Physical Education

PHYSICAL EDUCATION




COURSE OBJECTIVES

PHYS. ED. UNITS

GRADING






COURSE OBJECTIVES

*	Students will improve their physical fitness.
*	Students will demonstrate athletic and game skills for individual sports.
*	Students will demonstrate athletic and game skills for team sports.
*	Students will develop qualities for good leadership
*	Students will demonstrate knowledge of athletic games and sports.
*	Students will investigate career choices which exist in the field of physical education and athletics.
*	Students will develop an awareness of the constructive use of leisure time

Grading

The students' Phys. Ed. grade will be determined using the following criteria:

1. Participation - each student is expected to participate in all activities, wearing the school issued uniform and proper shoes. Each student is allowed one "dress-cut" per quarter, which allows the student to choose not to dress and use that class time as a study hall. Each time the student does not dress beyond the allowed "dress-cut", their grade will drop one letter.

2. Effort - the students performance in class is evaluated primarily on effort. We understand that not all students are equal in physical abilities, so to grade based on ability alone would not be fair. Our goal is for every student to understand and respect the value in physical education and fitness, and to show the effort required to achieve that goal.

3. Fitness Testing - the students will be tested in the areas of flexibility, agility, cardiovascular endurance, speed, and upper and lower body strength. We are looking for improvement in those areas, and their efforts (as explained above) should be reflected in those test results.