Amador Valley High School:
Amador Valley High School:
Physical Education Department
Physical Education Department
Objectives and Policies
Objectives and Policies
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Mission Statement:
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Pleasanton Unified School District physical education program is to prepare all students to live healthy, productive, and physically active lives. Our quality physical education program will:
The mission of the Pleasanton Unified School District physical education program is to prepare all students to live healthy, productive, and physically active lives. Our quality physical education program will:
- provide students with the foundation for making informed decisions that will contribute to their well being
- foster character development, and personal and social responsibility
- empower students to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle, which is a lifelong process shared by the home, district, and community
Physical Education graduation requirement: 4 semesters
Physical Education graduation requirement: 4 semesters
PE Objectives:
PE Objectives:
Physical Education at the high school level provides a unique environment to learn appropriate social behaviors and develop physical fitness and skills. Students will:
Physical Education at the high school level provides a unique environment to learn appropriate social behaviors and develop physical fitness and skills. Students will:
- participate in standards-based activities designed to prepare them to pass the Fitnessgram
- continue to improve their fitness level
- demonstrate competency in social behaviors appropriate to physical activities
- demonstrate continued skill acquisition
- realize and experience the benefits of fitness as it relates to academic performance.
Courses Offered:
Courses Offered:
PE 1: Required for all freshmen. Includes fitness training, individual and team activities
PE 1: Required for all freshmen. Includes fitness training, individual and team activities
PE 2: Second year of PE may be chosen from one of the following:
PE 2: Second year of PE may be chosen from one of the following:
- Team Sports - fitness training and team sport activities
- Weight Training - muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, and cardiovascular strength
- Lifetime Fitness - Improve muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, cardiovascular strength and stress reduction through a variety of group exercise modalities; self defense strategies; recreational sports and games
- Power Walk/YOGA - benefits, safety, technique, pacing, heart rate monitoring, goal setting, nutrition, fitness technology, community resources, meditative, restorative, strengthening, Vinyasa & Yin, Myofascial Release with massage balls and rollers, Sound healing
- Athletic PE - specific strength, speed and skill training for Amador’s JV and Varsity athletes
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