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SFS 001 - Shooting I

Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 1+2+0 Elective Individual Sports
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR

Course Objective

"The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to apply air rifle and air pistol shooting techniques by following the rules of shooting competitions and tournaments.

Course Content

It covers Range Introduction and Safety Rules, Understanding Shooting Equipment, Pre-Warming and Stretching in Shooting, Basic Shooting Positions and Techniques, Air Rifle Training, Air Pistol Training and Air Gun Shooting Exercises.

Required Resources

Reinkemeier, H. Bühlman, L. Pistol Shooting: The Olympic Disciplines. Verlag Publishers, 2013.

Todorovic, J. Tabanca Atıcılığı: ISSF D Kurs Notları. (Çev. Cengiz Karagözoğlu ), 2012.

Barth, K., Dreilich, B. Learning Shooting Sports. Meyer&Meyer Sport, 2010, UK.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Explains the basic concepts of shooting sports
  2. Learn shooting safety rules
  3. Knows the competition rules in Olympic shooting branches.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionPresentationGuided PracticeExperiment - Test / Lab/ Workshop / Field Practice

Assessment & Evaluation

Performance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice339
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Historical development of shootingTheory
2Introducing Polygon and Learning the Safety Rulestheory
3Pre-warming and Stretching in Shootingpractice
4Basic Shoot Positions and Techniques; different posture and tutus techniquesPractice
5Air Rifle Training and considerationsPractice
6Air Pistol Training and considerationsTheory
7Rifle basic trainingPractice
8midterm Exams
9Theoretical: Concentration, Strength, Flexibility Practice: Endurance, Strength, FlexibilityTheory
10Imagery exercises in shooting: self-imagination and positive thinking methodsTheory
11Air rifle - Air gun throwing exercises; close distance shotsPractice
12Air rifle - Air gun throwing exercises; long distance shootsPractice
13Pneumatic pistols - Air gun throwing exercises; close distance shotsPractice
14Pneumatic pistols - Air gun throwing exercises; long distance shootsPractice
15FINAL EXAMFINAL EXAM