Steve Prefontaine

Steve Prefontaine was born on January 25, 1951 in Coos Bay, Oregon. During his short life he set seven American records in track and field from the 2,000 m to the 10,000m. Pre was an amazing athlete that went out fast and strong on every race and continued that way throughout the race.  Read more »

          In Sports Ethics:  Application for Fair Play, Lumpkin, Stoll, and Beller (2003) discusses character values that exist and are evident in sports.  Of these character values, four universal moral values are identified that play a role in our lives including justice, honesty, responsibility, and beneficence.  Lumpkin, Stoll, and Beller (2003) consider these as universal values because as they argue, “If we examine certain general, historical, and cultural parameters that can be found in the Bible, the Pali Cannon, the Book of Koran, and most societal ethics, we find some explicit, simple, common, and shared values.” 

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This is a shortened version of my previous basketball lesson plan

3 Day Basketball plan

Duration 1:30-2:00hr 

Rules: No jewelry and rubber bands. No sagging, no boots sandles or casual shoes. Cross Trainers and Basketball shoes only. Arm bands and things of that nature are permitted as long as it is not a distraction. Glasses are okay, but not recommended. 

Fundamentals will be the biggest part of the first week.

The rules of the sport to be covered in week one will have to do with dribbling. After roll call, at the beginning of instruction I will demonstrate double dribbling carrying and traveling violations. These are the only necessary rules to include thus far as I move into the session.

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Media File: 

Rubric for Dribbling Techniques.pdf

I have attached a pdf file containing a Scoring Rubric for Dribbling Techniques which supplements my Lesson Plan on the Introduction to Dribbling Techniques in the Sport of Basketball.

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Here is the hitting video

Stage -  Beginner

Stage characteristic-

This batter needs a wider stance to be more stable. One of the most important aspects to hitting is being balanced.  With the feet close together you are not as balanced as if they were shoulder width apart.  

Stride foot is going towards the left when he should stride at the pitcher. Read more »

BASKETBALL UNIT (12 DAYS)

Time of each day: 30-40 minutes

GRADE LEVEL:  Middle School

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Instructor: Melinda Becker

Grade Level: 7th and 8th Graders

School: La Grande Middle School

Date Created: October 21, 2010

Topic: Football Punting and Kicking

Objective: The objective of this lesson is to introduce the basic techniques of punting and kicking off the tee in the game of football.  Students will be introduced kicking and punting leading up to preparing students to play a game of flag football. 

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This is a short clip that shows a young lady throwing and catching a football.  As you can see from the video, there are several things that she does well.  She steps straight to her target, has a good follow through with throwing hand, and creates a good "L" shape with the throwing arm when bringing it back.  There are a few things though that she could work on that would improve her balance, accuracy, and distance on throws.

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Lately, I have been seeing the number 10,000 come up more and more in relation to how many steps healthy adults should be getting every day. I did a little research to determine whether this number is just an arbitrary recommendation or a significant value, and eventually decided to get a pedometer of my own. Read more »

Media File: 

Resume.pdf

Sather put a lot of emphasis on selling ourselves and presenting ourselves to others. I took that and really tried to sell myself as I put together my resume. It gave me the room to brag about myself and what I have done to hopefully catch someones attention.

Demonstrating the proper way to cast the Frisbee while playing Frisbee golf. Starting off in a good explosive stance(athletic position) with legs slightly bent and shoulders width apart than twisting my body to load power and a good roll through my arm and wrist and light release.

produced by Jody Saunders and Roger Garza

This video demonstrates the proper shooting form needed to become an all around shooter.

Name of School:  Willow School

Date:  12/3/10

Grade Level:  Kindergarten

Instructor:  Kelly Hood

Equipment Needed:  11-rubber hand balls 6-8 inches in size, six cones, 3 hula hoops, masking tape, 60 pennies

Topic:  Dribbling

Warm up Activity:  Children will jog around half of the gym court and touch all six cones while staying in a line.  For kindergarteners, this will provide adequate warmup for the legs, arms, and back. Read more »

Lesson Plan Topic: Softball 

 Goals & Objectives: Teach the students how to perform the basic fundamentals and techniques for throwing and catching a softball, and running the bases.

Equipment needed:

• For every 2 students 1 “softie” (soft softball for indoor use)
• 4 flat rubber bases
• A gym
• The number of mitts that there are students

Safety: Read more »

Teacher: Michael Calkins

Evaluator: Danny Pratt

Lesson Plan: Mikan Drill (See previous lesson plan)

Nyssa High School

Basketball Team

Class Management 6/6
- Equipment and materials are organized for maximum efficiency and safety.
- Teacher maintains order and students are on task throughout the lesson.
- Good pedagogical techniques are employed.
- Appropriate tempo and flow is maintained for the activities.
- Time is managed properly.
- Transitions between activities are smooth.
- All students are supervised throughout the teaching session.

COMMENTS: Michael had the proper equipment ready and used his time appropriately. Read more »

To develop this grading rubric I looked at the critical features of a jump-shot, provided by Knudson (1993), and used those as the key items to assess when grading the skill. The rubric is split in to the different phases of the movement, preparatory, execution, and follow through and includes several teaching cues that can be used when instructing on the skill. The table/ rubric that I built does not copy in to the document super well, so I have listed out the information instead.

Phase- Preparation,

Critical Feature- Staggered stance/ vertical jump

Coaching Cue- Line up shooting side

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Basketball Dribble Cues

Verbal:

Simple verbal communications telling the player how to dribble correct, these are for higher staged abilities.

>dribble with hand farthest away from defender

>Use body to protect ball

>use opposite arm for a guard (protective)

>stager stance (dribble hand's foot should be about 4-6 inches farther back than opposite foot)

>spread fingers and relax the wrist

>control the ball using your fingers

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Current Event 7th and 8th grade athletes suspended for a quarter Read more »

I must say, in some cases I am very much a girl. Perhaps human is a better word. Up until now when lectures have been talking about body composition and assessments I have been absolutely fine sitting as far away from the front of the class as possible, letting other student be the ones in 'the warm chair', the teachers' ginny pigs. But today, I knew I could not get around it. 'Bring tight clothes' the email said, and with that I went to Scotland on Saturday to attend two courses (master in obesity management) from Robert Gordon University in Scotland, knowing that I was going out for an adventure to know my own body better. Read more »

Media File: 

basketball Unit Plan.pdf

Here is a unit plan that I created.  Its a 12 day unit.  Classes are scheduled Monday, Wendsday and Friday.  So the unit will last 4 weeks.  I created lesson plans for all the days that new skills are introduced.  For the other days of the class I could re-use the lesson plans with slight adjustments. The final day of the class will be a test day.  Written test, conditioning test and skill test.

 I used this book for most of the drills and fundamentals.

Mood, D, Musker , F, & Rink, J. (2007). Sports and recreational activities. New York: McGraw - Hill. Read more »

Instructor: Melinda Becker

Grade Level: 7th and 8th Graders

School: La Grande Middle School

Date Created: October 24, 2010

Topic: Lacrosse Shooting

Objective: The objective of this lesson is to introduce the basic techniques of shooting in the game of lacrosse.  Students will be introduced to shooting and the importance of accuracy leading up to preparing students to play the game. 

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Passing (1 point for each action executed correctly)

>Fingers are placed over back half of the laces

It's hard to tell in this video but it seems that the fingers are on the backside of the ball on the laces which is the correct: 1

>Ball is brought behind the ear with throwing elbow back

The player does this correct: 1

>Steps and transfers weight to leg opposite of throwing arm

The player does transfer weight but steps to the side raher that to the front, so it's partially correct: .5

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After reviewing the TRX workout program and after discussing the flexibilty component in class, I did some research and found a workout that combines both TRX and yoga. This video displays a few yoga stretches that can easily be done on the TRX. This workout can be very useful to the stretching component of the workout log. Combining the TRX with Yoga would also be much more efficent and less time consuming so you could easily transfer from a muscle workout to stretching workouts. I think this video does a fairly decent job of demonstrating the multiple variations one could accomplish with a TRX suspension system.

