Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. A basic health course incorporating a variety of physical activities to increase individuals’ cardiovascular fitness. Activities include walking, tracking heart rate, recording times and pace of walks and body weight exercises. Health concepts will emphasize personal responsibility for the student’s well-being. Fitness walking is for students who need low impact cardiovascular fitness.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Physiological basis of weight training. Skeletal muscle anatomy and physiology. A variety of weight training programs will be used to increase muscular fitness.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. A basic health course using a variety of physical activities to experience and practice the principles of fitness related to cardiovascular conditioning, muscular strength and resistance, and plyometric training.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. This course uses running/jogging/technical drills as a way to develop and maintain aerobic and anaerobic fitness level. Course content includes mechanics of running, injury prevention, physiological changes, and adaptation training. This course is for all levels of runners.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Mat Pilates focuses on synergy, connectivity and muscular integration enhancing core strength and development of long, lean muscles. Dance movement is a dance-fitness class that incorporates international music/dance movements.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. Placement or permission of instructor / aquatics only. For students who are not comfortable in shallow water and/or who cannot swim in shallow water. This course develops the non-swimmer’s skills in basic strokes and personal water safety. The survival stroke and other survival techniques are emphasized in this class.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Placement or permission of instructor. For students who are not afraid of the water but are not comfortable in deep water. Emphasis is on development of basic strokes and personal water safety and survival skills.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Prerequisite: Only those students who have been placed out of aquatics, or who have successfully taken Physical Education 111 are permitted to enroll in this class. This course includes individualized rigorous swimming and a conditioning program paired with water exercises designed to strengthen and tone core musculature.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Prerequisite: 500-yard swim, 40-yards brick retrieval swim. Fees: There will be a nominal fee to be paid upon completion of the prerequisite for this class. This is an entry-level lifeguard certification class. Upon completion of this class, you may receive certifications in the following from the American Red Cross: Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR for the Professional Rescuer.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Intermediate/advanced players should not take this course (those above 2.5 USTA rating). Those who do may be subject to intermediate/advanced grading standards at the discretion of the instructor. History, rules, ground strokes, serve, volley, and singles and doubles strategy and play are included. Students must furnish racket.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Through tai chi forms, movements, and Qi Gong meditation exercises, one develops coordination, flexibility, improvement of level of concentration, and acquires stress release techniques. Discussion of Eastern culture is included.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. Combines unique, explosive movements along with relevant strokes. Basic skills, rules, and court procedure for playing singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is an introduction to the basic development of the golf swing, chipping, and putting. Basic rules necessary to play the game will be covered. Students must furnish golf clubs. Minimum club requirements for class would be a putter and selected irons (i.e., 3 through pitching wedge).
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Through tai chi forms and movements, one develops coordination, flexibility, and improvement of level of concentration, and acquires stress release techniques. Discussion of Eastern culture is included.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is an introduction to some of the basic yoga postures and breathing techniques. Students will study yoga history and philosophy and some of the major yoga lineages.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. Introduction to the history, philosophy, and basic knowledge of karate, self-defense, and martial arts in general. Students are introduced and taught a variety of skills in karate, self-defense, and martial arts with an emphasis on self-discipline.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. Basic principles for developing physical and mental strategies to achieve states of relaxation. The student will engage multiple modes of physical activity that can promote effective stress management. Time management, breathing and meditation practice, and effective communication skills will be included.
Fall, Spring. Credit, One hour. This course addresses numerous dimensions of wellness including but not limited to: physical, social, and intellectual. This course also focuses on goal setting and habit development specific to each student's individual needs and goals. The goal of this course is for students to explore wellness topics beyond academic success and traditional physical wellness.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. This course focuses on learning fundamental soccer skills, basic soccer tactics, game strategies, and rules.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is designed to increase the students’ knowledge and appreciation of the sport of basketball. The course focuses on the historical background, rules, and strategies in basketball. Basic skills, technique, and strategies are also taught and practiced through participation.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is a beginning level technique class and is designed to introduce students to ballet terminology, technique, and performance. This course will concentrate on body alignment, technical development, performance quality, and proper execution of ballet exercises and combinations.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is a beginning level technique class and is designed to introduce students to modern dance terminology, technique, and performance. This course will concentrate on body alignment, technical development, performance quality, improvisation, and proper execution of modern exercises and combinations.
This paired course is designed to increase the student’s knowledge and appreciation of soccer and basketball as team sports. Within the framework of this course the focus will be on teaching history, rules, strategies, and basic techniques.
Fall or Spring. Credit, one hour. This paired course is designed to increase the students’ knowledge and appreciation of the sports volleyball and softball. The course focuses on the historical background, rules, and strategies in volleyball and softball. Basic skills, technique, and strategies are also taught and practiced through participation.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to “childhood games” where “Free Play” remains at the core of the majority of programs/activities played. During Free Play, equipment and rules—other than those to set boundaries—are limited, creating an environment that is stress-free, fun, and highly creative. This class will develop and maintain cardiovascular and aerobic fitness as well as developing a healthy and sustainable physical and active lifestyle.
Fall or spring. Credit, one hour. This class will introduce students with minimal to no dance experience, to the fundamentals of dance improvisation as a method of discovering movement potential, and as an entry point for choreographic exploration.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is designed to increase the students' knowledge and appreciation of cheerleading. A variety of moves will be taught to improve mobility, coordination, rhythm and overall athleticism. The course focuses on basic cheer components such as motions, jumps, chants, cheers & dances. Students will also learn the importance of other fitness related topics such as a proper warm up, stretching, cool down, flexibility, balance, rest and recovery.
Fall, Spring. Credit, one hour. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of rhythm using a series of Balance, Auditory and Vision exercises using bags and balls. Exercises address visual tracking deficiencies, auditory imprecision, impulsivity, rhythmic balance, and anxiety issues. We will be focusing on all this using Bal-A-Vis-X exercises.
Spring. Credit, One hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the men’s soccer team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, One hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the women’s soccer team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, One hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the men’s tennis team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, One hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the women’s tennis team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, One hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the men’s basketball team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, one hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the men’s cross- country team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, one hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the women’s cross-country team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, one hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the men’s golf team. Permission only.
Spring. Credit, one hour. For athletes participating and meeting the requirements to earn credit with the women’s golf team. Permission only.
TBA. Credit, one hour. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Specific topic(s) to be announced when course is offered. Counts toward lifetime activity area.
