Physical Health Education 10

This course may be offered with a variety of specific areas of focus depending on student subscription. All areas of focus will include the following big ideas:

• Understanding our strengths, weaknesses, and personal preferences helps us plan and achieve our goals. 

• Trying a variety of physical activities can increase our chances of being active throughout our lives. 

• Healthy choices influence, and are influenced by our physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

• Personal fitness can be maintained and improved through regular participation in physical activities. 

• Understanding the factors that influence our health empowers us to take action to improve it.

*Please be advised that there is an enhancement fee associated with this course. For further details, refer to the "Course Enhancement Fees" section in the index.

Prerequisite: Must have participated on a school or community team.

Sports Specific Training 10 is an in-depth course designed to give students a sound foundation in specific sports. Students will be involved in individual skill development, conditioning, and team strategy analysis. In addition, students will also learn about the mental aspects of sports, and how it relates to life. Along with individual and team aspects of sports, students will be exposed to the often-overlooked sides of sport: coaching and refereeing. Finally, students will learn from a variety of experiences, hands on practice, guest speakers (coaches, referees, and University level players), various types of media and literature, as well as direct and indirect instruction from the teacher, guest speakers and fellow students.

*Please be advised that there is an enhancement fee associated with this course. For further details, refer to the "Course Enhancement Fees" section in the index.

This course is designed for students wishing to improve their athletic potential through an introductory fitness program.  The course goals are to create positive attitudes from personal achievement and to fulfill one's potential.  Training will focus on the areas of strength, power, flexibility, agility, endurance and mental well-being.  The course lays the foundation for Human Performance 12.  Other topics of the course will include anatomy and nutrition. 

Evaluation will be based on the use of performance improvement, techniques, organization, motivation, and theory components in health and fitness.

The course is divided between workouts, lectures, labs and field trips. Students who have a strong interest in careers in Athletics, PE, Nursing or therapeutic mediums (physiotherapy, occupational therapy), are encouraged to take this course. 

Students must be very self-motivated.  

*Please be advised that there is an enhancement fee associated with this course. For further details, refer to the "Course Enhancement Fees" section in the index.

Level 1: This FITT4LIFE course emphasizes your overall well being and promotes a healthy lifestyle. The course will focus on a more individualized approach and will include a selection of activities like aerobics, ball, Pilates, hiking , strength training, yoga, community exploration, etc.

Students will learn to maintain and improve personal fitness and mental well-being through participation, goal setting and developing an understanding of the various components of fitness. 

*Please be advised that there is an enhancement fee associated with this course. For further details, refer to the "Course Enhancement Fees" section in the index.

Level 2: This is a course designed for students at an intermediate to advanced HIGHER IMPACT level of fitness. Students will learn to maintain and improve personal fitness and mental well-being through participation, goal setting and developing an understanding of the various components of fitness. The course will focus on a more individualized approach and will include a selection of activities like a run-walk training program, aerobics, ball, Pilates, hiking , strength training, yoga, community exploration, etc. Level 1 is not a prerequisite to take this course. 

*Please be advised that there is an enhancement fee associated with this course. For further details, refer to the "Course Enhancement Fees" section in the index.