When starting this class I noticed the importance of monitoring your heart rate during cardio workouts.  I jog, for my main cardio activity, and found that stopping and trying to take a heart rate manually by counting my pulse caused unwanted down time.  It would even get me off my rhythm.  By the time I got my rhythm back it was time to stop and take a measurement again.  This is probably due to the fact that I have never taken my HR while working out and decided to spend a little money for convenience and more productive workouts. Read more »

For a long time now I have had a goal. A secret goal. I have wrapped it in plastic, put it in a box and hit it in the corner of my dark closet, where nobody else can see it. Sometimes I forget I keep it there myself. If you asked me any given time of the week, I would probably say, 'People, who run Marathons are crazy! I mean, even half-Marathons are sick. I would never do that to myself or to my body...'. Though, as I am sitting here by myself in my pyjamas on this cold Saturday morning, I dream about my career. I dream of being healthier than the average, more active than the normal. Read more »

This video has been very helpful in my performance as an athlete and will be very helpful for those who use it to prepare for our class Fitness Testing. The instructions are very simple and basic but will produce results. They introduce how to increase stride length and give a simple workout that will make running less of a "punishment" and more or something to enjoy.

I have played softball for many years and watched this video and felt it was a good video on showing how to bunt a softball. I myself am left handed so I slap hit and bunt a lot, so i can relate to this video. He is pretty clear on all the steps on showing how lay a bunt down and goes through every detail for the beginners. He also shows how to lay a bunt down on both sides of the plate whether you are left handed or right.

After hearing about the fitness tests I went home to try a few and the stretching one really got me. I have been stretching multiple times a day to improve this reach to my toes. I found this video on you tube because I was interested in ways to stay limber. At first I didn’t like the video because it’s not very professional. But it doesn’t have to be professional to give someone a look at another method of accomplishing something like stretching. I look forward to trying some of the techniques when I get home so see how they work.

      A proposal for the addition of the sport of Golf to the Athletic Program at Stone Mountain High School

                                                                              Submitted by: Eric K. Johnson

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5 goals for our JV basketball team.

1. Having the best record in the conference.

2. Hold our opponents to 12 or fewer points per quarter.

3. Shoot 80% or better from the free throw line in practice.

4. Commit less than 12 turnovers per game.

5. Become positive role models for the youth program.

According to Weinberg and Gould, half of all exercisers drop out of their program within the first 6 months(Weinberg & Gould, 2005). Here at Gilbertson Health we have designed a plan for increasing adherence to our exercise programs. The goal of this exercise plan is to help the individual develop 100% self-efficacy in an ability to stay active for life. In order to achieve our goal, we are going to focus on two specific aspects of our exercise plans. The first change will be to get to know our participants individually so we can develop the right plan for them. Another adjustment will be to establish a youth exercise program in schools and community centers.

PERFORMANCE ANXIETY

Most important in helping athletes to eliminate or reduce performance anxiety is recognizing the signs and symptoms of anxiety and stress.  According to the Weinberg and Gould’s Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology text, common symptoms include:

• Negative self-talk
• Increased muscle tension
• Inability to concentrate
• Headache
• Dry mouth
• Profuse sweating
• Butterflies

In addition to those listed above, I have personally experienced an increase in heart rate and rate of breathing when stressed.  Recognizing these symptoms will help a coach to be aware of when to help an athlete to relax.

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COMMUNICATION DRILLS:

Tip and Dig:

This drill works on communication, run-throughs, approach, tips, and ball control.

Two teams of three. Each team has one setter and two hitters. The first team passes the ball to the second team. One hitter digs the ball to the setter and the setter sets the ball to the second hitter. That hitter than approaches the ball and tips it over the net. The first team than repeats the dig-set-tip. Read more »

I am fortunate enough to work very closely with the Boys Varsity  Soccer Coach at our high school. He is a tremendous coach who is respected by his coaching peers and the community. The practice that I observed was based upon fitness and conditioning as well as passing and of course ending with game play.  This is obviously a well coached team because they begin their warm up as soon as they get onto the field. Everything is done in unison and the warm up is mixed with kinesthetic and static stretching. The boys started off on the track in which they ran their timed mile and a half run. Read more »

Media File: 

coach Mac to Jody 8.14.10.pdf

Recently I had the opportunity of interviewing Portland State University's new assistant men's basketball coach, Coach Andy McClouskey.  Coach Mac has twenty years of experience, beginning as an undergraduate coach, working his way up and then spending the past eight years coaching at Boise State University.  In his responses to the interview (interview attached), he explains his coaching philosophy.  I liked how he pointed out how a coach needs to be dynamic in order to adapt to the ever-changing and growing world of scholastic athletics.  I think it's also important to note that many of his responses included the cooperation of many--families, coaches, athletic directors, school personnel, etc.  It was neat being able to talk about his experience and see the c Read more »

In today’s world there are many concerns over food production and food safety like; genetically modified crops, pesticides, herbicides, hormones, and recalls of contaminated food.

In an effort to eat healthier I started growing my own fruits and vegetables in my backyard. Initially it was quite overwhelming but it is actually much simpler than it sounds. I started out with the easier vegetables to grow; tomatoes, radishes, peppers and carrots. After I was comfortable growing them I moved on to onions, egg plant, lettuce, spinach, strawberries, and potatoes. Read more »

After experiencing many PE classes in my past and thinking about how these classes and experiences could have been more beneficial, I was curious about something.  It is know that many Physical Education classes do not educate, advise or instruct kids about healthy behaviors that incorporate health, nutrition and wellness principles.  I am not saying every PE class is like this, but a majority of PE classes touch briefly on the topics listed about and really revolve around activity (which is great and essential).  These activities involve stretching, fundamental games, sport education and fitness tests.  These are all great for our youth of today. Read more »

     The author, Kevin Trudeau, advocates that obesity is from an abnormal hypothalamus gland creating a low metabolism.  With a low metabolism, a person is unable to burn all the food one consumes during the day.  Many factors contribute to an abnormal hypothalamus, such as genetics, clogged colon, food additives, parasites, “yo-yo diets”, growth hormones, lack of sun, eating microwave or genetically modified foods, and many other factors.  It is important to reset the abnormal hypothalamus in order to achieve a higher metabolism and loss of weight and can be accomplished in four major phases.  While the author is a natural entrepreneur, I highly recommend his website for further discussion and information:  Read more »

For the inventory assignment I was lucky.  I recently got a job as a PE teacher at a charter school.  I inventoried the equipment on one of our first pre-service days.  So I just took that list, popped it in an Excel file, and posted it on Google Docs.  Our school is now going into its third year, so you should notice that most of the equipment is listed as in good or excellent condition.  I only listed one set of items as poor, that would be our plastic tubing hockey goals.  Who ever purchased these chose ones of very poor quality, and according to some of my students they didn't last long before they broke.  That's the balance our book talked about between price and quality (p.127-128).  It's a tough line to walk, especially when you have a smal Read more »

Thought stopping concentration

I have started playing golf, well I have played off and on for the last 10 years.  But the last two summers I have tried to improve my game and become a better golfer.  In the past i didn't  care if I shot well or not.  My biggest problem is putting.   Negative thoughts always jump into my mind.  Thoughts like “ no way this goes in” or “ I am a terrible putter”.  At least if I miss a long putt its expected, but with the mid to short range putts there is no excuse and those are the putts that get the best of me.  

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After calculating my target heart rate,  determined that I should be exercising somewhere between 146 and 158 beats a minute.  You may remember that 164 was the goal established by the exercise physiologist for the treadmill stress test that I had several weeks ago.  Try was we did, though, my heart rate refused to creep above 141... absolutely and completely refused.

I was at the gym yesterday and worked my butt off - I was so soaked that I had to change my shirt half-way through the workout... which is indicative, I'm sure, of my previous inactivity more than the intensity of my workout.  Despite my best efforts, though, my heart rate came nowhere near my target range of 146-158... the absolute maximum was 136, with the average being about 120.  Read more »

One thing that I have noticed over the passed fews in my classroom is that there is a increase of technology use amongst our students and it is becoming a necessity to use in the classroom. We all know that everyone has a different learning strategies and that you need to scaffold the way you teach in order to meet the needs of all your students. A helpful strategy that I found is to include short video clips either ones that I have made myself as a podcast or ones that i have found on the internet. The internet has become such a great resource for teachers. Before starting a new activity I found that my students do better the first time if I show them a demonstration as a video rather than telling them or even myself demonstrating. I am attaching an example, Soccer. Read more »

I know that running is the perfect exercise.  It gets your heart pumping, your body moving, helps keep your bones strong, gives you that slamming body that no other exercise can get quite right, okay I know all of this.  The part that doesn't work well in my mind is the feel great about yourself, I can do it attitude.  I absolutely HATE to run.  I find every excuse in the book NOT to run.  Every step hurts me.  Well, that's because I don't do it!  The times that I have run regularly I have gotten through the painful part and actually got to a point where it was mildly enjoyable, enough so that I looked forward to a daily jog.  Once I am out of the running/jogging mood for a while it is like pulling teeth to get me back into it.  In Read more »

Jr. High Physical Education Discipline/Classroom Management Statement

1) My Philosophy: The goal of all education is for students to learn.  For that to be possible there has to be an environment that fosters learning.  My physical education class will be an environment in which safety is number one.  Students should be able to participate in activities without having to worry about their safety and they should be able to try new things and give there all without fear of ridicule.  Measures will be taken to create such an environment. Read more »

Attached is an all season practice plan that I organized for competitive swimming, incorporating off-, pre-, and in-seasons.  I included examples of strength training, conditioning, and flexibility to meet the goal of each section of the season.  The outline is sport forcused, but ideally the season activities would integrate an emphasis on team unity and ethics based off the school and coaching philosophies.

