11/7/2025 1:37:52 PM	ATHL 1 Course Outline as of Fall 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ATHL 1	Title:  INTERCOLL PHYS FITNESS
Full Title:  Intercollegiate Physical Fitness
Last Reviewed:1/13/2025

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	2.00			Contact DHR	35.00
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  17.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  34 - 4 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ATHL 90

Catalog Description:

Sports specific cardiovascular, muscular, and flexibility training designed to enhance athletic performance.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Sports specific cardiovascular, muscular, and flexibility training designed to enhance athletic performance.

(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. Demonstrate an increased level of physical preparedness for effective participation in intercollegiate athletics.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Define and demonstrate cardiovascular endurance

2. Display muscular endurance, strength, and power

3. Execute flexibility

4. Give an example of an agility movement

Topics and Scope

I.  Sport-Specific Warm-up and Cool Down

    A.  Cardiovascular warm-up

    B.  Flexibility exercises

II. Sport-Specific Physical Training

    A. Cardiovascular

     B. Muscular endurance, strength, and power

    C. Flexibility

     D. Agility

     E. Sport specific drills

Assignments:

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

1. Development and demonstration:

    a. Physical training and conditioning

    b. Sports-specific skills

2. Analysis of competitive film and demonstrations

3. Performance exams

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 - 60%
Physical development and demonstration, performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 40 - 80%
Attendance and participation, competitive analysis

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

High Performance Sports Training. 2nd Ed. Joyce, David and Lewindon, Daniel. Human Kinetics. 2022

Instructor prepared materials

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