Advanced Physical Education

SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018

Instructor: William A. Wallace, MS

Office Hours: 7:30–3:00 Monday-Friday

Phone: 724-265-5320 ext.2002

e-mail:

Website: http://www.deerlakes.net/WilliamWallace.aspx

OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE:

This course investigates the value of fitness in daily life, examines methods of assessing personal fitness levels, and develops the ability to plan an individualized fitness program. Emphasis is placed on the personal development of fitness, with a goal to improve levels of fitness during the course. The personal fitness program will incorporate the health-related components of physical fitness.

COURSE OBJECTIVES :

THEORY:

The student should be able to:

1. Define the components of fitness.

2. Design an appropriate personal fitness program to develop and/or maintain

adequate levels of the five health related fitness components.

3. Discuss the training principles that are the foundation of a fitness program.

4. Understand the importance of adequate cardiovascular endurance in the maintenance of good health and well-being.

5. Know the principles that govern cardiovascular exercise prescription.

6. Understand the importance of adequate strength levels in the maintenance of good health and well-being.

7. Know the principles that govern muscular strength and muscular endurance development.

8. Understand the importance of adequate levels of flexibility in the maintenance of good health and well-being.

9. Know the factors that contribute to the development of muscular flexibility.

10. Describe nutrition’s relationship to health and well-being.

11. Recognize the role of lifetime exercise programs as the key to successful weight loss and/or maintenance of ideal body weight.

12. Identify ways to deal with common exercise related injuries and ways to adjust an exercise activity for specific conditions or environments.

FITNESS LAB:

The student should be able to:

1. Determine correct exercise intensity for individual exercise.

2. Monitor heart rate during different phases of exercise, and determine exercise intensity.

3. Practice selected stretching routines designed to enhance/improve flexibility.

4. Participate in a variety of activities: aerobic games, circuit training, jogging, etc. in order to develop strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance.

5. Develop a warm-up and cool-down routine for personal use.

EVALUATION/GRADING:

Students will be graded on the classes they attend. For every 5 classes that a student is

absent in a nine week period, they will have 5 to10 points deducted from their grade.

5 points will be earned for each class period that you dress and participate in with effort. Meet approx. 45 times each nine weeks.

*Points may be deducted throughout the class period for lack of participation and effort based on teacher’s observation. Also points may be deducted for other inappropriate behavior such as horseplay and discipline problems.

*All medical excuses will be honored, but the excuse must be from a doctor. Students out for an extended period of time will write a research paper. All papers must be typed in 12 font.

2 weeks: 2 page paper.

3 to 4 weeks: 4 page paper.

4 or more: 5 page paper.

All semester/year: Assign to study hall and write Two/four 5 page papers.

Rules: 1. No cell phone pictures in the locker rooms or during gym class.

2. No lying down on the bleachers.

3. Enter and leave the locker rooms from the down stairs doors.

4. Leave locker room area before the bell it will be counted as a class cut.

5. You will not be excused from physical education class to take or make up a test, and or to make up a lab.

6. Students involved with school activities during class period will be excused. (e.g. gate meetings, class meetings, sporting events).

7. Respect your classmates, no bullying or use of intimidation.