Content includes an introduction to elementary tumbling, vaulting and apparatus skills and routines.
The course requires performance of specific skills as well as compulsory routines on appropriate apparatus. Emphasis is on safe class participation to improve the student s opportunity for successful performance. The lifetime benefits that accrue to an individual who becomes and remains physically active are explained in detail. These experiences provide teachable moments that actualize personal, as well as, peer strengths and limitations. As a result, the student learns respect for others and a better understanding of the problems their peers may encounter.