Practical Studies I - Basketball

Code:

119

Acronym:

119

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

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	254	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-

Module of

Code	Name
124	Practical Studies I

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Provide students with theoretical knowledge about the tactical and technical abilities and the collective tactical organization of basketball rules.
2. Achieve the motor control of the basic tactical and technical abilities of basketball.

Learning outcomes and competences

The acquisition of theoretical knowledge about the basketball tactical and technical skills, as well as its tactical organization and collective rules of the game, are achieved through the syllabus number 1 and 2, marking the relevant and necessary guidelines to a initial structure of learning process. The motor domain of tactical and techniques essential skills of the basketball game, along with the teaching progressions of the game and the tactical-technical skills instruction, is achieved by the combination of the syllabus number 3 and 4. The organization and participation in games and tournaments complement and amplify the extent of learning, allowing students a practical application of prior learning.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Origin, Evolution, and Development of Basketball in the Regulatory, Technical and Tactical areas.
  1.1. The Origin of Basketball:
    - The inventor of the game
    - Reasons for the creation of a new game
    - Fundamental principles of the new game
    - The first regulation of the game (the first 13 rules)
  1.2. The evolution of Basketball:
    - Regulatory scope
    - Technical scope
    - Tactical scope
  1.3. The introduction of Basketball in Portugal.
2. Elements of Basketball Terminology and Symbology.
3. Characterization of the Basketball Game.
  3.1. Formal structure of the game:
    - The field
    - The ball
    - The points
    - The rules
    - The players
  3.2. Functional structure of the game:
    - Technical-tactical
    - Cooperation-opposition
    - Attack-defence
3.3. Anarchic game:
    - Identification of problem situations
    - Introduction of tactical principles of game level
4. Offensive Organization.
  4.1. Offensive basic principles in the beginner’s game:
    - Rational occupation space creating passing lines
    - Ball progression by dribbling or passing
    - Ball progression towards the field
    - Pass and cut
  4.2. First Tactical Structures.
    4.2.1. Defence-Attack Transition:
      - The Goals
      - Transition situations: recovering the ball by the opponent score, defensive rebounding, ball out and interception
    4.2.2. Phases and tactical principles of the transition:
      - The beginning: passing lines and catching areas
      - The development: occupation and progressing by corridors
      - The finalization: 2X1 and 3X2 - introduction of the 4^th and 5^th players (trailers) in the finalization
  4.3. Fundamentals of offensive individual technique (part I).
    4.3.1. General considerations, goals, functions, types, description of execution, and application exercises of:
      - Basic position, ball handling
    4.3.2. Shooting:
      - Shooting with one hand without jump
      - Lay-up
      - Jump shooting
    4.3.3. Dribbling:
      - Speed dribble
      - Protected dribble
      - Dribble with change of direction
    4.3.4. Passing and catching:
      - Chest pass (two hands)
      - Bounce pass
      - Baseball pass
      - Head pass
    4.3.5. Stopping and pivoting:
      - One-count stop (“jump stop”)
      - Two-count stop (“stride stop”)
      - Pivoting forwards
      - Pivoting backwards
5. Offensive Tactics: Motion Offence - Five out.
  5.1. Against “man to man” defence:
    - The goals
    - Tactical principles
    - General bases of the offensive system (5-out)

Mandatory literature

Fernando Tavares; Américo Santos; Eduardo Santos; Sebenta de Basquetebol, 2011
Amândio Graça, Eduardo Santos, Américo Santos, Fernando Tavares; O ensino do basquetebol, Fernando Tavares, 2015. ISBN: 978-972-8687-68-7
FIBA-WABC ; Coaches Education Platform, 2016

Complementary Bibliography

FIBA-WABC ; Basketball, 2016
FIBA-WABC ; Coaches Manual Level 1, 2016
FIBA-WABC ; Coaches Manual Level 2, 2016
FIBA-WABC ; Coaches Manual Level 3, 2016
FIBA-WABC ; Mini-basketball, 2016
Jerry V. Krause; Basketball skills & drills. ISBN: 0-7360-3357-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical exercise with theoretical support.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	75,00
Teste	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	36,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation process has two parts (practical and theoretical). Students must attend at least 75% of the planned teaching sessions and obtain a minimum rating of 9.5 in the remaining assessment components (practical and theoretical).

Calculation formula of final grade

- Ongoing evaluation (75%): minimum grade of 9.5 values.
- Theoretical evaluation (25%): written test, minimum grade of 9.5 values.
- Final evaluation requires minimum grade of 9.5 values (theoretical + practical).