Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun".

In this course, students will acquire knowledge and skills needed to participate in various recreational activities to help maintain and/or improve health-related fitness.  Activities may include, but are not limited to:  Basketball, Volleyball, Flag Football, Ping Pong, Soccer, Fitness Activities, Bean Bag Toss, Kick Ball, etc...  Activities may be indoors, or outdoors depending on facility availability, and weather.

Brief summary of lacrosse:   https://sites.google.com/site/smoype68/home-1/study-guides/lacrosse

Basic guide to lacrosse video:    https://youtu.be/kaZjGKdbGBQ

BENEFITS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES HANDOUT

 After reading the handout, please complete the following questions:  //s3.amazonaws.com/my.llfiles.com/00015495/benefits-of-recreational-activities-assignment.pdf

Did you miss a day that we participated in recreational activities?  If you were absent (for what ever the reason) or if you just didn't participate, you may make up the missed day.  

To make up a missed participation day, you must participate in a recreational activity outside of school.  You can work-out at home, with a team, a fitness center, your neighborhood, or a park.  You must work-out in a recreational activity for 1 hour for each class period missed, and document your work-out on the form below:

MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENT FOR MISSED PARTICIPATION

PICKLEBALL SUMMARY OF RULES

PICKLEBALL SERVE 101

HOW TO PLAY PICKLEBALL - LESSON 1 VIDEO

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PICKLEBALL AS A BEGINNER VIDEO

PICKLEBALL HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

Please click on the following link to learn about tennis rules, and how to keep score.  http://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/tennis.html

https://www.optimumtennis.net/learn-to-play-tennis.htm

VIDEOS:  HOW TO SERVE - https://binged.it/2AXlQOB

               HOW TO VOLLEY - https://binged.it/2AXOPBJ

HOW TO HIT A BACKHAND - https://binged.it/2AVOxLH

Please click the link below to learn more about the game of volleyball (Rules, Terms, History, etc):

A GUIDE TO VOLLEYBALL BASICS

Please read the following article:

Walking a Step in the Right Direction

Walking is low-risk and easy to start. It can help keep you fit and reduce your risk of serious diseases, like heart disease, stroke, diabetes and more. Walking once around the track = ¼ of a mile. Four times around the track = 1 Mile

THE GAME

ULTIMATE RULES

ULTIMATE TERMS

HISTORY OF ULTIMATE

ULTIMATE HIGHLIGHTS

WEIGHT ROOM SAFETY:

Please watch the video below to learn how to be safe & successful in the weight room

ABC Weight room safety 

WEIGHT LIFTING TERMS & TIPS:

The link below is an uncondensed list of weight lifting terminology:

WEIGHT TRAINING GLOSSARY

You should become familiar with the following terms:  sets, reps (repetition), muscular strength, muscular endurance, muscular fitness, max, free weights, weight machine, dumbbell, negative reps, overload, overtraining &  plyometric exercise, 

BASKETBALL BASICS (RULES & THE GAME)

BASKETBALL HISTORY

BASKETBALL TERMS

BASKETBALL DRILLS & TECHNIQUES

Please read the handout below to learn more about Flag Football:

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BEAN BAG TOSS RULES & HISTORY

PING PONG HISTORY

PING PONG RULES