The Centre Of high-performance Sierra Nevada (CAR), belonging to the High Council of sports of the ministry of education and culture, is located at 2,320 metres above sea level, ideal point for altitude training. In an incomparable, offers outstanding facilities for the use of athletes, sports clubs and federations, Spanish as well as foreign.

The fame and the beauty of Grenade are known for all. Its monumentality, marked by the inspirational Arab presence, is reflected in testimony as significant as the Alhambra, the Generalife or Albayzin.

The ski resort of Sierra Nevada, the most southern Europa, is located in the southern spain, in the municipality of Monachil and 31 Km of Grenade.

The Capital of the province, shell, has a good communications network, with international airport, bus station and roads that connect with the main Spanish cities within an hour from the international airport of Malaga - Costa del Sol.

The connection between grenade and the ski resort is easy, through a wide and comfortable road. The current distance travelled in 35 minutes. there are taxi service and daily buses to Sierra Nevada.

Altitude training is a widely used technique in top-level sport, to the point that there are coaches who consider it imperative once reached a certain level of performance. It is a complex technique and must be carefully prepared and programmed in the annual training cycle.

When we talk about moderate altitude, we'll refer to between the ages of 1500-2500 m. This is the altitude recommended to carry out training in height due to already produces a level of incentive enough without reaching limited largely performance, which allows for adequate workouts.

Test that are currently performed in the CAR of Sierra Nevada.

1. ANÁLISIS SERVICES AND LABORATORY
   
   • Serum biochemical analysis
   • Haematological analysis
   • Reactive strip
   • Individual parameters determinations (micromuestra)
   • Special techniques (hormonal determinations, coximetría, etc.)
   • Analysis of lactate photometric method
2. FISIOLOGÍA LAB
   
   • Basal ECG
   • Cardiac consultation. (with exploration + ECG + T.A.)
   • Basal spirometry
   • Test effort with cardiology control.
   • Test effort with analysis of gases and determination of thresholds by ventilation method
   • Test effort with analysis of gases and determination of thresholds by metabolic method (NaOH)
   • Specific test effort with analysis of gases and/or lactate
   • Test in field or track with monitoring of the cardiac frequency and/or lactate
   • Wingate Test
   • Study electromiográfico.
3. STUDIES ANTROPOMÉTRICOS
   
   • Measure of folds and calculation of% fat
   • Measure of the percentage of fat and state of hydration by bioimpedancia.
4. PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICE (meeting)
   
   • Kinesiotherapy
   • Electrotherapy (interferenciales flows)
   • Ultrasound
   • Microwave
   • Massage tarapéutico
   • Functional bandage
   • Multiple treatment

Objectives:

The UAMD CAR of the Sierra Nevada has had as fundamental objectives since the beginning of its activity:

* Create tools to control the sporting technique of athletes who develop training cycles in the CAR.
* Collaborate in planning and administration of the technical training of these athletes.

Services offered currently in the UAMD:

Valuation of the Physical condition.

- Medición del tiempo de reacción motor y el tiempo de movimiento (respuesta de reacción).

- Medición electrónica de los tiempos y velocidades de desplazamiento (por el control informatizado de células fotoeléctricas e interruptores)

- Measurement of the power of the lower limbs (using a test version of Bosco controlled by computer)

- Video Measurement of flexibility (angular measuring the breadth through computer and computer)

Technical analysis in swimming.

Using the extraordinary characteristics of the pool of CAR together with our extensive experience in evaluating the technique in swimmers, procedures have been developed to give information to the coach objective and reliable technical behaviour of their swimmers. Systems developed with small changes can be used to perform measurements in other sports like water-polo, swimming with fins, synchronized swimming, canoeing, triathlon, etc.

- Quantitative analysis of the technique (50 m + shift)

- Technical Test progressive.

- Qualitative analysis of 3D swim technique.

- Analysis of the speed intraciclo.

- Technical Test of resistance increased.

