Armed with historical and philosophical understanding of physical education, students will assess and critique contemporary physical education. This course will examine the interrelationships among health programs of the community, state and nation. Course also examines the prevention, recognition and treatment of health problems of school children. This course studies the rules, regulations and procedures for officiating football, basketball, track and field, wrestling, swimming and baseball. The specific considerations are leadership and technical issues.
Specific consideration is given to methodology in teaching students with disabilities.
Highly recommended for all health promotion majors and those eventually seeking ACSM certification or CEUs. A practical course designed to acquaint the prospective teacher with materials, skills and knowledge required for planning and preparing for instruction. An examination of learning theories, curriculum development, lesson development and evaluation procedures for secondary schools will be presented. At the discretion of the instructor, student projects may be performed in college performances. A course designed to acquaint the student with the beginning skills and the methods and materials for teaching tennis, badminton, golf, archery, bowling, handball and paddleball.