ATHL 21B: SPORT TECHNIQUES & CONDITIONING FOR MEN'S SOCCER
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Summer 2023 |
| Units: | 2 |
| Hours: | 6 laboratory per week (72 total per quarter) |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Area VII: Lifelong Learning |
| Transferable: | CSU/UC |
| Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
| Repeatability: | May be taken six times for credit |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Upon completion students should be able to identify weight management principles, basic physiology of exercise and benefits of regular exercise.
- Upon completion students should be able to utilize a variety of exercise modes and techniques to improve muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and cardio-respiratory endurance.
Description
This course teaches and provides practice in specific techniques and conditioning for the sport of soccer. This includes drills, weight and flexibility training, and cardio-respiratory development.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Assess and improve muscle strength and muscle endurance used for the sport of soccer
- Design and practice a program of effective muscle-training exercises
- Define and assess flexibility and describe the benefits of increased flexibility for the sport of soccer
- Demonstrate soccer specific strength exercises and routines
- Practice specific aerobic and anaerobic training
- Demonstrate and assess sport techniques for soccer
Course Content
- Assess and improve muscle strength and endurance
- Practice a program of progressive overloading with an understanding of repetitions and sets
- Physical testing to determine the measure for repetition maximums
- Demonstrate the ability to select the weight and exercise for targeting each major muscle group
- Perform and understand the importance of multiple joint exercise
- Design a program of effect muscle training exercise for the sport of soccer
- Design a program for circuit training exercises that are sport specific
- Perform proper free weight lifting techniques
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of free weights vs. weight machines
- Define and assess flexibility and describe the benefits of increased flexibility for soccer specific training
- Explain the following factors and their influence on flexibility: muscle temperature, physical activity, age, and disease
- Assess flexibility at four joint sites
- Demonstrate soccer specific flexibility exercises and routines
- Practice soccer specific stretching routines
- Demonstrate PNF stretching exercises
- Practice soccer specific aerobic and anaerobic training
- Measure and assess individual cardio-respiratory endurance
- Practice proper warm-up for aerobic and anaerobic exercise
- Demonstrate and assess sport technique for competitive soccer training
- Analyze soccer tapes for successful techniques
- Practice sport techniques that develop skills for competitive soccer
Lab Content
Practicing strength and flexibility programs for the sport of soccer that improves performance, including running, stretching, footwork drills.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Soccer specific equipment.
2. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access.
2. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Soccer specific pre- and post-test for individual strength, flexibility, and endurance
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Discussion
Cooperative learning exercises
Demonstrations
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
. NCAA Soccer Rules and Interpretations 2020-2021. .
The most recent edition of the rules and interpretations will be used; annual updates are available online at https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/2/9/playingrules.aspx
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
Optional reading and writing assignments as recommended by instructor.
Discipline(s)
Physical Education or Coaching