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Physical Education course offerings

All Physical Education courses numbered below 100 are 2 credits each and are graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

PHED 039 Conditioning and Training for Road Races
Learning the fundamental principles required to successfully train for a 3K, 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon are the fundamental topics in this course. Aerobic and anaerobic training will be conducted through track workouts and longer road runs. The goal of this course will be to gain an understanding of different training programs, why they are used and how to develop and personalize an individual plan for different road races.

PHED 041 Badminton
This course teaches students the basic skills and knowledge of badminton. Content will include the learning of basic skills such as serves, clears, drives, the drop shot, the smash, net shots, rules and strategy for doubles and singles, terminology and an understanding of the history of the sport.

PHED 043 Bowling
This course will give students the basic skills and knowledge of bowling. Content will include history, terminology, equipment, approaches, releases, aiming and starting positions. Fee of $30.00.

PHED 044 Recreational Ice Skating
This course is designed for students interested in learning the proper techniques and methods involved with ice skating. The class will emphasize both forward and backwards skating and will cover all other aspects involved with ice skating. This class is open to all levels of ice skaters. Fee of $35.00.

PHED 045 Team Sports

This course will give students an opportunity to participate in and enjoy the recreational play of team sports. Emphasis will be on basic skills, knowledge of rules and strategies necessary for participation in the activities.

PHED 048 Golf

The class will provide students with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes of golf. It will include fundamental skills such as grip, stance, swing, putting, rules and etiquette. Fee of $25.00.

PHED 051 Racquetball

This course gives students the skills, knowledge, strategy and rules of racquetball.

PHED 057 Volleyball
This course teaches students the basic skills and knowledge of volleyball. Content will include warm-ups, rules, terminology, serve/receive information, basic offenses and defenses, spiking coverage and basic skills – serving, forearm pass, setting, blocking, spiking, dives and digs.

PHED 060 Beginning Weight Training for Men

An introduction to the fundamentals, techniques, safety concerns and surveys of programs and concepts of weight training.

PHED 061 Beginning Weight Training for Women
An introduction to the fundamentals, techniques, safety concerns and surveys of programs and concepts of weight training.

PHED 062 Advanced Weight Training
This course provides the opportunity for students to investigate and experience advanced resistance-training techniques and principles. Prerequisite: PHED 060, PHED 061 or Instructor’s consent.

PHED 075 Organization and Administration of Physical Activity Programs
This course is designed to provide students with administrative techniques and procedures, in physical activities and related fields. Emphasis on theories and philosophies of administration; policies and practices; leadership, management, budgeting, planning, construction and maintenance of facilities; public relations and legal liabilities.

PHED 088 Theory of Coaching Football

Emphasis will be placed on theories, procedures and techniques used in coaching football at the secondary level. Through participation in this course the student will gain exposure to the history, strategic theory and practical application of football-coaching methods. Included in the course is a study of the cause and effect of strategic developments, discussion centered on sociology and psychology of the sport, a coaching practical experience, exposure to quality control procedures and the development of an individual coaching philosophy based on the composite experience of the course.

PHED 101 Concepts of Healthful Living

This course will provide students with knowledge of the concepts of wellness and will tell them how they can apply this information to maintain and/or improve their own lifestyles. Knowledge of health-related topics such as nutrition, health legislation, health consumerism, interpersonal communication skills and assertiveness will be presented through lectures. Small group discussions will further investigate these topics and outline how students can apply this information to their lifestyles. Fitness topics such as physiology of the body at rest and during exercise, types of exercise programs and methods of establishing a personal exercise program will be presented through testing, demonstrations and participation in weekly lab sessions.

PHED 120 CPR, First Aid, Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

This course involves the study of a variety of topics in three areas: CPR – artificial ventilation and circulation; first aid – care of injuries, dressings and bandages, shock, burns, fractures, control of bleeding and transportation of the sick and injured; and care and prevention of athletic injuries –taping techniques, protective equipment, injury recognition and evaluation and selected modalities such as massage, cryotherapy and thermotherapy.

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Physical Education

Phone: (920) 403-3986
Fax: (920) 403-3128
E-mail: physicaleducation@snc.edu


St. Norbert College • 100 Grant Street • De Pere, WI 54115-2099