Academic Catalog

PHED 13: BEGINNING WATER POLO

Foothill College Course Outline of Record

Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Effective Term: Summer 2023
Units: 1
Hours: 3 laboratory per week (36 total per quarter)
Advisory: This course is included in the Team Sports family of activity courses.
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: Not Repeatable

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate the basic fundamentals of the game of water polo.
  • A student will be able to perform with an increasing degree of proficiency the offensive and defensive skills of water polo.

Description

Basic water polo skills and techniques, including ball handling, dribbling, passing, shooting, and blocking. Includes an introduction to the rules of the game, as well as basic tactical strategies for offense and defense.

Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate proficiency in basic individual water polo skills
    1. Ball handling
    2. Dribbling
    3. Passing
    4. Blocking
    5. Shooting
  2. Participate in organized drills necessary for skill development
  3. Engage in conditioning and stretching exercises as they relate to beginning level water polo
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the rules, scoring, and etiquette for match play
  5. Participate in water polo class competitions

Course Content

  1. Water polo basic skills and proficiency
    1. Ball handling
      1. Introduce techniques and define rules
      2. Use drill work to develop dexterity and strength
      3. Incorporate the egg-beater kick to develop proper body position
    2. Dribbling
      1. Refine all elements of head up freestyle
      2. Develop ability to transition from horizontal to vertical body positioning
      3. Use drill work to develop speed and ball handling
    3. Passing
      1. Introduce techniques and define rules
      2. Use drill work to develop

Lab Content

  1. Water polo basic skills and proficiency
    1. Ball handling
    2. Dribbling
    3. Passing

Special Facilities and/or Equipment

1. Access to swimming pool.
2. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access. Students may need to secure their own access to equipment specific to the sport.

Method(s) of Evaluation

Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:

Writing assignments
Skill demonstration
Journal entries
Quizzes 1-4

Method(s) of Instruction

Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:

Lecture
Laboratory
Demonstration
Discussion
Cooperative learning exercises

Representative Text(s) and Other Materials

Vargas, John, and Richard Kent. Water Polo Team Notebook. 2014.

Although this text is older than the suggested "5 years or newer" standard, it remains a seminal text in this area of study.

Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments

  1. Optional reading and writing assignments as recommended by instructor

Discipline(s)

Physical Education