Course Syllabus

Course: PE 2192

Division: Social and Behavioral Science
Department: Exercise Science
Title: Women's Basketball Sports Conditioning

Semester Approved: Spring 2024
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2028
End Semester: Fall 2029

Catalog Description: This course is for second-year members of the women's intercollegiate basketball team at Snow College. This class is intended to put student athletes into an optimal position so they will be ready to play basketball during an intercollegiate season and improve their endurance, leadership and team skills, and rule-based knowledge of the sport. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Semesters Offered: Fall
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 10

Prerequisites: Instructor's 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, osteoporosis, and cancer risk may be reduced with physical activity. Additionally, physical activity has been identified as an effective treatment for depression. Students who take activity classes have improved overall college success. This class will provide access to physical activity for students enrolled, preparing them for a lifetime of physical health. Activity courses fulfill elective requirements for all majors as well as prerequisite requirements for some teaching majors.


Student Learning Outcomes:
Student athletes will be able to demonstrate the skills, fundamentals, and rules of basketball. Student athletes will be assessed through participation and attendance as well as instructor observation of skills, fundamentals, and knowledge of rules.

Student athletes will be able to explain, discuss, and demonstrate the use of physical conditioning techniques and training skills.  Student athletes will be assessed through instructor in-practice oral assessments and observation of conditioning techniques and training skills.


Student athletes will be able to demonstrate the leadership qualities associated with playing as a team. Student athletes will be assessed through instructor observation and evaluation of demonstrated leadership and teamwork.


Content:
This course will cover all the fundamentals of intercollegiate basketball including offense, defense, team play, special situations, and conditioning. The Exercise Science Department and Snow College value the success of all students. This class will strive to help students succeed through class materials and course content including examples, assignments, discussions, etc.

Key Performance Indicators:
Students will be evaluated on:

Attendance and Participation 25 to 40%

Instructor Assessment and Observation of skills, fundamentals, rules, and conditioning 30 to 40%

Instructor Evaluation/Observation of Leadership and Teamwork 25 to 40%


Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Coaches' handouts


Pedagogy Statement:
This class will be taught by lecture and lab, which allows student athletes to learn and practice skills as well as be assessed on leadership and teamwork, knowledge of the rules of basketball, and conditioning. Conditioning skills will be accessible to people of varying forms of abilities; however, participants will be expected to achieve the requirements for basketball team conditioning. This course will promote student success by structuring assessment and teaching methods with the specific philosophy of valuing each participant's effort to improve one's self.

Instructional Mediums:
Lecture/Lab

Maximum Class Size: 25
Optimum Class Size: 15