Period 7 Floor Hockey Blog

Watch 10-15 minutes of an NHL Playoff Game. After watching the game write 5 complete sentences about what you saw. In your response include what game you watched, concepts we have discussed in class that you saw in the game, and your reaction to the gameplay. Below is a link to the full playoff schedule.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/schedule

Period 8 Football Defensive Weaknesses

Last week we looked at attacking the cover three defense and designed plays to take advantage of the weakness in that defense. This week we will look at attacking the cover two. For your blog this week, list the weaknesses in both the cover two and cover three defenses. I will not post your responses until the end of the week.

Period 7 General Physical Education March Madness

So the on-line brackets did not work out so well. I hope the bracket you filled out in class works out better for you. The winner will get lunch on me. For this weeks blog we are going to take a look at basketball. Basketball is our first invasion game, so we need to think about some new concepts. List for me one invasion game concept that I have presented in class and list what skills you could use to perform that concept. For example: attacking the basket is a concept that we will be learning and using the give and go is a skill that would help me attack the basket. Give me other examples.

Period 2 Weight Training Flexibility

Flexibility is the range of motion possible around a specific joint or series of articulations. Flexibility is specific to a given joint or movement. A person may not be able to function normally if a joint lacks normal movement. The ability to move a joint through an adequate range of movement is important for daily activities in general as well a sports performance. For example, a sprinter may be handicapped by tight, inelastic hamstring muscles since the ability to flex the hip joint will be limited, thus shortening stride length.

Most leisure or recreational activities require only normal amounts of flexibility. The idea that good flexibility is essential for successful performance is based on anecdotal rather than scientific evidence.

Adequate range of movement may be more important for long term injury prevention. Individuals involved with physical activity who have poor flexibility (specific or general) risks exceeding the extensibility limits of the musculoskeletal unit. Once flexibility is assessed and flexibility insufficiency are identified, a stretching program can be customized, emphasizing those areas in need of improvement.

For your blog this week let me know how often you stretch, what areas of your body need it the most, what kind of stretches are you doing, and how long are you holding your stretches.

Period 3 Weight Training Flexibility

Flexibility is the range of motion possible around a specific joint or series of articulations. Flexibility is specific to a given joint or movement. A person may not be able to function normally if a joint lacks normal movement. The ability to move a joint through an adequate range of movement is important for daily activities in general as well a sports performance. For example, a sprinter may be handicapped by tight, inelastic hamstring muscles since the ability to flex the hip joint will be limited, thus shortening stride length.

Most leisure or recreational activities require only normal amounts of flexibility. The idea that good flexibility is essential for successful performance is based on anecdotal rather than scientific evidence.

Adequate range of movement may be more important for long term injury prevention. Individuals involved with physical activity who have poor flexibility (specific or general) risks exceeding the extensibility limits of the musculoskeletal unit. Once flexibility is assessed and flexibility insufficiency are identified, a stretching program can be customized, emphasizing those areas in need of improvement.

For your blog this week let me know how often you stretch, what areas of your body need it the most, what kind of stretches are you doing, and how long are you holding your stretches.

Period 7 Volleyball Why Skills?

Our first real day of volleyball was yesterday and I thought it went well. I hope it was obvious to you that individual skills in volleyball are important to make the game more enjoyable. I want you to evaluate yourself and your abilities. For your blog this week, let me know what skill in particular you need work on and what you plan on doing to improve that skill.

Period 8 Football Team Strengths

You have been with your teams for a little over a week now. Hopefully in that time you have gotten to know one another and had an opportunity to evaluate yourself and your teammates abilities. For your blog this week I want you to list the members of your team and the offensive position you think they are best suited for and why. Include yourself in the list. Remember, these are the people you will be spending the rest of the semester with so keep it positive.

The possible positions are:
Quarterback
Center
Tight-end: mostly short passes
Wide Receiver: Longer passes
Running Back

I know what you are thinking, "I don't know everyone on my team," right? You better figure it out before Thursday of next week 3/12 which is when this blog is due.

Period 2 Weight Training - Form

We are heavy into our first month of working out and so far our focus has been on form and not so much on the weight we are lifting. Why do we spend so much time focusing on form?

