Sport Methodology I - Sport Training - Handball

Code:

214

Acronym:

214

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	14	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	2	-	10	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

- Know the Team Handball characteristics in youth training and in high level performance;

- To integrate and contextualize the knowledge of Theory and Methodology of Sports in Team Handball;

- Identify the process of long-term development process of the Handball player.

- To acquire knowledge in the planning, implementation, execution and assessment of the coaching and the competition.

Learning outcomes and competences

Integrate and contextualize knowledges on Theory and Methodology of Training into the practice of Team Handball
Understanding the organization of Team Handball, both nationally and internationally, with emphasis on Sport for All and Sport for Performance.
Widen the knowledge of Team Handball in the perspectives of Sport for All and Sport for Performance.
Identify the process of Long-Term Development for Team Handball athletes
Acquire knowledge concerning planning, implementing, conducting and evaluating training and competition.
Consider teaching and coaching models for training and competition.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.    History of Handball


2.    The formal and functional structure of Handball


3.    Terminology and symbology of handball


4.    Individual offensive technique and tactical procedures, team tactic, team systems and strategy for the game


5.    Game phases


6.    Goalkeeper


7.    Planning, programming, and coaching periodization in Team Handball


8.    Training of the conditional capacities in Team Handball


9.    The intervention of the coach


10. Performance analyses in team handball


11. Introduction to the teaching of the handball game


12. Long-term sports training in Team Handball

Mandatory literature

Arraya, M.; Sequeira, P. ; Andebol, um camino para o Alto Rendimento, Lisboa: Visão e Contextos, Edições e Representações, Lda, 2012
Antón García; Balonmano: Metodología y alto rendimiento , Barcelona: Editorial Paidotribo, 1994
Antón García, J. L. ; Balonmano - Tática Grupal Ofensiva: Concepto, estructura y metodología, Barcelona: Editorial Paidotribo, 1994
Antón García, J. L. ; Balonmano - Tática Grupal Defensiva: Concepto, estructura y metodología, Granda: Grupo Editorial Universitario, 2002

Teaching methods and learning activities

In the methodology adopted for the classes, in addition to the lecture method, complemented with the use of audio-visual media, sessions will also be developed as seminar, were it’s privileged the critical analysis and discussion of ideas.

In the practical lessons, students will be familiarized with the operationalization of means and methods of coaching in team handball.

Throughout the lessons students are instructed to the read the theoretical documentation of every theme of the programme. They are advised to carefully consult academic dissertations, as well as research articles whose contents support the increase of their knowledge about coaching and competition in Team Handball.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	30,00
Trabalho de campo	25,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The approval for the course results in a positive global classification not less than 9.5 points.

Assessment is divided in a practical module (70%) and a theoretical module (30%).

- Evaluation of the theoretical module: written test at the end of the semester.

- Evaluation of the practical module:

i) Preparation and presentation of an individual dossier containing: Observation reports of training sessions and games; Seminar reports; Reports of the developed activities; reports of reading;

ii) Individual assignments, which consist in the development and presentation of the tasks, related to different modules of the programme.

In order to obtain a positive evaluation in the practical module, the students can’t obtain a classification under 9.5 points.

Access to the positive evaluation in the practical module requires students to be present in at least 75% of the number of classes lectured