2010-2011 Physical Education Curriculum
Life Management Skills
Health Life Management Skills is an interactive course designed to provide instruction in nutrition, diseases, substances, human reproduction, life cycle, relationships, communications, confl ict resolution, family responsibilities, community health, consumer issues, media, the fundamentals of fi rst aid and safety, health care products and special topics involving technology in the health fi eld.
Personal Fitness
The Personal Fitness curriculum focuses on students learning the benefi ts of an active lifestyle and how to become their own personal trainer. Students will learn how to train using their heart rate as a guide and measuring tool. Polar heart rate monitors, pedometers, FX Cycles (virtual workouts), treadmill, recumbent cycle, Kasier and universal weight training systems are utilized. Hands on software and hardware (Trifi t) packages are utilized in this course. This course is required for graduation.
Fitness Issues for Adolescents
The purpose of this course is to enable students to extend their knowledge of fi tness concepts and improve their fi tness components. Students will learn about fi tness issues facing adolescenes. The course will utilize modern modes of fi tness such as Dance-Dance Revolution, eye-toys, cycles, treadmills, weights, and physio-balls to engage students in fun, healthy activities. Students will learn to use heart rate monitors and pedometers. Students will also learn about nutrition and the importance of an active lifestyle.
Team Sports I
This course focuses on the origin,development of fundamental skills, techniques, rules and terminology of selected team sports. Safety practices such as injury prevention through proper warm-up and cool-down procedures will be emphasized. Students will learn various fi tness activities and exhibit an improved or maintained level of health related fi tness. Students will describe and demonstrate strategies utilized in selected team sports.
Team Sports II
This course focuses on the development of fundamental and advanced skills, techniques, rules and terminology, and offensive and defensive strategies of selected team sports and continues to cover topics taught in Team Sports I.
Recreational Activities
The purpose of this course is to expose students to a variety of recreational sports, games and team building activities. Within the curriculum, students will learn about sports from other countries and cultures as well as those whose roots began in the the United States.Students will develop knowledge and skills and should appreciate both aspects of sports: spectator and participant. This is an activity course and students are expected to participate.