One common practice of ski coaches is to start alpine racers on low angle slopes, remain there until skills have been appropriately ingrained, and eventually advance to steeper angle slopes. Another method utilizes slope angle advancement to progress students. Both methods of training produce results. However, there have been no studies indicating if one method is superior. The purpose of this study was to compare finishing times with various gate sizes on two pitches in young, developing racers.
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