2024-2025 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Pierce College Catalog
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PE 167 Court Sports (1 credit)



Course Description
This course is designed to introduce the skills, and rules of the following recreational and competitive sports: Volleyball, Pickle Ball, and Badminton.

Course Content
A. Fitness components
B. Benefits of a fitness program.
C. Energy balance and weight control.
D. Exercise intensity.
E. Five components of fitness.
F. Maximum Volume of Oxygen (MaxVO2).
G. Racquet technique
H. Volleyball technique.
I. Various court sport rules of play.

Student Outcomes
1. Discuss and distinguish the benefits of varied activities to maintain different components of fitness.

2. Assess appropriate exercise intensity.

3. Examine the benefits of a regular fitness program.

4. Analyze how a regular exercise program and a healthy nutritional lifestyle impacts energy balance and weight control.

5. Describe and diagram personal fitness improvement from previous fitness levels based upon MaxVO2 assessment.

6. Assess the cardiovascular benefits of physical activity specific to this course.

7. Evaluate the benefits of exercise in terms of self-esteem, social confidence and improved motor skills.

8. Discuss and distinguish between forehand, backhand, volley and serve with a racquet.

9. Discuss and distinguish between setting, bumping, passing and serving in volleyball.

10.Articulate various court sport rules of play.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Graduates will increase their awareness, knowledge and behavioral skills regarding the role of physical activity and exercise as a foundation for life-long health and wellness.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

Potential Methods
A. Practical Demonstration and Assessment of Skills
B. Teacher observation
C. Discussions
D. Written evaluation
E. Self evaluation of fitness components



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