for Olympic Competition. 


Sports Dietetics


Click Here to read more on sports dietetics in skiing and snowboarding. 

Fuelling the athlete correctly prior to training and competition is just as important as the actual training programs we deliver.  At USSA Sport Science we aim to use the latest in science in technology to ensure that atheltes are healthy and optimally fuelled and hydrated prior to races. 


Sports Technology


Click Here to read more about the science and technology that goes into preparing USSA ski and snowboarding athletes for Olympic competition.



Fitness Assessment

Click Here to learn more about how USSA goes about assessing and monitoring its athletes for Olympic and World Cup competition.