PE 1.1 Qtr 2
Fitness For Life 1 will enable students to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and maintain a health-enhancing level of fitness and to increase physical competence, self esteem and the motivation to pursue lifelong physical activity. Students will gain an understanding of the components of health-related fitness, training principles, and the benefits of being physically active. Students will participate in activities that will increase physical fitness levels and develop health practices that value physical activity and its contribution to lifelong fitness. Students will exhibit a physically active lifestyle through participation in one or more lifetime sports or activities of their own choosing.
The topics of study in physical fitness include wellness, health- related physical fitness, fitness terminology, training principles, components of fitness, fitness assessments, goal-setting, benefits of fitness, diet and nutrition, skill-related fitness, and prevention and care of injuries related to physical activity.
Students will pursue proficiency in one or more lifetime sports or activities during this course and document their experience by keeping a daily journal. Through participation in their chosen sport or activity students will use a variety of basic and advanced motor skills, apply movement concepts and principles, and integrate performance strategies. Students will develop responsible personal and social behavior, respect for individual differences, self-control, cooperative skills and sportsmanship in a physical activity setting. Students will demonstrate knowledge of history, rules, etiquette, origin and cultural perspectives of their chosen sport or activity through research and composition of a final paper.
- Teacher: Joseph Steinert