School District of Marshfield Course Syllabus Course Name: Sports Challenge Individual Dual Length of Course: Semester Credits:.5 Course Description: This course will give you an opportunity to experience many lifetime activities that you can do by yourself or with another person. These activities include: archery, tennis, badminton, swimming, biking, bowling, disc golf, weight training, golf, and climbing. Learning Targets: Movement Competencies Demonstrates skill development o Demonstrates skills for starting, stopping, falling, and turning while operating a bike in a safe and responsible manner in a natural environment. o Demonstrates proper mechanics needed for success in target sports such as archery, disc golf, golf, and bowling. o Selects and uses a variety of clubs competently to play a round of golf. o Serves a ball or birdie within the boundaries to play a game of tennis or badminton. Demonstrates advanced skill application o Combines with an opponent, to keep an object in play serveral times over the net in a racquet game. o Demonstrates correct court positioning and ready position in a net sport. o Demonstrate force to control direction and distance of ball, disc and arrow.
Understanding movement concept and principles Demonstrates cognitive understanding to motor skill development o Select appropriate warm-up and cool-down procedures as they affect performance and injury prevention. o Analyze and correct errors in force application to control direction and distance of ball, disc, and arrow based on previous results. o Describe basic training principles and hoe they improve fitness. Applies cognitive understanding and application to game play as it relates to strategies and tactics. Applies preexisting skills and knowledge to the strategies and tactics of game play. Participates regularly in physical activity Chooses to be physically active o Participates willingly in a variety of physical activities appropriate for maintaining or enhancing a healthy active lifestyle. o Accumulates twenty minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity during physical education five days per week. o Accumulates twenty minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity outside of physical education class five or more days per week. o Monitors physical activity through the use of available technology: pedometers, heart rate monitors, activity logs, tri-fit, etc. Sets goals for a physically active lifestyle o Establishes goals by identifying strengths and weaknesses using personal fitness assessments and evaluate these goals regularly. o Demonstrates effective time management skills that allow opportunities for physical activity during a busy day. Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness Acquires and applies fitness knowledge o Achieves personal fitness goals after a period of training. o Applies the principles of exercise (FITT, overload, specificity, and progression) in implementing a personal fitness program. o Identifies a variety of activities and how often they should be done to improve all health-related fitness components.
Develops fitness as it relates to health-related fitness components o Self assesses the five health-related fitness components (aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition and makes improvements to reach the healthy fitness zone in each. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior Develops personal responsibility o Adjusts participation level and personal behavior to make activities inclusive for everyone. o Works with peers willingly, regardless of skill level and individual differences in partner and small group situations. o Makes safe decisions to self and peers, regarding activity, dress, and use of equipment. o Uses class time efficiently when improving on skill or fitness level. Develops social responsibility o Demonstrates respect, concern and empathy for the safety of self and peers in team building, spotting and belaying activities. o Demonstrates communication, cooperation and support needed to encourage peers regardless of gender, age or skill level. Values physical activity Values physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle o Participates in activity outside of school for self-enjoyment. o Identifies reasons to participate in physical activity in the local community. Incorporates opportunities for self- expression and social interaction o Describes the positive feelings that result from physical activity participation alone and with others. First Quarter 1. Class Introduction (1 week) A. Issues lockers, review policy and expectations B. Fill out emergency contact and personal health information C. Issue fitness card and complete pre-test 2. Disc Golf (1 week) B. Scoring and technique
