Finally! We are back outside!!!

 

Outdoor Games

 

Get ready for a great experience outdoors!  Students are able to participate in a variety of modified team sports such as ultimate frisbee, capture the flag, fort knox, hand ball, speed ball and the gauntlet to name a few.  These classes will incorporate different lead-up activities such as ice breakers, cooperative games, team problem solving and tag warm-ups for a heart pumping exciting adventure in PE.

Softball

 

Finally its baseball season!  Go Sox!  Smell the fresh air and listen to the sounds of softball!    This class is great for all levels of players.  Students will learn the fundamental skills of softball by participating in drills, obstacle courses, relay races, modified, small sided  and eventually full game play.  Students will learn the history, positions and rules of this great American past time.  Students are allowed to bring in their own gloves for class. Play Ball!!

 

Track and Field

Run fast and turn left!  Track and field has a wide variety of events to offer.  Students are taught the fundamental movements needed to participate in a variety of track and field events. Students will warm up by participating in drills and plyometrics at the start of every class.  Students will be introduced to the hurdles, high jump, shot put, discuss, and the long and triple jump.  They will also learn the proper way to start a sprint race in blocks with cues on your mark, set.....GO!  Students will be taught how to run a 4X100m relay and will learn the correct way to collect and hand off a baton.  This class is a great way to become familiar with this age old Olympic sport.  Track and Field would be a great class to be a part of if a student is interested in trying out for track and field when they enter the high school! 

Walk/Run  Fitness

 

Off to a bad start today?  Feeling sluggish and tired?  Join us for an invigorating hike through the woods.  Students will work on improving their cardio vascular endurance during 1.5 mile hike through the woods.  Students will also walk/run an additional 1.5 miles around our soccer and baseball fields for a grand total of 3 miles!  This class is great to relieve stress, get fresh air and burn an excess of 300 calories!  Students are able to walk briskly or run.  Times are logged throughout the unit in order to motivate students to beat their best times and mileage! 

Facts

 Did you know that.....

  • Nearly half of American youths aged 12-21 years are not vigorously active on a regular basis.
  • About 14 percent of young people report no recent physical activity. Inactivity is more common among females (14%) than males (7%) and among black females (21%) than white females (12%).

  • Participation in all types of physical activity declines strikingly as age or grade in school increases.

Get moving!!  There are many benefits from physical activity!

  • Moderate amounts of daily physical activity are recommended for people of all ages. This amount can be obtained in longer sessions of moderately intense activities, such as brisk walking for 30 minutes, or in shorter sessions of more intense activities, such as jogging or playing basketball for 15-20 minutes.  For more information about the recommended physical activity please visit the following website.
  •  http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/physical_activity_amount.html
    • Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints.
    • Helps control weight, build lean muscle, and reduce fat.
    • Prevents or delays the development of high blood pressure and helps reduce blood pressure in some adolescents with hypertension.
    •  Reduces feelings of depression and anxiety
    • Helps control weight.
    • Promotes physical well being.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/adoles.htm