mountain biking course outline

Ellensburg Middle School

PE 355

Outdoor Pursuits

Mountain Biking

Spring 1999

Instructor: Tim Riles

Office Hours: M/W/F 12:00-12:50

Email: tarrat@eburg.com or RilesT@cwu.edu

Outdoor Pursuits: Monday through Friday 1:00-1:50

General Course Description

This class is designed to introduce mountain biking skills to the physical education class. This non-traditional activity was chosen to break up the monotony of traditional Physical education class. In addition, the class offers recreation and challenges in an outdoor setting. The class will meet each day of the week for two weeks and focus on mountain biking skills and experiences. The goal is to give the students a chance to practice and improve their bike riding abilities.

Course Objectives

The intent of this course is to have the students investigate:

General knowledge of bike safety.

Bike maintenance skills.

Riding the bike on a local mountain biking trail.

General bike riding skills.

Student Objectives

The students will demonstrate proper bike safety by wearing the proper equipment.

The students will demonstrate how to change a flat tire.

The students will demonstrate how to relink a chain.

The students will demonstrate the proper way to fall if crashing.

The students will demonstrate how to start up a steep hill.

The students will demonstrate how to ride downhill (Descending techniques).

The students will understand and demonstrate how to pedal efficiently.

NASPE Standards: As a result of this class, students may:

Exhibit a physically active lifestyle.

Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.

Demonstrate understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.

Understands that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.

Essential Academic Learning Requirements

Develop fundamental physical skills and progress to complex movement activities as physically able.

Incorporate rules and safety procedures into physical activities.

Attendance

Your attendance is required in order for the student to gain all the benefits from the class. Any combination of unexcused absences and non-dress days equaling three will result in the lowering of the final grade by one grade. Each single absence or non-dress after that will result in the lowering of your grade by one grade. Absences will only be excused for emergencies, illness (with note from parents or doctor), or approved school activities. Arrangements may be made with the instructor to make up missed assignments only if absence is excused.

Evaluation and Grading

Attendance 25%

Assignments 25%

Quiz 25%

Final Test 25%

Grading Scale

94-100=A 74-76=C

90-93=A- 70-73=C-

87-89=B+ 67-69=D+

84-86=B 64-66=D

80-83=B- 60-63=D-

77-79=C+ 0-59=F

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