Sport Methodology III - Sport Training - Volleyball

Code:

342

Acronym:

342

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/fadeup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=331216
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	4	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	3	-	10	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a) To implement and develop the theoretical knowledge related with sports training in practice setting of Volleyball.

b) To acquire basic skills to carry out the role as coach in real training and competition in volleyball.

c) To identify and address constraints related with the role as sports coach in real practice.

d) Developing critical reflection of the problems emerging from actual practice.

e) To develop the ability to learn independently and deliberately by the use of diverse sources of knowledge.

f)To develop skills in scientific research, namely in the methodological aspects

Learning outcomes and competences

The students’ coaches are able:

(1) To implement, track and evaluate the coaching and competitive process.

(2) To use reflexive and adaptive strategies for the problems that may occur during the professional activity.

(3) 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.

(4) To develop, implement and evaluate processes of scientific research and related them reflexively with problems emerging within the process of sports preparation.

Working method

Presencial

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

Approval in Methodology II: Volleyball.

Program

The Curricular Unit of Methodology III operates under a special regime, which focuses on the vocational training, developed in sports training centers (STC). STC means 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 formal teaching sessions of Methodology III are occupied by thematic workshops, sessions of reflection and discussion about the vocational training participating all students and teachers; as well as by the individual meetings of teachers with each STC and the students of the APP.

In addition, the participation in research projects related with volleyball training is mandatory.

Mandatory literature

Selinger Arie; Arie Selinger.s power volleyball. ISBN: 0-312-04915-3
Moon, J.; Handbook of reflective and experiential learning: Theory and Pratice, 2004
Mesquita, I.; Isidro, I,; Rosado, A. ; Portuguese coaches’ perceptions of and preferences for knowledge sources related to their professional background, 2010
Mesquita, I.; Borges, M.; Rosado, A.; Batista, P.; Self-efficacy, perceived training needs and coaching competences: The case of Portuguese Handball, 2012
Mesquita, I., Jones, R., Fonseca, J., & De Martin Silva, L. ; Nova abordagem na formação de treinadores: O que mudou e porquê?, 2012

Teaching methods and learning activities

Taking into account the objectives that are supported by the ability of planning, intervening and evaluate the training and competitive process, the methodologies chosen are interactive. The individual and group reflections are the priority way to increase the thinking and intervention independence of the future sport coaches’ students.

Thematic seminars, brainstorming and discussion on the activities carried out under the vocational training, developed in sports training centers.
In addition, sessions of data collection in the scope of scientific research related with training.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho de campo	50,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	40,00
Frequência das aulas	120,00
Realização de Estágio	80,00
Trabalho de investigação	30,00
Total:	270,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend 75% of formal training sessions planned such as; thematic seminars, brainstorming sessions and discussion of the vocational training with all students and teacher; individual meetings by STC; scientific research sessions.

Students covered by legislation relating to special arrangements of attendance will carry out special testing for proof of knowledge and skills related to the objectives and content of the discipline.

Calculation formula of final grade

Report of vocational training, including reporting of activities developed in the scope of the internship and report of scientific activity (30%)

Intervention in the conduct of training and competition, and also participation in sessions of data collection for scientific research (50%).

Attendance and participation in formal training sessions (20%).

 

To guarantee a positive evaluation the students have to get 10 values (9,5 with rounding) in a 0 to 20 scale in the prescribed evaluation components.

 

To improve his grade the student has to realize all the considered evaluation components.

Classification improvement

To improve the grade the student must perform all components of assessment considered.