3. Golf (10 days) A. Safety and etiquette B. Club identification and awareness (club use and distance) C. Swing technique while teeing off, chipping, and putting D. Strategies including direction, alignment, and force 4. Road Biking (1 week) A. Fitness Benefits B. Safety criteria and road rules C. Stops, starts, turn signals and riding strategies D. Pre and post ride inspection with basic maintenance 5. Personal Fitness Profile Tri-Fit (2 weeks) A. Muscle strength and endurance 1) How to test (push-up curl-up) 2) Practice exercises that improve both muscle strength and endurance B. Body composition 1) How to test (BMI and skinfold) 2) Practice activities that improve body composition C. Flexibility 1) How to test (sit and reach) 2) Practice exercises that improve flexibility for all major muscle groups D. Cardiovascular Endurance 1) How to test (pacer, mile run) 2) Practice exercises that improve aerobic capacity using a heart rate monitor 3) Understand the difference between aerobic an anaerobic E. Design goals on current levels of fitness and creating future goals to maintain or achieve healthy fitness zone requirements 6. Archery (10 days) A. Safety procedures bows, arrows with whistle commands B. 11 steps to successful shooting C. Determine eye dominance D. Design string bow for draw length Second Quarter 7. Tennis (10 days) B. Scoring and technique including ground strokes and serve D. Game play 8. Bowling (1 week) A. Etiquette
B. Scoring and technique including ball weight, arm swing and arrow placement 9. Climbing Wall (2 weeks) A. Climbing technique B. Knot typing, belay, and technique set-up C. Traversing 10. Water Games (1 week) A. Scuba diving / Snorkeling Safety B. Skills - clearing mask and snorkel C. Breath and regulator control 11. Outdoor Winter Activities (2 weeks) A. Snow Shoe B. Cross Country Ski 1) Inspecting equipment for size and safety 2) Learn to start, stop and turn. 3) Demonstrate traditional skiing techniques C. Ice Skating/Broomball 12. Final/Review Tri-fit Report A. Hand-out tri-fit report, explain test results and answer any questions B. Fill-out seven day exercise sheet and nutritional calories intake chart C. Review questions on final and take both physical and written portion. D. Fill-out semester exit form regarding class improvements and suggestions Third Quarter 13. Class Introduction (1 week) A. Issues lockers, review policy and expectations B. Fill out emergency contact and personal health information C. Issue fitness card and complete pre-test 14. Outdoor Winter Activities (2 weeks) A. Snow Shoe B. Cross Country Ski 1) Inspecting equipment for size and safety 2) Learn to start, stop and turn. 3) Demonstrate traditional skiing techniques C. Ice Skating / Broomball 15. Personal Fitness Profile Tri-Fit (2 weeks) A. Muscle strength and endurance 1) How to test (push-up curl-up) 2) Practice exercises that improve both muscle strength and endurance
B. Body composition 1) How to test (BMI and skinfold) 2) Practice activities that improve body composition C. Flexibility 1) How to test (sit and reach) 2) Practice exercises that improve flexibility for all major muscle groups D. Cardiovascular Endurance 1) How to test (pacer, mile run) 2) Practice exercises that improve aerobic capacity using a heart rate monitor 3) Understand the difference between aerobic an anaerobic E. Design goals on current levels of fitness and creating future goals to maintain or achieve healthy fitness zone requirements 16. Climbing Wall (2 weeks) A. Climbing technique B. Knot typing, belay, and technique set-up C. Traversing 17. Water Games (1 week) A. Scuba diving / Snorkeling Safety B. Skills - clearing mask and snorkel C. Breath and regulator control Fourth Quarter 18. Bowling (1 week) A. Etiquette B. Scoring and technique including ball weight, arm swing and arrow placement 19. Water Games (1 week) A. Scuba diving / Snorkeling Safety B. Skills - clearing mask and snorkel C. Breath and regulator control 20. Tennis (10 days) B. Scoring and technique including ground strokes and serve D. Game play 21. Archery (10 days) A. Safety procedures bows, arrows with whistle commands B. 11 steps to successful shooting C. Determine eye dominance D. Design string bow for draw length 22. Road Biking (1 weeks) A. Fitness Benefits
B. Safety criteria and road rules C. Stops, starts, turn signals and riding strategies D. Pre and post ride inspection with basic maintenance 23. Golf (10 days) A. Safety and etiquette B. Club identification and awareness (club use and distance) C. Swing technique while teeing off, chipping, and putting D. Strategies including direction, alignment, and force 24. Disc Golf (1 week) B. Scoring and technique 25. Final / Review Tri-fit Report A. Hand-out tri-fit report, explain test results and answer any questions B. Fill-out seven day exercise sheet and nutritional calories intake chart C. Review questions on final and take both physical and written portion. D. Fill-out semester exit form regarding class improvements and suggestions Core Resources: Sports Challenges Individual Dual Assessing Sport Skills, Human Kinetics, (1993) Pecentral.org Pelink4u.org National Archery in the Schools (NASP) Facilitator guide USTA School Tennis Curriculum, United States Tennis Association, (2005) Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Education, Human Kinetics (1997) Fitnessgram/Activitygram Test Administration Manual. The Cooper Institute, (2004)