Health and Physical Education Course Descriptions

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Graduation Requirement: Typically taken in 9th grade) 

The health portion of the course offers a comprehensive treatment of personal and community health and safety. The physical education section stresses participation in activities, which help develop basic motor skills. Skills are taught for some team participation.

BOYS WEIGHT TRAINING (Elective)- Prerequisite: Health and Physical Education

This course will consist of lifting through a strenuous upper and lower body workout, running, and physical conditioning. It is designed to improve fundamentals that will prevent injury on athletic fields and for the person serious about his/her strength and physical conditioning.

GIRLS WEIGHT TRAINING (Elective)- Prerequisite: Health and Physical Education

This course will consist of lifting through a strenuous upper and lower body workout, running, and physical conditioning. It is designed to improve fundamentals that will prevent injury on athletic fields and for the person serious about his/her strength and physical conditioning.

SPORTS MEDICINE I- HONORS (Elective)- Prerequisite: Health and Physical Education

This course is designed for students interested in the career of athletic training. The primary focus includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: The Athletic Training/Sports Medicine (ATSM) Team, organization and administration, injury prevention, physical training and conditioning techniques, nutritional considerations, protective sports equipment, psychology of sport injury/illness, mechanisms and characteristics of sports trauma, tissue response to injury, human anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, CPR/blood borne pathogens, injury assessment and evaluation, environmental concerns, basic taping and bandaging, explanations of therapeutic modalities, basic exercise rehabilitation, drug use/abuse in sports, and skin disorders. Students may be required to engage in practical experience outside of class for the purpose of applying knowledge and techniques learned in class

SPORTS MEDICINE II- HONORS (Elective)- Prerequisite: Sports Medicine I 

This course is designed for students wanting to further their knowledge in the field of athletic training through the integration of information presented in Sports Medicine I. The primary focus includes but is not limited to the following topics: human anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, specific sports injuries or conditions related to the foot/ankle/lower leg, knee, shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist/hand, hip, thigh, groin, pelvis, abdomen, thorax, lumbar/thoracic/cervical spine, head, face, in addition to other health considerations and advanced taping techniques. Students may be required to engage in practical experience outside of class for the purpose of applying knowledge and techniques learned in class.

*In person course offerings are dependent upon student enrollment.