Warwick School District

Course Description

This is a course required by all students. This course will include a variety of activities which are both team and individual performance oriented. Areas of study will be Fitness, Racquet Sports, Recreational Sports, and Field Sports.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Health, Safety, and Physical Education (2002)

• Safety and Injury Prevention

• GRADE 9

• Analyze the role of individual responsibility for safety during organized group activities.(10.3.9.D)

• Physical Activity

• GRADE 6

• Identify and apply ways to monitor and assess the body’s response to moderate to vigorous physical activity. -heart rate monitoring -checking blood pressure -fitness assessment(10.4.6.C)
• Describe factors that affect childhood physical activity preferences. -enjoyment -personal interest -social experience -opportunities to learn new activities -parental preference -environment(10.4.6.D)
• Identify and describe positive and negative interactions of group members in physical activities. -leading -following -teamwork -etiquette -adherence to rules(10.4.6.F)

• GRADE 9

• Analyze and engage in physical activities that are developmentally/ individually appropriate and support achievement of personal fitness and activity goals.(10.4.9.A)
• Analyze the effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities in relation to adolescent health improvement. -stress management -disease prevention -weight management(10.4.9.B)
• Analyze factors that affect the responses of body systems during moderate to vigorous physical activities. -exercise (e.g., climate, altitude, location, temperature) -healthy fitness zone -individual fitness status (e.g., cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility) -drug/substance use/abuse(10.4.9.C)
• Analyze factors that affect physical activity preferences of adolescents. -skill competence -social benefits -previous experience -activity confidence(10.4.9.D)
• Analyze factors that impact on the relationship between regular participation in physical activity and motor skill improvement. -personal choice -developmental differences -amount of physical activity -authentic practice(10.4.9.E)
• Analyze the effects of positive and negative interactions of adolescent group members in physical activities. -group dynamics -social pressure(10.4.9.F)

• Concepts, Principles and Strategies of Movement

• GRADE 9

• Describe and apply the components of skill-related fitness to movement performance. -agility -balance -coordination -power -reaction time -speed(10.5.9.A)
• Describe and apply concepts of motor skill development that impact the quality of increasingly complex movement. -response selection -stages of learning a motor skill (i.e. verbal cognitive, motor, automatic) -types of skill (i.e. discrete, serial, continuous)(10.5.9.B)
• Identify and apply practice strategies for skill improvement.(10.5.9.C)
• Identify and describe the principles of training using appropriate vocabulary. -specificity -overload -progression -aerobic/anaerobic -circuit/interval -repetition/set(10.5.9.D)
• Analyze and apply scientific and biomechanical principles to complex movements. -centripetal/centrifugal force -linear motion -rotary motion -friction/resistance -equilibrium -number of moving segments(10.5.9.E)
• Describe and apply game strategies to complex games and physical activities. -offensive strategies -defensive strategies -time management(10.5.9.F)

National Standards for k-12 Physical Education (2010)

• Grades 6-8

• Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.(S1)

Units

Unit #1 - Introduction

Unit #2 - Field Sports: Soccer

Unit #3 - Field Sports/Recreational Sports: Ultimate Frisbee

Unit #4 - Field Sports: Football

Unit #5 - Field Sports: Softball

Unit #6 - Fitness Center

Unit #7 - Racquet Sports: Badminton

Unit #8 - Racquet Sports: Tennis

Unit #9 - Recreational Sports: Volleyball

Unit #10 - Recreational Sport: Basketball

Unit #11 - Rhythmic Movement-Flexible