4/18/2024 2:25:58 PM	ATHL 11 Course Outline as of Fall 2024	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ATHL 11	Title:  MEN'S VARSITY BASEBALL
Full Title:  Men's Varsity Baseball
Last Reviewed:12/12/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		13 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	6.00			Contact DHR	105.00
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  52.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  34 - 4 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  PE 50

Catalog Description:

Students will practice for and participate in intercollegiate baseball competition, Students will develop offensive, defensive, pitching, and baserunning skills,

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students will practice for and participate in intercollegiate baseball competition, Students will develop offensive, defensive, pitching, and baserunning skills,

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:34 - 4 Enrollments Total

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Identify and assess offensive, defensive, and pitching strategies of an opponent

2. Formulate appropriate offensive and defensive strategies based on the assessment of the

opponent's offensive and defensive schemes3. Demonstrate knowledge and employment of the rules of baseball

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate individual fundamental skills pertaining to baseball

2. Demonstrate and apply practical and general knowledge of the game of baseball and its rules

3. Identify and analyze concepts, strategies, and personnel of opponents through video analysis and simulated game situations

4. Demonstrate the ability to work with a team unit and develop team concepts

5. Utilize mental training techniques, goal setting, and statistical skill training to enhance performance.

6. Repeating students must demonstrate an increased depth and breadth of related skills

Topics and Scope

I. Individual Fundamental Skills and Conditioning

    A. Agility

    B. Coordination

    C. Reaction

    D. Muscular strength

    E. Muscular and cardiovascular endurance

II. Practical and General Knowledge of the Game and its Rules

    A. Practice drills

    B. Game situations

III. Concepts and Strategies of Opponent

    A. Offense

    B. Defense

    C. Team personnel

    D. Mental training techniques

    E. Statistical skill training

IV. Team Building and Goals

    A. Offense

    B. Defense

    C. Individual goals and responsibilities

    D. Team goals and responsibilities

V. Repeating Students must Demonstrate Increased Depth and Breadth of Related Skills

Assignments:

1. Video analysis

2. Offensive and defensive signs (ungraded)

3. Opposing team scouting reports (ungraded)

4. Individual statistical performance chart evaluation

5. Development and demonstration of related skills including practice and game performance

5. Establishing individual goal

6. Establishing team goals

7. Motivational mindset techniques that enhance performance (ungraded)

8. Quizzes

9. Fieldwork, such as:

    A. Practice for intercollegiate competition

    B. Intercollegiate competition

 

Repeating students demonstrate an increased level of performance.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 10%
Individual goals; team goals
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 25 - 60%
Fieldwork
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 25%
Quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 25 - 60%
Video analysis; statistical performance chart evaluation; attendance; participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The New Ballgame: The Not So-Hidden Force Shaping Modern Baseball. 1st ed. Russell A. Carleton. Triumph Books. 2023.

The Mental Game of Baseball. Dorfman, H.A. and Kuehl, Karl. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2016 (classic).

The Mental Keys to Hitting. Dorman, H.A. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2016 (classic).

The Mental ABC's Of Pitching. Dorman, H.A. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2016 (classic).

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