Sports Specialization I - Football

Recommended Prerequisites

All the contents derived from a Sport Sciences graduation. More specifically, the knowledge from the subjects related with: General physiology, Exercise physiology, Training Methodology for young athletes, Methods of Physical Condition, Planning and Organization of the Training and Sport Psichology. May also be important a minimal knowledge regarding the english language.

Teaching Methods

The lectures will be predominantly for exposure of the syllabus.

The practical classes will assume a more interactive discussion and in a group format.

The content covered in the theoretical component will be evaluated by two midterm exams.  

The evaluation process recommended in the curricular unit promotes the theoretical mastery of the subjects covered, as well as problem solving tasks and fieldwork.  

Learning Outcomes

This course aims to prepare the students for a more complex understanding of the football training system. In the end of this unit, the students must be able to respond to a important ammount of challenges in the football training defined, mainly, in the contents of this subject. However, a competent preparation of the following subject (Specific Sport II - Futebol)  is demanding to get a full understanding of this level. At the end of this U.C., students should be able to: know the organizational structure of this sport; to discern the most relevant aspects concerning the process of talent identification and development; recognize the main psychological constraints associated with the performance of athletes/teams; master the training planning process.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- Cultural and Organizational Dynamics

- The process of identifying and developing talents in football - detection and selection; constraints associated with talent development; monitoring structures and successful dynamics; associated softwares

- Psychological skills associated with football: Leadership, motivation, anxiety about goal setting, resilience.

- The modeling of the football game / training: fundamentals, principles and organization of the training exercise; training planning models; training planning methods.

Head Lecturer(s)

Hugo Miguel Borges Sarmento

Assessment Methods

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

Bibliography

Castelo, J. (2009). Futebol. Concepção e organização de 1100 exercícios específicos de treino (2ªed). Lisboa: Visão e contextos.

Garganta, J. (1991). Planeamento e periodização do treino em Futebol. Horizonte: Rev. Educação Física e Desporto, 7 (42), 196-200.

Garganta, J. (2006). Ideias e competências para “pilotar” o jogo de futebol. In Pedagogia do Desporto (313-326). Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan.

Queiroz, C. (1986). Estrutura e organização dos exercícios de treino em Fut.. Lisboa: FPF

Sarmento H, Pereira A, Anguera MT, Campaniço J, Leitão A. (2014). The Coaching Process in Football – A qualitative perspective. Montenegrin Journal of Sports Sciences and Medicine,3(1):9-16.

Sarmento, H., Anguera, M. T., Pereira, A., & Araújo, D. (2018). Talent Identification and Development in Male Football: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine, 48(4), 907-931

Science and Soccer (2003). Reilly, T & Williams, AM (Eds). Science and Soccer. 2nd Ed. London: Routledge.