Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Grade Level: 9 *Required and first priority for all 9th graders. Available to 10th graders who have not earned this course credit. Course featuring an introduction to the elements of fitness, basic and advanced body mechanics, functional movement and injury prevention. Students will be provided the opportunity to participate in multi level competition in a variety of lifetime fitness, recreation, sports games and activities, requiring beginning to emerging skills, techniques, and strategies.
Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Prerequisite: Lifetime
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Course featuring development and refining of the elements of fitness, basic and advanced body mechanics, functional movement and injury prevention. Students will be provided the opportunity to participate in multi level competition in a variety of lifetime fitness, recreation and sports games, and activities requiring intermediate to advanced skills, techniques, and strategies.
Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Prerequisite: Lifetime
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
This course is designed to empower students by providing the knowledge and opportunities to become more proficient and safe in the aquatic environment. This course involves a variety of aquatic activities such as: deep and shallow water aerobics, cooperative games, intro to lifeguard training, lap swimming, diving, stroke improvement, boating skills and more.
Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Prerequisite: Lifetime
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
This course is designed for all basketball skill levels. Students will gain basic basketball, fitness, and interpersonal / sportsmanship skills through a variety of lead up drills, modified basketball games, and varied competition tournament play.
Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Prerequisite: Lifetime
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
This is a multi leveled weight training course aimed at introducing and honing in on types of weight training. Students will develop the understanding of the muscular system and the various options available to train those muscles for functional movement and injury prevention.
Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Prerequisite: Lifetime
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
This course is designed to empower students to make choices, meet challenges and develop positive behaviors in fitness, wellness, and movement activity for a lifetime. This class will cover body wt. exercises, yoga, kempo, piyo, running, stability ball routines and weight lifting.
Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Lifetime Fitness
Advanced Basketball is an advanced class for those looking to try out for, and play on the SHS boys and girls basketball teams in the winter. This class will focus on the development and improvement of crucial skills of the game, as well as high intensity conditioning.
Length and Credit: Semester/.5
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Lifetime Fitness
This is a sports based weights class designed to improve the strength and conditioning of our SHS athletes. The class will focus on building stronger athletes, and improving their speed and agility. Olympic lifting will be a key component of the class.
