PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Accelerated Basketball III Prerequisite / Selection process: Accelerated Basketball II Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Improve individual intermediate skills through self-analysis of strengths and weaknesses and introduce some of the most advanced offensive and defensive concepts in basketball
• Topics include full court zone press, trapping and switching defenses, secondary break offenses, and video analysis
• Emphasis on improving upon skills learned in Accelerated Basketball I / II and implementing them within a more advanced team dynamic
Instructional focus: Physical activity in skills and game play
Accelerated Volleyball I Prerequisite / Selection process: Physical Education I and Physical Education II Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Basic and advanced volleyball skills
• Team strategies Instructional focus: Physical activity in skills and game play
Accelerated Volleyball II Prerequisite / Selection process: Accelerated Volleyball I Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Advanced volleyball skills
• Team strategies for competitive volleyball Instructional focus: Physical activity in skills and game play
Accelerated Volleyball III Prerequisite / Selection process: Accelerated Volleyball II Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Advanced volleyball skills
• Skill analysis, team-building concepts, coaching, and officiating
Instructional focus: Physical activity in skills and game play
Human Performance and Wellness [ CRHS only ] Prerequisite / Selection process: Physical Education I Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12. Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit, Meets PE II requirement Major outcomes:
• Expose future health professionals to the world where athletics meets academics Students will research training options after thorough investigation of various abilities and health histories of participants
Projects, activities, etc.: Hands on training equipment and body sensors to optimize health and wellness of all citizens, career and education research Instructional focus: This course allows students to use the latest technology and hands-on learning opportunities to blend academics with athletics
Lifetime Activities Outdoors [ Fall / Spring ] * Course can be taken in both fall and spring Prerequisite / Selection process: Physical Education I and Physical Education II Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Experience various indoor and outdoor activities
• Enhance fitness levels
• Develop appreciation for the outdoors
• Acquire leadership skills
• Understand the importance of physical a activity as it relates to a healthy lifestyle
Projects, activities, etc.: Golf, rock climbing, canoeing, orienteering, court sports, fishing, biking, inline skating, hiking, and disc golf
Lifetime Activities Outdoors [ Winter ]
Prerequisite / Selection process: Physical Education I and Physical Education II Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Experience various indoor and outdoor activities
• Enhance fitness levels
• Develop appreciation for the outdoors
• Acquire leadership skills
• Understand the importance of physical a activity as it relates to a healthy lifestyle
Projects, activities, etc.: Snowshoeing, Nordic skiing, bowling, court sports, ice fishing, downhill skiing / snowboarding, broomball, ice skating and hockey
Physical Education Elective 9 Prerequisite / Selection process: Physical Education I Intended audience: Grade 9 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Expanded opportunities in individual, dual, and team activities
• Improvement in physical fitness Instructional focus: Physical activity in skills and game play
Strength Training and Conditioning I Prerequisite / Selection process: Physical Education I Intended audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Knowledge and application of basic strength and conditioning principles
• Development of associated skills and techniques Instructional focus: Individualized instruction and physical activity
Strength Training and Conditioning II Prerequisite / Selection process: Strength Training and Conditioning I Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Further development in training techniques and skills
• Emphasis on fitness-related issues Instructional focus: Individualized instruction and physical activity
Strength Training and Conditioning III Prerequisite / Selection process: Strength Training and Conditioning II Intended audience: Grades 11 and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major outcomes:
• Improvement of skills learned in Strength Training and Conditioning I and II
• Development of personal fitness program Projects, activities, etc.: Field trips Instructional focus: Individualized instruction and physical activity
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