Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
WITS-0006
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
24 hours (4 weeks)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Physical Education or Exercise Science
(Prerequisite requirement for this course is personal fitness trainer certification).
Description

Objective:

To provide students with current foundational knowledge and training to assess fitness levels, design fitness programs, and provide exercise instruction and motivation for children.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate safe, effective, age-appropriate exercises for children
  • Design fitness programs that incorporate principles of child motivation and assess youth fitness

General Topics:

  • Theory and fitness assessment
  • Exercise physiology
  • Safe, effective, age-appropriate exercise prescription and design for children
  • Youth motivation for exercise
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • practical skills assessments
Supplemental Materials