Physical and Health Education Department Physical education provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to acquire physical fitness, physical skills, and leisure skills necessary to maintain healthy and satisfying lifestyles. The program consists of required and elective courses and activities designed to meet the present and future physical and recreational needs of students. These courses and activities should include the study and acquisition of: Intermediate and advanced movement skills related to physical fitness, sports, and leisure skills Integrated movement patterns in sports, rhythmic, and lifelong fitness activities Creative movement, knowledge and the ability to independently learn movement skills and integrated movement patterns The curricular program is supplemented by co-curricular activities such as club, intramural, and interscholastic sports, designed to meet the needs, interests, and capabilities of all students. Both programs meet these goals through the leadership of qualified physical education personnel. The administration of the programs provides for: Articulation of the curricular and co-curricular programs Use of accepted education principles in the conduct of the program Equal access for all students to program offerings and facilities The following are major expectations commonly associated with Archbishop Carroll's physical education program: Students possess acceptable levels of cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, strength and body composition to be able to perform daily and emergency physical tasks. Students perform a variety of selected team, individual/dual sport, rhythmic, and lifelong activity skills at intermediate skill levels and use appropriate rules and strategies. Students independently learn new integrated movement patterns by understanding, analyzing, and synthesizing relevant movement patterns. Students apply exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, development, and social concepts in a variety of physical activities. Students understand and perform lifesaving and survival activities. Students are knowledgeable about quality health and sports-related commercial products and services. Students are aware of the various career opportunities within physical education, sports, and dance. Students appreciate physical well-being and enjoy participating in physical activities. Students acquire advanced knowledge and skill in select, integrated motor activities through cocurricular programs. PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE Students will: Acquire knowledge and understanding of drug prevention Develop a sense of self-worth Acquire necessary skills for coping with stress Acquire necessary skills for decision-making and problem solving Define personal values -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COURSES OFFERED: KEY Course number; Duration; Level; Credit hours Physical Education I 913; SM; FR; 0.5 This course will introduce our younger population to a variety of team, individual, and dual sports, such as: touch football, indoor and outdoor soccer, floor hockey, team handball, volleyball, basketball, tumbling (optional), and badminton (optional). The spring semester course will substitute such seasonal sports as: softball, track and field, and tennis. The core class consists of a 12 minute walk/run fitness testing and a weight training/conditioning unit with WPR monitoring, necessary for sound and well-rounded physical development. Students will participate in a positive, cohesive, Christian setting, which will enable them to learn the basic skills and rules of the sports under study. -:- Physical Education II 923; SM; SO; 0.5 This course will continue to develop the skills taught in the previous course and expose the students to more detailed sport formations, challenges, balance/flexibility awareness, and officiating basics. Exposure to futuristic methodologies of biomechanical awareness will also be a part of this course of study. -:- Health Education 924; SM; SO; 0.5 This course includes the study of the following topics: nutritional needs, solving personal health problems, pursuing sound mental health, understanding drug use and abuse, human sexuality, the prevention of communicable diseases and meeting family responsibilities. -:- Fitness for Life 934; SM; JR/SR; 0.5 DEPT APPROVAL This course will reinforce the enjoyment of more sophisticated team, dual, and individual sports, along with the knowledge of conditioning for continued health. Students will learn how to organize and conduct fitness for life programs through daily participation. Featured units are archery, golf, tennis, badminton, horseshoes, and bowling. -:- Physical Education Assistant 943; SM; SR; 0.5 DEPT APPROVAL Students in this course will assist the instructors with classroom management, officiating, execution of lesson plans, and the organization of games. Students will also assist with the organization of the physical education office. -:- Preventing Substance Abuse 954; SM; JR/SR; 0.5 This course is concerned with the development of a healthy mind and attitude relative to the abuse of substances of all kinds. The content of the course concerns itself with the health and substance abuse problems within society, and inculcates within each student a healthy respect for the moral positions of the Catholic Church which prompt Christians to reject destructive behavior of all kinds.