Varsity Sport Experience

Catalog description

kines 88 introduces students to the rigors of the varsity sport experience. This course provides the information that the student needs to understand, organize, plan and thrive in the competitive environment of a collegiate sport program while integrating themselves into the university community. The intent of the course is to provide an active learning environment including service. The "corner stone" of this course is the varsity sport experience itself. Under the tutelage of some of the best instructors in the nation these student-athletes will learn how to prepare for and engage in physical and psychological contests of the highest order. In addition to engagement with the finest physiological training, students experience collaborative work in small and large groups to solve complex movement problems. Critical thinking is stressed as students negotiate the complex real world problem of being a student athlete in a collegiate athletic program. Social behavior, community and scholarly conduct are continually addressed as the student-athletes attempt to integrate themselves into the university and local community. When a student completes KINES 88 , he or she is able to identify the components of an effective physical training program and explain how that program contributes to lifelong wellness; develop training goals and design program to meet these goals; perform a variety of physical training techniques; and understand how the acquisition of sport specific skills and knowledge promotes psychological well-being. Sport-appropriate training and performing venues are provided by the university. All offerings of KINES 88 require completion of the signature assignment including, but not limited to, reflection on one's own sport participation, discussion of how participation impacted academic performance, and based on at least five principles discussed during the semester.