THE TRAINING OF OFFENSIVE SYSTEMS IN BRAZILIAN BASKETBALL: A STUDY SUPERVISED BY SPECIALISTS FROM THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT

Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore the acquired knowledge of Brazilian coaches and college professors in relation to the teaching-training process of tactics offensive in the Brazilian basketball. The sample group was constituted of 11 basketball coaches and 11 university basketball professors of Brazilian universities. The measuring instrument was an interview based in an open questionnaire. The data were analyzed qualitatively - through the analysis of the content; and quantitatively, by means of the frequency and percentage of similar answers. Results showed that, in regard to basketball teaching-training, in all stages of the process, considering the fundamentals of basketball and the offensive systems, there are convergences and divergences when it comes to teaching contents as well as methodological strategies, according to the interviewed participants' point of view. Regarding the offensive systems, it can be observed that in the initial stage, complex games should be avoided, privileging exercises based on game situations and individual conditions. Nevertheless, in the specialization stage, exercises should focus teamwork and more complex strategies. Based in the results of the study it is important to consider that basketball teaching must be conceived in a long term process whose contents and methods may vary according to athletes' fundamentals and tactics, with a model of initial stage for the Brazilian basketball that still needs further longitudinal studies. With reference to the specialization stage, it is mandatory that contents and training methods be planned in a long term basis, mainly after the age of 15, targeting national and international levels. Thus, it is possible to signal some pedagogical possibilities for the different phases from the two stages of the basketball learning process in Brazil, taking in consideration the contents and pedagogical strategies of the teaching-training process, in a long-term basis.