Westminster Christian Academy

Middle School Boys Physical Education

Coach Britton and Coach Goodwin

Course Philosophy  Educating the mind about Physical Health is an extremely important part of the development of any young person.  Well-conditioned individuals are also less susceptible to injuries or delayed recovery periods following injuries. The program is designed to develop the spiritual, emotional, physical, and social aspects of living necessary for a happy and productive life. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of team and individual sports, which include skills, rules, and game strategy, as well as physical fitness. Emphasis in the program is placed on providing an opportunity for Christian growth and success in teamwork.

Course Logistics
There two groups in the class and two teachers. Each group will work differently from the others.
Each group will participate in the sport’s unit every other day. The other group will be working on Conditioning. (strength training, ply metrics, conditioning, and flexibility)

Course Goals
Our first priority is for students to become better men because they were under our care. The students will participate in strength, speed, agility, ply metric, and cardiovascular activities in order to improve fitness level.  The first priority, however, is the sports unit where the sports will be strictly broken down into fundamentals.  We will cover the following units in class:

-Volleyball                    -Kickball                      -Golf 
-Basketball                   -Track and Field           -Football
-Strength Training

Grading
Participation is expected and comprises 75% of the student’s grade.  Within participation is the proper dressing. (Athletic shorts in conjunction with school policy and T-Shirts)  Exceptions of sweat or wind pants will be made in cold weather. The remaining 25% will be graded based on speed improvement(timed), agility improvement(timed), ply metric improvement(measured), and conditioning gains(tested) 

Expectations
1.
  Students will show improvement in strength, speed, agility, ply metric, and cardiovascular activities.
2.  Students will respect the “Zero Negativity Policy”
3.  Students will remember the Golden Rule.