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ATHL 0159 - Intercollegiate Swimming (W)

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Catalog Description DESCRIPTION IS HERE: Formerly known as PHED 134 Prerequisite: Enrollment limitation: permission of instructor required; for students with advanced swimming skills, conditioning and previous competitive experience Hours: 58 laboratory per unit Description: Intercollegiate women's swimming and diving competition conducted through NCAA and California Community College Athletic Association rules. May be taken four times for credit. (CSU, UC-with unit limitation) Units 1-3 Lecture-Discussion Laboratory 58-174 By Arrangement Contact Hours 58-174 Outside of Class Hours Course Student Learning Outcomes Exhibit a high level of personal fitness. Explain movements leading to disqualification. Develop a set of drills for a specific stroke. Create a swimming workout. Critique a swim meet performance. Course Content Outline 1. Testing for Swimming Fitness 2. Warming up and Cooling down 3. Tailoring Training for Specific Strokes and Events 4. Building Endurance 5. Training for Core Stability 6. Developing Explosive Power. 7. Enhancing flexibility for better strokes 8. Preventing, Coping with,and Returning from Injury 9. Nutrition and Hydration for swimmers 10. Creating a Strength and Conditioning Program 11. Year-round Sample Programs 12. Participating in a competitive College Swimming Program Course Objectives Course Objectives 1. Exhibit a dedication to excellence in training and competition while representing Sierra College. 2. Develop team work skills. 3. Evaluate personal fitness levels at the start and finish of the course / season using various assessments. 4. Implement rules of competition through practice meets. 5. Demonstrate a higher level of skills corresponding with each course repetition. 6. Identify and implement good sportsmanship while representing Sierra College, and the Athletic Program. 7. Distinguish between safe and harmful movements in the class environment. 8. Evaluate techniques of movement in the water vs. on land 9. Identify appropriate movements to achieve specific fitness goals, and/or competitive levels. 10. Analyze movements and actions resulting in disqualifications. 11. Compile a set of drills, with a stated objective. 12. Develop a workout which demonstrates a variety of drills and swimming sets to achieve a stated result. 13. Develop nutrition and hydration strategies for competitive swimming. Methods of Evaluation Problem Solving Examinations Skill Demonstrations Reading Assignments 1. Read and be prepared to discuss NCAA Swimming Rules Handbook. 2. Read and apply chapters in "Swimming Anatomy" on how to set up a strength and conditioning program for a college swimming season. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Write a one page paper on swimming drills relating to your primary and secondary choice of stroke. 2. Write a two page paper detailing practice progression you believe will improve your swimming endurance. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Methods of Instruction Laboratory Distance Learning Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course. Team suit, goggles, caps, and any other protective/competitive equipment as determined by the Coach.