 With the passing of George Steinbrenner, I decided to start a collaborative project that compiled some of the greatest team owners/managers in sports. Nominate the person who you believe had an influential effect on a team or sport and explain their major contribution to sports management. It can be any manager/owner in any sport.

1) Owner/manager: George Steinbrenner (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010)

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Staying healthy is not as easy as books and literature will have you believe.  It's a chore.. especially when life happens! 

Early last year I decided to go back to school full-time for a bachelors in fire administration.  While doing this my department approached me about becoming a paramedic, so I began prerequisites for that (the program starts this coming January).  I also was in charge of planning our department's retirement dinner.  In addition I realized I graduated high school 10 years ago, and as a class officer, it was my responsibility to plan the 10-year reunion.

Then I got a new puppy so my older dog would have a friend.  Big mistake!  I forgot how difficult it was to raise a puppy. Read more »

I have heard of letterboxing a few years ago.  Letterboxing originated from England in 1854 and has been called other names, such as Questing in the United States.  Besides being outside, there are potentially many variations that could be done to accommodate for:  a fitness course for kids or adults; a recreation class for a city program; or a elderly outing within the care center industry.  Making fitness fun is important and this is one way to accomplish this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vxdkkgrl58

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It takes a great person to be able to shrug off the pull of using negative reinforcement.  This is something that I struggle with daily with my children at home and my crew at work.  My supervisor is probably one of the best I have ever seen at keeping positive no matter what the level of adversity is.  I try to take a little of his style with me every day.  Positive reinforcement is the method used to cajole favorable responses and behaviors from those you are dealing with.  Negative reinforcement is the process of punishing the bad with the hope of developing an aversion to the unwanted behavior.  Read more »

Many coaches and teams strive to form a cohesive whole to find success in their athletic endeavors. Cohesion deals with a team building a family-type feeling and working together, for each other. Our text book references a definition from Festinger, Schacter, and Black as cohesion being “the total field of forces which act on members to remain in the group.” These “forces” that are referenced in the definition are attractiveness to the group and means control. The first force is basically how strongly the individual wants to interact and work with the other individuals on the team in the specific activities. The second force is referring to what that person can gain from being associated with the specific group. Read more »

Taking over a sports team that only won three games in the previous season can be tough and building a program up from nothing can be daunting. Not only is the team trying to come back from a rough season last year, but is also being introduced to a new coach. A coach coming into a situation like this has a lot of challenges ahead including what many of the players could have developed, learned helplessness. Some of the athletes could have developed learned helplessness in order to psychologically deal with the losses from last season along with the potential losses for the up and coming season.

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To improve exercise adherence at a health club, here are some of the strategies that I would use: Read more »

There is five goals listed below. These goals are current goals I am pursuing or have had in the past. Next to each goal, characteristics the goals possesses is listed. These characteristics include:

Objective: goals that focus on "attaining a specific standard of proficiency on a task, usually within a specified times" (Locke, Shaw, Saari, & Latham, 1981, p. 145).

Subjective: general statements of intent, not measurable (Weinburg & Gould, 2007, p. 346).

Outcome: goals that focus on a result of a competitive event (Weinburg & Gould, 2007, p. 346).

Performance: goals that focus on achieving some standard, independent of other competitors (Weinburg & Gould, 2007, p. 346). Read more »

Baylor’s Brittney Griner punched Texas Tech’s Jordan Barncastle, fracturing her nose.

Midway through the second half, Barncastle applied a hard shove to Griner as the two jockeyed for position. As Barncastle walked away from Griner, Griner advanced toward the Lady Raider and swung her fist, striking Barncastle in the face.

Griner received a technical foul and ejection, while the officials ruled Barncastle's actions a flagrant foul. Morghan Medlock and the Lady Raiders' bench each incurred technical fouls.

The Big 12 Conference suspended Griner one game for her "fighting act," and then her coach Kim Mulkey added another game to Griner's punishment. The Big 12 accepted Mulkey's actions and will not pursue further action against Griner. Read more »

As I finish Chapter 15 and ponder activity 15.4 I find myself challenged to list new lifestyle behaviors I have added to my life.  I feel that I have had a solid exercise program in place for many years and my nutrition is quite healthy when I compare my choices to others.  I decided to take a closer look at the Stress Vulnerability Questionnaire and found my score somewhat surprising.  I scored 46 points and I fall in the average (somewhat vulnerable to stress) rating.  I don't necessarily feel vulnerable to stress but will take the average rating into consideration and look for ways to move higher on the rating scale so that I will become more resistant to stress. Read more »

I have planned to share my insights for the last two weeks.  I kept debating how I should present my views.  As I am somewhat of a perfectionist, I let my thoughts circle around in my head, until I decided I would just start writing.

Being a perfectionist, I can sometimes have a difficult time completing a task, as everything "must" be done properly.  When I began this course, I was serious in my approach.  I had to follow each step precisely and read each chapter in order.  I structured each day to include an aerobic workout,  and made sure I completed a muscle workout every other day.  I felt confident in my actions and happy with myself. Read more »

Brady Hazen

Frisbee Unit; Grades 5-6 (Developmental Level III)

Unit Objectives:

1. The students will throw a Frisbee with proper form.
2. The students will successfully catch a Frisbee.
3. The students will use special awareness (direction, pathways, planes, chasing, and fleeing) to successfully participate in Frisbee games
4. The students will work together with a partner/team to successfully participate in Frisbee games
5. The students will identify and apply strategy/tactics to improve game play
6. The students will use and further develop good sportsmanship throughout the unit

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Lesson Plan -  Tennis  Ball Control Drills

Developmental Level 1

National Standards – Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

Equipment: Foam tennis balls (25), junior tennis rackets (25), whistle, tennis court, tennis net, if rain (gym)

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Teaching Assignment 1

Michael Greenberg

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Fitness Bowling

Objective:  Incorporate fitness into a bowling lesson.

Materials Needed:

• Bowling equipment , could include (carpet lanes, pins, balls)
• bowling score sheets/writing utensil
•  dry/erase board
•  Ipod with  lively music( CD etc would also work)
• pedometers.

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Peer Double Lesson

Participants:

Tennis Coach:  Ms. Vinson

EOU Student:  Mr. Johnson

May 14, 2010

Person teaching Lesson: 

Ms. Vinson, Tennis Coach

Redan High School

Evaluator:

Eric Johnson, EOU Student

Redan High School

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Beth Judge

Meadows Elementary School

Grade 4

Time: 40 minutes

This lesson is from a Racquets and Paddles unit.  The unit gives students an opportunity to learn and practice both forehand and backhand striking, as well as volley and serve using racquets and paddles. The unit provides fundamental skills and lead up games to prepare students for racquet sports such as tennis, badminton, table tennis, squash, paddleball, even handball. The purpose of this lesson is to practice skills learned in previous lessons.

Objectives: In this lesson TSWBAT: Read more »

I had Beth Judge do a peer review of a lesson I did last week.  Thanks Beth!

Date of Instruction:  Friday, may 21st, 2010

Instructor:  Rosette Braaten

Reviewer:  Beth Judge

Lesson:  Tennis

Grade:  Fifth

Warm-up Activity:  Dance (Express Yourself by Madonna)

• Boys and girls complete a dance choreographed by teacher (this has been taught prior).

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 Each teacher will get a packet with the schedule for each grade level, map, and a description of each activity.

