EXSS 1102 - Basketball

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This class is designed to provide students with a basic overview and experience of the game of basketball with presentation of individual and team skills, plays, and rules of the game. A basic coaching overview will be emphasized and small sided games played for enhancement of everyday class session.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1)Develop an understanding and perform sport specific skills.

2)Demonstrate technical and tactical situation of the game of basketball.

3)Understand and interpret basketball rules and officiating.

4)Understand the organization of games.

EXSS 1105 - Low Organized Activities

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to introduce elementary education majors to teaching theories and movement activities which will provide their students with positive movement experiences. The course will concentrate on movement concepts of space awareness, relationships, and effort, as well as the skill themes associated with locomotor, manipulative, and non-manipulative skills. The course is designed to teach movement activities and games associated with these skill themes.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Each student will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of skills theme and movement concepts approach teaching elementary physical education.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of physical activity as a lifetime goal.

3. Demonstrate an understanding the physical fitness and wellness concepts need for the healthy development of children.

4. Demonstrate the ability to teach a physical activity according to the methods outlined in class.

EXSS 1107 - SOCCER

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Basic instruction in soccer with presentation of skills and rules designed to give the student a laboratory experience in team play.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Impart knowledge to students concerning basic rules and interpretations as used by the NCAA and US soccer federations.
  2. Give each student information and experiences in officiating a soccer match.
  3. Develop specific sport skills in each student including passing, shooting, receiving, heading, and dribbling.
  4. Develop cognitive skills that will enhance a greater appreciation of the sport of soccer.
  5. Develop qualities of cardiovascular fitness as well as team play experiences that should enhance lifetime fitness.

EXSS 1108 - Rollerblading

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A survey of principles that constitute the foundation of rollerblading techniques and skills. Special emphasis will be placed on muscular endurance aspects of physical fitness in the realm of rollerblading. Proper etiquette will also be emphasized in individual and group settings.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Impart knowledge to students concerning basic strategies for developing sound rollerblading skills.
  2. Develop in each student a greater appreciation for the physical and social benefits of rollerblading.
  3. Learn and develop specific techniques (stopping, turning, starting, jumping, and going backwards) on short tracks and obstacle courses.

EXSS 1110 - Basic Tennis

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Knowledge of tennis rules and officiating with instruction and practice in the skills of the game including the service, forehand and backhand, ground strokes and volley.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. To demonstrate knowledge of fundamental tennis skills by performing these skills in a match and skill test experiences.
  2. To demonstrate appreciation of proper court etiquette by modeling such behavior with your classmates.
  3. To demonstrate knowledge of tennis rules and scoring by playing matches with your classmates.
  4. To experience the feeling of demonstrating in a competitive environment.
  5. To experience play in a tournament format.
  6. To demonstrate proper conduct for a tennis spectator by modeling this behavior at a tennis match.
  7. To demonstrate knowledge of fundamental tennis skills, the rules of tennis play and scoring, proper on court and spectator etiquette, and basic strategies of play by successfully completing a written examination.

EXSS 1111 - Intermediate Tennis

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A continuation of EXSS 1110 with additional skills such as the lob, overhead smash, drop shots, and experience in competitive play. Prerequisite: Adequate skill.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. To demonstrate knowledge of fundamental tennis skills by performing these skills in a match and skill test experiences.
  2. To demonstrate appreciation of proper court etiquette by modeling such behavior with your classmates.
  3. To demonstrate knowledge of tennis rules and scoring by playing matches with your classmates.
  4. To experience the feeling of demonstrating in a competitive environment.
  5. To experience play in a tournament format.
  6. To demonstrate proper conduct for a tennis spectator by modeling this behavior at a tennis match.
  7. To demonstrate knowledge of fundamental tennis skills, the rules of tennis play and scoring, proper on court and spectator etiquette, and basic strategies of play by successfully completing a written examination.

EXSS 1121 - Intermediate Swimming

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Review of safety procedures, instruction in basic kicks and arm strokes, five basic swimming strokes. Prerequisite: Deep water swimming.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1.Understand techniques, rules and skills of swimming.

