9-10 Physical Education: Individual & Team Sports

Course Title: Individual and Team Sports

Course Description:

This course is designed for students to participate in competitive activities while demonstrating specific skills.  The curriculum includes a variety of competitive sports and physical fitness tests that are team and individually centered.  Students are expected to participate at a high level with the goal of maintaining a heart rate within an aerobic zone.

Course Content: 

Unit 1: Tennis
Unit 2: Pickleball
Unit 3: Football
Unit 4:  Soccer
Unit 5:  Ultimate Frisbee
Unit 6:  Softball
Unit 7:  Archery
Unit 8:  Lacrosse
Unit 9::  Volleyball
Unit 10:  Badminton
Unit 11:  Table Tennis
Unit 12:  Floor Hockey
Unit 13:  Handball
Unit 14:  Speedball
Unit 15:  Basketball

Objective(s):

Students are expected to participate at a high level with the goal of maintaining a heart rate within an aerobic zone.

 Required Textbooks and/or Other Reading/Research Materials:

All reading/research materials and study guides will be posted on Canvas.

Course Requirements:

Students are expected to follow the below guidelines.

Attire:

• T-SHIRT/SWEATSHIRT:

  • Any t-shirt or sweatshirt that is school appropriate. 

  • No buttons, zippers, or snaps, cutoff sleeves or tank tops
    .

• SHORTS/SWEATPANTS:

  • Shorts or sweatpants that are school appropriate.

  • No buttons, zippers or snaps.
    
    

• SNEAKERS ONLY:

  • All other shoe attire is not appropriate.

Please note that proper attire is always at the teacher’s discretion.

Locker/Lock:

• Each student may use a small locker for the semester.  

• Each student may purchase a school lock from the Main Office to lock up all belongings.

• Large lockers are to be used during the class period only.

Doctor Excuses

• All doctor’s notes must be submitted to the nurse prior to arriving to PE class.

• An alternative writted assignment will be assigned to fulfill the PE requirements if there is an injury/illness that requires no physical activity for an extended period of time.

• Doctor’s note must state specific limitations on activity along with a time frame.  Example: “No weight bearing activity on left foot for two weeks”.

• If you cannot take class due to an injury and have not seen a doctor, it will be unexcused until a doctor’s excuse is received. Students will not be permitted to participate in class until a doctor releases you back to the activity.

• Parent notes are not an excuse from PE class. Parent notes must be turned in to the school nurse for excuse from activity.  The class must be made up.

Assessments:     

Grades will be weighted based on a category percentage.  Infinite Campus will automatically give a student’s grade as a weighted percentage based on the following category percentage.

Physical Fitness Component - 15%

This consists of 5 fitness tests including; 

• Beep Test (Cardiovascular Endurance),

• Shuttle Run (Agility),

• Sit and Reach (Flexibility),

• Modified Crunches (Muscular Endurance & Strength),

• Push-ups (Muscular Endurance and Strength).

Knowledge - 15%

Students will be evaluated by written tests given by the teacher based on information taught in class.

Preparation/ Participation - 70%

This component is evaluated by the teacher and based on the student’s level of participation in activity.  No make-ups are required for the first 3 excused absences.

Deductions in grades also applies for the following:

• Unprepared for class

• Not making up a required class

• Unexcused absences

Final Grades

Final grades are determined by averaging the 2 marking periods (40% per quarter) and the final exam and/or final project (20%) for the final grade.

The final exam/project grade is an average of your preparation/participation for the 2 quarters (70%) and an average of your fitness test for the 2 quarters (30%).

Academic Honesty Acknowledgement

Collaboration between or amongst students is not permitted unless explicitly stated by the teacher. Students are expected to work individually unless instructed otherwise.  Teachers will inform students of expectations related to collaboration between students (or groups of students) on homework, projects, essays, assessments, laboratory reports, classwork, and all other assignments when collaboration is permitted. 

Students are responsible for maintaining their own academic honesty and must hold themselves to the highest standards of personal and academic integrity. Work that a student submits for credit must represent the student's original thoughts and understandings. When a student wishes to borrow the thoughts and ideas of others, he/she must realize that those thoughts and ideas represent intellectual property; therefore it is the student's responsibility to properly cite their source(s). When students have a question about this policy, it is the student's responsibility to ask questions of their teacher in order to receive clarification. In addition, students should adhere to the following guidelines in order to minimize the risk for academic dishonesty:

1. Schedule an appropriate amount of time to complete work

2. Refrain from giving other students their work to copy or use

3. Ask teachers for clarification, especially about proper citations

Students must also realize that they live in a society with increasing technological advancements. As the level and capability of these technologies advance, it is important that students remain committed to academic honesty. Using technology to misrepresent one's work is considered dishonest and will be handled using the consequences listed below.

 Required Summer Reading/Assignments:

There are no required Summer Assignments.

Absences 

As per the student handbook that both you and your parents signed you understand and will abide by the policies: “When a student is absent from school, it is the student's responsibility to communicate with their teachers via email or check assignments posted on the teacher website. Although students are encouraged to keep up with assignments while absent, the student has two school days upon returning to make up any work missed. It is the student's responsibility to take the initiative in arranging for makeup work. However, if a student is absent on the day of a test and he or she has not been absent for work covered on the test, he or she is expected to be prepared to take the test upon returning.”

Homework Policy

Homework is due the class period after it is assigned. Late homework will not be accepted. Absence work must adhere to the absence policy above.

Late Policy

Late homework will not be accepted. Any project that is late will be 10% off per calendar day for five days. If a student misses an assessment, a makeup must be scheduled with the teacher before the next class. If a make up is not scheduled, the student will take the test next time he/she is in class. Exceptions will be made for extended absences.