Field Day schedule

3rd and 4th grades will go out to field day from 9:10 to 11:30. We will have lunch and recesses from 11:30 to 1:15. 5th grade will go out from 1:15 till 3:25.

3rd and 4th grade 

Start at the station your name is listed at, then rotate to the next station. Spend 7 minutes at each station.  

McGrath station 1 

Rose station 2

Zoerb station 3

Devine station 4

Foster station 5

Mrs. Kitzman station 6

Mr. Kitzman station 7

Swanson station 8

Wheeler station 9

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Archery Lesson Plan

May 10, 2010

Grades 4th and up

Instructor:  Kimmy Moore

Equipment:

1.)    Open field

2.)    Re-curve bows (number will depend on class size…2-6 bows would be about right)

3.)    Arrows

4.)    Cones

5.)    Archery Targets and stands

6.)    Wrist guards optional

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This skill assessment rubric would go along with the track and field lesson plan I presented earlier this term. This would evaluate the skills of shot put and long jump.This skill assessment is not based on distance but rather execution of each skill. They get three jumps and three throws each to get judged on and if they do the skill 2 out of the 3 times they get credit

Shot Put-

Ball is on the fingers not palm of the hand-  0-----------1

Ball is pressed firmly against the neck  0--------------1

Elbow is up parallel to the ground and above shoulder   0------------1

Legs are shoulder width apart and knees bent 0--------------1

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Here are my manipulative skill exercises for our class today.... :-)

have a good day!

Irina

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Nowadays sports are becoming more competitive than ever, but body image and an healthy body bring along other issues that most of us are not familiar with. Young female athletes are more prone with body issues according to a study of Brown University. Sports are considered great aspects of one´s life, emphasizing confidence, self-esteem, and a healthy body. However, this is not always the case. Why are females athletes enrolled in athletics? Is it a way to look for the “perfect body”? Read more »

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There has been extensive research on goal setting in sport and if it can improve the performance of athletes.  This review of literature analyzes different goal setting experiments and whether they were effective in improving the performance of the participants who took part in the studies.  These studies revealed important results about whether goal setting should be emphasized to athletes or performers to improve their performances in the field of play.

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Review of Research Literature:
The Effects of Music on Performance in Treadmill Running

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There have been numerous studies examining the effects overtraining can have on mood, more specifically mood disturbances. Many researchers believe that when an athlete, more specifically endurance swimmers, is exposed to overtraining there is a clinically significant reduction in vigor and increases in tension, depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion. The intent of the following paper is to examine, compare, and contrast studies that have validified the effects overtraining has on mood disturbances in endurance swimmers.

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Below is a collection of highlights from the Eastern Oregon University Spring Symposium, held May 28 in La Grande. Read more »

The text defines group cohesion as "the total field of forces which act on members to remain in the group" (pg 182). The text states that cohesion is made up of two subcategories. These include attractiveness of the group- how desirable interaction with the members of the group is and participation in the activities of the group, and means of control- the benefits that an individual can expect and receives from participation in the group.  Read more »

Instructor: Ashlee Michelson

Grade Level: Middle School

School Name: La Grande Middle School

Date: May 25, 2010

Equipment: Cones, shot puts, jumping pit (if no pit just use cone), batton, whistle

Objectives: Listen and follow directions

                 Get an exposure to various track events

                 A fun activity that will keep their heart rate up

First Activity: Track Style Warm Up

Teaching Cues: Focus on doing the drills correctly to properly warm up/ its not a race

Time: 10 minutes

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I just finished the course module on motivation that Dr. Sather told us about through the Austrialian Sports Comission. And I have to admit I am really glad I decided to do this.

The unit it game me was motivation and it really helped me look at what my sources of motivation had been and how sometimes when I am espically feeling mentally strong that I tend to look at extrensic sources of motivation.It also helped me find ways that I can fight when I am frusterated or having issues thinking I can not do something. Which helped me, because it helped me realize that I had the motivation I just needed to know how to trigger it.

I am going to keep working through these on my own time as I am getting a lot of help for my own training challenges and issues.

Monitoring your cardiovascular intensity is important because it gives feedback on whether you are exercising in the correct zones or at the right "pace". There are lots of different methods and I usually just use my intensity training zones and count my beats per minute during the middle of my workout. Read more »

I will be teaching this lesson next Wednesday.  The regular PE teacher will observe my lesson and make notes and feedback on the assessment form.

Floor Hockey Lesson
 6th grade, Developmental Level III. 

12 students, 65 minutes.

National Standards for Physical Education: 4 Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

 (5 minutes) Introductory activity- rubber bands Read more »

Five techniques I would use as a coach to communicate with athletes are:

1. I would communicate immediatly with my athletes if I observed something that is wrong or I didn't like. Responding right away is more effective for giving feedback to the athlete (Wienburg 2007).

2. I would make sure as a coach my communication is supportive. That means avoiding sarcasm, judgements, negative comparisons, etc. I'll make sure that all my communication is positive.

3. I'll be direct with my communicatin. If I am straightforward with my athlete they will recieve and understand the message and not mistake it for another meaning.

4. I'll focus on one thing at a time when I communicate. Addressing one issue at a time and organizing my thoughts before speaking. Read more »

Safety and Risk Management Plan

1. Emergency Personnel

Daniel Pruett CPR Certified

Mrs. Esperanse First Aid and CPR Certified

2. Emergency Communication

Telephone- Located in secretary’s office in gymnasium lobby. 

Cell phone- Personal cell phone

Office call button- Two located in gym, one at either end of the Basketball court

3. Emergency Equipment

There is a defibrillator located next to north doors of gymnasium entrance on the wall. There is a body fluid spill kit in the equipment storage room at the east end of the basketball court.

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Two years ago I had the opportunity to go to Switzerland.  I spent two weeks exploring and hiking in the Swiss Alps.  I was amazed at the fitness levels of the Swiss people.  Their landscape dictates the need to walk most places, as their ancient road systems are not designed for vehicles.  I witnessed people in their 70's and 80's still hiking on the narrow, twisting trails, miles from the nearest settlement.  I was embarrassed to know our fitness levels in North America would have a hard time comparing favorably to theirs.  I was extremely thankful that I'd had a month to precondition before we left, as I am certain I would have been left behind on a mountain top! Read more »

Teaching Cues for Overhead clear

1. Get under, behind falling birdie

2.  Have racket in back swing position

3.  Extend racket toward sky, contact shuttle at highest point

4.  Racket face open, wrist snap on contact

5.  Shuttle should fly to oponents' back court

Instructor: Michael Calkins

Grade Level: 12

Class Time: 45 minutes

School: Nyssa High School

Date: April 29, 2010

Activity: Form and 5 Iron

Equipment: (5) 5 Irons, (6) Cones, 15 plastic golf balls, hitting mat

Objective: To show, explain, and teach the basic golf swing. Explaining and establishing the critical elements of the swing, using teaching cues. These cues will help the children understand better than the technical jargon. Read more »

Students will be given opportunities to exhibit the following skills associated with the badminton smash. Each aspect of the skill will be worth a maximum of three points with the exception of the general appraoch to the shot which will be worth two points maximum. The toal point values will be out of a mximum of twenty points for perfect execution of all aspects of the skill.

1.Proper approach to shot_____ of 2 points.

2.Student leads with elbow_____ of 3 points.

3.Student exhibits body rotation and arm extension____ of 3 points.

4.Contact is made with shuttle in front of the body at a steep angle____ of 3 points.

5.Forearm and wrist action are present during contact____ of 3 points. Read more »

At many of our middles schools (in Santa Clarita, California) we have rock climbing walls for our students.  It's a popular activity and one that most of the students love or hate (due to their fear of heights).  I posted this video clip as my video analysis of how one school utilized turned their basement into a rock climbing wall.  I'm not crazy about how the students were allowed to climb all over the walls without any safety guidance or structure.   Seeing students allowed to climb beneath other students made me cringe...  Read more »

Orienteering for Youngsters Part 2

1st Grade

Objective:  The student will travel through the planned course, while identifying keys on a map and perform movements as directed at each control marker.

Equipment:  CD player, Cha-cha-slide music, Cones, cue cards, map of school playground and field, pictures of animals placed on a puzzle with a fun fact about the animals on each individual puzzle piece.  (You can create your own puzzle by printing picture from internet, gluing onto cardstock and cutting the picture into squares depending on amount of groups).

