Practical Studies - Tennis

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The classes will be theoretical-practical, using a methodology of guided discovery.

Learning Outcomes

  [1] Learn the official rules of the game of tennis;

  [2] Describe and perform basic technical gestures of modality;

  [3] To identify the basic tactical principles;

  [4] To identify the main technical-tactical errors;

  [5] To develop the area of the teaching process of tennis, through the methodology Play and Stay.

 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

 [1] The rules of the sport.

 [2] Organization of tournaments.

 [3] Initial approach to teaching the game (stages of learning):

                            3.1 Play and Stay (objectives, strategies and adaptations).

 [4] The technical elements of Base (Basic Principles of technical gestures).

                            4.1. Movement and body position.

                            4.2. Control of the ball.

                            4.3. Grips.

                            4.4. Basic technical.

                            4.5. Special technical.

                            4.6. Characteristics of the movement.

  [5] Introduction to Basic Tactical Principles:

                            5.1. Game situations.

                            5.2. Intentions tactics.

                            5.3. Areas of game and geometry of "court"

Head Lecturer(s)

Amândio Manuel Cupido Santos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 10.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 60.0%

Bibliography

 

- Federação Portuguesa de Ténis (2002). Manipulação de uma bola com uma raquete no jogo de Ténis.

- Federação Portuguesa de Ténis (2010). Manual de Ténis na Escola.

- Federação Portuguesa de Ténis (2010). Manual de treinadores nível I.

- Martins, R., Dias, G., Mendes, P. (2017). Estratégia, perceção e ação – Ténis. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.

- Santos, J. (2013). Fair Play. Educação Física 10.º, 11.º e 12.º. Texto Editora.