Physical Education

Contents:

• Physical and Health Education 9 & 10
• PHE Leadership 10
• Active Living 11/12
• Sports Performance: Fitness & Conditioning 11/12

Physical and Health Education 9 & 10

Elgin Park Secondary has students participating in a variety of activities, games and functional fitness training. They will also include topics such as Mental Well Being, Social and Community Health, and Health and Active living, with the focus being on physical literacy and increasing personal physical fitness.

PHE Leadership 10

Course Code: MPHED10LDS

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Active Living 11/12

Course Code: MACLV11--S

Course Code: MACLV12--S

Active Health is designed to encompass the importance of both physical activity and nutrition to achieve a healthy lifestyle. We want students to understand and develop a passion for life long fitness!

Students will also have the opportunity to work in the foods lab where they will learn to plan and prepare healthy, convenient and delicious meals and snacks. There will also be emphasis on emotional and mental health.

Activities may include: Yoga, Pilates, UGI, Tabata, Circuit Training, Aquatics, Walking, Outdoor Activities, Cooking, Meditation, and much more!

Sports Performance: Fitness & Conditioning 11/12

Course Code: MFTCD11--S

Course Code: MTFCD12--S

This course will offer highly driven student athletes a multi-sport training program. Students will gain experience in a variety of strength, speed, flexibility, nutrition and power techniques. Students will work towards the development of their own fitness programs. This course is ideal for the student who wishes to improve his/her muscle development and athletic performance.

Areas of Study:

• Active living, and Movement
• Personal and social responsibility (personal behaviours and safety practices, leadership and community involvement)

Volleyball 11/12

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This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to improve skills through sport. The foundation of the course will be to acquire advanced volleyball skills and strategies: individual and team defense, blocking, setting, serving, and individual and team offense, in both indoor (6 v 6) and beach (2 v 2) volleyball. Sport-specific training is included and will cover core strength training, flexibility, speed and agility. All students will go through Level 1 Officials training (Novice or Local) and be accredited volleyball officials. Rules and scorekeeping will be taught so students may act as minor officials and scorekeepers for league and tournament matches. Introductory coaching techniques will be taught, and students will have the opportunity to show leadership by teaching skills to peers and/or students outside the school. Finally, there will be a mental training and team-building component in this course.