Class Tennis (Elective Modality II - Sports Training branch)

Theoretical knowledge about the technical-tactical domain of this genre. Preparing training professionals and improving their capacities of planning, executing, evaluating and adjusting their intervention to the specialized professional area, applying procedures and tasks in real contexts.  

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1. The coach role 2. Long term development of the tennis player 3. Mental training for intermediate players 4. Defining goals for intermediate players 5. Strategy and tactic for intermediate players 5.1 Factors that influence performance in competition 5.2 Principles of strategy and tactics in singular games 5.3 Game Styles, definition and how to surpass 5.4 Game stages 5.5 Tactics in five game situations 5.6 Percentage game 6.  Biomechanical principles applied to tennis 7. Advanced techniques 7.1 Right technique 7.2 Left technique 7.3 Service 7.4 Volleyball and its variations 7.5 “Smash” and its variations 8. Moving and specific displacement 9. Diagnosis and technical correction 10. Teaching process applied to tennis 11. Planning a training session 12. The training session 13. Pair game 13.1 strategy and tactics for the pair game 14. Feminine tennis 15. How to prevent injuries 16. Nutrition 17. Physical ability

Theoretical lessons will be taught as well as theorical-practical (applying the experimental learning, with case studies and group work), field practice and practical procedures using previous knowledge. Continuous assessment: students do 1 or 2 exams and 1 group/individual work and should attend to a minimum of 75% of practical lessons, in which they are presented to solving problems tasks concerning their area of specialization. Final mark: 30% Exames + 10% Theorical (individual/group work) + 60% practical assessment. All the assessment components must be equal or superior to 9,5 and the final mark must be equal or superior to 10. Exam-based assessment: The student that doesn’t follow what was stated above may apply to an exam.  

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