2.Apply etiquette and safety while swimming

3.Demonstrate proficient performance of: rhythmic breathing, floating, sculling, scissor kick, treading water, whip kick, elementary backstroke, breastroke, freestyle, butterfly, changing positions and direction and distance swimming.

4.Demonstrate knowledge of swimming terminology, etiquette, safety, and fundamentals.

5.Understand the fundamentals of swimming physical fitness programs.

EXSS 2106 - Flag Football

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EXSS 2130 - Conditioning

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This class is design to introduce the student to various training and conditioning techniques for developing fitness and improving health.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The student will

  1. Experience different forms of exercise including, but not limited to weight training, aerobic, anaerobic, plyometrics, circuit training, and flexibility exercises.
  2. Each student will receive information on topics such as nutrition, target heart rate and perceived exertion, periodization, rest, stress management, lifestyle, leisure and fitness equipment.

EXSS 2132 - Aerobics

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Activity class includes a pretest of cardiovascular fitness to aid in developing an individualized aerobics program. Activity prescriptions will be selected but not limited to walking, running, cycling, swimming and kickboxing.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Develop an understanding of the body’s response to aerobic exercise.
  2. Develop a planned exercise program with goals and written results.
  3. Provide information to develop a wellness lifestyle: diet, exercise and rest.
  4. Develop a knowledge vase for self-evaluation in relation to fitness, flexibility/strength improvement and exercise options.
  5. Develop a strong nutritional base of knowledge for a lifetime wellness.

EXSS 2133 - Weight Training

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A progressive conditioning course utilizing isotonic contraction for the development of strength and muscular endurance.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Each Student will:

1.Become familiar with the proper execution and lifting techniques of each weight lifting exercise, including the following:

  1. Properly raising the weight without using momentum
  2. Learning to emphasize the lowering of weights
  3. Experiencing high intensity exercise
  4. Proper breathing techniques, proper grip and stance
  5. Incorporating safety with proper spotting techniques

2.Determine correct starting weight for each weight lifting exercise

3.Organize, initiate, and continue a strength training program that will increase strength and muscle development utilizing available equipment.

4.Learn how to operate isometric, isotonic and isokinetic machines.

5.Learn the safety precautions, hazards, and contraindications of various stretching, strengthening, or flexibility routines and/or equipment.

EXSS 3107 - Advanced Aerobic Fitness for Majors

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A comprehensive course designed for Exercise & Sport Science majors with an in-depth understanding of the concepts of physical fitness, including strength development, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, body composition, stress, and nutrition. The nucleus of this course focuses on cardio-vascular/aerobic conditioning. A variety of cardio-vascular workouts in an applied setting are incorporated to enhance an optimal fitness level for the exercise and sport science major.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Develop in each student a high quality of physical fitness, specifically cardiovascular fitness.
  2. Establish standards of performance in endurance running for both male and female students and upon fulfillment of these standards a sense of personal achievement.
  3. Establish the understanding of the importance of lifelong cardiovascular fitness in the fight against diseases associated with obesity.
  4. Accomplish a 5-mile run non-stop with optimal performance.

EXSS 3108 - Triathlon Training

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This class introduces students to basic triathlon training principles to include sports nutrition, swim training, racing strategies, nutrition/hydration, transitions and periodization principles. The course includes basic bicycle maintenance and equipments needs. Students will be expected to participate in training sessions and one triathlon event during the semester. Deep water swimming skills and basic fitness level required. Students are expected to provide some of their own equipment.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. Each student will demonstrate an understanding of basic cycling, swimming and running principles as applied during a triathlon.
  2. Each pupil will demonstrate an understanding of triathlon competitive rules.
  3. Each student will understand the history and development of the different types of triathlons.
  4. Each students will apply basic training principles according to triathlon participation.
  5. Each student will demonstrate their ability to select and implement a nutritional plan during training and while participating in a triathlon.
  6. Each student will demonstrate understanding of the fundamentals of hydration as related to physical performance, heat and hyponatremia.
  7. Each class member will list the benefits of regular exercise and specifically the benefits of cross-training as applied through triathlon participation.