Preparation: (There is a lot to do before presenting the lesson)
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Unit Name: Rock Climbing

School Name: Knik Elementary

Grade Level: 5th grade

Author: Terry LaCoss

Date: 04/09/10

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Badminton serving rubric for 5th grade

1 point each

1. Hold the racquet in a handshake grip, with index  finger extended on the handle.

2. Hold the bird between the index finger and thumb.

3. The student holds the birdie straight out over the racquet.

4. Swinging arm is bent at the elbow to align the racquet with birdie.

5. The student drops the birdie and  simultaneously swings the racquet to makes contact with the bird before it hits the ground.

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The first lesson I taught was a shot put lesson for Coach H’s (I forgot to ask his permission to use his name online) 7th and 8th grade classes.  I did this at a school in Arizona called Paseo Verde.  Here is my lesson:

I. Grade/Topic: 7th-8th grade lesson plan on shot put form

II. Materials: field with a safe enough of space to use the shot put, shot put, and a shot put circle (can be the real deal or drawn on the ground)

III. Prerequisite Skills: familiarity of safety rules when involved in a throwing type activity Read more »

Tennis Rubric for the Forehand and Backhand Swings

Grades 4-5

1. Both swings must start and end in the Ready Position (5 points each)

___Facing opponent

___Both hands on racquet in handshake position

                (one on grip, the other below strings)

___Racquet held in front of body

___Arms bent

___Slightly bent at hips and knees

2. Forehand Swing (10 points)

___Straight backhand swing

___Opposite side (as racquet) turns towards opponent

___Keep eyes on ball

___Opposite foot steps forward and weight shifts during swing Read more »

 Scoring Rubric for Serving in Badminton

Badminton Unit Standard: Demonstrate proper control, basic serving skills and accuracy when serving the badminton shuttle cock. 

 Student will be observed by the teacher serving the shuttle cock for a total of 10 attempts.  They will be rated on their accuracy in the target area, basic serving kills and control of the shuttle cock.

 Accuracy into the target area

4 Point Rubric

4: All shuttle cocks land in target area

3: 50% or more of shuttle cocks land in target area

2: 25% or more of shuttle cocks land in target area

1: 20% or less of the shuttle cocks land in the target area

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Anxiety is something that all athletes are faced with in the sports environment. I remember watching a show a couple of weeks ago on ESPN about some of the great athletes of basketball that were now retired. The broadcast went over some of the memorable moments in basketball history with the athletes contributing by talking about what they were feeling and thinking during those times. Many of the memorable moments involved little or no time left on the clock and taking a foul shot. Some athletes cringe at the thought of having their foot on that foul line getting ready to take the shot and some athletes wish it was them standing on the line taking that shot. Coaches are faced with the challenge of helping athletes who have performance anxiety. Read more »

Last year I was the Assistant Athletic Director at a private Christian school that was not very strong athletically.  With my background in tennis I decided to take on the task of building the tennis program basically from the ground up.  The previous season the boy’s high school team had won 2 out of 18 matches and had always had similar results in the past.  It was amazing when I started working at the school to hear the attitudes from players, parents and even coach’s, the school was surrounded by negativity towards its athletic programs.  My first and most important task was to try and change the overall thinking of the tennis players and program as a whole.  Bringing a positive attitude to the table was essential in order to have success, whether it came in Read more »

Communication

Provide a list of 5 techniques you will (or already) use as a coach to ensure effective communication with your athletes.

I believe communication is the key to success. Communications is very important on many different levels. One important level of communication is schedules and organization. Having a well planned out schedule for the year will help you stay organized and the give the athletes a good idea of what the year will look like. Providing this schedule will help eliminate conflicts with athletes schedules because they will have a good idea of what the season looks like and can plan around that schedule. Read more »

High School Basketball Team Cohesion Building

Sean Dart, Angela Bragato, Andy Munsey, Jessika McClune

A.) Pre Season

I. Retreat

-Incorporating activities like ropes course, capture the flag, competitive and cooperative activities in the wilderness. Camping and hiking in the wilderness, which forces the team to cooperate and work together to get by, much like they will need to cooperate in the season to achieve goals.

-Visit team goals, discuss basic outline of the season. Where are we trying to go as a unit? Answer this question, but refrain from individual talk at this point, it is all about the team.

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HOME FITNESS vs GYM FITNESS

HOME FITNESS

PROS

• Convenience of working out whenever desired
• Privacy
• Overall cost is cheaper than gym membership
• Can design gym to fit individual needs
• Weather doesn’t affect working out
• No waiting for equipment

CONS

• Can be harder to get motivated
• No personal trainers
• Equipment takes up living space

GYM FITNESS

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Being a college athlete, interested in being a physical therapist and physical education teacher, I have seen learned helplessness and will have the opportunity to see more cases in my years to come. The first case of learned helplessness that I encountered was in Junior high P.E. class. This area is very susceptible for individuals having learned helplessness, because students are forced to be there. It is different in sports, it is the players choice to be there participating, however there are cases of learned helplessness however it is a slightly different kind.

Learned helplessness can stem from different areas: whether it is caused by low self-esteem, or not wanting to participate or even being so called "babied" your whole athletic career. Read more »

Topic:  Freestyle Lesson for Beginning Swimmers

Teacher:  Mr. Eric Johnson
Date Created:  April 19, 2010
Ages:  3 – 5 years old

Standards:  PEK.1: Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of activities.

Objectives:  The objectives of this lesson are to introduce beginning swimmers to breathing techniques and how to swim freestyle.

Essential Question:  Why do you think it is important to learn how to swim?

Duration of Lesson:  45 minutes
Equipment Needed:  Swimming pool, padded bar float

 
OPENING (10 minutes)  Read more »

If I was a coach of an athlete with performance anxiety I would do the following three things to help them overcome their anxiety:

1. The first thing I would do is try to understand where the athletes anxiety comes from. I would do this by using the anxiety tests outlined in the text to help me determine what kind of anxiety the athlete suffers from. Do they have trait anxiety or state anxiety. Once I have identified the type of anxiety that they athlete has I can move on to the next step in helping them overcome their anxiety. Read more »

Grading Rubric for Badminton High, Deep Serve

For grades 9-12.

5 Total Points Possible. One point given for each step.

1.)    _____ Starting Position: feet in stride position with left foot in front for right handed players 

2.)    ­­­_____ Backswing: body weight is shifted to the rear (back leg), then forward as racquet comes forward 

• Both feet remain in contact with the court

3.)    _____ Wrist: wrist is cocked (bent) in back swing then is un-cocked just before contact with shuttle Read more »

Two EOU classes have submitted videos for a NASPE Video Contest which seeks to answer the following question: How do you use technology and other innovative practices to make physical education more exciting to students? We're sharing these videos projects with you here. Comments and views at YouTube are appreciated, since this will generate positive scores in the judging criteria for the videos. Here are the links:

Using Video Feedback to Enhance Learning in P.E.
by PES294 Teaching Individual Sports
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu1AqU42pCA

Using Mobile Devices to Enhance Student Learning
by HWS320 Healthy Activities & Games for Youth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRMD67pW8M0

The career that I and many of you are interested in pursuing is elementary physical education. Most people have heard that a large potion of the population in the United States is overweight. There has been much talk about obesity in children who live in the State of Maine. There has been a debate heard here and there in the past few years about whether school districts need or should dedicate more time for physical activity as part of the school curriculum. Physical education teachers in the State of Maine as well as throughout the country are faced with some of the same challenges, to motivate students.

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When reading the suggested applications of content for this class I was reminded of a situation of when I started playing high school basketball. The year before I was a freshman, the high school women’s team won a few games, putting it nicely. My freshman year we had a new coach, and another under .500 season. After that season, we were left with, yet again, another new coach. The application for motivation was to imagine you take over as coach of a team that only won 3 games last year, and design a program to eliminate learned helplessness in the participants. This was exactly the case for the head coach who came to our team my sophomore year. Read more »

How safe is tanning? 

A hot topic in health today is the safety of tanning beds, or tanning in general. As summer approaches, more and more people will begin to tan in tanning beds in order to prepare their bodies for the bathing suit season. Many however, may not know the dangers that come with this exposure to UV radiation. Read more »

Last quarter I developed a risk management plan for coaching.  Due to the similarities between sport and the PE classroom, I have taken that plan and made adjustments to make it fit the physical education environment.  Using ideas from the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching (2009) class, the Popwarner.com Risk Management Manual (2004), and the Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children (2010) book I’ve made a list of ways that I plan on limiting injury risk to the students who take part in my classes. Read more »

Discipline Project

 This discipline project is designed for a Middle School PE class.  It will be something which is presented to the administration and staff teams so they are aware of the policies and procedure in physical education.  Some of the disciplinary procedures are associated with the school wide disciplinary policy.  A mission statement has also been designed so students know the expectations of the class and ways to be successful.    

