COURSE OBJECTIVE

This course is designed to increase student physical performance. Students will engage in strenuous weight lifting routines on a daily basis. Students will participate in drills that will increase agility and quickness. Students will increase cardiovascular endurance as well as muscular strength. Students will gain knowledge of correct eating habits and the needed caloric intake based on their weight and activity level to maintain healthy muscle growth.

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Grading Scale

Participation = 50%

Skills Test = 30%

Mid Term/Final = 20%

Students will receive 20 points a day for dressing out and completing the daily workout routine. This will = 100 points per week. If a student fails to dress one day that week he or she will receive an 80 or below depending on the amount of effort given the rest of the week.

Course Requirements

If a student is unable to participate due to a sickness or physical disability I must have a Doctor’s note to excuse them from working out. No parent notes are accepted. Otherwise students who do not participate will receive a 0 for the missed workout.

If a student has an excused absence, they are excused from the workout they missed. If the student has an unexcused absence she will have points deducted from her grade.

Students who participate in sports during the course of the semester will work out with light weights on the day of games. The Coaches have approved this. No one will sit out due to a sporting event after school.

Rules

No food, drink or gum is allowed past the gym doors. Running will result on each offense. Water breaks will be given to students during the class.
The tardy policy is school wide and will be strongly enforced.
Absolutely no misconduct or horseplay will be allowed in the weight room, it is too dangerous. Running will result.
Students who do not dress out:

1 st offense: Verbal warning, a 0 for the day, students walk the entire period.
2 nd offense: Students will receive 2 zeros, and a parent will be contacted.
3 rd offense: Student will receive 3 zeros and a written referral to the office is administered.
4 th offense: Student will receive a written referral; a parent conference will be held, and possible ejection from the class.

Students are expected to dress out everyday unless otherwise instructed. Students unable to perform all to most of the exercises and running should strongly reconsider taking this class.