Catalog 2015-2016
Catalog 2015-2016 > Course Descriptions - Undergraduate > PAC - Physical Activity
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Examines principles and techniques of strength training and their application during active participation in weightlifting. Assists students with devising a personal weight training program consistent with health related fitness principles developed to meet their personal goals.
Provides understanding of rules that govern play in tennis and development of skills and knowledge necessary for successful play in both singles and doubles. Students provide their own racket and tennis balls.
Examines principles and techniques of strength and cardiovascular training. Various testing techniques are applied during active participation in weightlifting and aerobic exercise. Focuses on the application of health related fitness principles to personal fitness programs.
Provides understanding of rules that govern play in singles, doubles and cutthroat games of racquetball. Develops skills and techniques necessary for successful play and strategies important at all levels of competition. Students provide racket, eye protectors and racquetball.
Introductory course teaching fundamentals, techniques, strategies and rules of racquetball, badminton, tennis and pickleball. Taught as individual and team sports. Each sport given equal time in course.
Experience bicycling for improved cardio-respiratory endurance, bicycle safety and physical fitness.?
Skills and knowledge in the Red Cross beginner program. Develops competency in safety, basic survival skills and work on basic strokes. Includes physical fitness focus using swimming and water exercise as a method of developing and maintaining health related fitness.
Korean style of karate, called tae kwon. Physical training divided into three basic parts-- Kibon, Kota and Kunite. Stresses proper behavior, safety, conditioning and attitudes. Actual ranking allowed. Student starts with white belt and at the end of PAC 13091, is a 9th Kup or yellow tip belt.
An extension of the progression of knowledge and skills acquired in beginning swimming as designed by the American Red Cross. Includes safety, basic survival and rescue skills as well as diving and work on more advanced strokes.
Participate in a great varity of health-related aerobic activities designed to help student develop a health related fitness program. Activities include walking, stair stepping, jogging, aerobic dance, aerobic game play and rope jumping. Studies current health and fitness concepts and basic nutrition concepts.
Introduces activities of a nontraditional nature. Games, such as ultimate Frisbee, earthball,flickerball and Olympic team handball are used for the purpose of examining values and beliefs related to moral and ethical behavior and responsible group membership. Because physical fitness is a secondary goal, all activities included require students to be active throughout play.
The Korean style of karate, called toe kwon. Physical training is divided into three basic parts-- Kibon, Kota and Kunite. Stresses proper behavior, safety, conditioning and attitudes. Actual ranking is allowed; the student starts with a white belt and at the end of PAC 13091 is a 9th Kup or yellow tip belt.
Course introduces studies to the Hatha Yoga system which integrates body, mind, emotion, breath and intention in a series of gentle postures.
Participate in activities and use them to generate further realizations about group processes, responsible group membership and moral and ethical behavior. In addition to the journal, variety of reading assignments required.
Learn and understand rules that govern play and develop skills and techniques necessary for successful play. Green fees must be paid by students for off-campus play.
Learn fundamental skills of bowling including push away, approach, arm swing and delivery. Spot bowling and use of the hook are stressed. In addition, students participate in a handicap league learning to calculate their averages and handicaps as well as proper bowling etiquette.
Participate in activities about group processes, responsible group membership and moral and ethical behavior with journal writing and a variety of reading assignments required.
Experience walking for fitness, which results in improvement in cardio-respiratory endurance. Gain knowledge of how walking can prepare them for a lifetime of physical fitness.
Students learn the beginning steps of the Tango, Mambo, Foxtrot, Waltz, Swing, Country, Salsa, and Cha Cha while communicating with partners, building routines, performing, and increasing body control and awareness.
Course covers the basic principles of American dance: ballet, tap, and jazz, with a focus on strength, balance, foot control, agility, and fluidity.
Through active participation, students will explore fundamental movement and movement concepts of educational gymnastics and dance.
Course explores different genres of dance with a focus on technique and expression.
Students will explore a physical activity of interest through participation and directed assignments.