Sport Methodology II - Sport Training - Basketball

Code:

332

Acronym:

332

Instance: 2025/2026 - 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	11	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	3	-	10	-
		First Degree in Sports Sciences (2025/2026)	3	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. To implement and develop the theoretical-practical knowledge related with sports training in practice setting of Basketball (part I).
2. To acquire skills to carry out the role of coach in real training and competition contexts in Basketball teams (part I).
3. To identify and address constraints related to the role of sports coach in real practice contexts.
4. To develop critical reflection of the problems emerging from actual practice.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are expected to be able to:

1. To plan, implement, track, and evaluate the process of training and competition in Basketball.
2. To prepare a methodological progression suitable for the different technical-tactical defensive and offensive contents.
3. To use reflexive and adaptive strategies for the problems that may occur during the professional activity.
4. To optimize skills on communication and management of Basketball teams.
5. To prepare a medium-long term plan for the training of young Basketball players.
6. To apply a conceptual foundation and a systematic organization of the final report about the activity developed in vocational training and a critical sustained narrative of the significant learning obtained through the professional identity construction.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Approval in the Course Unit Sport Methodology I - Sport Training - Basketball.

Program

The CU Sport Methodology II - Sport Training - Basketball operates under a regime that prioritizes the role of the coach, developed in sports training centers (STC). By STC is meant a core of in-service training in the specific context of sports training, where students will be confronted with the problems raised by practice and be induced to solve them in an open perspective like the nature of the sport system preparation. The program of classes and thematic seminars is as follows:

1. Multidisciplinary teams in basketball sports training.
2. Individual defensive skills:
    2.1. Basic defensive rules.
    2.2. Box-out and defensive rebound.
    2.3. Technical determinants in the defense of off-ball screens.
    2.4. Technical determinants in the defense of ball screens.
3. Individual offensive skills:
    3.1. Revision of fundamental technical skills.
    3.2. Technical determinants in the execution of off-ball screens.
    3.3. Technical determinants in the execution of ball screens.
    3.4. Technical determinants in the execution of hand-offs.
4. Individual defensive tactics.
    4.1. Basic man-to-man defense.
    4.2. Off-ball screens defense.
    4.3. Ball screens defense.
5. Individual offensive tactics:
    5.1. Reaction to outside and inside 1x1.
    5.2. Reaction to ball inside.
    5.3. The use of off-ball screens.
    5.4. The use of ball screens.
6. Observation and game analysis - individual and team scouting (opponent and own team).
7. Physical preparation in basketball.
8. The basketball coach’s report.
9. Introduction to research in basketball.

Mandatory literature

FIBA. (2019); Physical Preparation of Professional 3x3 Athletes. Mies: FIBA.
FIBA-WABC. (2016); Basketball. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FIBA-WABC. (2016); Coaches Manual Level 2. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FPB. (2022); Orientações Técnicas Nacionais. Lisboa: FPB.
Krause, J. V., & Nelson, C. (2018); Basketball Skills & Drills (4th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Wooden, J. (1998); Practical Modern Basketball (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Benjamin Cummings.

Complementary Bibliography

American Sport Education Program. (2006); Coaching Basketball Technical and Tactical Skills. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Garchow, K., & Dickinson, A. (1992); Youth Basketball: A Complete Handbook. Traverse City, MI: Cooper Pub Group.
Oliver, D. (2004); Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis. Sterling, VA. Brassey's, Inc.
Paye, B., & Paye, P. (2000); Youth Basketball Drills. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Prusak, K. (2005); Basketball Fun & Games: 50 Skill-Building Activities for Children. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Rose, L. (2004); The Basketball Handbook. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Taylor, B. (2016); Thinking Basketball. Scotts Valley, CA: CreateSpace.
Wootten, M., & Wootten, J. (2012); Coaching Basketball Successfully (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Considering the aims previously outlined, which are embodied in the acquisition of skills and competencies required for the role of a children and youth coach, the applied methodologies are less expository and more interactive. Thus, alongside more conventional theoretical and practical classes, the program incorporates a range of educational strategies that place the student at the center of the teaching-learning process:

- Individual and group reflection and discussion sessions on the activities developed within the scope of the professional training.
- Meetings with the professor responsible for the STC that encourage critical reflection on problems emerging from real contexts of practice.
- Thematic seminars led by either faculty members or distinguished professionals from various areas of sports (coaches, coordinators, managers, referees).

The intention of preparing students for the coaching profession also requires educational strategies that promote increasing autonomy. This is supported through questioning techniques, within a progressively demanding framework that begins with the confrontation of theoretical knowledge, moves through its application (demonstrating, exemplifying, prescribing), and culminates in problem-solving.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho de campo	40,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	120,00
Realização de Estágio	80,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Trabalho de campo	30,00
Total:	270,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend 75% of the planned formal teaching sessions: theoretical classes, practical classes, thematic seminars, reflection and discussion sessions concerning the activities developed within the scope of the professional internship, and meetings with the professor responsible for the STC.

Calculation formula of final grade

Success in the UC is guaranteed by obtaining grade 10 (9.5 with rounding) on a scale from 0 to 20, in the following evaluation components prescribed for students in the STC regime:

a) Fieldwork:
    – Involvement in the planning, implementation, and conduct of training (40%)
b) Written assignment:
    - Annual work plan (15%)
    - Dossier (25%)
    - Internship report (20%)

Final classification (FC) results from the following formula:

FC = (fieldwork score × 0.40) + (annual work plan score × 0.15) + (dossier score × 0.25) + (internship report score × 0.20))

Classification improvement

Not applicable.