Period 2 Principles of P.E. Blog # 5

Due Date: October 6th

Based on your last week of fielding and striking what position do you feel you performed best at and why? Which position was most challenging for you? Why? What physical attributes do you possess that make you best at the position you chose?

Period 5 Principles of P.E. Blog #5

Due Date: October 6th

Based on your last week of fielding and striking what position do you feel you performed best at and why? Which position was most challenging for you? Why? What physical attributes do you possess that make you best at the position you chose?

Period 3 Weight Training Blog #5 Eat Up!

What we do in the weight room is only a third of what you need to do to reap the benefits of your training. Proper nutrition and proper rest are just as important. This week we are going to focus on proper post workout nutrition.

Research has proven that for about 30-60 minutes post workout, your muscle tissue displays more insulin receptors in the membrane than at any other time, meaning you can eat more glucose and protein as the uptake will be better than at any other time. If you miss this window of opportunity you will not get it back and you will not have the muscle tissue glycogen reserves as fueled up during your recovery period as you could have. The end result is a lesser performance next workout.

If you were able to digest all of that, for this weeks blog write what you think would be a good post workout meal and why. There is no right or wrong answer, I just want to find out where you are in your thinking.

Period 7 Weight Training Blog #5 Eat up!

What we do in the weight room is only a third of what you need to do to reap the benefits of your training. Proper nutrition and proper rest are just as important. This week we are going to focus on proper post workout nutrition.

Research has proven that for about 30-60 minutes post workout, your muscle tissue displays more insulin receptors in the membrane than at any other time, meaning you can eat more glucose and protein as the uptake will be better than at any other time. If you miss this window of opportunity you will not get it back and you will not have the muscle tissue glycogen reserves as fueled up during your recovery period as you could have. The end result is a lesser performance next workout.

If you were able to digest all of that, for this weeks blog write what you think would be a good post workout meal and why. There is no right or wrong answer, I just want to find out where you are in your thinking.

Period 2 Blog #4 Skill Related Fitness

This Blog is Due before Monday Sept. 22

There are several components to total physical fitness. We break them down into Health realted components of fitness, which we recently assessed with our fitness testing, and Skill related components of fitness.

Skill related components of fitness have less to do with your health and well being and more to do with your ability to perform well in sports and activities. There are six skill related components of fitness. They Are:

Agility: The ability to rapidly and accurately change the direction of the whole body in space.

Balance: The ability to maintain equilibrium while stationary or moving.

Coordination: The ability to use the senses and body parts in order to perform motor tasks smoothly and accurately.

Power: The amount of force a muscle can exert.

Reaction Time: The ability to respond quickly to stimuli.

Speed: The amount of time it takes the body to perform specific tasks.

Next week we will be testing our skill related fitness levels. For this weeks blog, I want you to pick the two skill related fitness components that you are the strongest in and tell me what sports or physical activities lend themselves to those skill related components.

Period # 3 Weight Training Energy Pathways

There are three biochemical means in which energy is provided for all human action. They are phosphagen, glycolytic, and oxidative. In other words your body gets energy in three ways depending on the demands of the activity you are participating in. We call these energy sources metabolic pathways or energy pathways. Wether you realize it or not we have been training in all three.

The phosphagen pathway provides the bulk of energy used in high powered activities, those that last less than ten seconds.

The glycotic pathway provides energy for activities that last up to several minutes.

The oxidative pathway provides energy for low-powered activities, those that last in excess of several minutes.

There are a lot of complex process that go into energy production and we will skim across that in future blogs but, for this blog I want you to give me an example of an activity that we have done in class that trains each of the metabolic pathways listed above.

Period 5 Blog #4 Skill Related Fitness

This Blog is Due before Monday Sept. 22

There are several components to total physical fitness. We break them down into Health realted components of fitness, which we recently assessed with our fitness testing, and Skill related components of fitness.

Skill related components of fitness have less to do with your health and well being and more to do with your ability to perform well in sports and activities. There are six skill related components of fitness. They Are:

Agility: The ability to rapidly and accurately change the direction of the whole body in space.

Balance: The ability to maintain equilibrium while stationary or moving.

Coordination: The ability to use the senses and body parts in order to perform motor tasks smoothly and accurately.

Power: The amount of force a muscle can exert.

Reaction Time: The ability to respond quickly to stimuli.

Speed: The amount of time it takes the body to perform specific tasks.

Next week we will be testing our skill related fitness levels. For this weeks blog, I want you to pick the two skill related fitness components that you are the strongest in and tell me what sports or physical activities lend themselves to those skill related components.

Period 7 Weight Training Blog #4 Energy Pathways

There are three biochemical means in which energy is provided for all human action. They are phosphagen, glycolytic, and oxidative. In other words your body gets energy in three ways depending on the demands of the activity you are participating in. We call these energy sources metabolic pathways or energy pathways. Wether you realize it or not we have been training in all three.

