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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