ANNALES KINESIOLOGIAE • 15 • 2024 • 1 103 REPORTS AND REVIEWS/POROČILA IN OCENE, 97–106 REPORT FROM THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SPE BALKAN SKI CONFERENCE Rogla Ski Centre, Slovenia, 17–21 March 2024 The 5th international scientific and professional conference was held on home soil, at the Rogla Ski Centre in Slovenia. The conference was organized by the Slovenian Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre Koper, in co-organization with the Ski Instructors Association of Slovenia (SITAS) of Slovenia and the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, Serbia. The professional level of the conference was raised to the highest level by the members of the demo groups from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, San Marino and Slovenia, who deepened their theoretical knowl- edge with practical work on snow in the mornings. Another important event of the conference was the “Demo Team Show”, where the audience could admire the perfect skiing techniques of the demo teams from the national ski schools. The high level of the scientific conference was further enhanced by seven in- vited speakers, who are renowned experts in the field of alpine skiing and snow- boarding. In the afternoon, we heard speakers such as Prof. John Seifert, PhD (USA), Prof. Matej Supej, PhD (Slovenia), Prof. Martino Franchi, PhD (Italy), 104 REPORTS AND REVIEWS/POROČILA IN OCENE, 97–106 ANNALES KINESIOLOGIAE • 15 • 2024 • 1 Prof. Ron Kipp, PhD (USA), Prof. Siniša Kovač, PhD (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Saša Pišot, PhD (Slovenia), Pete Allison, PhD (USA) and Matjaž Vogrin, PhD (Slovenia). Current topics were also presented through scientific and expert contribu- tions from conference participants from ten countries. In more than twenty pa- pers, the participants elaborated on the main idea of the conference, “Science, Practice and Education”, and the main theme of the conference, “Fun and Safety in Today’s Skiing - The New Role of Ski Instructors/Coaches in Winter Sports and Society”. The abstracts published for this event present the latest perspec- tives on the sensitive areas of safety and injuries, ski technique preparation and development, as well as contemporary possibilities and approaches in the methodology and didactics of ski teaching. These abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts. The conference also hosted honorary members, such as Slovenian skiing legends Bojan Križaj, Jure Košir, Mateja Svet and others, who further enhanced the value of the event. Despite the spring-like days in March, the sunny weather did not affect the conditions on the ski slopes. The good weather additionally contributed to an excellent conference. The conference was therefore a success and participants are already looking forward to the next one to be held in March 2026. Kaja Teraž and Rado Pišot ANNALES KINESIOLOGIAE • 15 • 2024 • 1 105 REPORTS AND REVIEWS/POROČILA IN OCENE, 97–106 POROČILO S 5. MEDNARODNE KONFERENCE SPE BALKAN SKI Smučarski center Rogla, Slovenija, 17.–21. marec 2024 Peta mednarodna znanstvena in strokovna konferenca je bila tokrat orga- nizirana na domačih tleh, v smučarskem centru Rogla v Sloveniji. Organiziral jo je Inštitut za kineziološke raziskave Znanstveno-raziskovalnega središča Koper v soorganizaciji z Združenjem učiteljev smučanja (ZUTS) Slovenije ter Fakulteto za šport in telesno vzgojo Univerze v Nišu iz Srbije. Strokovni nivo konference so na vrhunsko raven postavili člani demoskupin iz Bosne in Hercegovine, Bolgarije, Srbije, Črne gore, San Marina in Slovenije. Parktične delavnice na snegu so dodatno poglobile novo pridobljeno teoretič- no znanje. Pomemben dogodek konference je bil tudi Demo Team Show, na katerem je lahko občinstvo občudovalo dovršeno tehniko smučanja demoekip nacionalnih smučarskih šol. Visoko raven znanstvene konference je postavilo sedem vabljenih predavateljev, ki so priznani strokovnjaki s področja alpske- ga smučanja in deskanja na snegu. V popoldanskih urah smo tako prisluhnili priznanim predavateljem, kot so prof. dr. John Seifert (ZDA), prof. dr. Matej Supej (Slovenja), prof. dr. Martino Franchi (Italija), prof. dr. Ron Kipp (ZDA), 106 REPORTS AND REVIEWS/POROČILA IN OCENE, 97–106 ANNALES KINESIOLOGIAE • 15 • 2024 • 1 prof. dr. Siniša Kovač (Bosna in Hercegovina), dr. Saša Pišot (Slovenija), dr. Pete Allison (ZDA) in dr. Matjaž Vogrin (Slovenija). Aktualne teme so bile obravnavane tudi v znanstvenih in strokovnih pri- spevkih udeležencev konference iz 10 držav. V več kot 20 prispevkih so udele- ženci predstavili glavno idejo konference Znanost, praksa in izobraževanje ter glavno temo te Zabava in varnost v sodobnem smučanju - nova vloga smučar- skih učiteljev/trenerjev v zimskih športih in družbi. Ob tej priložnosti objavlje- ni povzetki so izšli v e-zborniku ter prinašajo najnovejše poglede na občutljiva področja varnosti in poškodb, priprave in razvoja smučarske tehnike ter sodob- ne možnosti in pristope v metodologiji in didaktiki poučevanja smučanja. Konferenca je gostila tudi častne člane, kot so slovenske smučarske legende Bojan Križaj, Jure Košir in Mateja Svet, in druge, ki so še dodatno povečali vrednost dogodka Kljub pomladnim marčevskim dnem sončno vreme ni vplivalo na razmere na smučiščih. Lepo vreme in odlično urejene proge so še dodatno prispevali k odlični konferenci. Ta je bila tako uspešno izpeljana, sodelujoči pa so se poslovili že s pričako- vanjem naslednje, ki bo marca 2026. Kaja Teraž in Rado Pišot