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Attached are my proposal paper and presentation for implementing group fitness classes at EOU.

I am proposing that EOU's Physical Activity & Health (PHYSH) program add a course that will give its students practical and hands-on experience in personal training. This class would provide students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge learned in the core Exercise Science classes, and give them experience and confidence in personal training.

See the above attachments for the written details of the proposal.

Below is a video presentation of the proposal's main ideas.

Instructor: Noelle Carstens

Grade Level: 1st

School Name: Central Elementary

Date: February 25, 2010

Equipment: jump ropes, whistle, cones

Objectives: Students will practice locomotor skills, flexibility skills, balancing skills, and partner skills will also be developed.

Preparation: jump ropes out on the stage, cones set up in zig zag formation

Resources: Thomas, J.R., Lee, A.M., & Thomas K.T. (1989). Rythmic Activity. Physical Education for Children: Daily Lesson Plans, 99-152.

Warm up (5 minutes) Read more »

Instructor: Noelle Carstens & Angela Bragato
Grade Level: 1st
School Name: Central Elementary
Date: March 4, 2010

Equipment: whistle, 20-30 colored rubber balls, 4 hula hoops, 4 large gym mats, 16 cones, 4 scooters 

Objectives: Students will learn to work together in teams, students will work complete locomotor skills correctly.
Preparation: Have balls, hula hoops, cones, and scooters set out on stage. Have mats set out on gym floor before class begins.

Resources: Read more »

Skill Demonstration (10 points)

____Student uses both hands while stacking (2pts)

____Student can up-stack a 3-3 stack in 10 seconds (2pts)

____Student can down-stack a 3-3 stack in seconds (2pts)

____Student can up-stack/down a 6 stack (2pts)

____Student does not ‘fumble’ or fixes a fumble while stacking(2pts)

_______ / 10 pts

Cognitive  (5 points)

____Student can list two benefits of practicing sport stacking (2 points)

____Student can explain a 3 stack and a 6 stack (2 pts)

____Student can explain a ‘fumble’ (1 pt)

_______ / 5 pts

Participation and Sportsmanship (5 pts) Read more »

4th Grade Lesson Plan – Games &Activities

Instructor: Bernard Barbaric 

Name

Pirate Knockdown

Subject

Physical Education

Grade Level

4th Grade

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VIDEOS

Warm up Tag -           http://www.pevideo.org/node/936

Games -                     http://www.pevideo.org/teaching-skills-beta/teaching-games

Gymnastics/Circuit -     http://www.pevideo.org/node/938 Read more »

I have been away from the site for the last week or so because I was in the final stages of preparing for my school's TRIATHLON fundraiser. I organized this school-wide, student event and it was held on Thursday, Feb 4th. I have been a stress maniac over it, but I'm so happy to announce that we raised just over $9,000 for our school. We are donating $1,000 to the American Heart Association. It was a great day! The kids had a BLAST! (The local paper came out to take pictures and interview kids so I hope to post that next week.)

The basics: Students would train for and participate in 3 events: dancing, jumping and walking. They would spend 15 minutes involved in each activity at stations and conclude at a snack station of water and orange slices. Read more »

A glimpse at how Coach Anji Weissenfluh (Eastern Oregeon Women's Basketball Head Coach) handles academics. This is a page in our academic notebook talking about academics on the team...

One of the recruiting promises that we made you was that our coaching staff would be dedicated to you on and off the court. Your academic success is very important to our entire staff and we are here to assist you in every way possible.

One of the many resources we believe will aid you in your efforts to obtain your college degree is your Academic Notebook. You must stay current on the notebook, update it daily, and you must bring your notebook to every individual meeting. Notebook checks will occur weekly. Read more »

When researching for a youth baseball practice plan, I ran into this video on YouTube. I liked the approach from this coach because for a new player catching a ball can probably be a little scary. The coach makes learning how to catch a baseball safe and fun for the youngster.

Interview with Nick Gross Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization VP  Saipan 2/1/10

1.  How long have you been coaching organized sports?     15 yrs.

2. How long have you coached here on the Island?     7 yrs.

3. What sport/sports have you coached and currently coach? Read more »

For my coach interview, I chose to call up my high school track coach (who is an EOU alum). He was one of the best coaches I have ever been able to work with and someone that I will always remember when I am creating my own coaching methods.

Q: What are the main challenges you face in coaching high school track and field?

Coach B: High school track presents many challenges as their are many different levels of athletes. Some kids are out to reach a high level, while others are simply wanting to hang out with their friends. Organizing this large number of athletes and keeping them focused on their tasks to help them reach their potential is the biggest challenge.

Q: What part of your job do you enjoy the most? Read more »

Baseball Skills Assessment

This skills assessment can be used for baseball tryouts.

Infield
Mechanics 1 2 3 4 5

Range 1 2 3 4 5 Read more »

For this assignment I interviewed my old basketball coach at Mount Baker HS. She is still the varsity girls coach there, and is doing a wonderful job. I asked her a series of questions and she answered them wondergfully.

Q 1: What made you want to be a basketball coach, let alone a coach? Did you have anyone who inspired you, or someone who guided you?

A 1: I wanted to be a basketball coach because I LOVE the sport. I have played since I can remember and I enjoy being around others with the same passion I have for the sport. I started coaching because an AAU program was getting started in Ferndale and I volunteered to help get it started. Read more »

Unit Plan: Beginning Square Dance and Line Dance

St. Margaret’s Catholic School

Grades: 2-3

Penny Fahey, PES 364

February 25, 2010

 Objectives

 Each Student Will:

1. Understand and perform basic square dancing commands

(do-si-do, allemande, square the set, forward and back, circle around )

2. Understand basic square dance formation

(partner, corner partner, head couples and side couples)

3. Listen and follow commands of the caller

4. Dance the “Cupid Shuffle” without prompting

5. Cooperate with partners and group

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Noelle and I wanted to shared with you a webiste which was created this year  for the Eastern Oregon Volleyball Club.  Noelle and I are both coaching for the club teams.  The club director, Emily, Noelle and I decided it would be much easier to communicate with players and parents through a website and our own email.  To create the website, the club director , Emily, worked with a local FBLA chapter at the school she teaches at to help us desigin the site.  The FBLA chapter has created several websites so they were a very valuable resource.  All three of us gave input and the FBLA chapter helped us generate the website.  Of course, Noelle and I are not taking full credit for the site simply because it was a group effort.  It is also still a work i Read more »

The performance evaluation is for a head coach for any type of sports at the high school level.  The evaluation is a formal structured system which measures the coach on a rating scale basis.  This particular evaluation rates the coach on excellent, good, average, below average and poor.  Although there are numbers listed under each category, this evaluation does affiliate a total score with the success of the coach being evaluated.  The number is a way for the evaluator to indicate which rating scale they fall under.  Read more »

Farm Chore Workout

            This week I spoke with a friend who had a great idea for a combined cardiovascular and muscular workout using simple materials found on a farm. My friend is a wrestler at a community college, but he also works on a relative’s farm part time during the week. He asked his coach if he could use parts of his work for his weekly workout if he developed a plan and stuck to it. The trick to this kind of workout is coming up with a number of repeatable exercises that could be accomplished during the course of a day’s work without actually changing the work itself. Read more »

Thought I would share with everyone the process of finding a new coach. Recently the EOU soccer team has been in search of a new head coach, this process has taken over four months and has not been easy. As a senior I was not involved as much as the returners but I did get the opportunity to sit in and listen to interviews for potential coaches. This was a very good way for me to watch and learn how coach interviews typically go, to prepare myself for up coming job interviews. Read more »

This lesson is one of the lessons I am planning on teaching within the next week. The students I will be working with are children of the Owensville Middle School faculty. I work during the day; so the teachers and their children are very nice and will be staying after school for me to complete my lesson. Most of the students I will be teaching are in grades 1-4. Any input would be great.

