Class Futsal (Elective Modality I - Sports Training branch)

Futsal is a collective sports game that aims at cooperation among the team members in order to achieve victory at the end of the game. For a better cooperation, the leader elaborates a set of procedures that lead to the achievement of the goal. The knowledge, skills and abilities in this area enrich the bases of intervention of the professional Sports Training, specifically at the level of understanding the training and group leadership.

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Futsal Technique and Tactics 1. History of futsal 2. Futsal as a team sport  3. Principles and fundamentals of futsal  4. Game situations 5. Teaching futsal 6. Goalkeeper's ready positions Futsal training methodology 1. Sporting performance 2. Motor skills 3. Training with young people 4. Organisation and planning of training 5. Training microcycle 6. Training session 7. Training exercise Psychology applied to futsal Psychology applied to futsal 1. Coach's motivation and philosophy 2. Coach-player relationship 3. The coach's personal reflection Refereeing and the laws of the game 1. Refereeing 2. Refereeing within the Futsal Association 3. The laws of the game Management and organisation of futsal 1. The social role of a futsal club 2. The origins of futsal 3. Organisation of activities and administrative procedures

The course will comprise theoretical lectures, theoretical-practical sessions and practical teaching/fieldwork sessions. The b-learning system will be used to provide teaching materials. For continuous assessment, students will have: two attendance checks and two practical assessments (final mark: 0.2 × Attendance + 0.5 × Practical assessment + 0.3 × Discussions). The requirement for a minimum mark of 9.5 in each assessment component, in addition to achieving a final weighted average of 9.5 or higher, reflects the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and Sport's commitment to academic rigour and the quality of education. This requirement aims to ensure that students demonstrate the acquisition of essential competences across all components of the course module, promoting a solid education, professional responsibility and academic merit, which are fundamental to ethical, critical and competent practice within the profession.

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