Catalog Description Teaching Concepts in Individual and Dual Sports is designed to prepare Health and Exercise Science teacher certification students to successfully teach specific sport activities in the school setting. Students are exposed to rules, strategies, organization and skill development in individual and dual sports.
Emphasis is placed on the teaching and learning process throughout the various grade levels.
Describe the characteristics of skilled performance in a variety of individual and dual sports. Discuss how movement concepts, biomechanical principles and motor learning are important factors in skill development. Demonstrate knowledge of organization, rules, equipment, strategy and etiquette of each sport presented in class. Describe functional methods and procedures that can be utilized when teaching individual and dual sport skills. Discuss accepted teaching methodologies used to teach cognitive aspects of individual and dual sports.