PHYSICAL EDUCATION

 

 

Course Number

 

 

Course Description

 

 

Pre-Requisites

 

 

Grade

 

 

Units

Diploma Option

C-College Prep

TC – Tech/Career

17.0110098

Health  provides a direct and factual approach to health education that is practical, personal, and positive.  Health topics include safety, drug education, nutrition, personal health, growth and development building self-esteem and relationship skills.  By acquiring the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to a healthful life, students learn to take responsibilities for their own health.

N/A

10-12

1.0

C/TC

17.0110023

Health  (T) provides a direct and factual approach to health education that is practical, personal, and positive.  Health topics include safety, drug education, nutrition, personal health, growth and development building self-esteem and relationship skills.  By acquiring the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to a healthful life, students learn to take responsibilities for their own health.  This course is team taught with a special education teacher to make indicated adjustments in methodology and/or management.

IEP Rec

10-12

1.0

C/TC

36.0510098

Personal Fitness is designed to help students understand why exercise and fitness are important in developing a healthy and active lifestyle. The course will emphasize successful strategies for maintaining good cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance and body composition. It will follow a conceptual approach dealing with the following topics: the nature of fitness, assessing individual fitness, developing and maintaining a life-long fitness program, and developing an appreciation for efficient movement by viewing it as both an art and a science. Fitness progress and assessments will be made utilizing POLAR Heart Rate Monitor technology to determine cardiovascular fitness levels and their relation to the individuals target heart rate zone.

N/A

11-12

1.0

C/TC

36.0210096

36.0210097 

 

36.0210099

Introductory Team Sports A & B & Y is designed to introduce students to three different team sports, with no one sport less than 4 weeks or longer than 8 weeks. Those from which the selection is made include the following: basketball, gym hockey, soccer, speedball, flag football, ultimate Frisbee, team handball, softball, and volleyball. Others may be substituted depending upon facilities and equipment. This course will offer students the opportunity to learn the history, rules and regulations, etiquette, strategy and judgment, and the basic motor skills of each selected activity.

N/A

9-12

1.0

Elective

36.0220096

36.0220097

 

36.0220099

Introductory Lifetime Sports A & B & Y is designed to introduce students to three different lifetime sports with no one sport less than 4 weeks and not more than 8 weeks. Those from which the selection is made include the following: archery, badminton, bowling, golf, handball, pickelball, racquetball, table tennis, tennis and wall ball. Others may be substituted depending upon facilities and equipment. This course will offer students the opportunity to learn the history, rules and regulations, etiquette, strategy and judgment, and the basic motor skills of each selected activity.

N/A

9-12

1.0

Elective

36.0560096

36.0560097

Body Sculpting A & B & is designed to redefine the shape of the body through specific exercises in order to attain desired body image through weight training, conditioning exercises and proper nutrition. This course offers students the knowledge and skills necessary to reach their physical goal and improve their appearance and self-concept without relying on the illegal use of steroids and other body building supplements and without engaging in risky behaviors such as fad diets, pills, etc.

N/A

9-12

1.0

Elective


 

36.0540099

Weight Training Y is designed to introduce students to a weight-training program that will promote over-all body fitness. The student will be exposed to different types of weight equipment and methods of training with weights. The student will also gain knowledge of the different types of exercises, correct techniques of executing the various exercises, proper breathing, and the safety factors involved in spotting. 

N/A

9-12

1.0

Elective

36.0640099

Advanced Weight Training Y is designed to introduce students to a weight-training program that will promote over-all body fitness. The student will be exposed to different types of weight equipment and methods of training with weights. The student will also gain knowledge of the different types of exercises, correct techniques of executing the various exercises, proper breathing, and the safety factors involved in spotting. 

Weight Training

9-12

1.0

Elective

36.0610096

36.0610097

Advanced Personal Fitness A & B is designed to help students understand why exercise and fitness are Important in developing a healthy and active lifestyle. The course will emphasize successful strategies for maintaining good cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance and body composition. It will follow a conceptual approach dealing with the following topics: the nature of fitness, assessing individual fitness, developing and maintaining a life-long fitness program, and developing an appreciation for efficient movement by viewing it as both an art and a science.

Personal Fitness

11-12

1.0

Elective

36.0620096

36.0620097

Advanced Physical Conditioning A & B provides opportunities for students to participate in a variety of activities to enhance flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular endurance and body composition. Includes fitness concepts for the development of healthy lifetime habits and assessment of personal fitness levels.

Physical Conditioning

9-12

1.0

Elective

36.0150099

Principles of Athletic Training/Sports Medicine I Y is designed as an introduction to the fields of sports medicine and athletic training. It will provide the student with basic information relevant to the prevention, recognition, first aid, referral and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. This course will also encompass the basics of training room organization and function.

N/A

9-12

1.0

Elective

36.0250099

Introductory Outdoor Education Y promotes an appreciation of the outdoors; provides physical activities and adventure in an outdoor laboratory. The course activities include: archery, fishing, outdoor cooking, orienteering, hiking and conservation.

N/A

9-12

1.0

Elective