Activities by Level
Curriculum in PE
Pre-instruction: Equipment, rules, safety, etiquette
Common Level 3 Strategies: positions, moving to open space, communication
If you suspect someone else might not understand the word or activity (give a very brief description in parenthesis. For example, what is “skier” in a jump rope activity?
Do not repeat the same concept multiple times 2v2, 3v3, 4v4.
Small sided games are not practice activities for discrete or combination of skills. There are modified games meant to promote several skills, concepts, or strategies.
Floor Hockey
Level 1 (discrete skills): grip, dribble, receive, push pass, lead pass, shooting, goalie tactics,
Level 2 (comb. of skills): receive and shoot, dribble and shoot, leading passes while moving, goal tending
Level 3 (strategy): basic plays (give and go, pick and roll), offensive strategies (half court sets), defense strategies (zone defenses), looking for open pass, communication
Level 4 (small sided games): keep away, scoring by completing passes, shooting on goal w/o goalies, zone games, monkey in the middle
Jump Rope
Beginner: single bounce, double bounce, single sidewing, skier, skipping rope twirls
Intermediate: Any discrete while moving, rope twirls with any discrete skills, how long can you go?, criss-cross, backwards
Advanced: double dutch, jumping to music rhythms, mirror a partner
Lacrosse
Level 1 (discrete skills): grip, stick skills (??), cradle, throw, catch, shot, ground balls, sidearm, shovel pass, flick
Level 2 (comb. of skills): basic plays (give and go, ….), pass and shot, pass and cut, receive and shoot
Level 3 (strategy): offensive strategy (??), defense (?),
Level 4 (small sided games): knock out (?), score by completing passes, ground ball game (?), one on one to goal, keep away
Soccer
Level 1 (discrete skills): dribble, trap, kick, pass, shoot, head, throw-in, punt, lead pass,
Level 2 (comb. of skills): trap and pass, trap ball from air, receive and shoot, goal skills
Level 3 (strategy): offense (??), defense (?), head down (?)
Level 4 (small sided games): octopus (?), knockout, keep away, score points by completing passes, short soccer, shooting without goalies, goalie wars (?)
Fencing
Level 1 (discrete skills): lunge, guard position, parry, attacks
Level 2 (comb. of skills): step and lunge, parry to attack, guard position to attack, guard position to parry
Level 3 (strategy): attacking maneuvers (?), defensive maneuvers (?)
Level 4 (small sided games): mock sparring
Golf
Beginner: grip, stance, chip, pitch, full swing, putt,
Intermediate: uphill/downhill lies, chip and run
Advanced: draw, fade, bump and run, flop shot
Activities: 3 hole course, pay for local course, driving range, hoops course, captain and crew, accuracy contests into hoop, mini-golf course (local one or homemade in gym)
Weight Training
Beginner: machine exercises, free weight exercises, medicine balls, flexibility exercises, balance ball,
Intermediate: spotting, intermediate difficulty exercises (squat, cable crossover machines…?), create and follow a routine, record keeping, medicine balls,
Advanced: personal fitness program, pound for pound competition, presentation of an exercise
Pilates
Beginner: c-curve exercise, swan with neck roll, breathing exercises, arms over exercises, pelvic rocking, pelvic curl (or bridge), should warm-ups, spine twist, chest lift with oblique twists, roll ups, spine stretch, swan, cat stretch
Intermediate: double straight leg lowers, mermaid side stretch, teaser with one leg, roll over, criss-cross
Advanced: jack knife, straight arm pumps with raised legs, single plank on balance ball, rollover exercises with balance ball
Swing Dance
Beginner: stance and body position, rock step, single L & R, triple L & R, hand position, turning, triple with rock step, rock step and turn,
Intermediate: triple-rock step-turn, connecting movements, intermediate movements (duck under, twist, double hand over….), mood of music, speed of music
Advanced: advanced moves (draw away, he goes/she goes…), combinations of advanced movements, lifts, improvisation, teach a dance sequence
Kickboxing
Beginner: basic stance, elbow strikes, undercut elbow strike, punching, kicks,
Intermediate: Punch and move, kick and move, two punches, 3 punches (2 high, 1 how), punch and kick, punch and sweep, target striking,
Advanced: Sparing against someone holding pads, 1 on 1, compotetiton using only upper or lower body,
Running
Beginner: posture, arm swing, foot action, pacing, hydration, forward run, breathing
Intermediate: Power walking, motivation, nutrition, goal setting, 5K
Advanced: Races, bi/triathlon, mile runs, heart rate monitors, relay, hill running
Team Handball
Level 1 (discrete skills): throwing, catching, passing, shooting (scoring)
Level 2 (comb. of skills): throw and catch (while moving),
Level 3 (strategy): Defensive strategies ?, offensive strategies,
Level 4 (small sided games): 3 on 3, tag game without ball,
Basketball
Level 1 (discrete skills): dribble, pass (bounce, chest, overhead), shoot (set, jump), rebounding, boxing out
Level 2 (comb. of skills): fast break, rebound and outlet pass, lay-up, dribble and pull up for shot,
