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2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SPE BALKAN SKI

Mt. Jahorina Ski Resort, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11th–15th March 2018

After the 1st conference organized in 2017 at the Kopaonik Ski Center in Serbia, 
following the initiative of prof. Rado Pišot, the Director of the Science and Research 
Centre Koper and his colleague prof. Ljubomir Pavlovič from the University of Niš, 
the Jahorina Ski Center with Faculty of Sports and Physical Education of University 
of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, hosted the 2nd International Conference SPE 
BALKAN. The Conference was co-organized by the Science and Research Centre of 
Koper (Slovenia), Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš and the 
Association of Ski Teachers and Coaches of Slovenia (ZUTS). 

As “Science, practice and education” remained the leading ideas of the content and 
scope of the Conference on Alpine skiing and boarding, this year’s main theme was: 
“Fun and safety in contemporary skiing − the new role of ski instructors / trainers in 
winter sports and society.”

As the first conference set high scientific standards, many experts responsible for 
the development and progress in winter sports have been invited to participate at the se-
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of prof. Erich Muller, Austria), prof. Pete Alison (Scotland and USA), prof. Blaž Lešnik 
(Slovenia) and many others, in over 30 scientific contributions highlighted the latest 
views on the sensitive areas of safety and injury, the secrets of preparing and develo-
ping the technique and tactics of the alpine skiing, and, finally, the contemporary pos-
sibilities and approaches in the methodology and didactics of teaching skiing. After the 
conference, the best-presented works were invited to be published in scientific journals.

Morning snow workshops were led by the members of the Demo Teams from the 
participating countries in the Balkans (Demo teams of Slovenia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and 
Hercegovina, Serbia and Montenegro) upgraded the theoretical starting points through 
practical work on snow. The spectacular evening Demo show was outstanding event 
where even the most demanding supporters enjoyed in ski proficiency of Demo teams. 

Despite the warm and spring weather, the Jahorina ski resort, as the only venue of 
the Winter Olympic Games in the Balkans invited special guests − the Slovenian and 
Bosnian ski legends, Mr. Bojan Križaj and Mr. Enis Bećirbegović as well as 143 parti-
cipants from 10 countries who were assurance for a diverse, interesting, dynamic and 
unforgettable event. 

Because the winter of 2019 is the already reserved time for INTERSKI Congress in 
Pomporovo, Bulgaria, the next 3rd International Conference SPE BALKAN SKI will be 
held in Slovenia, at Rogla Ski Resort in March 2020.  

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2. MEDNARODNA KONFERENCA SPE BALKAN SKI

Smučarski center Jahorina, Bosna in Hercegovina, 11.–15. marec 2018

Po lanski uspešni prvi konferenci, ki je bila organizirana v Smučarskem centru 
Kopaonik v Srbiji na pobudo prof. Rada Pišota, direktorja Znanstveno-raziskovalnega 
središča Koper in prof. Ljubomirja Pavloviča iz Univerze v Nišu, je smučarski center 
Jahorina s Fakulteto za šport in telesno vzgojo Univerze v Sarajevu, Bosne in Hercego-
vine, gostil 2. mednarodno konferenco SPE BALKAN SKI. Soorganizatorji konference 
so bili tudi letos Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper, Fakulteta za šport in telesno 
vzgojo Univerze v Nišu in Zveza učiteljev in trenerjev smučanja Slovenije (ZUTS).

Vodilno idejo konference “Znanost, praksa in izobraževanje” je spremljala tokratna 
glavna tema “Zabava in varnost v sodobnem smučanju - nova vloga smučarskih učite-
ljev/trenerjev zimskih športov v družbi.”

Že prva konferenca je postavila visoke znanstvene standarde, zato so bili tudi le-
tos med povabljenimi številni priznani strokovnjaki, odgovorni za razvoj in napredek 
alpskega smučanja in deskanja na snegu. Na popoldanskem znanstvenem delu konfe-
rence smo lahko prisluhnili dr. Ronu Kippu (ZDA), ki je nadomestil odsotnega prof. 
Ericha Mullerja iz Avstrije, prof. Petu Alisonu (Škotska in ZDA) in prof. Blažu Lešniku 



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(Slovenija) ter mnogim drugim, ki so v več kot 30 znanstvenih prispevkih predstavili 
najnovejše poglede na občutljiva področja varnosti in poškodb, odkrivali skrivnosti 
priprav in razvoja smučarske tehnike ter izpostavili sodobne možnosti in pristope v 
metodologiji in didaktiki učenja smučanja. Avtorji najboljših prispevkov so bili pova-
bljeni, da dela objavijo v znanstvenih časopisih univerz gostiteljic.

Dopoldanske delavnice na snegu so vodili člani demo skupin iz sodelujočih držav 
na Balkanu (ekipe demonstratorjev iz Slovenije, Bolgarije, Bosne in Hercegovine, Sr-
bije in Črne gore), kjer so udeleženci lahko nadgradili teoretična znanja s praktičnim 
delom na snegu. Spektakularni večer z “Demo showom” je bil izjemno odmeven dogo-
dek, kjer so lahko še tako zahtevni poznavalci uživali v popolnosti smučarskih tehnik 
nastopajočih ekip demonstratorjev nacionalnih smučarskih šol. 

Kljub toplemu pomladnemu vremenu in zato slabšim snežnim pogojem, je smuči-
šče Jahorina, kot edino prizorišče zimskih olimpijskih iger na Balkanu, ob prisotnosti 
posebnih gostov – slovenske in bosanske smučarske legende Bojana Križaja in Enisa 
Bećirbegovića ter 143 udeležencev iz 10 držav, pričaralo prvovrsten in nepozaben do-
godek.

Zima 2019 je že rezervirana za pomemben INTERSKI kongres v Bolgarskem smu-
čarskem centru Pomporovo, zato bo naslednjo, 3. mednarodno konferenco SPE BAL-
KAN SKI, v marcu 2020 gostila Slovenija v smučarskem centru Rogla. 

Saša Pišot


