#1800 TEAM SPORTS

Duration: 1 semester

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 9-10-11-12

Description: The curriculum focuses on cooperation and participation through physical activity. Each student will enhance their skill level as well as their understanding of sportsmanship, fair play and the need to work with others of varying abilities. These components are essential to earning your credit. Appropriate workout attire, including tennis shoes, is mandatory. Activities may include, but are not limited to:  basketball, bowling, floor hockey, football, soccer, softball, speed-ball and volleyball. 

#1801 INTENSE TEAM SPORTS

Duration: 1 semester

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 9-10-11-12

Description: Looking for some competition? Here is your chance. If you enjoy rigorous (but safe) games of basketball, floor hockey, ultimate Frisbee, and touch football, this is the right place for you. You will enhance your physical fitness level as well as your knowledge of the activities. This class is centered on sportsmanship and fair play while working as a team. Wanting to stay active and play hard is a requirement for those of you thinking of joining this class. Are you ready for this? 

#1819 DODGEBALL

Duration: 1 semester

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 9-10-11-12

Description: Remember all the games of dodgeball you have played in the past? Well here is your opportunity to play a variety of dodgeball games for one semester. We will be using a safe gator skin ball to ensure safety while we play.  Dodgeball offers the benefits of cardiovascular activity, hand-eye coordination, balance and agility to name a few. All ability levels are welcome. Team-work, cooperation, fair play, and sportsmanship are a necessity.

#1813 PICKLEBALL/RACQUET SPORTS

Duration: 1 semester

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 9-10-11-12

Description: Pickleball anyone? This is it; your opportunity to learn more about and play all the pickleball you wanted to in our other classes, but did not have the time for. Here you will learn about other activities that use a racquet to play, such as badminton, but most of your time will be spent playing pickleball!  Are your skills ready to match those of our talented fitness department members? If you are just learning or are a self-proclaimed professional, we will make you better in all areas of the game. 

#1835 BACKYARD VOLLEYBALL

Duration:  1 semester

Credit:  ½ credit

Open to:  9-10-11-12

Description:  Do you want to play Volleyball?  If your answer is yes then this is where you will want to earn part of your physical education credit.  A variety of volleyball games, including games of 3 on 3, will be played along with lots of regulation volleyball.  If you have a positive attitude and want to spend a semester bumping, setting, and spiking your way to fitness, we will see your name on the backyard volleyball roster for next fall or spring. 

#1817 BODY SHAPING 1

Prerequisite for: Body Shaping 2, Fitness for Life 3

Duration: 1 semester

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 10-11-12 

Description: This course is designed to teach the components of total physical fitness so that you can design your own workout. You will enhance your knowledge of fitness, safety, techniques of training, and the applications of the benefits of fitness in improving lifetime activity and athletic performance.  We will explore various training programs and new fitness trends, and incorporate these into your own daily workout plan.  If you’re an athlete, you can start or continue a strength or conditioning program implemented by one of our GRHS sport coaches.  Students can choose between weight training, cardio training (exercise bikes and treadmills), stretching and exercises, aerobics, suspension training, and more.

#1820 BODY SHAPING 2 

Requirement(s) needed: Body Shaping 1, Fitness for Life 1 or Early Bird Fitness 1

Prerequisite for: Fitness for Life 3

Duration: 1 semester

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 10-11-12

Description: If you did not get buff enough in Body Shaping 1, and still want more, this is the class for you. Body Shaping 2 will take you to the next level in weight training. You will continue to strengthen and tone your muscles as you learned in Body Shaping 1. The basics you have learned in the first class, will be essential as you design your own self-made workout.  You have started to make a change within your body, now let’s keep moving forward and push yourself to be the best you can be.

#1807 FITNESS FOR LIFE 1

Prerequisite for: Fitness for Life 2

Duration: 1 semester

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 9-10-11-12

Description: If you like going to a fitness center or weight room, this is the class for you. You will gain knowledge in fitness, safety, techniques of training, and the benefits of lifetime fitness and athletic performance. You will quickly design your own daily workouts and choose between weight training, cardio training (exercise bikes and treadmills). Stretching and exercises, aerobics, suspension training, resistance training, sport specific skill training like stickhandling (hockey), dribbling (basketball), and much more.  We explore various new trends in fitness to keep you up to date.  If you are an athlete here at GRHS, this is the perfect class to do your team workouts, whether set by your coach, our GRHS strength and conditioning coach, or a program designed by you and I.

#1803 EARLY BIRD FITNESS 1

Prerequisite for: Fitness for Life 2, Early Bird Fitness 2, Fitness for Life 3

Duration: 1 semester (7:00 a.m.-7:50 a.m.)

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 10-11-12

Description: If you like going to a fitness center or weight room, this is the class for you. You will gain knowledge in fitness, safety, techniques of training, and the benefits of lifetime fitness and athletic performance. You will quickly design your own daily workouts and choose between weight training, cardio training (exercise bikes and treadmills). Stretching and exercises, aerobics, suspension training, resistance training, sport specific skill training like stickhandling (hockey), dribbling (basketball), and much more.  We explore various new trends in fitness to keep you up to date.  If you are an athlete here at GRHS, this is the perfect class to do your team workouts, whether set by your coach, our GRHS strength and conditioning coach, or a program designed by you and I. 

#1808 FITNESS FOR LIFE 2

Requirement(s) needed: Fitness for Life 1, Body Shaping 1 or Early Bird Fitness 1

Prerequisite for: Fitness for Life 3

Duration: 1 semester 

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 9-10-11-12

Description: This course is designed for the serious student who would like to take his or her fitness to a higher level. Students will work toward a higher level of fitness and will design and implement a health enhancing fitness plan for themselves. 

#1806 EARLY BIRD FITNESS 2

Requirement(s) needed: Fitness for Life 1, Body Shaping 1 or Early Bird Fitness 1

Prerequisite for: Fitness for Life 3

Duration: 1 semester (7:00-7:50 a.m.)

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 10-11-12

Description: This course is designed for the serious student who would like to take his or her fitness to a higher level.  Students will work toward a higher level of fitness and will design and implement their own fitness plans.  Athletes can also continue to follow their workout plans scheduled by a GRHS sport coach. 

#1811 FITNESS FOR LIFE 3

Requirement(s) needed: Completion of Fitness for Life 1 & 2, Body Shaping 1 & 2 or Early Bird Fitness 1 & 2.  (Seniors do not need a prerequisite)

Duration: 1 semester 

Credit: ½ credit

Open to: 10-11-12

Description: This course is designed for the serious fitness fanatic who wishes to take their personnel conditioning to the highest level. Cardiovascular and strength training techniques will be implemented into your daily routines. Student oriented programs will drive each individual towards achieving their personal bests in all areas of fitness.