Snowsports: Snowboarding

Catalog description

KINES 12 is designed to help students build overall fitness and wellness based in winter snowsports, specifically snowboarding. Students acquire the knowledge and critical thinking skills that are essential to the development and continual evolution of a fitness and wellness plan focused on a healthy and active lifestyle that includes cold weather exercise. Students explore such topics as wellness, training principles, cold weather injury and illness prevention and management, and proper snowboarding mechanics to promote safety and success on snow. Snowboarding is a popular winter recreational physical activity. The early days of snowboarding in the United States were typified by a variety of styles and techniques. As the equipment and snowmaking capabilities continue to change, these changes are translated into adapting techniques for successful snowboarding. Snowboarding can be performed across all ages and skill levels; KINES 12 , students are grouped appropriately by ability, so all students can be challenged individually on snow. If done properly, snowboarding will promote comprehensive wellness while developing important life-long motor skills. Ultimately students will learn the benefits of snowboarding as a lifetime activity for health and wellness.