NYS Standards
Personal Health and Fitness Standard 1
Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal health.
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A Safe and Healthy Environment Standard 2
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
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Resource Management Standard 3
Students understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources
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Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal health.
Key Idea: Students will:
- perform basic motor and manipulative skills. They will attain competency in a variety of physical activities and proficiency in a few select complex motor and sports activities.
- design personal fitness programs to improve cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength, endurance, and body composition.
- participate in physical activities (games, sports, exercises) that provide conditioning for each fitness area
- develop physical fitness skills through regular practice, effort, and perseverance
- demonstrate mastery of fundamental motor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills, and understand fundamental principles of movement
- understand the effects of activity on the body, the risks associated with inactivity, and the basic components of health-related fitness (cardiovascular, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, and body composition
- demonstrate and assess their fitness by performing exercises or activities related to each health-related fitness component, and establish personal goals to improve their fitness
- understand the relationship between physical activity and individual well being
A Safe and Healthy Environment Standard 2
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
Key Idea: Students will:
- demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior while engaged in physical activity. They will understand that physical activity provides the opportunity for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and communication.
- be able to identify safety hazards and react effectively to ensure a safe and positive experience for all participants.
- contribute to a safe and healthy environment by observing safe conditions for games, recreation, and outdoor activities
- come to know and practice appropriate participant and spectator behaviors to produce a safe and positive environment
- work constructively with others to accomplish a variety of goals and tasks
- know how injuries from physical activity can be prevented or treated
- demonstrate care, consideration, and respect of self and others during physical activity
Resource Management Standard 3
Students understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources
Key Idea: Students will:
- will be aware of and able to access opportunities available to them within their community to engage in physical activity.
- be informed consumers and be able to evaluate facilities and programs.
- be aware of some career options in the field of physical fitness and sports.
- know that resources available at home and in the community offer opportunities to participate in and enjoy a variety of physical activities in their leisure time
- become discriminating consumers of fitness information, health-related fitness activities in their communities, and fitness and sports equipment
- demonstrate the ability to apply the decision making process to physical activity