High School Physical Education
Student Learnings: What students should know and be able to do
AEROBICS
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, weight transfer, locomotors, weight bearing
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the benefits of fitness.
- the history of aerobics.
- safety in aerobic activity.
- the differences in aerobic and anaerobic, isometric and isotonic exercises.
- individual monitoring of heart rate while working, resting, and during recovery.
- warm-ups and daily exercise.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to aerobics:
- walking
- speed walking
- jogging
- running
- heart rate monitoring
- resting heart rate
- recover heart rate
- flexibility
- warm-ups
- cool down
- routines
- other: audio visual as a teaching aide
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
ARCHERY
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of archery.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of archery.
- the rules, etiquette, scoring, and terminology of archery.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to archery:
- stringing the bow
- stance
- nocking the arrow
- pulling (draw)
- release
- removing arrows from target
- instinctive shooting
- point of aim shooting
- use of range finder
- bowsight
- shooting at 20, 30 and 40 yards.
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
BADMINTON
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, striking, manipulatives, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the care and use of equipment.
- safety requirements of badminton.
- rules, etiquette and terminology of badminton.
- singles and doubles playing strategy.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to badminton:
- grip
- serving
- footword
- forehand
- backhand
- drive
- smash
- clear
- drop shot
- round-the-head shot
- high, deep serve placement
- low, short serve placement
- cross court shots
- hairpin shots
- doubles serve receiving:
- up-and-back
- side-by-side rotation
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
BASKETBALL
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, jump, slide, propel, catch, collect, flight, run, pass, pitch, carry, dodge, step-like actions and balance
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of basketball.
- the care and use of equipment.
- safety requirements of basketball.
- rules and terminology of basketball.
- offensive and defensive positions.
- strategies of the game of basketball.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills of basketball:
- catching
- passing:
- under arm pass
- over arm pass
- chest pass
- bounce pass
- shooting:
- two-handed chest shot
- one-handed push shot (set shot)
- foul shot (free throw)
- lay-up shot
- feints
- pivoting
- dribbling
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
BOWLING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, propelling with hand
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the care and use of bowling equipment.
- safety precautions when using bowling equipment.
- scoring a game of bowling.
- Develop the correct bowling techniques:
- grip
- arm swing
- four-step approach
- delivery
- aiming
- Develop advanced bowling techniques:
- spare conversions
- spot bowling
- cross alley bowling
- hook ball delivery
- curve ball delivery
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
CANOEING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport:
- students will wear life jackets.
- throw, row, go
- using available equipment in emergencies.
- survival bobbing
- treading water
- the rules, etiquette and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to canoeing:
- entering a canoe from shore
- entering a canoe from a dock
- leaving a canoe from shore
- leaving a canoe from a dock
- positions in a canoe
- changing positions in a canoe
- trimming a canoe
- docking
- capsizing
- basic strokes:
- C stroke
- J stroke
- sculling
- figure eight
- ruddering
- dodging hazards
- sweep stroke
- draw stroke
- poling
- portaging
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
CARDIOVASCULAR
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, weight transfer, locomotors, weight bearing
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the benefits of fitness.
- the history of aerobics.
- safety in aerobic activity.
- the differences in aerobic and anaerobic, isometric and isotonic exercises.
- individual monitoring of volume and intensity while working, resting and during recovery.
- warm-ups and daily exercise.
- develop individualized fitness plan.
- proper use of aerobics equipment.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to aerobics:
- walking
- speed walking
- jogging
- running
- alactati running
- lactate running
- heart rate monitoring
- resting heart rate
- recover heart rate
- taking heart rate
- flexibility
- warm-ups
- cool down
- maximum speed mechanics
- plyometrics
- other: audio visual as a teaching aide
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment:
- choosing boots, skies, bindings and poles.
- waxing theories
- base preparation
- the safety requirements of the sport.
- the rules, etiquette and terminology of the sport.
- hypothermia, frostbite and winter survival.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to cross country skiing:
- wax application
- cooling down skis
- falling and getting up
- step turn
- kick turn
- flat tracking techniques
- kick-glide
- pole grip
- single poling—diagonal poling
- double poling
- uphill techniques:
- running the hill
- traversing
- herringbone
- side stepping
- skating techniques
- touring
- racing
- downhill techniques:
- emergency stop—bailing out
- straight
- traverse
- snow plow
- stem turn
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
DOWNHILL SKIING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport:
- the rules, etiquette and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to downhill skiing:
- poles:
- grip
- use on flat ground
- use in downhill
- use in getting up
- skiing on level
- falling
- bailing out
- step turn
- kick turn
- traversing
- climbing:
- side step
- diagonal uphill traverse
- straight climb
- herringbone
- skating
- downhill:
- snowplow-wedge
- snowplow turn
- snowplow turns linked
- stem turns
- forward side slip
- stem Christie
- use of rope tow
- use of T-bar
- use of chair lift
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
FENCING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport—jackets and masks will be worn.
