GET MOVING AND STAY GET MOVING AND STAY ACTIVEACTIVE
2009 Capstone Presentation2009 Capstone Presentation
Brad PolnasekBrad Polnasek
Info You need To knowInfo You need To know
Major: Physical EducationMajor: Physical Education
Minor: HealthMinor: Health
Location: Harper Creek High School Location: Harper Creek High School in Battle Creek, MIin Battle Creek, MI
ClassesClasses22ndnd Block Team Block Team SportsSports
Students: 49Students: 49
Grades: 10, 11, 12Grades: 10, 11, 12
ClassesClasses33rdrd Block Beginning Block Beginning Weight TrainingWeight Training
Students: 19Students: 19
Grade: 10Grade: 10
Action ResearchAction Research
QuestionQuestion: How can students become : How can students become involved and participate fully in a involved and participate fully in a physical education class?physical education class?
Which strategies will allow this to Which strategies will allow this to occur?occur?
Action ResearchAction Research
Game of Lightning (Knockout)Game of Lightning (Knockout)
ProblemProblem: less skilled student gets out : less skilled student gets out first and sits downfirst and sits down
SolutionSolution: continuous game by re-entry : continuous game by re-entry do 10 sit ups or 10 push ups then do 10 sit ups or 10 push ups then back in the gameback in the game
Action ResearchAction Research
Girls’ participation during gamesGirls’ participation during games
Problem: Problem: Will not participate for many Will not participate for many social, personal, and physical issuessocial, personal, and physical issues
Solution:Solution: 2 points if girl scores 2 points if girl scores
positive feedback from positive feedback from teacher and peers teacher and peers
Action ResearchAction Research
Equal teams and fair rulesEqual teams and fair rules
Penalties for not dressing and Penalties for not dressing and participation pointsparticipation points
Action ResearchAction ResearchDynamic StretchingDynamic Stretching
Helps the students stretch and move Helps the students stretch and move at the same timeat the same time
Minimizes opportunities to goof around Minimizes opportunities to goof around and get off taskand get off task
Includes: high knees, seat kicks, Includes: high knees, seat kicks, carioca, forward lunges, and carioca, forward lunges, and backward runbackward run
Strategies to improve running effortStrategies to improve running effort
Secretly watch Secretly watch someone run their someone run their lapslaps
Run for timeRun for time
Run for distanceRun for distance
Run with partnerRun with partner
Use an activity to Use an activity to make them feel make them feel responsible for responsible for amount of runningamount of running
One person set the One person set the pacepace
Change locationsChange locations
TechnologyTechnology
TV - Tae Bo & AbsTV - Tae Bo & Abs
Clock - RunningClock - Running
Scoreboard Scoreboard
TechnologyTechnology
Fresh, New IdeasFresh, New IdeasQuad stretch for balanceQuad stretch for balance
Circle ballCircle ball
Jog in place, stopJog in place, stop
““Indian Run”Indian Run”
Wrestling Room Dodge ballWrestling Room Dodge ball
Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedInjuries will Injuries will happen!happen!
““An ounce of An ounce of prevention is worth prevention is worth a pound of cure”a pound of cure”
Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
They will be honest and tell you if They will be honest and tell you if they like or dislike somethingthey like or dislike something
Team names – Cowboys, Packers, Team names – Cowboys, Packers, Lions, etc.Lions, etc.
Students pick up on voice tonesStudents pick up on voice tones
Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedMore complex More complex games = higher games = higher risk for frustrationrisk for frustration
Rules must be Rules must be clearly stated and clearly stated and simplifiedsimplified
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