Conhecimentos declarativos técnico-táticos de handebol manifestados por estudantes em aulas de Educação Física

The objectives of this study were to identify and analyze the technical-tactical declarative knowledge of handball expressed by students when observing and analyzing handball games. The study, based on the qualitative approach, used interview and class observations to collect the data. The participants were thirty students from a sixth grade class. The results demonstrated a series of declarations of technical-tactical declarative knowledge of handball, such as knowledge of the basic rules necessary to play; the understanding of the dynamics of the game (positioning on the court) and the understanding of the official game of the modality. Thus, it was possible to verify that the students accessed and mobilized the declarative technical-tactical knowledge about handball, among these knowledge: knowledge of the basic rules (which give the possibility of being able to play); the objectives of the game necessary for the understanding of its functioning; the specific characteristics of handball, as well as those that may be transferable to other sports.