12/3/2024 8:51:41 AM	ATHL 21 Course Outline as of Fall 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ATHL 21	Title:  VARSITY FOOTBALL
Full Title:  Varsity Football
Last Reviewed:10/28/2024

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		17 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 53

Catalog Description:

Students will practice and participate in intercollegiate competition, emphasizing football skills, fundamentals, and strategies.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
By try out.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students will practice and participate in intercollegiate competition, emphasizing football skills, fundamentals, and strategies.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:By try out.
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. Play a game of football demonstrating appropriate physical skills; appropriate responses to offensive and defensive strategies of the opponent; teamwork; and knowledge of rules and other football concepts.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Demonstrate individual fundamental skills pertaining to football.

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

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

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

5. Repeating students must demonstrate an increased depth and breadth of related skills, with new learning objectives.

Topics and Scope

I. Individual Fundamental Skills and Conditioning

    A. Agility

    B. Coordination

    C. Reaction

    D. Muscular strength

    E. Muscle and cardio vascular 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. Offensive scheme

    B. Defensive scheme

    C. Special teams

    D. Team personnel

IV. Team Development and Goals

V. Repeating students must demonstrate increased depth and breadth of related skills, with new learning objectives.

Assignments:

Students are expected to spend an additional three hours per week outside of class completing one or more of the following assignments:

 

In-class work may include:

1. Film analysis

2. Note taking and developing a playbook

3. Physical training and conditioning

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

5. Establishing team goals (ungraded)

6. Periodic quizzes (3-5)

 

Fieldwork may include:

1. Scouting reports execution

2. Playbook application

3. 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%
Scouting reports, Playbooks, Note taking
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%
Practice and game performance
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%
Attendance, participation and film analysis

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Football Coaching Bible. Human Kinetics. American Football Coaches Association. 2002. (classic).

Instructor prepared materials

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