- Cinematic Analysis of the exit.

Technical analysis of the sport in general.

The strength of technology has enabled us to develop a series of tools both hardware (video-crono, mini-cámara, special systems of filming synchronized or simultaneously, etc) and software (programme ATD - analysis of the sport technique, databases for the realization of reports, computerised assessment, etc) which can tackle the technical analysis of many sports thanks to its adaptability.

- Qualitative analysis bi or three dimensional the sporting technique.

- Analysis video-temporal the sporting technique.

- Measurement of displacement, angles, speed, etc.

- Analysis of the position of the center of gravity.

- Tactical Analysis in team sports and combat.

- Analysis of jumps and launches in athletics.

- Analysis of jumps and launch in team sports.

All protocols may suffer small changes if the coach requested. The input of coaches will allow us to develop new protocols for the application with their athletes. Will seek at all times that coaches participate working during the days of the tests.

PROMINENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE DONE TRAININGS IN THE CENTRE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SIERRA NEVADA

1. NATACIÓN:

Federations:

ESPAÑA, GERMANY, BALANCED, FRANCE, HOLLAND, NORWEGIAN, RELAX, ESTONIAN, CROATIAN, GREAT BRETAÑA, ARGENTINA, TUNEZ, FINLANDIA, JAPANESE, AUSTRALIA, ETC.

PROMINENT SWIMMERS:
- Aleksandr Popov
- Denis Pankratov
- SEE Kulikov
- Mark Wamcke
- Gondan Kozuy
- Bernard Pierre
- Before Maskovic
- Sandra Volker
- F. Van Almsick
- Petria Thomas
- Dagmar Hase
- Cathleen Rund
- Kirsten Vlieghuis
- Edith Van Dijk
- José Martin Meolans
- Martión Zubero
- María Peláez
- Etc.

2. GYMNASTICS RHYTHMIC ONE:

Teams: Spain. Gold. Olympiad of Atlanta 1,996

3. BASKETBALL

- Spanish Basketball Federation.
- TAU Ceramics Basketball
- Lucentum Basketball
- Pamesa Basketball Valence
- Real Madrid Basketball
- San Fernando Box, etc.

4. HANDBALL

- Team of men and women of the Spanish Federation of Handball.
- Handball Club Royal City
- Club Airtel Valence BM & FILE, etc.

5. JUDO

- Pael Nastula.
- Ernesto Pérez.
- Miriam Blasco.
- Fernández Isabel
- Ulla Werbrouck

6. FIGHT GREEK:

- Wlodzimiersz Zawadzki
- Ryszard Wolony
- Andrzey Wronski
- Jacek Fafinski

7. BOXING:

- Marjorie Lozano (This Silver 2000).

8. KARATE:

- Masculine Spain. Gold. World championship of Grenade. 1992.
- Feminine Spain. Gold. World championship of Malaysia. 1994.

9. OAR:

Teams: English, German and British.

10. ARCHERY:

- Spanish Federation (gold in Barcelona 92)

11.ESGRIMA:

- Spanish Federation

12.ATLETISMO:

- Launches: Jan Zelezni, Steve Backley, Astrid Kumbernuss, Franka Kietzsch
- Height: Veronin Vyachestav, Artur Partyka.
- Long jump: They Went Pedroso, Yago Lamela.
- Combined Tests: Tomas Dvorak, Sebastian Chmara, Erki Nool, Antonio Peñalver.
- Way: Rui Silva, Prince Adebanjo Feitor, Francisco Fernández, maría Basque.
- Triple: Floor Lamps Marinova, Sarka Kasparkova, Jonathan Edwards.
- 10,000 meters: Chema Martínez.

13.TENIS

- Juan Carlos Ferrero: Champion of the glass David 2001.
- Alex Corretja: Champion of the glass David 2001

14.CICLISMO

- Abraham Olano

15. MOUNTAIN-BIKE

- Margarita Fullana.
- Bart Brentjens

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