Physical Education

The Physical Education Department provides students with life-long skills in health and physical education. Student are introduced to a basic knowledge of individual and team sports, to conditioning and well-body exercises, and to a commitment to healthy lifestyle practices and beliefs.

2007-2008 Courses - use quicklinks to access the 2008-2009 Course Bulletin

9012 Boys' & 9021 Girls' Physical Education 1 & Health (Full Year)

These courses are designed to help develop the student physically, mentally, and socially. The student is expected to participate in physical activities that assist in meeting these goals. The experiences presented in the course are designed to help students develop knowledge, understanding, habits, attitudes and ideals necessary to maintain both physical and mental health.

9223/4 Advanced Team Sports I/II (Semester)

These courses will introduce students to the history, rules, skills, and strategies of a variety of team sports. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the rules and mastery of skills through participation, written exams and officiating.

9225 Advanced Physical Fitness and Nutrition for Healthy Living (Semester)

This course is designed to provide the student with the information and sills needed to live a healthy lifestyle. Units will include examination of nutrients and their function, food pyramid and diet analysis, components of fitness, exercise guidelines, aerobic and anaerobic exercise, physical and psychological benefits of exercise.

9226/7 Advanced Strength Training and Conditioning I/II (Semester)

These courses will introduce the students to the principles of strength training and physical conditioning with an emphasis on developing a strength and conditioning program to meet the individual needs of the student. Resistance training, the overload principle, aerobic training, anaerobic training, cross training and plyometrics will be preformed. In addition, the specific nutritional needs of athletes and injury care and prevention will be discussed.

9228/9 Social Dance I/II (Semester)

This course will examine the history and cultural significance of various traditional social dances. Instruction will include the basics of 6 – 8 dances including waltz, ballroom, polka, square dancing, country line dancing, two-step, swing, cha-cha, foxtrot, rumba, tango, and salsa.

9421 Physical Education Leadership (Full Year)

The course is designed to increase the student's knowledge of the fields of physical education and to provide a means for the study of career opportunities in this field. The student is to function in the capacity of a class aide and to be involved in observing, studying, and participating in the instruction of physical activities for 9th grade physical education classes. The students will meet on a regular basis with the instructor of the class.