This program is designed to improve cardiovascular fitness and expose cadet candidates to different methods of improving their overall fitness. The principle of high-intensity training used in this class is total muscular failure. Using one set of eight to twelve repetitions of each exercise, the cadet candidate should reach muscular failure. Exercises for the neck, hips, lower back, legs, shoulders, chest, arms and abdomen are performed. The Team Sport curriculum consists of instruction and competition.
Instruction focuses on competitive sports such as basketball, volleyball, and soccer.
Sports are designed to promote teamwork, esprit de corps and cardiovascular fitness. Instruction in the basic strategies and skills of each sport will be taught at the beginning of the teaching block. Students who successfully perform all of these skills validate the swim program. Those who perform two skills or less are placed in a swim class. Swimming is not an entrance requirement for West Point, but is a graduation requirement.