8.Each student will participate and complete a triathlon during the following eight week class period.

9. Each student will develop an appreciation for triathlon training and physical performance.

EXSS 3119 - Badminton

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will involve playing badminton daily and testing for both knowledge and skills.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This course will teach basic fundamentals and rules for the game of badminton.

EXSS 3123 - Kayaking / Canoeing

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Instruction in canoe and kayak safety and techniques of lake and stream canoeing. Pre-requisite: Every student must be able to successfully complete a swimming test before continuing in the class. Lab fee.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1.The student will learn how to perform the following strokes while canoeing and kayaking: back stroke, draw, pry, forward, J-stroke, cross draw, low brace, high brace, sweep, bow rudder and stern rudder.

2.Each student will learn how to handle a canoe / kayak from both the bow and stern position and learn to solo paddle a canoe.

3.Each student will learn to keep the canoe / Kayak in-line with the current of a river. In addition the students will learn how to enter and exit a vessel properly, how to change places in the vessel, and how to deal with a variety of issues dealing with capsizing a vessel.

4.Each student will develop the ability to “read” moving water and become familiar with basic water safety rules.

5.The students will be able to identify and explain the use of basic canoeing and kayaking equipment.

6.The students will demonstrate safety precautions and techniques needed in both lake and river canoeing / kayaking.

7.The students will be able to demonstrate and explain the proper steps in canoe / kayak care, maintenance and repair.

EXSS 4126 - Water Safety Instructor

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The content of this course emphasizes the following concepts: using information from the American Red Cross Fundamentals of Instructor Training course to teach Swimming and Water Safety courses, planning and organizing courses, including the use of block plans and lesson plans, ensuring participants’ health and safety, providing information and skill-development sessions necessary to conduct and teach Swimming and Water Safety courses, conducting practice teaching, and evaluating participants’ performance.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. Be able to demonstrate the following qualities required of an American Red Cross representative.
  2. Be completely familiar with the following materials:

American Red Cross Swimming and Diving

American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Manual

American Red Cross Swimming and Diving Skills

American Red Cross Instructor Candidate Training Participants Manual

American Red Cross Infant and Preschool Aquatic Program Parent’s Guide

American Red Cross Waddles Presents Aquacktic Safety

  1. Have knowledge of the following material:

American Red Cross Longfellow’s Whale tales

American Red Cross Safety Training for Swim Coaches

American Red Cross Safety Training for Swim coaches Instructor’s Manual

  1. Be able to plan, conduct, and evaluate Swimming and Water Safety courses.
  2. Be able to monitor participant’s practice and provide corrective feedback and encouragement.
  3. Be able to ensure the safety of participants.
  4. Be able to customize courses to meet participant’s needs.
  5. Be able to maintain complete and accurate records and report.
  6. Be able to develop a strategy to keep knowledge and skills current.
  7. Be able to demonstrate the required skills at an acceptable level of performance.

EXSS 4191 - Beginning Clogging

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is an introductory class to the dance form of American clogging. It focuses on developing the student’s ability to perform the 8 basic movements of clogging under varying dance conditions. Emphasis is also placed on developing the dance style that differentiates clogging from other dance forms. In addition to the activity of clogging, the course also includes an overview of clogging heritage and evolution to impart an appreciation for a form of dance that began as a uniquely American dance borne out of the American experience itself and has now spread worldwide.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Basic clogging movements & steps

Develop in each student the ability to perform the 8 basic clogging movements: Step, Rock, Double-Toe, Toe (Ball), Heel, Brush, Drag and Slide. These movements are performed in various combinations and under changing dance conditions.

