Course Syllabus
Course: PE 2956
Division: Social and Behavioral Science
Department: Physical Education
Title: Intercollegiate Football
Semester Approved: Spring 2023
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2027
End Semester: Fall 2028
Catalog Description: This course is for red-shirt members of the Men's Football Team at Snow College. Repeatable for credit.
Semesters Offered: Fall
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 10
Prerequisites: Instructor permission required.
Justification: Physical activity is an important component of lifetime health and wellness. Physical activity can lead to positive physiological and psychological outcomes. Obesity, cardiovascular disease, Type-II diabetes, osteoperosis and cancer risk may be reduced with physical activity. Physical activity has been identified as an effective antidepressant and treatment for depression. This class will provide access to physical activity for students enrolled.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Student athletes will be able to demonstrate football skills and the fundamentals and rules of football. Student athletes will be assessed through in practice participation, football skills observation and or assessment of their knowledge of football fundamentals and rules.
Student athletes will be able to demonstrate the leadership qualities associated with playing as a team, including work ethic and attitude. Student athletes will be assessed through in class/in practice participation, observation of leadership and or assessment of work ethic, attitude and teamwork.
Student athletes will be able to explain and discuss the use of physical techniques and training skills. Student athletes will be assessed through in class/in practice oral quiz assessments on football techniques and training skills.
Content:
This course will cover all the fundamentals of football skills, leadership and knowledge of the rules of football. Physical Education disciplines and Snow College athletic teams value human diversity. This course/team will strive to represent that diversity in course/team materials and course content through examples, assignments discussions, etc.
Key Performance Indicators:
Students will be evaluated on:
In class/practice participation & football skills observation & assessment 30 to 40%
In class/practice observation of leadership & assessment of work ethic, attitude and teamwork 30 to 40%
In class/practice oral quiz assessments 20 to 40%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Playbook will be provided
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will be taught by lecture and lab which allows student athletes to learn and practice skills as well as be accessible on leadership and knowledge of the rules of football. Football skills will be assessible to people of varying forms of abilities however, participants will be expected to achieve the requirement for being a member of the football team. This course will promote inclusion by structuring assessment and teaching methods with the specific philosophy of valuing each participants effort to improve, no matter the social category or demographic group they identify with.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture/Lab
Maximum Class Size: 100
Optimum Class Size: 75
