Physical Education
Standing: (left to right) Ms. Merslich, Mr. Wozniak, Mr. Sarrantonio, Mr. Krigger
Seated: (left to right) Ms. Kearin, Ms. Dickler, Mr. Torney, Dr. Montalvo (Assistant Principal), Mr. Schack
PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSE OUTLINES
Basketball
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn and develop fundamental and advanced skills and strategies of team activities, as well as fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used for achieving and maintaining optimal physical fitness. Students will benefit from comprehensive team activities and cardio respiratory activities. Students will learn basic fundamentals such as dribbling, passing, shooting and advanced techniques of a team activity/activities, aerobic training, and overall fitness training and conditioning. Course includes both lecture and activity sessions. Students will be empowered to make wise choices, meet challenges and develop positive behaviors in team activities, aerobic fitness, wellness and movement activity for a lifetime.
Dance
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn dance through a comprehensive, sequentially planned program aligned with the New York State Standards for Physical Education. Students will be empowered to make choices, meet challenges and develop positive behaviors in fitness, wellness and movement activity for a lifetime. Emphasis is placed on dance and on students developing a personalized fitness program for a healthy lifestyle. Units of instruction include the intermediate skills of dance (including technique, poise, self-confidence, creativity, choreography and productions), physical education with personal fitness emphasis, personal fitness concepts, cardio-respiratory endurance training, nutrition and team activities.
Fitness
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used for obtaining optimal physical fitness. Students will benefit from comprehensive weight training and cardio-respiratory endurance activities. Students will learn the basic fundamentals of strength training, aerobic training and overall fitness training and conditioning. Course includes both lecture and activity sessions. Students will be empowered to make wise choices, meet challenges and develop positive behaviors in fitness, wellness and movement activity for a lifetime.
Soccer
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn and develop fundamental and advanced skills and strategies of soccer activities, as well as fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used for achieving and maintaining optimal physical fitness. Students will benefit from comprehensive team activities and cardio respiratory activities. Students will learn basic fundamentals such as dribbling, passing, shooting and advanced techniques of soccer, aerobic training and overall fitness training and conditioning. Course includes both lecture and activity sessions. Students. will be empowered to make wise choices, meet challenges and develop positive behaviors in team activities, aerobic fitness, wellness and movement activity for a lifetime.
Volleyball
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn and develop fundamental and advanced skills and strategies of team activities, as well as fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used for achieving and maintaining optimal physical fitness. Students will benefit from comprehensive team activities and cardio respiratory activities. Students will learn basic fundamentals such as serving, forearm pass and advanced techniques of a team activity/activities, aerobic training, and overall fitness training and conditioning. Course includes both lecture and activity sessions. Students will be empowered to make wise choices, meet challenges, and develop positive behaviors in team activities, aerobic fitness, wellness and movement activity for a lifetime.
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