Course Syllabus

Course: PE 1196

Division: Social and Behavioral Science
Department: Physical Education
Title: Women's Soccer Conditioning I

Semester Approved: Fall 2022
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2027
End Semester: Summer 2028

Catalog Description: This course is for first year members of the Women's Intercollegiate Soccer team at Snow College. Soccer is a sport that requires a high fitness level, and good conditioning. High fitness levels and good conditioning have been shown to lead to fewer injuries. This class is intended to put student athletes into an optimal position so that they will be ready to play soccer during an Intercollegiate season and improve their soccer skills, leadership and rule based knowledge of the sport.

Semesters Offered: Spring
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1-1; Lecture: 0; Lab: 2-8

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; 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 the skills, conditioning and fundamentals and rules of soccer Student athletes will be assessed through in-practice participation, conditioning skills observation and/or assessment of their knowledge of soccer 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 conditioning techniques and training skills. Student athletes will be assessed through in-class/in-practice oral quiz assessments on conditioning techniques and training skills.


Content:
This course will cover all the fundamentals of soccer conditioning, soccer skills, leadership and knowledge of the sport's rules. Physical Education disciplines and Snow College athletic teams value human diversity. This team will strive to represent that diversity in team materials and course content through examples, assignments, discussions, etc.

Key Performance Indicators:
Students will be evaluated on:

In class/practice participation & conditioning skills observation assessment 30 to 40%

In class/practice observation of leadership & assessment of work ethic/attitude & teamwork 30 to 40%

In class/practice oral quiz assessments of training skills and conditioning techniques  20 to 40%


Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Coaches handouts and materials.


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, knowledge of the rules of soccer and conditioning. Conditioning skills will be accessible to people of varying forms of abilities, however, participants will be expected to achieve the requirements for soccer team conditioning. This course/team will promote inclusion by structuring assessment and teaching methods with the specific philosophy of valuing each participant's effort to improve, no matter the social category or demographic group they identify with.

Instructional Mediums:
Lab

Maximum Class Size: 40
Optimum Class Size: 20