Period 3 Weight Training - Form

We are heavy into our first month of working out and so far our focus has been on form and not so much on the weight we are lifting. Why do we spend so much time focusing on form?

Period 7 Principles of P.E. Badminton

We have been playing badminton for a while but have yet to focus in on the rules. Here is a quick overview of the official rules of badminton.

A badminton match is played to the best of three games. Rock-Paper-Scissors determines first serve or choice of side. The object of a badminton game is to hit the badminton shuttlecock over the badminton net and onto the ground within bounds on your opponent's side of the court. A rally can also be lost by hitting the shuttle into the badminton net, out of bounds, before it crosses the net to your side, or if it strikes your clothing or body rather than your badminton racket.
Badminton Scoring Formats
In class we will utilize rally play; 21 points are needed to win a badminton game.
In rally play, a point can be awarded to either team, and in most cases, a point is awarded along with resumption of service, except when a rally point is lost by the first member of a serving doubles team.
At the conclusion of each badminton game, players or teams must switch sides. If a third game is necessary during a match, sides are switched during that game when a player/team has reached eight points in doubles or men's singles, six points in women's singles, or 11 points in rally play.

Badminton Serving Rules
As in tennis, badminton service is always done diagonally, e.g. from the right service court to the opponent's left service court. The first serve is always taken from the right court, and subsequent serves are taken from alternating sides.
Line shots in badminton service or rallies are considered in, though court bounds are different for singles and doubles play. The back line is the same for both, but singles badminton is played with the narrower of the two sidelines.

For your blog for this week. Tell me one thing you learned about badminton that you did not know before reading this blog.

P.S. The rock/paper/scissors thing I made up it is not an official badminton rule.

Period 8 Football

We are in the process of getting comfortable with our teams and making plays. We are trying to avoid the "just go out" situation that most P.E. football games deterioate into. How can we avoid this? Post you comments

Period 3 Weight Training

Welcome to the spring semester. I am looking forward to great things! This first blog is just to let me know that you have figured it out. You will get credit for just posting your name. Click on comments down on the bottom right and type your name in the comments box. Then click on anonamous and post your comment. If you already have or want a g-mail account you can go through the process of setting one up but it is unnecessary.

Period 2 Weight Training

Welcome to the spring semester. I am looking forward to great things! This first blog is just to let me know that you have figured it out. You will get credit for just posting your name. Click on comments down on the bottom right and type your name in the comments box. Then click on anonamous and post your comment. If you already have or want a g-mail account you can go through the process of setting one up but it is unnecessary.

Period 7 Principles of P.E

Welcome to the spring semester. I am looking forward to great things! This first blog is just to let me know that you have figured it out. You will get credit for just posting your name. Click on comments down on the bottom right and type your name in the comments box. Then click on anonamous and post your comment. If you already have or want a g-mail account you can go through the process of setting one up but it is unnecessary.

Period 8 Football

Welcome to the spring semester. I am looking forward to great things! This first blog is just to let me know that you have figured it out. You will get credit for just posting your name. Click on comments down on the bottom right and type your name in the comments box. Then click on anonamous and post your comment. If you already have or want a g-mail account you can go through the process of setting one up but it is unnecessary.

Periods 2, 3, 5 & 7 Final Exam!!

It has been a great semester in all of my classes. Third period you slipped there at the end, but no one could match your intensity earlier on in the semester. 5th period you held the title of my favorite class ever for most of the semester before having it taken from you by 2nd period just before the break. You came close to getting it back there at the end. 7th period was easily the hardest working class I have ever had and their results speak for them-selves.

For your final exam I want to know how I can be a better teacher. Please answer the following questions for your final blog.
1. What did you like most about the class?
2. What did you like least about the class?
3. How did you like the use of the blog in class?
4. What would you change to make your experience in physical education better?
5. Will you take a physical education class again?

Your response will have no implications for your final grade other than if you fail to do it, so please be honest as your responses help form what we do in the future. It has been a pleasure working with each of you this past semester. Stop in and say hi when your travels bring you by the gym.

Mr. Kirk