Instructor: Greg Carwile

Lesson: Let’s Dance

Owensville Middle School

Grades: 1-4

Time: 40 minutes

Equipment: whistle, stereo, music: “Bunny Hop” and “Duck Dance”

Objective (s): Read more »

Evaluation of the City of Bozeman’s Lifeguard I Interview Tool:

Currently the City of Bozeman has a different evaluation tool for each position.  At the Swim Center we have three different tools for my position, which is the Lifeguard III, down to the Lifeguard I position.  For this assignment I am going to review and edit the current Lifeguard I Interview Tool used during the hiring process.  It has been over ten years since I went through the Lifeguard I hiring process.  After looking at this I can tell that it has definitely been improved since I was hired.  Some of the questions are the same, but some have been changed to reflect the change in the social environment and position.

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Instructor: Noelle Carstens & Angela Bragato
Grade Level: 1st
School Name: Central Elementary
Date: February 4, 2010
           Lesson 18 ‘Rope Activities’
Equipment: whistle, jump ropes, 2 stop watches
Objectives: The students will learn how to properly jump rope
Preparation: Have two piles of jump ropes laid out on the stage and 3 long ropes set aside.

 Warm up (5 minutes) Red Light/Green Light  (Noelle) Read more »

Below are some decscriptions of beginning tumbling stunts which progress in difficulty. Some of them may be usuable in a classroom, while some of them may not be such a good idea, but here is a resource. Pictures of these stunts can be found on pp. 228-230 in Sports and Recreational Activities. Has anyone taught these in a PE class?

Tumbling

“Tumbling provides an excellent means for develop agility, poise, balance, and coordination as well as being helpful in developing individual fitness. Success in learning new skills gives the individual self-confidence, courage, and determination.” (Mood, Musker & Rink, 2007, p 226)

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Level:  Grades 3-5

1.  Step:  (same foot as stick/by ball)

2. STick: (Dominate hand side)

3. Ice Cream Scoop ( head of stick, down)

4. Slide the sprinkles on top (put knuckles to the ground)

5. Time to eat (bring the stick toward fact, protection)

* Remember to protect your ice cream*

My sister is a PE teacher for elementary when she used this. This analogy will work well for many applications, elementary that is. I cannot seeing this used int the high school!

Here are the steps and youtube video of an elementary (5th grade?) performance to "Troika" a Russian Folk Dance.

"Troika" is the Russian word for sleigh. This dance represents the prancing of the horses as they pull a sleigh.

Follow the steps below to perform this dance:

Formation:

Break into groups of three. All of the dancers get into a circular formation, with the groups of three positioned as if they were spokes in a wheel. Groups of three face counterclockwise and join hands.

Steps for Each Group of Three:

First Section (16 counts): Read more »

This is what I would hope my offense to look like when I become a coach. It is an offense designed for speed not neccessarily size.

Using suggestions from the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching (2009) class and various websites (which are linked in my practice plan), I have made a jr. high basketball practice plan.  I designed this with the thought of developing a template that I could use for future coaching and easily adjust based on the needs of the team.  One area I found difficult was giving proper time to each section (which can change anyhow depending on what the team needs), even with the NFHS time suggestions.  Let me know what you think!

*all times listed are approximations*

Part 1: Warm ups (20 minutes):

1) Stretches (5 minutes):

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Attached is a mock inventory I created after I went through the equipment in an elementary school's equipment storage room. 

               Risk management is one of the most important jobs a coach has. As a coach, you are responsible for not only your athletes’ health and safety, but possibly the other team and the spectators’ safety as well. According to the article “Psychology of Sport Injury”, “It has been reported that high school athletes account for an estimated two million injuries, a half-million doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations annually (Powell & Barber-Foss, 1999)” (NFHS 2009). After going through the NFHS Learning Center’s core courses, I have learned a lot about risk management including the Risk and Injury Prevention Checklist, the Emergency Care Plan, Risk Warning form for parents/guardians. Read more »

I've been going through the NFHS program and came across a lot of the legal issues that coaches will have to face.  I was surprised with this section:

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Below is a lesson plan for a Cops & Robbers, a game that I know my kids love to play in their elementary school physical ed. class.  I think it's important to note that even though many of the games and activities elementary school children play are basic, they should still fulfill state physical education standards (in my case, the standards for IL).  Any recommendations would be helpful.  Thanks

1st Grade Lesson Plan – Games &Activities

Instructor: Bernard Barbaric

Activity Name

 Cops and Robbers

Subject

 Physical Education

Grade Level

 1st Grade

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I found this clip helpful in learning some skills regarding netball. There are several others also that deal with various topics like defense etc.

Instructor: Shaylee Nielsen and Ashlee Michelson

Grade Level: 2nd Grade

School Name: Central Elementary School

Date: January 12, 2010

Equipment: Pennys

Objectives: For the students to be aware of their surroudings and to learn basic games and be able to listen. The students will demonstrate agility and listening skills. For the students to get to know us and for us to get to know them and learn their names.

Introductory Activity: "Freeze Tag"

      Time: 5 Minutes

      One or two students be "It" and they will try to tag the other students. Once you are tagged you must freeze, and if another students crawls between your legs you can be unfrozen and re-enter the game. Read more »

I am looking at doing my proposal project on something we drastically need at the pools where I work.  We currently use Gas Chlorine, which can be very deadly if not used with the proper equipment, and want to change the system to a solid tablet form of Calcium Hypochloride.  My supervisor has ask me to also present this project to our Assistant City Manager (we are a city pool) as well as the head of the recreation department.  Currently my project will include: Read more »

Courtney Gaskell and I have started to compile information on various ab workouts and have photographed them. To start out goal is to create a powerpoint presentation with the workouts and also add information about the importance of strong core for every lifestyle. This is just the beginning of the project and we are open to input on other directions we can take our project in.

In preparation for our exam, I located this great volleyball video which does a great job explaining the various positions on the court.  It includes the function of the "libero" player as well as a few updated rules of volleyball.  The video does a good job explaining the jobs of the offensive and defensive players - a high quality video worth viewing!

             I was quite sure after reading this article that this class would definitely have a lot of different views. So to set the stage I strongly suggest you read the link below first and here is why. To summarize the article would be difficult it gives a lot of information but I will set the stage. 17 Year old Mackenzie a senior in a Texas high school is four months pregnant and wants to play volleyball which brings  on a whole lot of controversy. Should she be able to play? After reading this article and the other articles I have attached, please weigh in with your opinion and try to find a supporting article to support your view. Read more »

Last week, I needed a guest teacher to teach my PE classes for the first time.  I wanted to ensure my flag football unit moved seamlessly forward in my absence and that my students would enjoy the lesson format they are familiar with.   The PE schedule my school requires is very fast-paced so I orgainized my lesson plan in a sequential manner as follows:

THANK YOU FOR TEACHING MY CLASSES!  They're great kids who love PE.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
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I recently had the opportunity to attend a lecture by Dr. Robert Pangrazi at the Wyoming State AAHPERD Convention. Dr. Pangrazi is what I would consider an expert in the field of physical education. He has published over 50 textbooks and over 100 research articles on the subject, and now conducts training workshops for physical education teachers nationally (WAHPERD, 2009). Being involved in physical education for many years, he posed an interesting question to the teachers attending his lecture: what is your goal as a physical education teacher? Read more »

I didn't really know what team handball was so I found this video on youtube that shows some highlights from the sport. It isn't instructional or anything, but I thought it was a good video to just become familiar with the sport and see how it is played.

Please note my comments on this expert stage jr. high female soccer player at http://pevideo.org/node/697#comment-827.  In critiquing this video of a trial of the Mitchell Soccer test, I became curious as to how many kicks in 3 trials is considered an expert score.  A google search provided the link to the norms published in the 1963 Mitchell Study, which indicate this athlete is well above the intermediate (norm) level.  The athlete in the video completes 18 legal kicks in this single trial, with the norm for 3 trials at 34.8 in the Mitchell study of 192 5th & 6th grade boys. Read more »

Name of school:Knik Elementary School

Date: 1/01/09

Class: Mrs. Wheeler

Grade Level: 4th

Instructor:Terry LaCoss

Equipment:1 beach ball, 1 volley-lite training volleyball, 2 nets lowered to modify for 4th graders.

Topic: Modified volleyball game

Focus: Volleyball game modified for 4th grade students. Review bumping, setting, volleying.

