Department: Science

Discipline: PE, Exercise Science, Health, and Nutrition

Subject Code: PECourse #: 119

Course Title: Tennis and Physical Fitness

HARRISBURGAREACOMMUNITY COLLEGE

FORM 335

Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]

  1. Digital Description:

Credit hours:1.0

Lecture hours: 1.0

Lab hours:1.0

Approved Online/Blended Face-to-Face Instruction Ratios:

[__] 25/75% [__] 33/67% [__] 50/50% [__] 67/33% [__] 75/25%

(Note: The first number indicates the percentage of online instruction. The second number indicates the percentage of in-class instruction.)

  1. Maximum Enrollment (Insert new/revised maximum enrollments below):

In-Class Instruction: 20

Lab Instruction:

(It is assumed that maximum enrollments for blended courses are the same as those identified for In-Class instruction. Maximum enrollments for Virtual Learning courses are to be 75% of In-Class instruction, as per the SGP on Maximum Class Size)

  1. Catalog Description:

Tennis: Fundamental skills of tennis: forehand, backhand, groundstrokes and the serve.

Physical Fitness: Introduceshealth related components of fitness and how the activity oftenniscan develop and contribute to overall fitness and wellness.(W)

Minimum Grade Required

  1. Prerequisites:N/A

Corequisites:N/A

Other:N/A

  1. Learning Outcomes

[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential

knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

  • Identify and define the components of health related fitness and wellness
  • Identify health risk factors and major health issues associated with physical inactivity
  • Develop a plan ofbehavior change that improves health related fitness and enhances the components of wellness
  • Experience and gain through participation an appreciation of physical activity and exercise
  • Execute fundamental tennis skills including: forehand, backhand, and the serve
  • Apply principlesof fitness, including proper warm up, cool down, strength and flexibility conditioning to the activity of tennis
  1. Planned Sequence of Learning Activities

[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]

TENNIS

Stroke Preliminaries – Groundstrokes, Court and Equipment Design

Physical Aspects of Playing Tennis, Net Play, The Service and Service Return

The aerial Game, Etiquette and Rules Interpretation

Appendix A: The National Tennis Association’s Official Rules

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Benefits of Health-Related Physical Fitness

Muscle Structure and Function, Warm-Up, Flexibility and Stretching

Planning a Weight Training Program, Techniques for Safety and Injury Prevention,

Nutrition

  1. Assessment of Student Learning

[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]

Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is maintained in the College’s assessment management system.

Exams, written assignments, active participation in class physical activity.

  1. List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials (code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online,

BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship,

F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]

  1. Prepared by Faculty Member: Debra R. MorrisDate: 6/29/10
  1. Approved by Department Chairperson: Debra R. MorrisDate: 6/29/10
  1. Approved by Academic Division Dean: Juliette WintererDate: 6/30/10

This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A / B.

This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the college mission.

If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities.

  1. Director, Curriculum Compliance:Catherine A. Lencioni Date: 7/1/10
  1. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Ronald R. Young Date: 7/1/10
  1. Original Date of course approval by the college:197220
  1. Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:

06/02/15 – Added new blended ratio format & approved maximum enrollment number - nb

12/1/04

Review and updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09; 7/14/09