31446 - Theory and Teaching of Team Sports

Academic Year 2020/2021

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will know: - the educational values and the classification of sports games; - the technical rules and the conventional graphic symbols; - the methodological indications for starting sports games; - the main rules, the roles of the players and the tactical schemes adopted by teams of different levels. Students will be also able to propose a simple methodological program, with exercises useful to start with a new team. 

Course contents

8 general training lessons, 4 lessons for each individual team sport. 8 practical lessons for each of the two sports chosen.

Readings/Bibliography

Book suggested

Araujo, Passos e Volossovitch, "Analisi della prestazione negli sport di squadra", Calzetti e Mariucci, 2018.

Gaetano Salamone, "I giochi sportivi di squadra", Calzetti e Mariucci, 2012

In-depth Texts

Leon Teodorescu, "Teoria e metodologia dei giochi sportivi", Società Stampa Sportiva - Roma, 1981

Teaching methods

Classroom lessons, with practical exercises in the field

Assessment methods

final written exam on all 5 modules, which will be averaged with the practical exams of the 2 sports attended

Office hours

See the website of Alessandro Piras

See the website of Leonardo Palladino

See the website of Andrea Cristi