Introductory activity: SST Warm-ups (Sports Spacific Training)

High Knee stretch -Bring the knee up to the chest then take a step forward and bring the other knee up to the chest

Carioca with arm circles

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Kettlebells is a new type of exercise that I have been told can be very beneficial. I haven't used them or seen them, only heard about them. I looked online to see what they may look like but that is as far as it went. They range in expense from $14 range clear on up depending on how fancy and such you want to go.

The first website I went to gave me a little history of kettlebells, also had some exercise ideas and also happened to sell them. It was http://www.uskettlebells.com/. Kettlebells seemed to loose their popularity about 100 years ago per this website. They are gaining again though among weightlifters of all types. Read more »

When you step on a treadmill to go for a run, have you ever noticed that some treadmills seem more difficult than others when they are set at the exact same speed?  I have often wondered why this is the case and my husband asked me recently if I had noticed a difference between the two treadmills that we run on at the gym we belong to.  I decided this would fit the equipment comparison assignment for this class and did some research on the following treadmills. Read more »

Classroom Management Plan

 I work in a feeder school to Wasilla Middle School. Wasilla Middle School has a school wide behavior plan called “Make your day.” I use several components of this plan and have combined them with the program my school is using to fit my classroom (the gym). Read more »

Instructor:         Megan Platz

Grade Level:      5th Grade

School Name:     New Plymouth Elementary

Objectives:

 Each student will…

• Kids show a basic knowledge of the game and rules of basketball.
• Kids demonstrate teamwork and cooperation with each other.
• Kids show an understanding of the activities/skills presented to them.
• Kids work hard at improving their basketball skills.
• Kids participate in all activities that are presented to them.

 Grading: Read more »

Karen Kraus

Hot Topic

Barefoot Running

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5 Total Points Possible.

1.) _____ Hand Position: fist into open hand, or one hand on top of other

• Match lifelines in hands, thumbs ‘best friends’, pinch pointer finger every time ball is passed

2.) ______ Platform: forearms are flat and together, elbows locked

3.) ______ Straight and Simple: used arms independently from legs, one motion up (never down then up)

4.) ______ Footwork: quite feet, don’t step if don’t have to, limited movement

5.) ______ Communication: call for ball before each pass, saying either ball or mine

On September 3, 2009 University of Oregon senior running back LeGarrette Blount made national media headlines when he had a meltdown on national television.  Blount punches a member of the opposing team, punches one of his own teammates, attempts to take off after a fan in the stands, and is seen shoving an asst. coach, security, and even police officers.  For his actions Blount was suspended for the remainder of the season, thus ending his career at the University of Oregon. Read more »

I have been researching different monitors for quite some time. A friend of mine has Polar heart rate monitor and when we were working out together, I found it very fascinating. So today before I started my workout I asked if I could borrow hers. She showed me how to operate it and off I went. I started it at the beginning of my workout and was very impressed with how it kept up with what I was doing. A downfall of this is that I was constantly watching the monitor to see what i was doing instead of focusing on my workout. So while it gave me a good insight as to how intense my workout was, I'm not overly convinced that having one of these on is productive. Read more »

I have spent quite a few hours working on my degree plan,  I hope that it may provide some help to those who are still working on their's.  I know its more of a personal plan but maybe the format may save some of you time.  I have posted it in a PDF file format.

This drill measures the linear and direction changing speed of an athlete over a 20 yard distance.

Drill Setup:                                  ()------5yd------()------5yd------() Read more »

Background information:

In August of this year the Detroit Free Press broke the story after interviewing at least 6 former/current player of Rich Rodriguez at the U of M. The article suggested that Rodriguez exceeded practice regulation times during and pre-season. The players were asked very general questions about amount of practice time compared to last year and high school. The Univeristy of Michigan has no known history of NCAA sanction violations in football.  Rodriguez went 3-7 last year. 

A similar case happend in 2002 at San Diego State where they were brought up on violation charges envolving practiced and assistant coaches profitting from them.  They suffered scholarship loss and placed on probation for 2-4 years. Read more »

The following is a  Soccer Practice Plan for a U-6 Soccer Team.  Due to the age and skill level of these new players, practices are 1 hour in duration.  Prior to beginning, I would ensure all players have the proper equipment, have removed jewlery and are hydrated.  I don't do a lot of stretching with young kids as research shows it is not the best use of team time as they are already flexible.  I do have them stretch the muscle groups used during activity as part of the cool down to prevent soreness.

SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/djmarrssmith/Desktop/DJ's%20U-6%20Soccer%20Practice

U-6 SOCCER PRACTICE PLAN 

COACHING POINTS TO DEVELOP TOUCH AND TECHNIQUE: Read more »

As we enter the next focus this term on Nutrition, this information is timely. At the conference I attended last week for university physical education and health teachers in Oregon at Silver Falls I enjoyed a presentation by Monica Hunsberger, a nutrition professor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Her presentation was title "Nutrition Hot Topics" and I will share some highlights below: Read more »

While working out in the EOU gym this term I noticed that the treadmills and elliptical are both very popular forms of aerobic exercise. Many times I would go to the gym to use these machines and I would have to wait for someone to get off. After using both of these machines I was wondering why they were so popular. I know that I really enjoy the machines but I wanted to know the reasons why others in the class also enjoy the machines. So, if you use either of these exercise equipments please fill me in with your reasons. Also, I was curious to find out what was the differences as far as training intensities were. Because I had so many questions about these two exercise machines I decided to go onto you tube and see if I could find a video to help me out with this. Read more »

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“Although many people start exercise programs to improve their health and lose weight, it is rare for people to continue these programs unless they find the experience enjoyable.” (Weinberg and Gould, pg. 417) People are motivated for different reasons to exercise as a trainers, I need to “emphasize the diverse benefits of exercise.” (President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sport, 1996) The specific points I would like to point out to my clients is that following a fitness program reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, it reduces stress and depression, helps with weight control and it can be enjoyable. Read more »

I have recently become interested in the use of creatine supplements in athletes. I have a son who plays high school football in a very competitive program. (state champs in 2008) Our state organization (IHSA) has decided to not outlaw creatine for youth athletes, although they do explicitly reccommend it either. My son, under the advice of his coach, has begun creatine supplentation during summer camps. He is a 16 yr old junior. Read more »

The following is an email interview conducted with a High School Athletic Director in Eastern Oregon. Although he did not express desire to remain anonymous, no permission was give to use his name. Therefore, I will use initials where necessary to indicate questions and answers.

Interview for Brandon Wilson

07/01/09

BW: What are the major problems and difficulties in your job (athletic director)? Read more »

In the course of a week, I teach PE to over 450 K-6th grade students in an elementary school setting.  Our learning environment is primarily a partially fenced-in lawn area which is used by the public when school is not in session.  When it rains, I hold PE in my classroom. I pick-up and deliver a new group of students to their classrooms every 30 minutes for a fast-paced day without breaks.  This is my third year as the PE Specialist.  Being a former firefighter, the health and safety of my students has real signifcance to me and is always a priority in planning and instruction.  Read more »

In his essay "The origin of strategy," Henderson (2005) postulates that the key difference between Darwinian natural selection and business strategy is the deliberate and accelerated nature of the latter--a result of human imagination and logic. The analogy between business and biological fitness is based on both entities fighting for limited resources. In turn, those that distinguish themselves with unique survival characteristics continue on, while others die.

To prosper, Henderson suggests that organizations distinguish themselves through a combination of the following: Read more »

The Virtual Club Movement
Health Club Management Magazine had an article on their online edition this month regarding Virtual Clubs, and how there is a growing trend for fitness clubs to offer training and nutrition services online. According to the article, at least in the UK where this article was written, their services only get to 13 percent of the population.
I have tried a couple online fitness club options when I started my weight loss and fitness journey. For some people they work, and they work beautifully, it is like distance education for college.
For the gyms it’s a win-win, they are still able to recruit members, but they cut down on the overhead of maintaining equipment or staff needs. Members can work out at their own pace. Read more »

A couple days ago I posted about the new elastic workout bands I had recently purchased ( http://www.unicommons.com/node/5453 ). In an effort to get the most out of this new exercise tool, I browsed the internet looking for some workout ideas. On YouTube yesterday I came across a video of NFL player Terrell Owens promoting elastic bands and his "personalized" workout. The video (posted below) is certainly a marketing tool, but it still displays the wide range of uses for the elastic bands. This video is great for an overview, but it is really lacking when it comes to explaining technique. This was disappointing at first, but then I found that there are accompanying videos that go in depth with each exercise. Read more »