The phosphagen pathway provides the bulk of energy used in high powered activities, those that last less than ten seconds.

The glycotic pathway provides energy for activities that last up to several minutes.

The oxidative pathway provides energy for low-powered activities, those that last in excess of several minutes.

There are a lot of complex process that go into energy production and we will skim across that in future blogs but, for this blog I want you to give me an example of an activity that we have done in class that trains each of the metabolic pathways listed above.

Period 3 Weight Training Blog #3 Muscle Memory

This Bolg is a summative assessment and is due by Mon. 9/15/08

Over the next couple of weeks we will be working on our "Muscle Memory" for various movements. Define muscle memory and explain how it can benefit you in your training.

This blog will count as a summative assessment and I will not post answers until next Monday, so don't keep posting just because you do not see your post up there. If you submitted it I have it.

Period 2 P.E. Blog #3 Striking and Fielding

Blog Due: Monday September 15, 2008


Athletes,


We are starting a Stiking and Fielding after track and field. A Striking and Fielding sport is one in which one team is an offensive team and is stiking an object towards a defensive team which is fielding the ball. The offensive team stays offensive and defensive team stays defensive until a switch occurs such as the middle or end of the inning.


In order to better understand the concepts being explained in class, please take a moment and define 3 of the following terms:


Pop Fly
Foul
Force Out
Walk
Double Play
Triple Play
Fielders Choice
Infield Fly Rule (extra credit)
Cutoff Man
Relay
Backing up a Base
Sacrifice
Tagging Up
Rundown
1st and 3rd base coach
Ground Rule Double
Out Of Play
Stealing
Leading
Bunting

Period 5 P.E. Blog #3 Striking and Fielding

Blog Due: Monday September 15, 2008


Athletes,


We are starting a Stiking and Fielding after track and field. A Striking and Fielding sport is one in which one team is an offensive team and is stiking an object towards a defensive team which is fielding the ball. The offensive team stays offensive and defensive team stays defensive until a switch occurs such as the middle or end of the inning.


In order to better understand the concepts being explained in class, please take a moment and define 3 of the following terms:


Pop Fly
Foul
Force Out
Walk
Double Play
Triple Play
Fielders Choice
Infield Fly Rule (extra credit)
Cutoff Man
Relay
Backing up a Base
Sacrifice
Tagging Up
Rundown
1st and 3rd base coach
Ground Rule Double
Out Of Play
Stealing
Leading
Bunting

Period 7 Weight Training Blog #3 Muscle Memory

This Bolg is a summative assessment and is due by Mon. 9/15/08

Over the next couple of weeks we will be working on our "Muscle Memory" for various movements. Define muscle memory and explain how it can benefit you in your training.

This blog will count as a summative assessment and I will not post answers until next Monday, so don't keep posting just because you do not see your post up there. If you submitted it I have it.

Period 2 Prin. of P.E. Blog #2 Fitness Testing

We are reaching the end of our fitness tests. Please take a minute and explain the importance of fitness testing. To help frame your thinking consider these questions. Why do we do it? What are the benefits of fitness testing? What are the drawbacks? How do we ensure validity in our tests. Remember to include your name in your comment.

The uniforms should be here on Friday. Thank you again for your patience.

Short turnaround time on this blog, it is due Monday Sept. 8th

Period 3 Weight Training Blog #2 Standards

We are learning specific form in various lifts; many of the lifts have certain protocol to follow for the lifts to count.


For instance, in the squat, the rep does not count unless the hip joint is below the knee joint. In the bench press the bar must touch the chest for the rep to count. Also in the bench the spotter may not touch the bar or the rep does not count. In the push-press the arms must reach a lockout position. In the deadlift the hips and knees must lockout while maintaing a straight, athletic back.

Why are these standards and protocols important to our class?

Short turnaround time on this blog, it is due Monday Sept. 8th

Period 5 Prin. of P.E. Blog #2 Fitness Testing

We are reaching the end of our fitness tests. Please take a minute and explain the importance of fitness testing. To help frame your thinking consider these questions. Why do we do it? What are the benefits of fitness testing? What are the drawbacks? How do we ensure validity in our tests. Remember to include your name in your comment.

The uniforms should be here on Friday. Thank you again for your patience.

Short turnaround time on this blog, it is due Monday Sept. 8th

Period 7 Weight Training Blog #2 Standards

We are learning specific form in various lifts; many of the lifts have certain protocol to follow for the lifts to count.


For instance, in the squat, the rep does not count unless the hip joint is below the knee joint. In the bench press the bar must touch the chest for the rep to count. Also in the bench the spotter may not touch the bar or the rep does not count. In the push-press the arms must reach a lockout position. In the deadlift the hips and knees must lockout while maintaing a straight, athletic back.

Why are these standards and protocols important to our class?

Short turnaround time on this blog, it is due Monday Sept. 8th