Study visit

Agenda

21st January 2024
Session I

1. Jerzy Suchodola – project manager, will present the expectations related to the study visit; 
2. Andrea Borney – senior expert, advisor, responsible for preparing the study visit, will discuss the details of the visit program; 
3. Loredana Savoye, Nicoletta Savoye, Teresa Przybylska, Wojciech Przybylski – will introduce themselves and define the scope of their duties during the visit.

Session II – together we will work out the best formula for cooperation and division of responsibilities in the project team. We will find out how to communicate best with the project manager, the host of the visit, and among ourselves, how to cooperate with partners, and what to report during the visit.

22nd January 2024
Leader: Andrea Borney

Session I

We will thoroughly examine various aspects of using B.A.S.S., GoToSki, and other proprietary devices of the Partner that help develop balance – in the Partner’s workshop.

Session II

We will experiment in natural conditions on the ski slope with B.A.S.S. and GoToSki devices. We will observe the ease of adopting the correct skiing position, maintaining body balance, making proper movements appropriate to the terrain conditions.

23rd January 2024
Leader: Andrea Borney

Session I

Case study: Andrea Borney will be teaching snowboarding to a boy with hemiplegia, who has been learning to snowboard at the B.A.S.S. school for several years. Now he is surfing with a coach but without his assistance. The project team members will follow them down the slopes, focusing on the essential aspects of the training.

Session II

At the „Move Different” rehabilitation center in Aosta, we will get familiar with the innovative 360-degree movement experience, where research and technology come together to create a new concept of rehabilitation, health fitness, and sports performance. We will get detailed information about the protocol for assessing functional balance, which is not only a diagnostic tool but also a source of information about factors affecting the balance system.

24th January 2024
Session I

We will independently experiment with B.A.S.S. and GoToSki devices, observe their effectiveness in teaching parallel skiing, maintaining balance, changing direction, increasing the sense of safety, and reducing the skier’s energy expenditure. We will discover their role in including people with low physical ability, limited mobility, psychosomatic disorders, significant obesity, visual impairment, and other issues in sports.

Leader: Andrea Borney

Session II

At the Courmayeur Sports Center, we will learn about the „philosophy of thousands of proposals and possibilities for adults and children”: sport climbing, ice skating, tennis, table tennis, squash, 5-a-side football, modern dance, pilates, and many others.

We will participate in a sport climbing session for a group of 9 people with disabilities, carried out as part of the activities of the Ecole du Sport sports club.

Leader: Loredana Savoye

25-26th January 2024
Leaders: Andrea Borney, Wojciech Przybylski

4 working sessions

We will prepare video reports of exercises on the ski slope, considering the technical and psychophysical support provided by the trainer to the person exercising.

27th January 2024
Session I

We will summarize our practical activities and formulate conclusions for publication and dissemination.

Leader: Andrea Borney

Session II

We will summarize our philosophy of action in sports for all, with a particular emphasis on combining physical balance with mental balance, and formulate conclusions for publication and dissemination.

Leader: Nicoletta Savoye