Practical Studies III - Tennis

Recommended Prerequisites

Does not need any knowledge base. This block shall be initiated by sensibilization and mini tennis.

 

Teaching Methods

The contents to approach need some time to consolidate, once it is necessary to automate several technical-tactical behaviors, then that our option happens essentially for the practical character of the teaching of the tennis, promoting a larger time of motor practice.

 

Learning Outcomes

- Know in a general way the origin of the modality;

- Find out what the structure of the modality in Portugal;

- Know the official rules;

- Know the competitive draws;

- Know how to describe and demonstrate the basic technique;

- Know the basic tennis tactic;

- Know the methodology for the tennis initiation;

- Identify the main technical-tactical errors;

- How correct the main technical-tactical errors;

- Have a general concept of the game of tennis.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Programmatic contents

1.1 - Tennis history

- Ancestral origin

1.2 - Portugal tennis organization

- General organization

- Organization of the Portuguese Tennis Federation

- Regional associations

- Clubs

1.3 - Official rules

- Singles game

- Doubles match

- Cases and decisions

1.4 - Tournament Organization

- Knockout phase

- Group stage

- “Stair” organization

- Tennis draw

- Player seeding

1.5 - Basic technique

- Ready position

- Games systems and their respective grips

- Forehand

- Backhand

- Approach-shot

- Forehand and backhand volley

- Smash

- Serve

- Return of serve

1.6 - Some technical specifications

- Balance movement of the racket

- Impact point and racket head position

- The timing

- Effects caused by the rotation of the ball

- The displacement

1.7 - Basic strategy

- Elementary tennis tactic

1.8 - Teaching methodology

- Technical description

- Methodology used

- Didactic exercises

Head Lecturer(s)

Amândio Manuel Cupido Santos

Assessment Methods

Final
Frequency: 10.0%
Attitudes: 10.0%
Technical-tactical demonstration: 35.0%
Identification and correction of mistakes: 45.0%

Bibliography

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Brown, J. (1989). Teaching Tennis: steps to success. Leisure Press, Champaign

Bollettieri, N. Tennis Lessons - Shot Selection and Court Positioning 1-3. Disponível em http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4A5xX_vn1I Acedido em Agosto de 2011

Federação Portuguesa de Ténis (2010). Manual de Treinadores nível 2. Lisboa

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Federação Portuguesa de Ténis. Regras do Jogo de Ténis. Disponível em http://www.tenis.pt/images/stories/pdf/Regulamentos/regras.pdf Acedido em Setembro de 2011

Fuzzy Yellow Balls. Tennis Lessons. Disponível em http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/video-tennis-lessons/ Acedido em Agosto de 2011

Groppel, J.L. (1992). High Tech Tennis 2sd ed. Leisure Press, C. Illinois

Jones, C. M. (1982). Tácticas de Tenis. Editorial Hispano Europea, Barcelona

Mourey, A. (1986). Tennis et Pedagogie. Editions Vigot, Paris

Pascual, J. M. (1983). Historia de las Reglas del Tenis. Gymnos, Madrid

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The International Tennis Federation (2002). The ITF Guide to Organizing 10 & Under Competition. London

Zmajic, H. (2010). Playing modern tennis game at the young age. Simpósio Nacional de Treinadores. FPT, Vilamoura

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Wildman, P. História do Ténis. Disponível em http://www.bhtennis.com.br/site3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41:historia-do-tenis&catid=19:artigos&Itemid=104 Acedido em Setembro de 2011