PHED 49B: BOOT CAMP TRAINING
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 Cross Training 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
- Analyze the components for a complete fitness program
- Customize fitness program to meet individual needs and ability
Description
Group training using functional fitness activities to develop core strength, cardiovascular conditioning, and muscle strength and power.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate proper warm-up and cool down techniques to enhance fitness development
- Increase core strength and endurance
- Develop quarterly and annual fitness goals
- Execute drills with proper biomechanics
- Understand the principles and benefits of group exercise training
Course Content
- Demonstrate warm-up and cool down techniques to enhance fitness development
- Pre-exercise cardio warm-up
- Flexibility training
- Floor work
- Breathing techniques
- Increase core strength and endurance
- Balance
- Core body
- Speed ladder
- Medicine balls
- Light weights
- Develop quarterly and annual fitness goals
- Long-term vs. short-term goals
- Commitment to lifestyle changes
- Goal measurement and record keeping
- Support team
- Execute drills with proper biomechanics
- Motor skill development
- Techniques
- Modifications
- Principles and benefits of group exercise training
- Partner drills
- Relay exercises
- Team play and support
Lab Content
- Demonstrate warm-up and cool down techniques to enhance fitness development
- Increase core strength and endurance
- Develop quarterly and annual fitness goals
- Execute drills with proper biomechanics
- Principles and benefits of group exercise training
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Athletic shoes, athletic attire, workout mat.
2. Access to gym/open space, medicine balls, ropes, jump ropes, free weights.
3. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access.
2. Access to gym/open space, medicine balls, ropes, jump ropes, free weights.
3. 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:
Written evaluation of student goals and achievements
Individual improvement through participation
Team verbal critiques
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Laboratory course
Skill demonstrations
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Oliver, Alise. The Trainer's Big Book of Bootcamps: Ready-Made Workouts for Your Bootcamp or Group Fitness Class. 2016.
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
- Optional reading and writing assignments as recommended by instructor
Discipline(s)
Physical Education