Sport Methodology I - Sport Training - Basketball
Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S 
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. To understand the formal and functional structure of the Basketball game.
2. To know the different intervention procedures of the coach focused on the team's direction during training and competition (relationship with players and team) and in the remaining contextual space (relationship with parents, managers, and referees).
3. To master and apply the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired during the introduction to the game (Mini-basketball and 3x3 FIBA) and the training of young basketball players.
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 in communication and management of Basketball teams.
Working method
Presencial
Program
The program of classes and thematic seminars is as follows:
1. The basketball game:
1.1. Official rules and regulations.
1.2. Glossary.
1.3. Specific symbolism and terminology.
1.4. Game phases.
2. The basketball coach:
2.1. Role, values, and responsibilities.
2.2. Style and philosophy.
2.3. Preparation and evaluation of the training session.
2.4. Conducting the training session.
2.5. Communication with players, parents, and referees.
3. Minibasketball:
3.1. Minibasketball Philosophy.
3.2. The rules of the Minibasketball game.
3.3. Structure of a Minibasketball program.
3.4. Basic technical actions.
3.5. Finishings.
3.6. Stops and rotations.
3.7. “Play on the run”.
3.8. Opportunities to score a basket.
3.9. Defense in Minibasketball.
3.10. Game concepts in numerical equality.
3.11. Technical guidelines for Mini 8, Mini 10, and Mini 12.
4. Offensive individual technique:
4.1. Dribble.
4.2. Pass, reception, and deselection.
4.3. Shooting.
4.4. Footwork.
5. Defensive individual technique:
5.1. Construction of the 1x1 defensive.
5.2. Defense to the player with the ball.
6. Offensive individual tactics:
6.1. 1x1 principles.
6.2. Principles for gaining an advantage over your opponent.
6.3. Offensive rebound.
6.4. Finishings.
6.5. Playing near and far from the basket.
6.6. Principles of 2x2 and 3x3.
7. Collective offensive tactics:
7.1. Fast-break.
7.2. Offense.
8. Individual defensive tactics:
8.1. Defense of the player with the ball.
8.2. Defense of the player without the ball on the side of the ball.
8.3. Defense of cuts and overloads.
8.4. Box-out and defensive rebound.
9. Collective defensive tactic:
9.1. Defensive transition.
9.2. Defense of the player without the ball on the opposite side.
10. The FIBA 3x3 game:
10.1. Official rules.
10.2. Organization of competitions.
10.3. Offensive and defensive concepts.
Mandatory literature
FIBA-WABC. (2016); Basketball. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FIBA-WABC. (2016); Mini-basketball. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FIBA-WABC. (2016); Coaches Manual Level 1. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FIBA-WABC. (2020); Start Coaching: Activities Book. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FIBA-WABC. (2020); Start Coaching: Coach Workbook. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FIBA-WABC. (2020); Start Coaching: Practice Plans. Mies: FIBA-WABC.
FIBA. (2023); Official Basketball Rules. Mies: FIBA.
FIBA. (2023); Official 3x3 Basketball Rules. Mies: FIBA.
FIBA Europe. (2023); Basketball Terminology. Munich: FIBA Europe Coaching Department.
FPB. (2022); Orientações Técnicas Nacionais. Lisboa: FPB.
Alves, R. (2012); Glossário Bilingue de Basquetebol. Lisboa: ENB.
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
Taking into account the aims previously mentioned and which are embodied in the acquisition of skills and competencies to carry out the role of coach, the methodologies applied are less expository and more interactive. Thus, concomitant with theoretical and practical classes of a more conventional nature, the use of different teaching strategies is projected to place the student at the center of the teaching-learning process:
- Individual and group sessions to reflect and discuss the activities developed within the course unit
- Meetings with Professors that encourage critical reflection on problems emerging from teaching activities.
- Thematic seminars guided either by professors or by sports agents with exceptional profiles in different areas of intervention (coaches, club coordinators, managers, referees).
The intention of preparing students for the future profession of coach also requires the use of training strategies that allow increasing autonomy, for which the use of questioning competes in a growing profile of demands, which begins with the confrontation of knowledge in a strict sense, passing through its application (demonstrating, exemplifying, prescribing) until resolving problems.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
| designation |
Weight (%) |
| Trabalho de campo |
25,00 |
| Trabalho escrito |
25,00 |
| Teste |
50,00 |
| Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| designation |
Time (hours) |
| Estudo autónomo |
50,00 |
| Frequência das aulas |
120,00 |
| Trabalho escrito |
40,00 |
| Trabalho de campo |
60,00 |
| Total: |
270,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Students must attend 75% of the planned formal teaching sessions: theoretical classes; practical classes; thematic seminars.
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:
a) Fieldwork (25%)
b) Written work (25%)
c) Test (50%)
Final classification (FC) results from the following formula:
FC = (fieldwork score*0.25) + (written work score*0.25) + (test score*0.50)
Classification improvement
Not applicable.