Semester
.5 Health Credit

Health combines the concepts, topics, information, and skills formerly offered in physical education and health. The integration of these subject areas helps students foster an awareness and understanding of these interrelationships through the study of the components of wellness, including personal fitness, mental health, relationships, alcohol prevention, tobacco prevention, Infectious disease, non-infectious disease, decision making CPR, H.O.P.E. and nutrition.

All PE courses count for PE credit towards graduation
All PE classes will include the following state of Ohio State PE Standards

• Standard 1: A physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
• Standard 2: A physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
• Standard 3: A physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.
• Standard 4: A physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
• Standard 5: A physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.

Semester
.25 PE Credit
 

This course is designed to offer students a variety of water-related activities such as lap swimming, water aerobics, water polo and water volleyball. Participating in these activities will allow students to gain fitness conditioning and refine their swimming strokes.

Semester
.25 PE Credit

This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn weight training concepts and techniques used for obtaining optimal physical fitness. The curriculum will emphasize physical conditioning, knowledge of muscle groups, appropriate techniques, and correlation of movements across different movements. The content will be mastered through physical fitness testing, cardiorespiratory exercise, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and conditioning drills. This class will follow a weight-training program specifically designed to develop overall strength, explosiveness, and speed for athletics. Students will receive knowledge in proper lifting techniques, stretching, and the correlation of lifts to the muscle groups to enhance athletic performance. Students will be empowered to make wise choices, meet challenges, and develop positive behaviors in fitness, wellness, and movement activity for a lifetime.  The weight training class will be sports-specific as established by the physical education teacher.

Semester
.25 PE credit

This course will highlight the significance of lifetime physical fitness, individual and team sports, and sportsmanship. The class will introduce a variety of fitness activities that can be used for a lifetime to live a healthy lifestyle. These activities may include walking, running, swimming, plyometrics, yoga, Zumba, fitness testing, and weight training. The class will introduce individual and team sports to help with skill development, strategies and tactics, rules, and scoring of each activity. These sports may include ultimate frisbee, badminton, volleyball, basketball, soccer, tennis, pickleball, and dance. Students will learn sportsmanship and social skills while working with a partner or team during the activities in this class. The class will focus on overall wellness and all students will be evaluated based on daily participation, responsible personal and social behavior, and knowledge of strategies and rules.

Semester
.25 PE credit 

This course is designed to provide an overview of stress and its impact on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and wellness. Coping strategies, relaxation techniques, healthy eating behaviors, aquatic fitness, physical fitness, fitness games and physical activities for stress reduction including yoga, diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, visualization, Pilates, Zumba and other fitness activities will be explored.        

Students who have participated in interscholastic athletics (basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, wrestling, girls volleyball, football, field hockey, baseball, softball), marching band, drill team or cheerleading for at least two (2) full seasons as defined in the New Albany High School handbook, while enrolled in grades 9 through 12, and as documented by the athletic director, assistant principal, or guidance counselor may be excused from the high school physical education requirement.  Students electing such an excuse shall complete one-half (1/2) unit of at least sixty (60) hours of instruction in another course of study which is designated by the Board as meeting the high school curriculum requirements.

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