Foothill CollegeApproved Course Outlines
Kinesiology & Athletics Division
PHED 35FINTERCOLLEGIATE SWIMMING (MEN & WOMEN)Summer 2013
14.5 hours lecture-laboratory.3 Units
Repeatability -
Statement: May be taken two times for credit.
Status -
 Course Status: InactiveGrading: Letter Grade with P/NP option
 Degree Status: ApplicableCredit Status: Credit
 Degree or Certificate Requirement: Foothill GE
 GE Status: Lifelong Understanding
Articulation Office Information -
 Transferability: BothValidation: 11/13/12
1. Description -
Practice for and participation in intercollegiate swimming and diving; emphasizing swimming and diving skills, fundamentals and strategies.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Advisory: None

2. Course Objectives -
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate individual fundamental skills pertaining to swimming and/or diving.
  2. Demonstrate and apply practical and general knowledge of the sport of swimming
and/or diving and its rules.
  • Identify and analyze concepts, strategies, and personnel of opponents through film
    • analysis and simulated competition situations.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work with a team unit and develop team concepts.
    • 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment -
    Access to the swimming pool, training equipment (fins, bouts, kick boards)

    4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) -
    1. Individual fundamental skills and conditioning
    A. Agility
    B. Coordination
    C. Reaction
    D. Muscular strength
    E. Muscle and cardiovascular endurance
  • Practical and general knowledge of swimming and/or diving and its rules
    • A. Practice drills
    B. Competition situations
  • Concepts and race/performance strategies
    • A. Swimming events
    B. Diving events
    C. Team personnel
  • Team development and goals
    • 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area.
     
    6. Methods of Evaluation -
    1. Subjective assessment of physical skills and performance by direct coach's observation
      1. individual and team verbal critiques
      2. video analysis
      3. student-athlete counseling: academic involvement, athletic department, eligibility
      4. individual improvement, performance, and contribution to the total team effort
    2. Objective assessment of performance
      1. individual statistical record
      2. participation and attendance in athletic competitions
      3. final evaluations
    7. Representative Text(s) -
    Current NCAA rulebook for swimming.

    8. Disciplines -
    Physical Education or Coaching
     
    9. Method of Instruction -
    Lecture, Discussion, Cooperative learning exercises, Laboratory, Demonstration,
     
    10. Lab Content -
    This is a PHED activity course. All lab content is covered in course content.
     
    11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section.
     
    12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments -
    Optional reading and writing assignments as recommended by instructor
    13. Need/Justification -
    This course meets the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.

    Course status: Inactive
    Last updated: 2013-03-14 14:28:20
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