Level 3 (strategy): basic plays (pick and roll, give and go), offensive/defensive plays, zone defense (1-3-1, 2-3, 3-2, box in 1), triple threat (pass, shoot, dribble), defense on the ball, low post offense (hook shot, turn around),
Level 4 (small sided games): half court (2 v 2, 3 v 3), no dribble games, specify number of passes before shooting,
Flag Football
Level 1 (discrete skills): throw, catch, tackle (pull flag), pass routes, hand-off, blocking, pulling a flag
Level 2 (comb. of skills): pass routes and catch,
Level 3 (strategy): coordinating plays to the defense, defense (cover 1 & 2), blitz, cut-off angles, marking opponents
Level 4 (small sided games): 2 v 2, etc, pass only offenses,
Field Hockey
Level 1 (discrete skills): grip (indian, reverse), stick handling, drive shot, flick shot, pass (push, drive, float, through), tight dribble, speed dribble,
Level 2 (comb. of skills): pass and go, defending the pass, cut and receive a pass, shoot off the dribble, trainagel passes,
Level 3 (strategy):
Level 4 (small sided games): 3 vs 3 work on passes,
Volleyball
Level 1 (discrete skills): bump, underhand serve, set, spike, dig, block
Level 2 (comb. of skills): serve and receive, set to a spike, bump-set-spike, dig to bump, bump to set, hitting to corners,
Level 3 (strategy): position responsibilities, serve receive positioning (4-2, 5-1), faking
Level 4 (small sided games): 3 on 3 (variations)
Bowling
Beginner: straight bowl, approach, rules, scoring, pin #’s,
Intermediate: shot placement, hook bowl, spare strategy, keeping score
Advanced: cardio bowling, bingo bowling, super bowling, roller bowling,
Wrestling
Level 1 (discrete skills): pinning, unsafe moves, escapes, scoring, take downs,
Level 2 (comb. of skills):
Level 3 (strategy): mistakes when attacking (??), when to attack (?),
Level 4 (small sided games): tournament
Walking
Beginner: breathing technique
Intermediate: heart rate monitors, posture, pedometers
Advanced: setting goals, power walking, nature walk,
Yoga:
Beginner: Sit-sukhusana, dog and cat, mountain, forward bend or extension, the triangle,
Intermediate: Warrior I, cobra, downward facing dog, head to knee, half shoulder stand
Advanced: bridge, the corpse, crane pose, dolphin plank, four limb staff pose, upward plank pose
Ultimate Frisbee
Level 1 (discrete skills): underhand/overhand/side-arm throw, forehand throws, catches (pancake, crocodile, pincer),
Level 2 (comb. of skills): throw while moving, 3 person weave,
Level 3 (strategy):
Level 4 (small sided games):
Softball:
Level 1 (discrete skills): pitch, overhand throw, ground balls, fielding stance, batting, pop-ups, bunting,
Level 2 (comb. of skills): throw cut-offs, field and throw, hit and run, squeeze, base running, stealing bags,
Level 3 (strategy): role of each position, base running, different passes in different situations,
Level 4 (small sided games):
Table Tennis
Beginner: grips (pencil, tennis), serving, forehand, backhand
Intermediate: spin, doubles, looping shot, serve variations
Advanced: king of the table, accuracy challenge,
Tennis
Level 1 (discrete skills): grips, forehand, backhand, overhead, volley, serve,
Level 2 (comb. of skills): shot and return to midline, serve and volley, rally off wall, volley then overhead,
Level 3 (strategy): slice shots, draw into net, run opponent around, looping shots
Level 4 (small sided games): king of the court
Orienteering
Beginner: compass directions, reading maps, calculating degrees, roles,
Intermediate: retrieve objects via compass, follow course, pacing, solving cues/puzzles,
Advanced: team competition, escort a visually impaired person, fitness tasks at various stations (order determined by compass)
Rock Climbing
Beginner: belay team, putting on harness, trust falls, traverse wall, spotting, helmet, knots, belay team,
Intermediate: climb wall (intermediate course), diagonal climb, zip line,
Advanced: overhang climbing, rappelling, advanced section of climbing wall, team climbing,
Mountain Biking
Beginner: flat surface ride, carrying a bike, learning gears, braking, safety,
Intermediate: Incline/decline riding, trail riding,
Advanced: Emergency maneuvers, jumps, tricks
Personal defense:
Beginner: kicks (low/high), punches, arm escapes,
Intermediate: spar against mock attacker (with pads),
Advanced: create mock scene and present how to defend it step by step,
Aquatics
Level 1 (discrete skills): bobbing, kicking, floating (back front), basic strokes (crawl, side, back, and breast), treading water, diving (pool side, diving board)
Level 2 (comb. of skills): gliding (front/back), lap turns, dive in and crawl stroke, pike dive
Level 3 (strategy): rescue,
Level 4 (small sided games): water tag, sharks and minnows, noodle races, aerobics, diving for objects, team rescue, lap races/relays
Archery
Beginner: grip, alignment, range, release, stance, loading, safety,
Intermediate: targets at different distances, scoring, shooting while kneeling
Advanced: Group competition, balloon surprise, moving targets
Badminton:
Level 1 (discrete skills): Z and X drills (?), forehand, backhand, underhand serve, volley, drive shot,
Level 2 (comb. of skills):
Level 3 (strategy): move opponent around, short/deep, attack weakness
Level 4 (small sided games): aim for hoop targets,