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557-0503-01L 2 Credits SHE D-HEST , D-BIOL
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Basketball I

Lecturers & Examiners: Cinzia Ferrari
Prerequisites: Assessment Polysports passed (or Assessment I, II or III). Compulsory for Teaching Diploma Sports. 80% active participation required.
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Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:31:30

Abstract

Basketball-Basics:Basic technical skills: dribbling/ballhandling, passing, shooting, footwork and defense related to the specific Basketball rules.Tactical skills: 1 on 1, give & go, hand-off, pick & roll, pick & pop and the application of these skills in a game 3 on 3 on one basket.

Objective

The students know the technical basic Basketball elements (dribbling, changes of hand, stops, starts, footwork, pass, shot, defense), they can demonstrate them and use them correctly in a game situation 3 on 3 on one basket. The students know the tactical Basketball elements (1 on 1, give & go, hand-off, pick & roll, pick & pop) and can apply these skills in a game 3 on 3 on one basket. The students know the main rules of the game.

Content

Learning the basic elements in drills and games, learning (pre-)tactical elements (1-1, getting open, 2-2, backdoor cut, frontdoor cut, 3-3, give & go, hand-off, pick & roll, pick & pop, spacing) and assemble them into systems, that can be used in a game 3 on 3 on one basket.

Resources

Lecture Notes

available on Moodle

Literature

Phelps, Richard; Walters, John; Bourret, Tim: Basketball for Dummies. Wiley-VCH, 2000 (2). ISBN 978-0-7645-5248-9 Braun, Reiner; Goriss, Anke; König, Stefan: Doppelstunde Basketball. Unterrichtseinheiten und Stundenbeispiele für Schule und Verein. Schorndorf, Verlag Karl Hofmann, 2004. ISBN 3-780-0511-1 (german) manual for monitors of the Swiss Youth & Sports program (available through the "Jugend & Sport" office, german / french / italian) Chervet, Michel: Basektball. Fundamental skills for offensive play. Video (geman / french). Magglingen, BASPO, 2003 (CHF 34.-). Order at [email protected]

General Information

Language
German
Levels
SHE
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
S. Moodle-Kurs.Über das Semester verteilt werden mehrere zentrale Elemente (Kompetenznachweis) überprüft. «Nicht bestanden» bei weniger als 80% aktiver Mitarbeit und/oder ungenügenden Kompetenznachweisen.

Registration & Places

Limited places (Special selection)
Signup End
10.08.2025
Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Basketball I
Unterricht gemäss separater Gruppeneinteilung. 80% aktive Mitarbeit wird vorausgesetzt.
  • Thu 07:45-09:30 (HPS C 21.1)
2 h weekly

Offered In

  • Sport Lehrdiplom (Detaillierte Informationen zum Studiengang auf: )
    • Sportpraxis (Fachwissenschaftliche Voraussetzung für den Erhalt des Lehrdiploms in Sport ist ein universitärer Master-, Diplom- oder Lizenziat-Abschluss in Bewegungswissenschaften und Sport oder Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie. Darüber hinaus ist eine Sportpraxis im Umfang von 56 KP erforderlich, die teilweise im Rahmen des Bachelor- und Master-Studiums absolviert werden kann.)