- the rules, etiquette, scoring and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to fencing:
- grip
- attention position
- salute
- on guard position
- advance
- retreat
- lunge
- recovery
- salute on three counts
- on guard:
- in fourth
- in sixth
- in seventh
- in eighth
- parry of:
- four attack
- six attack
- seven attack
- eight attack
- straight attack
- disengage
- riposte
- attack on blade
- feint or fake attack
- jump lunge
- singles bouting
- judging—officiating
- team play, scoring and judging
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
FLOOR HOCKEY
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, striking, catch, tracking, propel, collect
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- an understanding of floor hockey terminology.
- the sport of floor hockey.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills of floor hockey:
- stick handling
- shooting and passing
- goalkeeping
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
GOLF/FRISBEE GOLD
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the care and safe use of golf equipment.
- the history, terms, etiquette and rules that apply to golf.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to:
- grip
- stance
- address
- pivot and shoulder action
- backswing
- top of swing
- wrist action
- downswing and follow-through
- use of long irons
- use of short irons
- use of woods
- putting
- pitch and run
- chip
- approach shots
- course play
- reading the greens
- up and down hill lies
- sand trap and hazard play
- intentional hook and slice
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
GYMNASTICS–APPARATUS
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, locomotors, weight bearing
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of gymnastics.
- the care and use of gymnastic equipment.
- gymnastic safety
- Develop balance beam skills:
- different walks forward, backward and sideward.
- turns
- balances
- mounts and dismounts
- baody waves
- leaps and jumps
- rapid movement across the beam.
- rolls
- various other tumbling skills on the beam.
- various spotting techniques for balance beam .
- Develop vaulting horse skills:
- approach to horse
- tak off
- landings
- lead up vaults
- squat baults
- vertical vaults
- correct spotting techniques for vaulting.
- Develop uneven bar skills:
- mounts and dismounts
- casting movements
- swinging, casting and circling movements.
- kips and turns
- correct spotting techniques for unevens.
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
ICE HOCKEY/ICE BROOMBALL
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply (see Appendix VI)
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sports.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sports.
- the rules, etiquette, scoring and terminology of the sports.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to ice hockey/broomball/bande:
- forward and backward skating
- stopping
- turning
- stick handling
- passing the puck
- offensive play
- defensive play
- goaltending
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
LACROSSE (NON-CONTACT)
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, weight transfer, locomotors, weight bearing
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport.
- the rules, etiquette, scoring and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of skills related to Lacrosse:
- grip of the stick (crosse)
- cardling
- picking up
- turning
- catching
- over-arm throw
- dodging
- marking
- shooting
- goalkeeping
- underarm pass
- side pass
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
ORIENTEERING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, application of fundamental movement skills
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of orienteering.
- safety requirement
- care and use of orienteering equipment.
- terms specific to orienteering.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to orienteering:
- pacing
- find point to point
- using a compass
- computing bearings
- computing distances
- charting a course
- orienteering from a map to the environment.
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
RACQUETBALL
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport.
- the rules, etiquette, scoring, strategy and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to racquetball:
- serving:
- low drive serve
- high side wall lob serve
- sharp angle serve
- arm strokes:
- underhand stroke
- over-arm stroke
- straight kill shot
- crotch shot
- variation of shots
- positioning
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
RHYTHMS
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, locomotors, weight transfer, balance, counterbalance
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of dance.
- terms relating to specific rhythmic moves.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to rhythm:
- basic locomotor movements—singing games
- creative and dramatic movement of folk dance:
- promenade
- right hand, left hand or elbow swing
- wring the dishrag
- bleking
- toe heel
- cross over
- grapevine
- step hop
- schottishe
- polka
- square dance:
- honor
- shuffle step
- circle left and right
- promenade
- do-si-do
- see saw
- swings
- stars
- allemande left and right
- grand right and left
- ladies chain
- right and left through
- pass through
- other rhythm alternatives:
- Lummi sticks
- tinikling
- streamers—ribbon wands
- line dance
- creative rhythms
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
ROCK CLIMBING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- ropes
- carabiners
- breaking bars
- webbing
- sitz or swami belts
- safety requirement of the sport:
- belay techniques
- anchoring techniques
- safety knots
- communication system – call system
- the rules, etiquette and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to rock climbing:
- tying knots:
- bowline
- bowline coil
- figure eight
- figure eight follow through
- water
- ascending techniques of a climber
- descending techniques of a climber
- friction climbing
- 3-point (contact) climbing
- traversing
- belaying:
- setting up belay
- call signals
- braking techniques
- ascending techniques
- descending techniques
- rappelling:
- safety
- figure eight use
- rope ladder climbing
- descending techniques
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
SELF DEFENSE
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply (see Appendix VI)
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport.
