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Individual Sports

1. Archery:

a. Archery is a life time sport that you may participate in no matter your age is. Students will be educated in the safety of the archery range setting. They will learn the parts of a bow, arrows, and the proper techniques in shooting. Scoring in archery will also be taught so they can measure their success in this sport. This is a recreational and Olympic sport.

2. Speedminton:

a. Speedminton combines the skills of tennis, badminton, and racquetball. It can be played in singles or doubles. A speeder is similar to a birdie used in badminton, but flies very fast.
The skills learned are serving, forehand, and backhand. The object of the game is to defend your 5x5 square and return the speeder to your opponents square. The unit is taught on the football field and 16 courts are set up to facilitate 32 students. Each student is given a speedminton card with all the rules and space to record their score of each game they play. The skills covered are the same as in Tennis and Badminton.

3. Tennis:

a. Tennis is generally considered to be one of the best carry-over sports for it can be played with enjoyment over a wide span of years. Tennis stimulates the mind, body, and emotions and
fosters cooperative and competitive skill development. Students will be educated in the following aspects of tennis: grip, forehand, backhand, serving, and court positioning. They will also learn the scoring of both singles and doubles play in the sport of tennis.

4. Stunts and Tumbling:

a. This gymnastics unit includes balance skills, tumbling moves, and agility skills. The range of difficulty ranges from simple to complex moves that provide success for all students. Each skill is taught with lead up movements and proper spotting techniques. Students will learn individual moves and then be required to put together a routine to be judged by the Physical Educator and students who have passed a judging exam in class. Spotting belts are used to facilitate front and back handsprings. 36 different gymnastic skills will be taught in this unit.

5. Badminton:

a. Badminton is played in either singles or doubles on a regulation court. The basic skills of serving, forehand stroke, and backhand stroke are taught in this unit. The method of scoring is learned and used during this unit. Court movement and coverage are very essential to this unit. The clear shot and drop shot are also taught and used in this racquet sport. Gripping the badminton racquet is also taught as a basic skill of this lifetime activity.

6. Golf:

a. This unit is taught with regulation golf clubs and soft golf balls. The basics of golf are taught including stance, grip, strokes, putting, and etiquette of the sport. A golf driving range is set up on the athletic field for this unit. When it rains, chipping and putting are taught in the gymnasium. A golf course is set up outside so students can learn how to play a course and keep proper score. A golf field trip to Eagle Driving Range in Florida, N. Y. is the culminating activity of this unit.

7. Table Tennis:

a. Table tennis is a modified form of tennis played on a table. Students will be taught how to serve, as well as the backhand and forehand strokes. They will also learn the scoring for table tennis. Both the singles and doubles games of table tennis will be covered in this unit.

8. Project Adventure:

a. This unit involves a low rope course, a high rope course, an indoor climbing wall, and cooperative games. Students will wear safety equipment and all belaying will be performed by the teacher.

9. Power Walking:

a. Pedometers and Heart Rate monitors are used in this power walking unit. Students will learn how to calculate their target heart rate range. The pedometers will be used to measure the distance walked, calories burned, and time walked each class. The heart rate monitors will measure how long the students exercise in their target heart rate zone. Each student will be given a course card to record their work and progress.

10. World of Jump Roping:

a. Students will learn both non-jumping moves and advance jump roping moves. This is a very high level aerobic unit that will increase the student’s cardiovascular fitness. Group jumping will be taught and performed to music. Double Dutch jumping will also be taught.