TEORIA TECNICA E METODICA DELLA PALLACANESTRO 1

Practical activities in the gym with exercises and descriptive lessons

Knowledge of the basic elements of teaching methodology.

Weekly lessons held in the gym.

Course Contents

The Game of Basketball

• Historical background
• Basic rules of the game
• Performance model

Elements of Teaching and Instruction Methodology

• Work program
• Teaching progression
• Drawing/diagramming basketball plays
• Roles and positions
• Definitions of technique, tactics and strategy

Offensive Fundamentals Without the Ball

• Basic stance
• Basketball running / changes of direction and speed
• Running turn
• Cuts

Offensive Fundamentals With the Ball

• Various forms of dribbling
• Hand changes (crossover)
• Hesitation move
• Spin move while dribbling

Stopping and Starting

• Stops
• Receiving the ball
• Use of the pivot foot
• Starts
• Feints

Finishing at the Basket

• Shooting
• Grip
• Shot arc
• Various types of layups
• Stop and shoot
• Set shot
• Jump shot
• Shot fakes

Passing

• Chest pass
• Bounce pass
• Side pass
• Overhead pass
• Baseball pass
• Pass fakes
• Timing of the pass

Combinations of Fundamentals

1 vs 1

• 1 vs 1 with the ball
• 1 vs 1 without the ball

Primary Fast Break

Situations of numerical superiority:

• 2 vs 1
• 3 vs 1
• 3 vs 2

Situations of spatial advantage:

• 3 vs 3

From 2 vs 2 to 5 vs 5

Basic offensive collaborations:

• Give and go
• Cuts
• Spacing
• Timing
• Concept of screens for players without the ball
• Concept of screens for players with the ball

Individual Defensive Fundamentals

• Basic defensive stance
• Defensive slides
• 1 vs 1 with the ball
• 1 vs 1 without the ball
• Boxing out / rebounding technique

Basic Defensive Collaborations

• Strong side / weak side
• Switch
• Help and recover
• Defense against the fast break

Closed-ended questions with three answer choices on the topics covered.