Thursday, February 19, 2009

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

Friday, February 6, 2009

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.