- the rules, etiquette and terminology of the sport.
- natural weapons:
- head
- hands
- elbows
- knees
- feet
- target areas:
- safety at home
- safety when walking
- safety when driving.
- safety in an elevator
- behavior in robbery
- behavior in assault
- behavior against weapons
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to self defense:
- preventative defenses:
- psychological aspects of defense
- voice
- determining degree of danger
- deferring attention
- fighting stances
- blocks:
- follow throughs:
- punches
- kicks:
- snap
- snap step out
- front thrust
- reverse
- releases from holds (front and back attacks):
- hand releases
- clothing
- arms
- chokes
- bear hugs
- head locks
- hair grabs
- drops
- ground defenses
- multiple attacks
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
SKATING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport:
- counter-clockwise movement
- ticks in the center
- the etiquette and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to skating:
- getting feel of ice:
- hold onto barrier, shift weight
- bend knees to see feet
- "baby steps"
- how to fall and get up
- forward swizzles—sculling
- L push
- push and glide
- feel of skating foot and free foot
- forward skating
- stopping:
- snow plow
- hockey stop
- T stop
- curves:
- front crossovers
- back crossovers
- skating backwards
- tricks:
- bunny hop
- shoot the duck
- mohawk
- 3-turn
- scale
- axel
- camel
- spins
- jumps
- school figure-eights
- spirals
- outside turns
- inside turns
- toe loop jump
- ballet jump
- waltz jump
- spread eagle
- mazurka jump
- partner skating/skate dancing.
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
SNOWSHOEING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport:
- weather problems – winter survival
- snow conditions
- proper clothing
- understanding hypothermia and frost bite and first aid procedures.
- the terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to snowshoeing:
- walking step
- fall recovery
- uphill:
- traverse
- edging
- step turn
- kick turn
- downhill:
- lean back
- sliding
- rudder pole
- cross country:
- trail breaking
- near trees
- snowshoe fun—racing and games
- orienteering application
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
SOCCER
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, kick, propel, strike, dodge, slide, collect, throw, catch
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of soccer.
- the care and use of soccer equipment.
- the safety requirements of soccer.
- the rules and terminology of soccer.
- offensive positions.
- defensive positions.
- strategies of the game.
- Develop correct techniques of soccer skills:
- kicking or control of ball with feet
- kick a stationary ball
- kick a rolling ball
- soccer dribble
- in-step kick
- toe kick
- inside foot pass
- outside foot pass
- heel kick
- trapping/collecting with the foot
- trapping/collect with the body
- tackling
- slide tackling
- juggling
- heading
- throw in
- kick off
- free kick
- corner kick
- penalty kick
- goal tending
- punt
- collecting with the arms (goalie)
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
SOFTBALL
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, strike, collect, run, throw, catch
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the care and use of softball equipment.
- safety requirements of softball.
- rules and terminology of softball.
- fielding positions
- strategies of the game.
- Develop correct techniques of softball skills:
- underhand throw
- overhand throw
- catching
- catching fly balls
- collecting grounders
- batting to bases
- throwing to bases
- pitching
- base running
- batting a fungo
- batting a pitched ball
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
SPEEDBALL
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport.
- the rules, scoring, strategies, officiating and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to speedball:
- soccer skills:
- dribbling
- instep kick
- passing
- kicking with inside of foot
- kicking with outside of foot
- punting
- tackling and dodging
- trapping
- drop kick
- basketball skills:
- catching and passing
- air dribble
- pivoting
- guarding
- speedball skills:
- conversions—pickups
- one foot on moving ball
- one foot to self
- two feet to self
- lifting ball to teammate
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
STRENGTH TRAINING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history and benefit of the sport.
- different types of competitive lifting.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport.
- spotting techniques
- the rules, etiquette and terminology of the sport.
