Miss Michelle Ulmen
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington 98926
e-mail: ulmenm@cwu.edu
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the sport of golf. Students will be introduced to a variety of basic skills, concepts and aspects of golf. After these skills, concepts and aspects are introduced and practiced, the students will learn how to apply them in practical learning activities.Golf is lifetime outdoor sport that is enjoyed by many participants around the world. Golf involves many closed skills performed in a relatively stable environment. Golf requires accuracy and consistency in the performance of the skills associated with it. Golf can be enjoyed as a leisure pursuit and as a competitive sport in a league or tournament setting.
Golf combines physical and mental skills that will serve the students well throughout their lives. Golf skills give a person independence and provide a foundation for safe participation in other golf activities. Although the objective of golf is to finish the course with the least amount of strokes, there is always an enjoyment of just being out in the sun. Golf is a true lifetime sport for people of all fitness leels. Participation is a factor that will be stressed in this and every unit.
This unit is designed to meet the Essential Academic Learning Requirements in Health and Fitness. After completing this unit, the student will:
- Apply rules and safety procedures, practice sportsmanship and teamwork, and cooperatively participate in a variety of group and individual fitness activities.
- Develop fundamental physical skills and progress to complex movement activities as physically able.
- Develop the personal skills necessary to comfortably and enjoyably play the game of golf.
- Understand and demonstrate the rules, strategy, safety and etiquette of each activity.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze the fundamental skills required for the game of golf.
- Acquire skills to move safely.
- Understand concepts of physical fitness.
- Recognize patterns of growth and development.
| Skill Competencies Development | 30% |
| Knowledge and Application (exams and quizzes) | 30% |
| Attendance and Participation | 20% |
| Social Development (see below) | 20% |
Skill
Competencies Development includes task cards that are to be
completed 1-3 days after a skill was learned. Each student will be
responsible for completing the required task cards.
Knowledge
and Application includes pop quizzes over information learned
the previous day and the final golf exam.
Social Development includes: attitude, cooperation with teacher and students, leadership abilities, and following directions.
90-100% = A
80 - 89% = B
70 - 79% = C
60 - 69% = D
less than 59% = retake
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