Physical Education Courses

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education contributes to all phases of individual development.  It is the intention of the program to provide students with knowledge of the benefits of exercise and the principles of training necessary to achieve physical/health related fitness.  This will also include skills, knowledge, and attitudes of selected sport skills that will have a carry-over value in later life. Grades are based on knowledge, participation, attitude, cooperation and respect.

PERSONAL FITNESS Level 1
Students in this course will have either participated in the Jr High Personal Fitness class, or have been recommended by their Jr High or High School PE teacher. This course is for students with a low training age (0-2 years of consistent training). This course will focus on the Block Zero and Block One programming, which covers movement patterns, general physical preparation (GPP), and basic movement skills (sprinting, jumping, change of direction, etc..). Any student who has not been a part of consistent strength and conditioning within the Sherrard School District will be placed in this class. This will help them re-groove their movement patterns and gain the general physical preparedness needed to advance to Personal Fitness 2.

PERSONAL FITNESS Level 2
Students in this course will have completed at least 2 consistent years of strength and conditioning within the Sherrard School District. This course is for students with a moderate training age (3-4+ years of consistent training). This course will focus on the Block Two and Block Three programming, which covers more intensely weighted movement patterns, a transition to more specific physical preparation (SPP), and advanced movement skills (sprinting, jumping, change of direction, etc..).

Any student (grades 10-12) who has been a part of consistent strength and conditioning within the Sherrard School District will be placed in this class. This will help them advance their movement patterns and gain the special physical preparedness needed to improve their sports performance. (NOTE: Consistent means 80% or more attendance in their sport lifting from the previous calendar YEAR.)

Any student who has previously been in Level 2 may get sent back to Level 1 for reasons including, but is not limited, to the following: opting out of PE for a semester (with no sports lifting), students moving into the district, students who show they need remediated work, students who have been injured for a semester or longer. This decision will be made at the teachers discretion.