  1. Basic stylistic characteristics
    Develop in each student the basic stylistic characteristics of clogging that uniquely define the dance form. This includes: the constant vertical motion, the flexing of the unweighted ankle and the lifting of the knees and feet in front of the hips. An often overlooked element of clogging is the constant vertical motion employed while performing the basic steps. This vertical motion is one of the defining characteristics of clogging and is an important skill to learn for the beginning clogger. It involves the weighting of the body or bending of the knees on the downbeat and the unweighting of the body or extension of the legs on the upbeat.
  2. Warm-up
    Encourage warming up muscles and joints prior to serious and determined dancing as a lifelong habit.An equally often overlooked element of clogging is the importance of warming up and preparing the heavily used joints and muscles in clogging. This includes: the ankles, Achilles tendon, calf muscles, the quadriceps, knees, the IT Band, hamstrings and lower back. Each class will begin with a brief period of warming up the muscles (and joints) to music. As the students learn some basic dances well, those will become the warm-up. Quickly stretching cold muscles will be avoided. While the risk of injury is not as likely in clogging as in running or other sports, the goal of dancing as a life-long experience and enjoyment dictates that good warm-up habits begin early.
  3. Line Dances
    A number of clogging line dances are taught that apply the use of the basic clogging movements and techniques being learned by the student. The line dances are choreographed for the beginner level and danced to specific music for which the choreography was written. The instructor teaches the choreography to the students and aids the learning process by cueing the steps with the music.
  4. Mixer Dances
    Clogging in the Appalachian mountains was originally a social dance. It was handed down from generation to generation. It was taught by word-of-mouth. A few mixer dances are taught in recognition of the traditional roots of this still evolving dance form.
  5. Introduction to Continuous Drag/Slides
    While considered an intermediate skill by some instructors, it is important to introduce the concept in a beginning class to give the beginning dancers a concept of how continuous movement and constant motion is achieved during clogging.
  6. Reading and Understanding Basic Choreography
    The clogging dances taught in the class are choreographed dances with specific steps and sequences of steps. Clogging choreography is documented on cue sheets. The instructor will use cue sheets from several of the dances being learned in class to teach the format, abbreviations, terminology and understanding of cue sheets. This also includes the understanding of basic Step Definitions that are included in good cue sheets. The goal is to provide the student with an understanding of basic cue sheets for reviewing a dance after it has already been taught first by the instructor.
  7. History and Heritage of Clogging
    Clogging is a uniquely American folk dance that originated in the Appalachian mountains and was derived from the various dance forms brought to this country by the European immigrants like the English, Irish, Scots, and Germans, plus the dance traditions of the Africans brought to this country as slaves and the Native American traditional dance. Clogging was borne out of the American experience and continues to evolve today. The history and heritage of clogging reflects the same qualities that have made America what it is.
  8. Introduction to Clogging Supplies and Suppliers
    As soon as a prospective clogger wants to start making more noise and hear their newly discovered skill at dancing, it is important to direct them to the appropriate clogging suppliers. Most dance shops do not stock clogging shoes and taps and accessories, so this requires that the clogger be familiar with some of the reputable web sites for acquiring clogging equipment. This also includes a discussion of the types of shoes that can be used and the types of taps used for clogging.
  9. Mastery of Class Beginner Line Dances with Cueing
    During the course each student should be able to perform selected beginner line dances while being cued by the instructor. These dances will use the basic clogging steps and techniques taught during the class. The students will be required to perform a selected set of clogging line dances (with cueing) during the course to demonstrate their progress as beginning cloggers. These selected clogging line dances will be graded according to the execution of steps, transitions between steps, timing, rhythm and style.
  10. Mastery of Class Beginner Mixer Dances with Cueing
    During the course each student should be able to perform selected beginner mixer dances while being cued by the instructor. These dances combine the basic clogging steps with partner patterns and give the student a taste of the heritage of clogging as a social dance form. The students will be required to perform a selected mixer dance (with cueing) with other students to demonstrate their proficiency in executing patterns along with the basic clogging steps and movements. This selected mixer dance will be graded according to the execution of the patterns and the interaction with their partner as well as the execution of the steps, timing, rhythm and style.
  11. Class Project: Learning a Dance from a Basic Cue Sheet
    A basic cue sheet selected by the instructor will be given to the students for the final class project. Without any instruction on the cue sheet by the instructor, the students will learn the dance from studying the cue sheet and practice the dance outside of class. The performance of the class project with the associated music will take place in the final class session. The students are allowed to do this class project individually or in a team of two or three cloggers.

EXSS 4191 - Spinning (Stationary Cycling)