1/15/2025 12:39:54 AM	KAQUA 11.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2012	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  KAQUA 11.1	Title:  TRAINING FOR WATER POLO
Full Title:  Training for Competitive Water Polo
Last Reviewed:3/9/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	4.00		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	70.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 70.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  34 - 4 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ATHL 7

Catalog Description:

This course provides a training program to enhance performance in water polo. This course is intended for students with water polo experience who may be interested in trying out for a water polo team as well as those who are already playing on the team.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of KAQUA 12.2 ( or PHYED 19.2 or PE 3.2 or PE 106.2)

Limits on Enrollment:
By tryout

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course provides a training program to enhance performance in water polo. This course is intended for students with water polo experience who may be interested in trying out for the water polo team as well as those who are already playing on the team.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of KAQUA 12.2 ( or PHYED 19.2 or PE 3.2 or PE 106.2)
Limits on Enrollment:By tryout
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:	Summer 2006	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2006	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Utilize individual skills, techniques and conditioning for water

  polo.

2. Analyze weaknesses in opposing team strategies and adjust tactics

  accordingly.

3. Identify and perform exercises to improve leg, core and upper body

  strength for specific positions.

4. Exhibit the endurance to play a regulation water polo game.

5. Sprint at top speed periodically in a game situation.

6. Devise a personal conditioning program for a specific position.

7. Demonstrate sportsmanship.

Topics and Scope

I.    Dry land training

     A.  Leg

     B.  Core

     C.  Upper body

     D.  Position specific

II.   Swimming training

     A.  Sprint work

     B.  Endurance

     C.  Position specific

III.  Egg beater training (treading water)

     A.  Horizontal

     B.  Vertical

     C.  Explosive

     D.  Weight bearing

IV.   Competitive Water Polo Fundamentals

     A.  Ball handling

     B.  Individual skills

     C.  Team skills

     D.  Power shooting

     E.  Body position relative to specific team positions

     F.  Taking advantage of an opponents body position

V.    Personal conditioning programs for water polo off-season

VI.   Team offense and defense

     A.  6 on 5 offense

     B.  5 on 6 defense

VII.  Scrimmages and strategy for specific game situations

VIII. Sportsmanship

Assignments:

Outside of class:

1.  For 1 hour/week for the 1 unit course,(or 1.5 hours/week in a 1.5 unit

   course and 2 hours/week in the 2 unit course) practice dryland

   workouts.

2.  Design a conditioning workout for a specific position in water

   polo.

In class:

1.  Dry land and water workouts

2.  Swimming laps

3.  Treading water

4.  Water polo scrimmages (class performances)

5.  Test sets (performance exams)

6.  Written exam on tactical systems i.e. team strategies

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 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
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 20 - 40%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 40 - 60%
ATTENDANCE

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

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