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| 1. Description - |
| Introduction to the sport of archery. Emphasis will be placed on instinctive shooting, scoring, terminology, safety and etiquette.
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| Prerequisite: None
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in H P 23A.
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- review the history of archery.
- demonstrate and practice basic target shooting.
- understand the basic terminology of archery.
- employ safety skills of preparing equipment and shooting.
- select proper bow and arrows.
- recognize proper etiquette of archery.
- value archery as a lifetime recreation or sport activity.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Indoor archery facility, portable targets, arrow back drop net, bows, arrows, tabs, arm guards and bow racks.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - History of archery
- Origin
- Introduction to the United States
- Types of archery
- Field archery
- Target archery
- Shooting techniques
- Stance
- Nocking
- Extension
- Draw
- Anchor
- Aim and hold
- Release
- Follow through
- Terminology of archery
- Porpoising
- Fishtailing
- Fletching
- Nocks
- Points
- Stabilizers
- Quivers
- Draw weight
- Safety
- Proper equipment checking before shooting
- Suitable clothing
- Basic rules for shooting a bow
- Selection of equipment
- Bow
- Draw weight
- Choosing arrows
- Proper arrow length
- Nocks
- Points
- Finger tab/glove
- Armguards
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| - Physical skills and techniques will be assessed by direct instructor observation
- Written and/or final examination will test knowledge of:
- Terminology of archery
- Techniques of proper shooting
a. Student demonstration
b. Explanation
Selection of proper equipment |
| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| No text
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Physical Education
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| Lcture, Discussion, Cooperative learning exercises, Demonstration
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| This is a physical education activity course. All lab content is covered in course content.
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - No content |
| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course meets the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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