Physical Education II

PHYSICAL EDUCATION II: Physical Education II emphasizes health-related fitness components and developing the skills and habits necessary for a lifetime of activity and wellness.  This course provides students with opportunities to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness and increase their knowledge of fitness concepts, both health and skill related. .  This program also includes skill development and the application of rules and strategies of complex difficulty in at least three of the following different movement forms, without repeating those offered in Physical Education I. The movement forms may include: health-related fitness activities (cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance etc.), skill related activities (agility, speed, coordination etc.) aerobic exercise, team sports, individual and dual sports, outdoor pursuits, aquatics, recreational games. Assessments includes both written and performance-based skill evaluations.

Length: Semester

Offered: Spring

Number of Periods per Semester: One

Grade Level:  9-10

Course Prerequisites:  None

Application: None

Tryout :  None

Counselor Approval Required: None

Dual Credit: No

Weighted: No

Diploma Path: Directed Elective or Elective for All Diploma Paths

Quantitative Reasoning: No

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