Curriculum - Physical Education
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
One (1) Credit in Personal Fitness Required for Graduation
Course Number: 1501300
Course Title: Personal Fitness
Pace Number: 611/612 (M/F)
Grade: 9-12
.5 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to acquire knowledge of physical fitness concepts, understand the influence of lifestyle on health and fitness, and begin to develop an optimal level of fitness.
The content should include, but not be limited to the following: safety practices/technology applications/assessment of health-related fitness/components of physical fitness/health problems associated with inadequate fitness levels/psychological values of physical fitness, including stress management/evaluation of physical activities in terms of fitness value/fitness program design/bio-mechanical and physiological principles and their application to maintaining and improving health-related physical fitness/nutrition/consumer issues/benefits derived from participation in physical activity.
Course Number: 150335
Course Title: Team Sports
Pace Number: 605/606 (M/F)
Grade: 9-12
.5 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to a wide variety of team sports including, but not limited to: football, softball, basketball, soccer, track and field. Students will learn the rules, regulations, and techniques in each sport and apply them. The student will graduate with the knowledge and practical skills necessary not only to enhance his/her chances of making a team sport, but also to understand the true meaning of “teamwork”.
Course Number: 0800300
Course Title: Health I - Life Management Skills
Pace Number: 631
Grade: 9 - 12
.5 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to develop and enhance critical life management skills necessary to make sound decisions and take positive actions for healthy and effective living.
The content should include, but not be limited to the following: human growth and development through adulthood/positive emotional development, including suicide and violence prevention/communication, interpersonal and coping skills/responsible decision-making and planning/nutrition and physical activity/tobacco, and other drug use and abuse/consumer knowledge/health-related community resources/safety education, including one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid for obstructed airway, and injury prevention/disease prevention and control, including HIV/AIDS and other STDs/family life education, including human sexuality, sexual abstinence, and pregnancy prevention/personal health and individual wellness planning/health advocacy skills.
Course Number: 1502490
Course Title: Athletic Care and Injury Prevention
Pace Number: 623
Grade: 11-12
.5 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge of the anatomy and physiology related to athletic injuries and skills related to the nature, prevention, care, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The content will include history, professions associated with sports medicine, injury prevention, conditioning methods, identification management and rehabilitation, athletic training and benefits of participation.
Course Number: 1501340
Course Title: Beginning Weight Training
Pace Number: 622
Grade: 11-12
.5 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in weight training, improve muscular strength and endurance and begin to enhance self-image. The content of this course will include safety practices, terminology, musculoskeletal system, muscular strength and endurance, biomechanical and physiological principles, theories concepts and skills, weight training programs and activities for fitness, nutrition, benefits of participation and fitness assessment. A student must receive a B or better in Personal Fitness to take this course.
Course Number: 1501350
Course Title: Intermediate Weight Training
Pace Number: 624
Grade: 11-12
Prerequesite: A student must receive a B or better in Personal Fitness and Beginning Weight Training to take this course.
.5 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop intermediate level knowledge and skills in weight training, further improve muscular strength and further enhance self-image. The content of this course will include safety practices, terminology, musculoskeletal system, muscular strength and endurance, biomechanical and physiological principles, theories concepts and skills, weight training programs and activities for fitness, nutrition, benefits or participation and fitness assessment. The student will design, implement and evaluate a personal weight training program to gain muscle mass, to lose weight correctly and design individual workout for each body area.
Course Number: 1501360
Course Title: Advanced Weight Training
Pace Number: 625
Grade: 11-12
.5 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop advanced knowledge and skills in weight training, further improve muscular strength and endurance, and further enhance self-image. A student must receive a B or better in Personal Fitness and Intermediate Weight Training to take this course.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following: safety practices, terminology, musculoskeletal systems, muscular strength and endurance, biomechanical and physiological principles, theories, concepts, and skills, design, implementation, and evaluation of personal weight training program, weight training activities or fitness, fitness assessment, nutrition, consumer issues and benefits of participation.
Course Number: 1506310
Course Title: HOPE – Health Opportunities thru Physical Education (M/F)
Grade: 9 - 12
Pace Number: 608/609/610
Note: Any student whose parents make a written request to the school principal shall be exempt from HIV/AIDS and human sexuality instructional activities. Course requirements for HIV/AIDS and human sexuality education shall not interfere with the local determination of appropriate curriculum which reflects local values and concerns.
1 credit
Major concept. The purpose of this course is to develop and enhance healthy behaviors that influence lifestyle choices and student health and fitness.
The content should include, but not be limited to the following: apply fitness and health concepts, biomechanical and physiological principles, prevention and control of lifestyle diseases, risk factor assessments, includes chronic diseases, communicable and non-communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDs, other STDs, heart disease, diabetes, cancers, asthma, development of an individual wellness plan, responsible decision making, development of an individual nutrition plan, completion of a behavior change project, analyzing of skills related fitness, safety and injury prevention (hydration, injury, violence, environmental issues, CPR), safety education practices, analyzing consumer information and community resources, interpersonal communication – communication, relationships, sportsmanship, tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use and abuse – risk and protective factors, advocating for health and fitness promotion, technology application to facilitate health and fitness.