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PHED177 Soccer and Wrestling

Department of Kinesiology and Sport Studies: Kinesiology and Sport Studies Department Archive

I. Course Number and Title
PHED177 Soccer and Wrestling Course No Longer Offered
II. Number of Credits
2 credits
III. Number of Instructional Minutes
3000 minutes
IV. Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
V. Other Pertinent Information
None
VI. Catalog Course Description
This course satisfies the transfer requirements of Physical Education majors. It covers fundamental skills, NCAA rules, history, selection and care of equipment, and strategy needed to play, teach, officiate, and coach soccer and wrestling. Lifetime health benefits related to proper nutrition and exercise physiology are examined.
VII. Required Course Content and Direction
  1. Course Learning Goals

    1. Soccer and wrestling is designed to teach students the fundamental skills, rules, history, selection and care of equipment, and strategy needed to play, teach officiate, and coach soccer and wrestling.
    2. The course includes supervised practice and the repetition of fundamental skills through student interactions as the students develop a better understanding of their strengths and limitations.
    3. The students will learn valid concepts of exercise physiology and how to apply the soccer and wrestling. The students will learn the knowledge of understanding sound physiological principles applied to soccer and wrestling.
    4. The students will develop empathy for others which will assist them in becoming better teachers or in assisting other people by learning more about their personal strengths and limitations as well as classmates strengths and weaknesses.
    5. Through practice and performance of soccer and wrestling activities, the students will improve their personal physical fitness by increased muscular strength, endurance and coordination
    6. The student will learn to perform basic soccer skills:
      1. Dribble
      2. Passing (kicking)
      3. Trapping
      4. Tackling
      5. Blocking
    7. The student will learn to accurately execute the soccer goalkeeping techniques of punting, drop-kicking, throwing, catching and kicking
    8. The student will learn to describe seven methods of putting the ball in play in soccer.
    9. The student will learn to play a soccer game utilizing the fundamental skills according to the rules.
    10. The student will perform basic wrestling skills:
      1. Takedowns
      2. Reversals
      3. Counters
      4. Pinning combinations
    11. The student will learn to perform the proper stances in wrestling.
    12. The student will be able to demonstrate and explain wrestling terms.
    13. The student will be able to play a soccer game and wrestle a match with a classmate utilizing skills according to the rules.
    14. The student will be able to officiate a soccer game and referee a wrestling match.
  2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities

    1. Basic Physiology of Exercise
      1. Principles of warm-up, stretching and cool down
      2. Basic anatomy of muscles and joints
        1. Fiber type
        2. Ligament
        3. Tendon
      3. Muscular Contractions: isotonic, isometric, and isokenetic
      4. Muscular Metabolism
        1. Anaerobic
        2. Aerobic
    2. Applied Physiology of Exercise
      1. Principles of an exercise prescription:
        1. Frequency, intensity, time
        2. Overload, progressive resistance, specificity, recovery
      2. Physiological effects of regular anaerobic exercise
      3. Physiological effect of regular aerobic exercise
      4. Cross training and how a variety of activities contribute to cardiovascular and total fitness
    3. The role of diet and nutrition- What is a quality diet?
      1. Weight management and body composition
      2. Cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis
      3. Heat balance, fluid and electrolyte consumption
      4. Role of the nutrients in energy metabolism
      5. Relationship among stress, diet and exercise
    4. Concepts of recuperation, positive adaptation and deconditioning
      1. Immediate and correct care of athletic injuries
      2. Evaluation of fitness progress and self-testing
    5. Psychological Concepts
      1. Coping with stress
      2. Working as a team
      3. Winning at all costs - yes or no
      4. Personal accomplishments and acknowledged limitations
    6. to critically review the current literature in the areas of nutrition and physiology of exercise.
    7. History of soccer and wrestling
    8. Soccer pre-season conditioning
      1. Long distance running
      2. Wind sprints
      3. Exercises pertaining to soccer
    9. Soccer skills
      1. Dribble
        1. Inside of the foot
        2. Outside of the foot
      2. Passing (kicking)
        1. Diagonally to the right and left with inside of the foot
        2. Diagonally to the right and left with the outside of the foot
        3. Heel pass
        4. Short and long
        5. Receiving a pass
        6. Combine dribbling and passing
      3. Trapping
        1. Sole of either foot
        2. Lower leg
        3. Front of both legs
      4. Volleying
        1. Knee
        2. Shoulder
        3. Head
      5. Dodging
        1. Right
        2. Left
      6. Tackling
        1. Front
        2. Hook
        3. Split
      7. Blocking
        1. Chest
        2. Abdomen
      8. Goalkeeping techniques
        1. Punt
        2. Drop kick
        3. Throwing and catching
        4. Kicking
    10. Team strategy for soccer
      1. Offensive tactics
        1. Passing
        2. Position play for forwards
        3. Backing up forwards
        4. Rushing
        5. Offensive kicking
          1. Kick-off
          2. Throw-ins
          3. Corner kicks
          4. Free kicks
          5. Roll ins
          6. Penalty kicks
      2. Defensive tactics
        1. Marking
        2. Covering
        3. Intercepting
        4. Defensive strategy as listed under offensive tactics
    11. Officiating
      1. Each student will have the opportunity to officiate a class game. At this time, other student will time, score and play.
    12. Skill drill games and lead-up gamed
      1. Dribble tag
      2. Soccer dodgeball
      3. Line soccer
      4. Crab soccer
      5. Scooter soccer
      6. Informal contests
        1. Block
        2. Lift-up to a teammate
        3. Soccer and speedball relays
        4. Obstacle course
      7. Norwegian kickball
      8. Kickball
      9. Indoor soccer
    13. Equipment
      1. Students will receive instruction in the care of equipment
      2. Procedures for purchasing equipment will be reviewed
    14. Wrestling pre-season conditioning
      1. Long distance running
      2. Wind sprints
      3. Exercise pertaining to wrestling
    15. Wrestling skills
      1. Explanation of terms
        1. Bar, hook, high, far, near, get heavy, nelson, grapevine
        2. Takedowns
          1. Double leg
          2. Single leg
          3. Arm drag
          4. Head lock
          5. Shrug
        3. Breakdowns
        4. Pinning combinations
        5. Escapes
        6. Counters
      2. Match Strategy
        1. Riding time
        2. Stalling
        3. Counter wrestling
        4. Wrestling with combinations
    16. Officiating
      1. Each student will have the opportunity to officiate a match in class. At this time students will time, score and wrestle a match.
    17. Equipment
      1. Students will receive instruction in the care of equipment as well as preparing a budget for purchasing equipment.
    18. Soccer and wrestling periodicals, handouts, and textbooks for teaching, coaching, and officiating are reviewed by students.
  3. Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

  4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:

    1. Textbook selected by the full-time instructor.
    2. Policies governing evaluation will be listed in the Course Format prepared by the instructor.

Review/Approval Date - 6/99

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