PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Required Courses

Personal Fitness

Grade Level: 9-12

Course Description:

(1501300 – 0.5 credit)

This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used for optimal physical fitness. Students benefit from comprehensive, cardio-respiratory endurance activities. Students also learn the basic fundamentals of strength training, aerobic training, and overall fitness training and conditioning. Students are empowered to make wise choices, meet challenges, and develop a life-long positive mindset on fitness, wellness, and movement activities. Prerequisite: None.

Fitness Lifestyle Design (Health) (1501310

Grade Level: 9-12

Course Description:

– 0.5 credit)

This course will provide habits of body and mind that will lead to a healthier lifestyle. You will measure your current fitness level, nutrition knowledge, and create a plan for achieving your individual goals. During your fitness journey, you will learn the principles of strength and endurance training, lifetime fitness activity options, and essential nutrition to encourage lifetime optimal health. Prerequisite: None.

Physical Education Electives

Nutrition Honors (HUN1201 – 0.5 credit)

Grade Level: 9-12

Course Description:

This course is a general education course designed to acquaint students with the specific role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water in daily life. Students will learn how the human body systems manage the breakdown, assimilation, and excretion of nutrients and their metabolic wastes. Students will also learn the relationships between food and optimal health including physical fitness and the relationships between nutritional imbalances and diseases. Prerequisite: Have a 3.0 unweighted GPA. Meet minimum score on a common placement test indicating that the student is ready for college-level work.

Weight Training (1501340 – 0.5 credit)

Grade Level: 9-12

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to introduce and promote strength through proper techniques of lifting and weight training. This course equips students with knowledge in resistance training as it relates to athletics. Students develop a weight-training program based on their personal fitness goal. Students also learn basic principles of strength training and conditioning for personal fitness and development. Prerequisite: None.

Sports Administration and Facility Management (1502500 – 0.5 credit)

Grade Level: 9-12

Course Description:

This course provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to meet the demands of the job market in the sports industry, which encompasses different industry segments that include, but are not limited to, professional, Olympic, and amateur sports, sports services, sporting goods, sports media, and communications. Students are expected to participate in: event management and promotion, fundraising and sale-related functions such as ticket and advertising, team operations, facility operations and management, and athlete representation, among others. Prerequisite: None.

Sports Administration and Facility Management Honors (1502500H – 1.0 credit)

Grade Level: 9-12

Course Description:

This course provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to meet the demands of the job market in the sports industry, which encompasses different industry segments that include, but are not limited to, professional, Olympic, and amateur sports, sports services, sporting goods, sports media, and communications. Students are expected to participate in: event management and promotion, fundraising and sale-related functions such as ticket and advertising, team operations, facility operations, and management, and athlete representation, among others. This Honors level course challenges students to adopt an entrepreneur mindset. Prerequisite: Have a 3.0 unweighted GPA. Meet minimum score on a common placement test indicating that the student is ready for college-level work.

Principles of Athletic Training (1502490 – 0.5 credit)

Grade Level: 9–12

Course Description:

This course is intended to introduce students to the profession of athletic training and sports medicine. This includes history, function, career opportunities and professional standards of the national (NATA) and state (PATS) organizations. Introduction to the concepts of injury prevention, recognition and management, equipment used, and the various relationships with other healthcare professionals are discussed as they relate to athletics. Students taking this course conduct thorough injury evaluation and determine the type of injuries for the basis of providing first aid, recommending emergency care, and referring follow-up treatment. Prerequisite: None.