OVERVIEW

Classes devoted to promoting physical activity through racket sports (net/return games and related disciplines), particularly suitable for school physical education and for a playful approach, as well as for competitive practice.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of teaching is to provide skills on the specific performance model, the basic regulations, the technical fundamentals and their educational progression, and the structure of training in racket sports.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

In this course the lecturer delivers theory and technique classes on racket sports and net/return games, with particular attention to the promotion of physical activity in school physical education, in a playful approach and in competitive practice, through lectures.

On completion of the course the student will be able to:

- understand the technical and tactical fundamentals of racket sports and net/return games (tennis, badminton, table tennis, padel and beach tennis);

- design and deliver playful, educational racket activities in school physical education, adapting them to the age and level of the participants;

- manage, organise and plan specific physical activity for children, adolescents and adults, from a playful approach to competitive practice.

PREREQUISITES

No specific prerequisites are required. A basic knowledge of functional anatomy, exercise physiology and training theory and methodology is useful, as is some practical experience, even at an elementary level, in one of the racket disciplines covered.

TEACHING METHODS

Technical and theoretical lectures.

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, should contact the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liaise and arrange the specific teaching methods so that the learning aims and outcomes may be met.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Common fundamentals of racket sports and net/return games :

- Theory, technique and tactics of the various strokes (forehand, backhand, volley, etc.)

- Reaction speed and accuracy as transversal skills in net/return games

Specific features of the individual disciplines :

- Badminton: clear, drop, smash and vertical play

- Padel: use of the walls, bandeja and víbora

- Beach tennis: volley play on sand and adaptation of footwork

- Table tennis: spin, wrist control and distance from the table

Teaching application and planning :

- Net/return games in school physical education: playful and educational proposals, adapting equipment, spaces and rules

- Teaching progressions by age and level: children, adolescents and adults

- From a playful approach to competitive practice: organisation and planning of the activity

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Limardo F. (2016) - Preparazione fisica del giovane tennista. Liberodiscrivere Ed., Genoa.

Official technical rules of the disciplines covered, in the edition in force:

- Tennis: Rules of Tennis, ITF - Italian Tennis and Padel Federation (FITP)

- Padel: Rules of play, International Padel Federation (FIP) - FITP

- Beach tennis: Rules of play, ITF - FITP

- Badminton: Laws of Badminton, Badminton World Federation (BWF) - Italian Badminton Federation (FIBa)

- Table tennis: ITTF Handbook, International Table Tennis Federation - Italian Table Tennis Federation (FITeT)

Slides and handouts provided by the lecturer during the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FEDERICA LIMARDO (President)

CARLO MONTELEONI (President)

DAMIANO PORCU (President)

CLAUDIO GIOVANNI SCOTTON (President)

DANIELA SENAREGA (President)

EMANUELA PIERANTOZZI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

1st semester, October.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exam.