- goal setting
- bones and muscles
- conditioning and nutrition
- circuit training
- fartlek training
- body fat percentage, proper weight, and weight increase and loss.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to strength training:
- fitness training:
- flexibiity
- endurance
- agility
- cardio respiratory endurance
- explosive power/plyometric training
- local muscle endurance
- speed
- strength
- individualized programs
- periodization
- bench press
- squat
- leg press
- incline bench press
- clean
- clean and jerk
- push press
- arm curls
- overhad press
- hip sled
- leg extension
- heel raises
- ad/ab exercise
- pull ups
- dips
- leg curls
- pull downs
- manual resistance exercises:
- push-ups
- bench dips
- 4-way neck exercises
- hip adduction—abduction
- curl-ups
- reverse curl-ups
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
TABLE TENNIS
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of the sport.
- the care and use of equipment.
- the safety requirements of the sport.
- the rules, etiquette, scoring, strategies of singles and doubles, and terminology of the sport.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to table tennis:
- grips
- forehand
- backhand
- reverse paddle
- serve
- smash
- lob
- slices and cuts
- singles play
- doubles play
- tournament play
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
TEAM HANDBALL
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of team handball.
- the care and use of equipment.
- safety requirements of team handball.
- rules and terminology of team handball.
- offensive positions, defensive positions and strategies of the game of team handball.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to team handball:
- throwing
- catching
- shooting for a goal
- dribbling
- appropriate running steps
- defensive blocking
- goal tending
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
TENNIS
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental movement skills that apply
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- the history of tennis.
- the care and use of equipment.
- safety requirements of tennis.
- the rules, scoring, terminology, etiquette and strategies of singles and doubles.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills related to tennis:
- forehand grip
- backhand grip
- forehand footwork
- backhand footwork
- ground strokes
- service grip and stance
- serve
- volley
- smash
- lob
- chop
- drop
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
TOUCH FOOTBALL/FLAG AND LEAD-UP GAMES
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, dodge, carry, catch, kick, run, throw-pass, punt, weight transfer, collect, balance
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- safety requirements of football.
- rules and terminology of football.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills of football appropriate for the developmental level:
- run
- dodge
- carry
- throw—pass
- catch
- kick
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes:
- good sportsmanship and proper attitude with regard to the game of fooball.
- good safety habits in the playing of football skills.
- in individual and group cooperation skills.
- teamwork as related to football.
TRACK AND FIELD
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, hop, kick, jump, propel, leap, throw, run, flight, slide (uneven), roll, step-like action, countertension, balance
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- safety requirements used in track and field.
- the rules of track and field events.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills of track and field:
- sprinting:
- standing start
- crouch start
- proper running form
- correct finish form
- 50, 100, 200 and 400 meter dash
- hurdles:
- technique for lead and trail leg
- approach and take over hurdle
- landing over the hurdle
- running between hurdles (consistent strike length)
- low hurdles
- middle distance:
- teardrop start
- pacing
- 800 meter run
- relays:
- relay exchanges
- 200, 400, 800 and 800 meter medley relay
- jumping events:
- standing long jump:
- plant/take off
- the flight
- the landing
- running long jump:
- approach
- the plant/take off
- the landing
- high jump:
- approach
- plant/take off
- bar clearance
- landing
- scissors, western roll, straddle roll, and flop
- throwing events:
- softball/tennis ball/football/frisbee/tire, shot-put throwing techniques
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
TUMBLING/GYMNASTICS/STUNTS AND SELF TESTING
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, balance, rock, roll, hop, jump, step-like action, leap, counterbalance, countertension
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- basic stunts/self testing terminology.
- skill levels appropriate for the developmental level.
- Develop tumbling skills:
- rolls, wheels and handsprings
- inverted balances
- walk overs
- leaps, turns and jumps
- saltos
- various other tumbling skills
- various correct spotting techniques for tumbling.
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes:
- good sportsmanship and proper attitudes with regard to stunts/self testing.
- good safety habits in stunts/self testing.
- individual and group cooperation skills.
- an awareness of individual strengths and limitations.
VOLLEYBALL
Movement Breakdown: physical fitness, motor fitness, jump, slide, strike, propel, volley, weight bearing
- Develop knowledge and an appreciation of:
- rules and terminology of volleyball.
- safety requirements of volleyball.
- the care and use of volleyball equipment.
- Develop correct techniques of the skills of volleyball:
- forearm pass
- set
- serve underhand
- serve reception
- net recovery
- advanced overhand serves
- topspin serve
- float serve
- 6-6 offense
- 4-2 offense
- 6-2 offense
- 5-1 offense
- spike
- block
- defense
- "W" serve receiving positions
- free ball positions
- defensive coverage of spikes
- officiating
- co-ed rules and strategies
- Develop inclusive behaviors and attitudes.
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